July 19 wedding at the Secret Garden

Saturday was another gorgeous day for a wedding in Colorado. While I didn't have my own, I got a chance to bring my camera out with my friend Dave of Spartan Images to photograph Jen & Todd's wedding at the Secret Garden in Colorado Springs.


Todd was a little nervous but he managed to get the tie on in one piece ;)




I think it was his stylish shoes that made the biggest impression on us:




After we finished giving him and the boys the paparazzi treatment, he got a chance for some solitude in one of the Garden's many hideaways:




Meanwhile, we took the ladies over to the wine garden for some nice greenery in their portraits:




The girls were fired up for a fun afternoon wedding in the garden!




One of my favorite moments of the wedding day is the first time the bride and groom really get to be alone together as a married couple...right after the ceremony. I make a point of never intruding and just hanging back to capture the happiness and wonder between them.




Congratulations Jen & Todd! Thanks for letting me 'crash' your wedding day!

-Tim

I learned this weekend...

... that salamanders are native to Colorado and love to live in your window well covers if you don't clean them out and cover them up! (Yes we let him/her go nicely).

July 12 wedding in Vail

With perfect Colorado weather on our side, we had a great weekend heading up to Vail for Jeannette & Bert's wedding at the Vail Interfaith Chapel.






We started out by catching up with the ladies and Jeannette was showing off her cute 'I Do' slippers:




A gorgeous bouquet and Tiffany rings were among the perfect details starting the day.






Mom was able to hold her tears of joy back long enough to help lace the gorgeous dress:




We took a walking tour of Vail Village with the bridesmaids and made a ton of fun, relaxed portraits...




While the boys played on the nearby golf course:




Jeannette waiting in the wings:




Classic rose petals and white pew bows made by Jeannette's mom framed the ceremony perfectly:




A serious wedding sermon!




And they're married! Time for some great portraits and partying!




Jeannette said she chose the site because of how it reminded her of her childhood days in Austria. Beautiful mountains surrounded us everywhere we went:




The wedding party looking like a postcard on the steps of the chapel:




Jeannette and Bert made time for a gondola ride to the top of Wildwood and boy was it worth it!










We finished by dancing the night away at the classy Sonnenalp Resort in Vail Village:








The guys really got to cut loose!




And they made their storybook getaway with sparklers lighting the way to a waiting convertible:

July 5 wedding at Trinity United Methodist in Denver

This last Saturday we caught up with one of our most energetic, fun and enthusiastic brides of the year for her stylish wedding at Trinity United Methodist and a reception at the Grand Hyatt across the street.


We started in the hotel where the guys were trying to keep Chad loose and ready:




Tina and the ladies were relaxing just a few floors down so we took some time to photograph the dress in the urban setting:




"Mom always taught me to hold hands when crossing the street."




After a beautiful ceremony it was time to make some beautiful portraits.












Meanwhile our other photographer Josh kept the wedding party busy having fun:




Up to the 37th floor ballroom for amazing views and an intimate party with family and friends.




This is one of my favorite cake portraits so far this year:




Time to cut the cake with tons of family and friends acting as my backup photographers ;)




Only 1 day past Independence day and we got treated to a great fireworks show outside:




The happy couple headed off to their room... good night!

Happy Independence Day!

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

June 28 wedding at the Renaissance Festival

Saturday we headed up to the Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur to photograph Deana and OJ's wedding.

This was definitely one of the more colorful and unique weddings we've ever photographed. The weather cooperated beautifully and stayed cool and slightly overcast most of the day, helping the fully-costumed wedding party keep from overheating.




OJ was really stoked to put on his 'tux'






Deana made a beautiful Renaissance bride in a custom purple and white gown:




We had a bagpipes parade throughout the Renaissance village and the lady in waiting helped clear the way for the bride and her party.




After a short ceremony the whole cast was ready to party!






The happy couple first paraded around the village in the king and queen's carriage:






'Father Dave' was a little too friendly with DeAnna...I think he freaked her out!




No chicken dancing or hokey pokey here...the party had some delicious cake from Cakes By Carol and our bride and groom joined the royal court at the afternoon joust.








Making wedding portraits in a place where there are thousands of other people not part of the wedding is definitely a challenging prospect...we wanted to let this royal couple have the time together that they deserved. I think things turned out great...here's their storybook ending:









The beginning...