October 5 wedding at The Secret Garden

Friday we photographed Angela & Ian's wedding at The Secret Garden in Colorado Springs. This is a cute venue that started as a nursery and grew into an intimate outdoor wedding venue. Be sure to check out their site and read the story of how it all got started.

This wedding was special to us because the couple was in the middle of relocating to Oregon but the bride was still on her own here in Colorado so we helped as much as possible with wedding planning and vendor selection. DeAnna even brought the dress to the gardens for Angela!






The ring bearer really loved the camera and hammed it up for us all day!



Angela chose fall colors for her theme and was rewarded with a beautiful fall day to match!



I really enjoy the extra photo opportunities from intimate outdoor weddings. This is a shot that you often can't get in a church (not without walking most of the way up the aisle anyway!)





Garden of the Gods was a meaningful location for Angela & Ian and we were fortunate to have a venue so close to the park so we took some time to make some newlywed portraits there before the reception.



We turned the corner just in time to catch the sunset over Pike's Peak.



On the way to the reception, I couldn't resist this orange stucco wall so we jumped out of the limo for one last portrait. It was practically dark outside and I had DeAnna and Rob from American Limousines guiding traffic as we walked up the street!



This is the first time we've seen the Tango for a first dance! They pulled it off quite nicely!



Topping off the theme with fall-colored and monogramed M&Ms. Yum!



Today we're off to Mile High Station in Denver to photograph another wedding!