April 26 wedding at Devil's Thumb Ranch

This weekend we headed up to Tabernash, just north of Winter Park, to photograph Nikki and Nate's wedding at Devil's Thumb Ranch. The ranch's tagline is '5000 acres of raw Colorado' -- it is absolutely gorgeous with all the mountains, streams, horseback riding and trails a person could want. The lodge and accommodations are not exactly 'roughing it' though!

We drove up through Berthoud Pass--in a heavy, accumulating spring snow all the way up the pass and all the way down. Thank goodness for 4x4! As we neared the wedding site, the sun broke loose and treated us to these incredible vistas:













The ranch is rustic but nicely upscale and very classy in a Colorado sort of way.





We found Nikki and her family getting ready in one of the cabins tucked away in the nearby woods. Her gown looked stunning against the wood decor:




And Nate was stylin' in blue:




Nate went to Jared.




Nikki's parents run Home Style Bakery in Grand Junction so we were treated to this yummy multi-layered table of frosted perfection:




Nate all choked up seeing his bride for the first time:




And finally some time together, happily married!
















And having fun Image Factory style!