June 12 wedding at the Stone Chapel

In between all our thunderstorms and tornado warnings the weather cleared up for a perfect afternoon at the Stone Chapel at Woodmen Valley on Friday for Teresa & Chris's wedding. Here are a few of our favorite images:

The spotlights on the orange wall outside the bridal parlor were just begging for some pictures:


Teresa making her way outside for some portraits. I love backlit veils!


Many couples want to be traditional and see each other for the first time on their wedding day as the bride comes down the aisle. While romantic, this can really wreck havoc on time schedules and leave guests hanging during family photo sessions. Our solution is to let the couple see each other for the first time in private while we photograph it. This is actually much more intimate and allows the groom to really express himself. Of course with Chris it was no problem either way -- look how ecstatic he is about his beautiful bride!


Being able to make portraits prior to the wedding usually gives us a little more time and allows portraits when everyone is freshest. I think they're more relaxed and it gives us more time to be creative...what do you think?








Of course it's not all about the fun, relaxed portraits we make, somebody's gotta be around to capture the emotion and real moments of the day. Check out this proud dad:


Even though we made portraits before the wedding we really wanted to take Teresa & Chris for a litle walk downtown near their reception at Tre Luna.




We happened upon Starbucks and it turns out Starbucks had a special meaning for these guys since it was a destination on many a date....so of course we talked the barista into some cups ;)


Finally, my favorite image of the night -- the ringbearer ditched the tux and decided to cut loose: