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...

outdoor portraiture clinic

Monday night the Colorado Springs Christian Photographers Guild set out for scenic Castle Glen Eyrie to do some hands-on instructing and learning about outdoor portraiture.

We were fortunate to have a number of patient models on hand, from a bride & groom to a high school senior and even some young children. We had a great time and made some fantastic images that the models will get to take home for their 'portfolios' ;) Best of all, we got to learn a bit about photography from one another and see some different approaches and techniques.


Ted from A Better Image gives a demonstration of his portable lighting techniques.




Evie from My Images of Life directs some more wedding portraiture then gets down and dirty to get a unique angle.






Josh from Fingerprint Images finds a great location for some senior portraits:




Double duty! Monica from Monica Bryant Photography and Rosalyn from (hey Rosalyn...give me your studio web site so I can add it here!) makes senior portraits on the left while Ted from A Better Image works on family portraits on the right.





I had a great opportunity to watch these fine photographers and help some of the newer members of our group too. I really love the opportunity to teach other people about photography. I know some photographers fear they are training their competition but I don't feel that way. There are so many people in need of professional photography and so many different styles that we fit together quite well.

Oh yeah, I got to shoot a little bit too and here's a couple of my favorites:


Wedding day portraits even the guys say are fun!




A little wedding art. I loved the texture on the wooden door at the carriage house:




How can you resist kids portraits when they're this happy about it?






Wow our senior model had some stunning eyes!




Finally our bride and groom walked into the sunset and lived happily ever after.




Here's a slide show of the fun we had:

June 20 wedding at Woodmen Valley Chapel

This week we photographed Elisabeth and Dustin's Friday wedding on a gorgeous Colorado afternoon at the Woodmen Valley stone chapel.


We had some on and off rain and thunderclouds but the sun came out in full force for a gorgeous afternoon:




Elisabeth chose some terrific purple and lavender roses for her bouquet and Dustin didn't do half bad with the rings ;)




The rain came right as we wanted to make some bridal portraits but we found a great little hideaway at the base of the stone chapel.




Of course it's hard to go wrong with a bride this beautiful:




Dustin and his boys were stylin' too:






The weather cleared in time for some newlywed portraits outside the chapel and we took advantage of the breeze to let Elisabeth's veil fly away:








We headed up to The Inn at Palmer Divide for a beautiful reception with a mountain view.










Elisabeth, Dustin and their party danced the night away with the cool Colorado breeze coming in from the patio.




The tables were labeled with the names of ski resorts:




I love what the other guest's flash did for this picture:





Congratulations Elisabeth and Dustin! Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day. We can't wait to show you the rest of the pictures!

We could still use one or two models...

Like having your picture taken? Interested in modeling? Just want an updated portrait for free? We could still use 1 or 2 models Monday evening. Check here for more information: http://imagefactoryphoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/model-wanted.html.

preview magazines

Preview magazines are a great supplement to your wedding album. They contain a catalog of the pictures from your wedding, with numbers under each picture for easy reference. It's a classy and cost-effective way to have all the pictures. Because our preview magazines are the HUGE 11x14 size, it's also really fun to just gather around and look through with your friends!

If you've had a recent wedding with us or have one coming up, don't neglect this great item as a prefect companion to your album!