Lisa & Tony- Denver Bontanic Gardens & Wellshire Inn Wedding

Lisa & Tony had a beautiful wedding this past summer with their ceremony at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and the reception at the Wellshire Inn. It was an amazingly beautiful and sunny day in Denver and everything turned out so wonderfully.
The guys started the day out with a round of golf at the Wellshire Golf Course. I met up with them there and took a few pictures. It was quickly obvious that my presence made them super nervous! We laughed and I promised that hacked shots wouldn't be visible in pictures, so not to worry. (sorry, boys! haha)So after a couple holes, I left them to their own demise so I would no longer be the excuse for a mulligan. ;)


One of the fun surprises of the day came right away. I met the girls at the fabulous Bang Salon When I walked in to find Lisa, I realized that the make-up artist working on the girls looked oddly familiar. And then I realized... it was Monica! Monica and I went to High School together and hadn't seen each other in almost 10 years! haha! It was really great to see her and she's also amazing. She did a fabulous job with the ladies and I'd recommend Bang and Monica to any of my brides looking for a stylist.


I was lucky enough to have Dusty of Volkel Image along with me again for this wedding as my 2nd shooter. He's such a great photographer and we always have a fun time together, so of course, I was super excited to have him. While I was hanging with the girls, Dusty went over with the guys to take this fun shot below. The ceremony location was also pretty hard to move around in, so I was glad to have Dusty in such a great position for the ceremony. He took the ceremony shot below as well.


I may have been trapped up in the front for the ceremony, but it made for a good view! :)


I love when the dance floor gets going! And these guys all knew how to party! :)


To Lisa & Tony: Thank you so much for being so willing to try anything and go anywhere! You didn't even let the dark stop us from taking pictures! I think we could've played half the night with you guys if they hadn't have been asking us to get out of there! We had so much fun! haha. Thanks again for being so wonderful and fun! Dusty and I wish you many years of happiness together.

Lisa & Jeff were married!- Redstone Inn

Lisa & Jeff had a beautiful Colorado day for their wedding at the Redstone Inn this year. For anyone wavering about using a horse drawn carriage, my suggestion is YES! :) It is always such a nice quiet and private time for the bride and groom.AND it provides easy transportation to cool spots to take photos! ;)These are the rings on Aspen leaves from the flower girl's basket. (and yes, the rings really fit together like this and stood on their own!) This may be one of my favorite rings shots so far. Jeff & Lisa had really neat centerpieces. They had tree stumps and each one was carved with things like their initials or Jeff loves Lisa, love 4ever, and others... it was so cute!One of the highlights of the night was when Lisa's mom got up with the band and yodeled! It was so awesome!! It never amazes me all the talent and fun that tends to come out at a wedding. She showed a side of herself that many people hadn't seen before- I love it!If you have been to a wedding recently you have heard the familiar clanging on the glasses to get the bride and groom to kiss. Well this crowd apparently loved having this control and every time the groom walked away to talk to friends or the band, he would be called back relentlessly to kiss his bride. The next time it began to "ring" I was standing with Jeff and told him that if he gave them a good one, maybe they wouldn't do it so often. And this was the result. After some excitement and cheering, this one definitely held everyone over. :)
Congratulations, guys! It was an absolute pleasure sharing your day with you!

Dori & Eric were married! Redstone Inn Wedding

Dori & Eric are so adorable. They were married at the beautiful Redstone Inn. We've photographed quite a few weddings there now and each couple just makes it so much different and fun. The weather was amazing (and we'd had some pretty interesting weather right before and after this wedding- so we got lucky!) and the company was just as wonderful. It seems as though these two have surrounded themselves with a lot of love and support from their friends and family. I think I could have filled an entire blog with photos of all the adorable children at this wedding, but I have restrained myself! You'll have to wait for the release of the entire wedding for that one. I just couldn't choose between them. :) And anyone who knows me, knows that I am a complete sucker for a cute kid! What can I say, my mother was a school teacher and I undoubtedly got her "teacher genes" and her love of kids. :) Speaking of kids....! It doesn't seem to be a secret that Dori and Eric are expecting!! I am so excited for them! Dori called it a happy oops but everything happens for a reason. I just wanted to extend a big congratulations to the two of them as they start this adventure together and start a family. Let me know if you need baby photos!! :)