colorado springs wedding photographers | usafa chapel | marriot hotel | kina and wes

Dec 31, 2009

I’m so excited to finally blog Kina and Wes’s wedding!  We love, love, LOVE shooting ceremonies at the Air Force Academy Chapel, and I knew I wanted to save their blog post so I could end the 2009 wedding posts with fireworks!

Kina is the tiniest person I’ve ever seen in real life.  Seriously.  I had to eat like 3 bags of swedish fish immediately after the wedding to console my pregnant self about the fact that even not pregnant, I’ll never look that good!

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And how handsome is Wes in his mess dress?!

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It never fails–the father/daughter moments are usually my favorite.

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The USAFA chapel is so much fun to shoot in.  So much color!

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Because we weren’t sure if a sparklers get-away would be possible after the reception, Wes and Kina rocked two “grand exits” (if you can’t do sparklers, the daylight exit from the ceremony is definitely your best photographic option).

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I got a little arty after the ceremony.  I was feelin’ the love.  :)

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The wedding party was awesome.  But with Air Force guys, it’s always going to be!

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Nic found a little patch of light coming through that I could have made out with.  It was the perfect spot, and we could have kept Wes and Kina there all day.  Beautiful back light + long grass = my favorite spot.

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I love it when a bride will sit down on the ground in her dress!

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Another arty shot?!  I was kinda out of control.  :P

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The reception at the Marriott was a blast–lots of good dancing.

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And the guests were totally rocking the photo booth.

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Ready for fireworks?

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I have so many favorites from this wedding–you can see their album preview here.

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Kina and Wes, thanks for being so patient and letting me end 2009 with fireworks!    Your wedding was gorgeous, and we loved spending the day with you!

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