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Adrienne and Paul got a little surprise on their wedding day–snow!  They handled it so well.  They rolled with the forecast and made plans so that instead of detracting from the wedding, the snow made it even better!  Adrienne had a fur shawl rush ordered, moved the ceremony indoors,  and added a hot chocolate bar for their guests.  We were so impressed with their flexibility and ability to make lemonade from lemons (or in this case, hot chocolate from a snow day)!

Check out Adrienne’s adorable red heels!  (And how perfect was the color scheme for a snowy wedding?!!)

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Flowers by the one and only Dawn from Hillside Consultants!

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I know they had planned an outdoor ceremony, but the indoor ceremony was gorgeous–Willow Ridge Manor did an amazing job of transforming the space from ceremony site to reception site in record time!  (And twinkle lights never hurt!!)

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Adrienne and Paul, thanks so much for sharing your day with us and for being so laid back and easy to work with–we loved spending the day with you!

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Behind the scenes stuff…me on the left, and our contribution to Adrienne and Paul’s guest book quilt on the right–I LOVE the idea of a guest book quilt!  (Not to brag, but my stick figures are totally famous in my family.  They’ve got a real Traci Original there. :P )

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Bailey and Ian had a completely gorgeous wedding last month at the JW Marriott in Cherry Creek.  I am in love with this wedding and so excited to finally share the photos!  The JW Marriott was such an awesome venue to shoot at (they give the vendors real food instead of cold soggy sandwiches!) and Bailey has the most incredible sense of style.  Just check out the shoes:

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(Sex and the City fans–those are the same style Manolos that Carrie wears in the movie.)

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Bailey was the picture perfect bride–radiant, gorgeous, and excited!

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The wedding party was awesome–the girls were up for anything!

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Yep.  The picture perfect bride!

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A dress this awesome just HAS to be twirled!

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I have a picture of every bride we’ve shot with her cell phone.  It’s the mandatory bridal accessory!

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Time to get married!

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I’m so excited about these shots from portrait time!

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A pair of first dance shots:

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Bailey and Ian, we can’t thank you enough for sharing your gorgeous wedding with us!  You guys were a complete treat to work with and have been so fantastic to us!  Thanks so much for being patient in the wait for your photos!

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Labor day weekend was an amazing weekend for weddings–not only did Monica and Dan tie the knot beautifully, so did Amber and Mark!  Their wedding at Amber’s parents’ property in Divide was 100% perfect.  Everything was just beautiful and totally belongs in Martha Stewart Weddings!

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I almost don’t want to post this dress shot because now everyone’s going to want dress shots like this!  But here’s the deal–actual great places to hang a dress (and dresses that hang well without those ugly cardboard inserts) can be found in about 1 in 50 weddings.  In this case, we totally lucked out and there was a light we were able to hang the dress from right outside the barn window.  But it’s definitely a once in a blue moon shot!

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They are too cute!

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Amazing fields AND dramatic skies?  Total Traci heaven!!

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See?!  PERFECT DETAILS!

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The biggest hit at the wedding?  The ice luge!

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Mark sang to Amber:

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And then it was first dance time!

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A behind the scenes shot (and yeah, I did wear that shirt to most of the Sept weddings–my maternity wardrobe is slim pickin’s).  :P

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