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Poor Lucy–we had to reschedule her portrait shoot twice before the weather cooperated!  But the delay was well worth it–we had absolutely beautiful light as we tromped around a construction site and ditch that I’d been wanting to use (I’m a sucker for those tall yellow daisies)!

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Sometimes I lie and say I’m just playing around with my settings when really I’m catching awesome expressions like this one!

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Something super soft for fun:

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And my favorite:

undefined I had a blast with the beautiful Lucy and am so glad I got to meet her!

Posted in Senior Portrait Photographer

We got to photograph another USAFA Chapel wedding a couple of weeks ago!  Holly and Brett had a beautiful wedding ceremony at the chapel with their reception at the Falcon Club.  The Falcon Club had some of the best food we’ve tasted at a wedding.  Even just the broccoli made you stop and go “wait!  this is so yummy!  how is this so yummy?  and it’s not even smothered in a cheese sauce!”

Wedding Details: Ceremony – United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel Reception/Catering – Falcon Club  Flowers – Rhonda Nichols

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Holly was such a sweet relaxed bride.  She had the mother of all bruises on her arm from a softball game, but she wasn’t at all worried about it!  I love it when people just let go and enjoy their wedding day!

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Brett arriving at the USAFA Chapel.

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The Air Force Academy Chapel has one loooong aisle!  Brett beamed the whole time Holly walked toward him.

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USAFA Chapel wedding ceremony

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We had a very short time for bride and groom portraits outside of the chapel before dashing off to the reception.

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It seems to always be very windy at the Academy, which makes dresses and veils fly out in the most beautiful way!  I love the way Holly’s wedding dress billowed as she walked.

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First dance at The Falcon Club

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Holly and her dad danced the polka and they were MOVING!  This is my favorite picture from their dance because you get a sense for the movement!

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Posted in Wedding Photographer

I really love senior portrait season, although, as a friend mentioned today, these gorgeous girls do make us feel old and ugly!  :P

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This next shot is my favorite, because I made a complete idiot of myself setting it up.  I was demonstrating the pose, and I started to sit down on the stool saying “So you’re going to sit down…” and as I sat the stool fell over and I went toppling in slow motion backwards finishing my sentence as I fell with “not at all like this!”  After a brief laughter break we put the stool on a patch of more stable ground and tried again!

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Posted in At the StudioSenior Portrait Photographer