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engagement portraits in the snow | colorado springs

Jan 13, 2011

We are interrupting the Best of 2010 posts for Marlis and Russell’s sneak peek.  Things are going a little slow around here this week–Nic fell down the stairs this weekend and I found him unconscious and bleeding (talk about scary!!).  He’s making a great recovery and has a sweet scar to show for it.  Plus he can use his concussion to get out of things like diaper changes, which is fantastically useful in a household with a baby as stinky as Ellie!

Marlis and Russell were in town from Australia for the holidays, so we booked their wedding and did the engagement shoot while they were here!  We lucked out with the timing and had plenty of snow–Russell’s first experience it!

These two are sooooo cute!  I can’t wait for their wedding!

Posted in At the Studio, Engagement Portrait Photographer

best of weddings 2010 – top 15 getting ready photos

Jan 06, 2011

Continuing in the Best of 2010 series, today we have our 15 favorite shots from the preparation portion of the day!

Bride reading letter from the groom before the ceremony.  (It came with a great present, too!)

I know it looks like a posed moment, but this was a completely candid kiss the bride gave her mom after her mom put on the finishing touch to the bride’s outfit.  It was so sweet!

The look on the flower girl’s face as the bridesmaids explained that they wanted her to use her little fingers to get the loops over the bride’s buttons was priceless!

A bride with a dress form AND a house with a wall of empty frames?  Could my job get easier?!

A brides putting on her earrings is one of my most favorite photo ops–it looks so elegant to me!

For the boys, there’s always some down time….

I *love* this nervous exhale!

It’s not a girl’s getting ready room without a toast!

Posted in Wedding Photographer

best of 2010 wedding photos – the men

Jan 01, 2011

The girls had their turn…now it’s time for our favorite three photos of the guys!  (Although the girls still managed to sneak their way into the first two!)

Wedding portrait – groom (Zack is amazing to photograph–it’s so rare for a groom to look at the lens and Just Be like Zack did):  Wedding at the Pines at Genesse

Wedding portrait – groom (Laura and Ken battled a very rainy day, but we snuck up to their hotel room for some beautiful window-lit portraits–Ken even had a few posing requests, which I loved!): Wedding at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows

Wedding portrait – groomsmen (This comes from one of our most fun shoots with the guys–after getting dressed the groom and groomsmen walked down to Mustards Last Stand for lunch.  My favorite part of the day was when a very concerned onlooker informed me that [a] a hot dog place is a very strange location for photos and [b] that we were missing the bride.  You could tell that she seriously doubted my credentials as a wedding photographer and half expected me to start shooting everything with my iPhone.)  Wedding at University of Denver

Posted in Wedding Photographer

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