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denver wedding photographers | Sheraton Denver West | St Vincent de Paul | Christine and Tom

Dec 29, 2009

In a totally “small world” coincidence, we photographed two wedding ceremonies at St Vincent de Paul in Denver back-to-back!  Iliana and Freddy’s ceremony in November, and Christine and Tom’s in December!

I love, love, love this getting dressed shot and all of its warm glowy-ness.

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Christine and her dad were so sweet–I just love this hug in the getting room as he saw her as A Bride for the first time!

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Everyone should always get married in front of Christmas trees!  (It might be a little weird in June, but just look how pretty it is!)

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This is my favorite shot from the ceremony (which is saying a lot since there’s not a Christmas tree to be seen)!  :D  And PS to the photographers out there, I was off in a side hallway to get this shot [you can see the doorway blurred out on the left].  I’d never get up on the altar and subscribe to the philosophy that God should immediately strike down any photographers/videographers that would be so obnoxious!

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The wedding party was full of rock stars.  Open toed shoes?  Snow?  No problem.  Bravest bridesmaids ever!!

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See what I mean about the Christmas trees?!

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Christine and Tom, thanks so much for sharing your wedding with us!  We loved working with you both and getting to the spend the day with your gracious family and friends.  Thanks for being our last wedding before I go on maternity leave!  We wish you tons of happiness in 2010!

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Dec 26, 2009

We hope you all had a Christmas as wonderful as ours!  Here is a glimpse of our last holiday as “just us three”…

I strung Christmas lights on Will’s bed as a surprise on the 23rd (I was going to wait until Christmas Eve but I suck at waiting).  They were a BIG hit.

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I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to fit into my stripey pajamas, but I channeled my inner Tim Gunn and “made it work.”  (Will’s stripey pajama bottoms ended up going MIA and we had to swap in some different Christmas pajamas.  I’m trying not to cry all over the place about it.)

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Will’s one and only request of Santa was for a Hungry Hungry Hippos game to replace his old one that had been broken.  It was the only present he was expecting that day–so it was lucky that he happened to pick that one to open first!

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Needless to say, it wasn’t actually the only present he got that morning!

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(I never would have guessed that it would be my SISTER who got Will his first gun!  Although considering the vast array of weaponry in his arsenal of swords, light sabers, and the like, a little star wars blaster is probably the least deadly of the bunch…)

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This marble works tower from Discovery Toys has been every bit as awesome as I expected (and remembered from my own preschool days).  It’s really fun to build/rebuild tracks with!

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And one of the absolute biggest hits was this robot dinosaur from my parents.  If you have a little boy, it’s worth checking out for birthdays/next Christmas.   “Deeno the Dino” as he has been named is very much beloved, and the controller is very well designed and intuitive for the 3 year old set!

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And with that, we are off to the zoo!  Enjoy your Christmas weekend!

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colorado springs wedding photographers | featured in The Knot!

Dec 17, 2009

Kara and Drew’s beautiful wedding is gracing the pages of The Knot Colorado this winter/spring!

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Kara is a big wedding magazine fan so it is amazing to see her hard work on all the details recognized by The Knot magazine!

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