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May 12, 2009

One of our brides recently asked if it would be weird to add me as a facebook friend–definitely not! We’ve got a bunch of present and past Real Photography people on Facebook and I would love for you to add me as a friend (just search for Traci Cooper Turchin). :)

We’ve also got a Real Photography page that I am working on getting up to date–if you become a fan or add me as a friend, I’ll be able to upload and tag images from your shoot or wedding! (And everyone knows that it takes 10 good Facebook pictures to cancel out the one gross one that your friends uploaded…)

We’re working on getting caught up from our travels. This week we’ve got two more weddings, a portrait shoot, and some vacation photos to share…here’s a quick pre-sneak peek from our wedding in Delaware this weekend. (Yes, we were in heaven.) :)

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In other news, if you usually read our posts with google reader or another blog feed, visit the blog and check out our slideshow header–I finally updated it with some recent images!

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denver wedding photographer | black bear golf club | jenny and johnny

May 10, 2009

These two have been so patient waiting for their sneak peek from their gorgeous wedding two weeks ago! Jenny and Johnny are a photographer’s dream–photogenic AND expressive. Nic and I shot more pictures than we’ve ever taken and ended up with a truly ridiculous number of keepers!

Jenny’s getting ready room was just the church nursery, but it had great light and that makes ALL the difference! It was probably my favorite getting ready room this year!

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The dress and details were all beautiful!

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Giving into the emotion of the day makes such a difference. It makes the pictures so meaningful!

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They were married at Joy Lutheran Church–perfect name, right?!

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Portrait time! It was freezing, but I promised Jenny the shots at the top of this hill would be totally worth it!

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The wedding party was fantastic!

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(I’ve got the behind-the-scenes version of this next one at the bottom of the post.)

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The first dance:

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The father daughter dance and another great moment!

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Party time!

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Jenny and Johnny, thanks for sharing your wedding day with us. We can’t wait to share the rest of the photos with you!

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Some behind the scenes shots from the day…

I’m like a shootsac model in this one. :)

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colorado springs wedding photographers | tre luna | lisa and dave

Apr 24, 2009

On Saturday Lisa and Dave braved the awful weather to have their beautiful wedding at the First Wesleyan Church and Tre Luna.

Lisa got ready at the fantastic Lady Godiva Hair Studio in downtown Colorado Springs:

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While she was getting ready, she received this text message:

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I love this shot of laughter between the bride and her bridesmaids!

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This one just begs for a title and I can come up with about a million!

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A bridal portrait before the ceremony:

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My favorite “boys getting ready” shot is the simplest:

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As the flower girl walked down the aisle she threw handfuls of flowers off to the side. It became less and less ladylike and more and more like throwing a softball…all culminating in a violent toss of a fistful of petals at the mother of the groom. It was hilarious!

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The moment where bride and groom meet at the altar is always special!

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The reception at Tre Luna was beautiful of course! Lisa used her grandparents’ wedding topper, and had a picture of them from their wedding day on the cake table–the perfect touch!

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Lisa and Dave had a bunch of great props for the photo booth. This little guy was my fave:

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Normally the light is awful for cake cutting–it’s usually in a dark corner. But for this morning wedding with the cake in front of a window, the light was PERFECT.

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Lisa ate the piece intended for Dave. He was prepared for either a nice feeding or a face smashing, but not to have his bite stolen!

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This is by far the best ever garter-toss picture I’ve ever captured. When I saw it on the LCD I was laughing so hard I had no words. It’s like a slow-mo boxing shot or something!

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A few dancing shots…

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We shot Lisa and Dave’s portraits at the end of the wedding reception, and they were very brave to go outside into the miserably windy weather! It made for some cute windy shots, though!

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