Saturday, November 5, 2011

Yale Campus Engagement Session

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Last month, I made another trip out to the east coast for a fun engagement session with Corinne and Ranjit.  Corinne and Ranjit live in New Haven, CT and we ended up walking around the Yale campus getting some fun shots before enjoying some amazing pizza (including a delicious mashed potato flavored pie among others) at Bar in downtown New Haven.  We ended up talking for several hours from topics ranging from psychology (Corinne and Ranjit are both psychologists) to our favorite sitcoms of the 1990s.  It was good times indeed!

As I’ve written about before, I love traveling for engagement sessions and I particularly love trips to the north east.  You find architecture you almost never find in Colorado, particularly in a such a cool place like the Yale campus.

Here’s a few of my favorite images from throughout our session…

Corinne and Ranjit told me an interesting story about how this building behind them is actually a library, but the architect who designed it wanted to build a cathedral (which Yale didn’t want), so instead of building a cathedral, he built a library that looks just like  a cathedral!  ;)  Love it!

Since Corinne and Ranjit are both psychologists, I found it amusing when they started mock fighting each other.  :)

If you need any more insight into Corinne and Ranjit’s personalities look no further than this last image….;)

Corinne and Ranjit… Many many thanks!  Thanks for collaborating with me as we got some really fun shots together!  Thanks for showing me around the amazing town of New Haven and thanks for introducing me to the wonder that is mashed potato pizza!  Most of all, thanks for being such genuine, fun loving people.  It’s getting to know such great people that make working in this industry so fulfilling and you guys are right up there with the best!

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Belo Mansion, Dallas Texas Wedding

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In early October, I was blessed to head down to Dallas Texas (and to have Katie come down with me!) to photograph Amanda and Brian’s wedding.  Amanda and Brian are an incredible close couple with incredibly cool families that we are so lucky to have gotten to know.  I knew from their engagement session back in Dallas a few months back that Brian and Amanda would b an epic couple to photograph and they certainly did not live down that expectation!  ;)

We came down Friday night and photographed both their rehearsal…

As well as their rehearsal dinner….

I loved this fun moment between Amanda and Brian’s mom…

The next morning everyone got ready down at the historic Belo Mansion in downtown Dallas where both the wedding and the reception were taking place.

Loved this image of Amanda’s mom getting ready…

Loved this moment between Amanda and her dad before Amanda got in her dress…

A few of the details…

Amanda and Brian like to fool around…. As evidenced…  ;)

Despite being goofy, Amanda looked absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

Of course, Brian didn’t look half bad either!!

Loved this moment that Katie caught between Amanda and her mom before Amanda went down the aisle…

One of my favorite images from the day, right before Amanda’s dad gave her away.  I just loved this moment between the two of them.

Wonderful moment between the two of them after the ceremony…

And then when they saw their parents…

We had just a few mins to catch some images of the two of them before the reception… here’s a few of my favorites:

Love these reception details, including the gorgeous cake by Frosted Art.

And also this AMAZING groom’s cake of Brian and Amanda’s dog, Fu.  I’ve seen photos of Fu, and this cake was an absolutely amazing replica!

First dance…

Parent dances….

A few from the rest of the reception….

Brian and Amanda had an absolutely fantastic band called Limelight out of Dallas come and play… and let me tell ya… These guys could PLAY!

Brian and Amanda thank you SO much for inviting Katie and I to come down, celebrate with you both, and to document your incredible wedding!  You both are amazing and we can’t wait to visit you both next time we’re down in Dallas!!

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Vail Wedding Photos

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Ahh… Vail Colorado, beautiful fall weather, lovely leaves, gorgeous couple, total wedding photographers dream… Does life get any better than this??  ;)

Here’s a few of my favorite images with Matt and Sarah from their wedding last month.

The wedding weekend started out on Friday with a rehearsal and then a rehearsal dinner at Sweet Basil, a fun restaurant right in Vail Village.  Both the town of Vail as well as the restaurant have been very meaningful to Sarah and her family who have been making the trek out to Vail from their home in Kansas City for years.

The night included lots of toasts and for some reason, I absolutely love this image of one of the grandfather’s toasting.  While there’s nothing particularly crazy about the image, it’s one of my favorites from the weekend.

Sarah’s sisters toasting…. They spent most of the weekend laughing.  I would have loved to have witnessed this family as these girls were all growing up… I quickly got the picture that laughter was something that happened quite frequently in that household!

A few of Sarah and her bridesmaids getting ready the next morning…

Both the wedding and the reception took place at Larkspur in Vail.  I loved the details they set out throughout the dinning room.  Here’s just a few…

Here’s a few images from Sarah and Matt’s first meeting before the ceremony…

Awesome flowers!

Sarah with her bridesmaids…

Loved these couple images of Sarah and her dad coming down the aisle…

After the ceremony, I was able to get a few more of Matt and Sarah before they headed off to enjoy their party!

Sarah was absolutely stunning!

I guess Matt wasn’t looking too shabby either…;)

A few from the cocktail hour and reception…

Another one of my favorites from the day…. Love catching guests (particularly fathers of the brides) in moments of pure expressions of emotion (including laughter!)  This one fits that category perfectly….;)

Love this sweet moment between Sarah and Matt as well…

First dance…

During the reception, Sarah surprised almost everyone when she hopped on stage with some of her friends and sang a few numbers for the crowd…

The crowd responded.  ;)  Sarah’s family was all cheering her on from the front row for the entire performance!

Sarah and Matt, thanks for allowing me to be a part of your fantastic wedding!  It was so fun to get to know both of your families and to document your BEAUTIFUl day!  ;)

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Colorado Fall Engagement Photos

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One of my favorite parts of being a photographer here in Colorado is being able to explore the state to find previously unknown little spots to photograph my clients.  My hunch is is that I could work in Colorado for the next 15 years and still be discovering beautiful new areas to shoot in on a semi regular basis.  My latest find is due to the recommendation of my clients Kirsten and Cody who wanted to do their engagement session along the Guanella Pass in Georgetown.  We found this one grove where we did the entire hour long session.  The colors of the leaves were absolutely magical, and Kirsten and Cody and their dog Oliver were absolutely fantastic to photograph.

Here’s a few of my favorites from the session…

Kirsten and Cody – many many thanks.  Thanks so much for introducing me to such a beautiful area of Colorado I’d never seen before.  Thanks for being so fun to work with (and for having such a cute dog!)  Thanks for the great time hanging out and chatting over Beau Jo’s pizza in Idaho Springs afterwards!  I can’t wait for your wedding next June in Napa Valley!  I know it’s going to be an absolute blast!

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Estes Park Engagement Photos

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For those of you who have followed my blog, you’ve probably come to realize that Estes Park is rapidly becoming one of my favorite places to shoot, just so many great spots, and quintessential Colorado scenery.  My visit with Staci Lyn and Mark last month was no exception.  ;)

Here are just a few of my favorite images from my session with them…

Taken with my 400mm f2.8.

Just for fun these next three were taken with my… my 400 f2.8 with my 1.4x extender for a total of 560mm.  Yes… I was quite a ways back.  :)  I just love the long focal length flattens the image and gets such good separation between the subject and the background.

Many thanks to Staci Lyn and Mark!  It was so great to get to know you both a bit better after the shoot!  I’m so excited for your wedding next August!  :)

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