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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!  ;)

It’s always such a highlight when I get to shoot weddings for old friends and so last year when my former high school classmate Hillary emailed me letting me know that she was engaged and wanting me to shoot her wedding this fall in Chicago I was thrilled for the opportunity.  Not only was it a blast shooting a wedding for an old friend, it was also fun to shoot WITH an old friend Kenny Nakai, another fantastic shooter out of the windy city who came out to help document Hillary and Brad’s wedding with me.

Here’s a few of the highlights from the day…..

From their first time seeing each other the day of.

Loved this shot… Brad, his dad, and his father are all avid golfers, so it was fun to be able to photograph them out on the course of the Lake Shore Country Club where the wedding was held..

Because it was a Jewish ceremony, the cocktail hour was actually before the ceremony and the ceremony took place after sunset.

A few from the Ketubah signing.

The outdoor nighttime ceremony certainly presented it’s own set of challenges, it was also a neat opportunity to play with the contrast of the lights set up for the ceremony vs. the backdrop of the darkness of the night.

A few from throughout the reception…

Both Hillary’s dad and her brother play the drums so it was fun to see them both hop up and play drums with the band during the reception…

Love this final one of Hillary and her mom out on the dance floor…

Many many thanks to Hillary and Brad for allowing me to document their beautiful wedding!  Hillary after being in the same 5th grade class together growing up, it was so fun to be there on your wedding day!  :)  Many many thanks also to Kenny for his excellent eye and amazing help throughout the day!