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We are Nic and Traci Turchin, award winning wedding and portrait photographers based in Black Forest, just outside Colorado Springs. Here in our blog, Traci shares our latest portrait sessions and wedding photographs.

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After a spring of challenging weather I was thrilled that we had beautiful weather for Holden and Kelly’s engagement portraits, as our collective travel plans meant we couldn’t reschedule!  They were such naturals in front of the camera and rocked all of the little interactions.  I only needed to put them in a pretty spot and they did the rest!  I can’t wait for their wedding in August and another chance to photograph these cuties!

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We were back at the Air Force Academy for Catherine and Zack’s wedding two weeks ago!  Catherine is absolutely unflappable.  While getting ready for the day she got a text from Zack that their flight to their honeymoon in Croatia had been cancelled due to the Lufthansa strikes.   For a lot of us that would have been a total tailspin moment, but Catherine handled it beautifully, handing it off to one of the groomsmen and going on with her day!  We were also hit with pretty much every type of weather you could imagine during our portrait time, from wind to snow to rain to beautiful sun, and Catherine was ready to meet it all with a level head.  Catherine and Zack had hoped that we’d capture lots of laughter during the reception, and we absolutely did.  Their family and friends were so much fun, and they had a fantastic DJ.  We were thrilled to work Brandon because he had everything we love in a great DJ–awesome dance lights, fun music, and he kept us well informed.  If any of our brides are looking for a DJ, we’d love to work with Brandon again!

Zack and Catherine’s Wedding Details:  Ceremony: USAFA Chapel , Reception: Doolittle Hall , Makeup: Janine Novarro DJ:  Brandon with All Star DJs

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Air Force Academy Wedding Portraits

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Air Force Academy Chapel Wedding Ceremony

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Doolittle Hall Wedding Reception

We were so honored to capture Zack and Catherine’s wedding day and we wish them lots of laughter and happiness in their future together!

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Kady and Jason kicked off our wedding season this year and I could not have asked for a nicer couple to do it!  Kady is one of the sweetest brides we’ve ever worked with–I cannot possibly express how kind she was to everyone or how infectious her enthusiasm was.  They are so full of FUN, too, and their story of being high school best friends who rediscovered each other as adults made everyone smile.  We were so happy to get to photograph their day and know they have many wonderful adventures in front of them!

Kady and Jason’s Wedding Details:  Ceremony:  Air Force Academy Chapel  Reception:  USAFA Falcon Stadium Press Box  Caterer:  Carrabba’s  Cakes:  Nothing Bundt Cakes  Florist:  Elizabeth Cattau  Band:  Raising Cain

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Kady’s sparkly shoes were AMAZING and I am a giant fan of her dress.  To know me is to know that I adore tulle, and her tulle skirt and veil were so much fun to play with in the wind!

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The ceremony was beautiful (as always with USAFA chapel weddings), and their pastor had everyone engaged in the great service.

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Jason played football while at the Academy, so in something that was new to us we got to go into the stadium for portraits.  Kady was so cute with a football in her wedding dress–I loved the juxtaposition!

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Their reception was such a fun party.  Great food, awesome cake, and lots of dancing!

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