The super momma’s baby girl!

Gwyneth was such a sweet little sleeper.  She’s such a tiny little thing–I think she’s the smallest baby I’ve photographed at 5 1/2 lbs!

Gavin was all smiles for me for pictures with his baby sister!

Wedding Details  Ceremony and Reception Venue:  The Broadmoor  Florist:   Design Works 

Susan’s wedding dress has been in the family for over 150 years.  Every bride has worn it, though not without challenges!  Women’s bodies (and undergarments) and changed a lot since this dress was worn by its first 16 inch waisted bride!  Susan’s mom redid the bodice using some of the original bodice details.  The Broadmoor was the perfect place for Susan to wear this vintage Victorian wedding dress!   Due to the restrictions of the dress we weren’t able to do many portraits, but I can’t wait to shoot another wedding at The Broadmoor–I have so many ideas!

The moments before the ceremony in this beautifully lit hallway were my favorite.  Susan had expected Bob to be extremely nervous, but instead she was nervous and he was fine!  There was a lot of laughter as she worked through her stage fright.  My favorite moment was after she spoke on the phone with her brother who had been hospitalized just days before the wedding.  She was in tears and turned to Bob who was handing her something.  I expected it to be a tissue, but instead it was a stiff drink!  I started laughing about it and soon we were all in giggles!

Indoor Evening Wedding Ceremony at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs

Wedding reception at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs

If you’re anything like me, your heart might have stopped at the reception detail shots!  I walked into the room and my first thought was “oh my gosh–I’m at Cinderella’s wedding.”  My second thought was “Ellie is not allowed to ever see these pictures.”  The tiffany blue, white, and cream wedding reception was the most elegant room I’ve ever stepped foot in and sure to give any girl (little or all grown up) serious wedding envy!

I love this spot.  The fence, the trees, the autumn leaves–perfect spot for romantic engagement photos!

They have the cutest laughs!

Kassidi is going to make such a beautiful bride!

I love the cute creative ways different couples hold hands!

A little bit brighter processing for this next one–I wanted her cute shoes to pop!

I am so stinking excited to photograph all the big events in this baby’s life.  From her birth to her first lost tooth to her graduation from law school…I’m going to capture it all from a front row seat AS HER GODMOTHER.  I’m hoping this little baby has her momma’s eyes, her daddy’s patience, and most of all her momma’s ability to make me pee my pants with laughter.

Are you ready for that gorgeous Colorado portrait light?

I love the poses kids will end up in when you simply don’t pose them:

Ellie and Will love to play games on Will’s bed where his bed is a boat, so I had to work that into the shoot!

What we didn’t know that day was that Ellie and I were coming down with strep throat.  What we did know was that we both didn’t feel so hot:

I credit Jamie with the fact that we have any happy shots of Ellie at all!

Rick and Kristina are one of those incredibly gracious couples that vendors will do anything for.  It was such a pleasure to spend that gorgeous October day with them!  The wedding was held at the Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs, and if you love food, you have to get married there.   The Craftwood Inn is known for their amazing food, and they definitely didn’t disappoint–it was hands down the best we’ve ever had at a wedding (and a reminder that it’s been too long since we’ve eaten at their restaurant)!  As a former wedding coordinator, I wasn’t surprised to see that Kristina had hired our favorite florist: Dawn from Hillside Consultants.  And it also wasn’t a surprise to see that Dawn went all out and totally transformed the dessert table into a little forest woodland that the guest couldn’t stop talking about!

Kristina and Rick’s Wedding Details:  Venue/Caterer/DJ:  Craftwood Inn  Florist:  Hillside Consultants   Cake: Little LondonCakes

Kristina had several accessories from her mother and grandmothers already out for us in a perfect display!  It was an unusual wedding for us in that we arrived just after the sun rose–we got to shoot everything in morning light!

Bride and groom’s first look at Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods in morning light is always stunning, as are these two!

At their engagement shoot we did some twirly pictures, so I was excited to recreate them on the wedding day!

Dawn’s signature surprise–the wedding date embroidered on the bouquet ribbon with perfect seed pearl pins holding it all together.

Outdoor wedding ceremony at The Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs

The first time I looked at this shot of the recessional I was so caught up in Kristina’s joy that I almost missed Rick’s best man’s congratulatory pat.  Don’t miss it.

Dawn’s gorgeous centerpieces inside the beautiful Craftwood Inn.

The food.  Oh the food.  It was so yummy.  And there is that cupcake woodland I mentioned–Dawn, you are so creative and so generous with your talents!  We love you!

Wedding reception at The Craftwood Inn

Tears during the father daughter dance

I love this shot of Rick and Kristina’s mom and dad.

Kristina and Rick, we love you guys!  We would wish you happiness, but I know you don’t need our wishes–you will have all the happiness in the world together!  (And a PS–please have lots of babies so we can photograph them and see you again soon.) 

I love this.  It’s such a baby thing!

]]> http://realphotography.com/blog/family-portraits-colorado-springs/feed/ 0 http://realphotography.com/blog/family-portraits-colorado-springs-photographer/ http://realphotography.com/blog/family-portraits-colorado-springs-photographer/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:34:07 +0000 Colorado Springs Wedding Photographer http://realphotography.com/blog/?p=5354 This is a long overdue peek at the adorable Cuillier family.  We had so much fun at their shoot!  Heather is so much fun to work with and I hope I get to photograph her family many more times–I just love them!