K was a beautiful bride.  My one piece of advice to couples wanting amazing photos on their wedding day?  Radiate joy.  Happy people make for beautiful photos!

K’s sister helped her get into her wedding dress.

See?  I told ya!  Super beautiful happy bride!  (With my favorite setting–gorgeous backlight in a field!)

The view from their outdoor ceremony spot at the Mount Vernon Country club was beautiful and the quintessential Colorado view!

Their dog got to walk down the aisle, too!

I love the way K looks at M.  All through the day we got the sweetest shots of her looking at him!

More proof of that sweet look!

K’s candy bar was one of the best we’ve seen.  The trick to a great candy bar is QUANTITY.  The more candy and jars you have, the better!

They had a unique spin on the candy bar–dog and cat treats were supplied, too!  Isn’t that a cute wedding idea?!

K transformed the reception space.  She supplied the gold chargers and the linens, taking a blank canvas and turning it into a pink and brown elegant reception area!

Flowers by none other than our favorites–Hillside Consultants!

Once it got dark and the candles on the tables were lit and the dj turned on the pink uplighting, it got even more festive!

This best man is literally the BEST best man we’ve ever seen.  He was there to help through the whole day.  He brought drinks and water out to K and M while we were doing pictures, he helped watch for fly-away hair, I’m pretty sure he held the bouquet at various points, too.  So many Best Men are along for the ride.  Not this guy–he was there to help make the day easier on the groom. 

The first dance photos are so dramatic.  Here’s just a tiny peek that I can show you!

Father-daughter first dance photos always get to me!

They had the coolest photobooth EVER. Nic and I had to hop in, too.  Maybe K will send us a jpg and we’ll post it!

K and M–thank you for sharing the joy of your wedding day with us.  It is so fun to spend time with people so deeply in love–we can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you!

K and M’s Wedding Details -   venue: Mount Vernon Country Club, florist: Hillside Consultants , dj: Dangerous Dan , videographer: Stalls Videography

I have seen a lot of weddings, but I have never seen a bride more smitten with her groom than Jamie with Rick.  She couldn’t keep her hands (or lips) off him from the second they saw each other that day.  She successfully snuck in a kiss during the ceremony before the “official” kiss, and she would have snuck in several others if the audience had let her!  During portrait time she couldn’t stop herself from kissing him, and hugging him, and it filled the day with so much love.

Their wedding was chalk full of unique details–many of which I hadn’t seen before (and that’s saying something)!  I’m saving some pictures for our wedding ideas series that I’m going to start in the fall, but here are just some of the cool details that Melissa had:  a quilt for everyone to sign that included some of their engagement photos, custom dress hangar, a flower ceremony in the same theme as a sand ceremony, super cute wedding programs, shoes that her bridesmaids signed in blue, gerber daisy and lime centerpieces, pink uplighting, heart shaped sparklers, and custom matchbooks.

Melissa and Derek love Colorado and wanted a lot of the unique Colorado scenery in their portraits.  With their ceremony at Red Rocks Park, it was easy to create some majestic Colorado portraits!

Edited to add…totally forgot to give credit to the amazing vendors that day–sorry!  Danielle from Something Classic Events provided the day of coordination and did an incredible job pulling together all of the details that made the wedding so beautiful, along with the florist, Dawn from Hillside Consultants.

Melissa and Derek’s Wedding Details: Ceremony site: Red Rocks Park, Reception venue: Mount Vernon Event Center, Coordination:Something Classic Events, Flowers: Hillside Consultants, Cake: Colorado Rose Cake Company

Laura and Ken didn’t get lucky with the weather, but they had the best approach to it.  They decided to do just a couple of posed shots at the hotel and spent the time allocated to portraits at a bar!  And while the wedding party was having a blast, we got AMAZING pictures of them.  I think it’s so cool that Laura and Ken got to make fun memories with their wedding party.  If you’re not into the staged stuff, I *HIGHLY* recommend spending portrait time doing something fun!  (And it helps if that something fun is in a location with twinkle lights!  )

Laura and Ken’s wedding details: getting ready and reception location: denver marriott south at park meadows , DJ: ken with quality mobile sound , flowers: palmer flowers , makeup: gretchen zwisler, ceremony: mount olive lutheran church , cake: Child’s Pastry Shop

Nic and I spent our wedding anniversary this year photographing the start of Meredith and Zack’s marriage at The Pines at Genesse!  With a late June wedding date, I know that we will share an anniversary date with many of our couples (Meghan and Drew were celebrating their first anniversary that day!), and it is an honor to share it with a couple as incredible as Meredith and Zack.  They are so fun, so loving, so perfect with one another.  Their day was full of complete and total joy, which is the absolute BEST thing you can do to make your pictures amazing.  We just loved their day!!

There were a bunch of little things that made the day amazing.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how incredible the catering was–fantastically yummy, and after dinner they set out popcorn and trail mix for snacks.  Meredith and Zack had the best candy buffet I’ve ever seen.  So much realllly good candy.  And lots of my favorites–with conversation hearts and jelly bellies you really can’t go wrong!  Meredith’s family friend offered up her house for the girls to get dressed at, and it could not have been more perfect.  I threatened to bring all our brides there!  And not only did she open up her home, she also created the best video to show at the reception that I’ve ever seen at a wedding.  It was entertaining, sincere, funny…it was like a dating website commercial!  Another favorite part of this wedding for us?  The first look.  Could Meredith be any cuter tip-toeing up to Zack?  And could his joy be any sweeter?

Meredith and Zack’s wedding details:  venue and caterer – the pines at genesee , dj – ken from quality mobile sound (we love working with him!),  cake – a matter of taste , makeup/hair - salon foushee