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

We arrived just as Sarah was finishing off her hair:

After Sarah and Dan got ready, we headed over to Red Rocks Park for some pictures.  The boys were looking smart in their tuxes!

Sarah did a beautiful job with the details.  Their wedding ceremony spot at the Red Rocks Park Trading Post looked amazing!

I love it when we’re able to get into the perfect spot to capture “the hand off.”

The weather kept us guessing throughout the ceremony.  The dark clouds threatened, we heard plenty of thunder, and the wind kicked up, but we never saw a drop of rain and by the end of the ceremony we had sunshine again!  Check out this view:

Sarah and Dan have been through a lot this year and there were few dry eyes as they said their vows.  They are a rock solid couple and we know they will have a wonderful marriage!

My favorite shot of the day:

After the ceremony it was portrait time!

Sarah is so beautiful!

Oh wait!  Maybe this is my favorite!  I saw this spot on our way to another location and I was like “OOOOOH!  Gotta stop here!”

There was a big balcony by the ceremony site, so we were able to quickly get a shot of the guests.  (It was a miracle–we made it happen in less than five minutes–thanks everyone!)  I have other crops that show everyone there, but I like this tight one best:

After pictures, it was back to the Sheraton Hotel for the reception.  Sarah and Dan went straight into their first dance:

I love this moment between Sarah and her dad during the father-daughter dance:

And there was lots of dancing!  (I think Sarah had her dress bustled at least four times–it was always just a matter of how long it would last…but it made for some great dancing shots with various people holding her train!)

Thanks again, Sarah and Dan, for a wonderful day!  You were both such considerate hosts and we loved photographing your wedding.  The setting couldn’t have been more beautiful and we hope you love the pictures!  We will be thinking about you and hope everything goes well in the next couple of months!

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