This week’s moment to remember is from Mindy and Dave’s fun wedding at Stone Mountain Lodge in Lyons, CO. This is the moment right before Mindy walked down the aisle. She and her dad were tucked away in the tent and all the bridesmaids and flower girls had left for their walk down the aisle. I was outside the tent patiently waiting for those last few minutes and at first Mindy was looking rather nervous. I heard her say something about the music and it wasn’t right. What was happening was inside the tent Mindy couldn’t hear the music. Right at this moment she stepped out just enough that the sounds from the ceremony site could be heard and she totally relaxed. I loved this smile as she realized how perfect everything was. And their wedding was so personal and special for Mindy and Dave. To see more photos follow this link: Lyons Colorado wedding
Jill and Thad’s wedding album arrived this week. I was so excited to give it to them just in time for the holidays. Below are a few photos of the album. They choose the black matte leather cover with a metal cameo and their names engraved on the spine.
Here is Part 1 of Mike and Anji’s Estes Park wedding. I loved too much about this wedding so I am splitting it into 2 posts. Today the wedding ceremony at St. Malo Chapel. Later this week the reception at the YMCA of the Rockies.
Anji and Mike were simply a fun couple to work with. Always ready to laugh and enjoy – even if the estes park winds were blowing and we had to take most of the photos inside or protected from the wind. But St. Malo was so beautiful and unique we got lots of great images. The winds calmed down for the reception so we got a lot more photos outside with the mountains later. I’ll show you those in part two.
St. Malo is a chapel built out of a stone – soo cool.
Anji and Mike decided to do a first look before the ceremony. St. Malo is such a beautiful little church with some nice photo opportunities. I especially loved the stained glass windows.
I love it when my couples do personal things at their wedding. Anji and Mike created an alter with items that had special meaning for them. Here are a few of those items being presented by people they love – a scarf from Anji’s grandmother, flowers in an Izzie bottle, hiking boots and a crucifix.
The guests said a blessing for Anji and Mike.
Bubble exit!!
Stay tuned later this week for the reception at the YMCA of the Rockies and the slideshow.
I had so much fun photographing Sabrina and Vince’s intimate Estes Park wedding at Marys Lake Lodge. There were only 10 guests present to witness their marriage, and I got so many loving moments. Sabrina had wonderful style – every detail was beautiful. Vince’s parents flew in from Italy for the ceremony and everything had to be translated to Italian for them. My favorite images are here and the slideshow at the end.
A beautiful wedding gown on the patio of the lodge room and sexy pink shoes.
Meghan at The Enchanted Florist did a fantastic job. Isn’t Sabrina’s bouquet gorgeous???
Sabrina looking amazing…
Again, kudos to Meghan at Enchanted Florist for this fabulous wedding arch. The ceremony spot at Marys Lake Lodge is up on a small hill and surrounded by Colorado Mountains.
Dick Orleans was amazing on the guitar at the ceremony and reception.
My favorite family portrait with Dixie and her mom and dad.
Sabrina did a fantastic job decorating the reception table. She hand made the place cards in clay and hand stamped each guest name. And each place setting had a special item chosen for that guest. This setting had a dragonfly.
A beautiful chapel on the rock, a fun couple and the glorious mountains of Estes Park made this wedding perfect. I drive by St. Malo Chapel all of the time and am always in awe of how beautiful it is. When Anji and Mike asked me to photograph their Estes Park wedding at St. Malo I was so excited. Here is a small preview from their wedding. Watch the blog for more soon.
Steve and I met Anji and Mike in Estes Park for their engagement photos. I love couples that smile and laugh a lot and Anji and Mike were so much fun to work with. We took a walk around the lake and stopped to take some photos here and there. Estes Park is so beautiful and I’m looking forward to their wedding at St Malo and the YMCA of the Rockies this fall.
