Kristen & Greg were married a year ago in Vermont at the Shelburne museum. I received the best possible compliment recently when Greg’s sister Caitlin got engaged - the Connollys got in touch with me right away to make sure they scheduled the wedding when I was available. I am definitely looking forward to Caitlin & Matt’s wedding next July!
Samantha and Ian were married last Saturday at the Yampa River Botanical Park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The ceremony was followed by an intimate reception at Samantha’s family residence. Samantha looked beautiful in her Lela Rose gown that she found at Anna Be in Denver, Colorado. Samantha and Ian were kind enough to invite me to their rehearsal dinner on friday, which gave me a chance to meet a lot of their friends and family members. It was a really friendly group of people and I had a great time getting to know many of them.
This gentleman can sketch almost as fast as I can photograph:
I had a great time coming to Colorado for this one! On Sunday I had breakfast at Winona’s, a Steamboat fixture. I got there too late for their famous (and huge!) Cinnamon buns, but I had a front row seat oustide for a cattle drive down Lincoln Avenue. I left town with a few of Colorado’s finest souvenirs. Prints will be available here in a few weeks. Click on the link below to see more of Samantha & Ian’s pictures.
When I wake up the morning of a wedding and hear a “chance of thunderstorms” forecast, I always get really excited. It might make some brides nervous with thoughts of soggy wedding guests, but Samantha is an avid photographer herself so she was on board with me on this one. To me the threat of thunderstorms means dramatic skies and gorgeous light. Samantha and Ian were married in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Saturday and the rains never came. Look for more pictures from their wedding here soon.
Galina and Jack were married last Saturday in Park City, Utah at a friend’s home. They had a western style ceremony followed by a traditional Persian ceremony. It was a gorgeous day and I was happy to be away from the heat of Salt Lake City. A few thousand feet of elevation makes a big difference in the temperature.
Galina and Jack have family and friends from all over the world. There were guests at the wedding from nineteen countries.
Special thanks to Stacy for doing an awesome job assisting me. Play the slideshow below to see more of Galina and Jack’s wedding.
***UPDATE 7/7 - Galina and Jack’s online proofing gallery was not set up to collect email addresses - I have fixed it so that it will ask you for your email address so that you will be notified when all the pictures are available to order online. Click here to sign up. The pictures will be posted there by the end of July.
I photographed another beautiful wedding yesterday in Park City, Utah. Look for more pictures from Galina and Jack’s wedding here soon. Things are pretty busy here right now - I got up this morning with the post wedding hangover (not from drinking but from not drinking enough water!) and went over to photograph a friend’s newborn baby girl. I’m off to Steamboat Springs, Colorado later in the week for Sam and Ian’s wedding. Many of my favorite pictures from this one are verticals, which is the first time that has ever happened to me.
Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Whitney & Ross’ beautiful wedding in Holladay, Utah. The wedding took place at the groom’s family residence, where they have been living and gardening for over thirty years. The gardens and grounds all around the house made a spectacular setting for a wedding. Ross’ parents even made all of the florals and centerpieces themselves. It was a gorgeous day, and Whitney and Ross were able to get away without a tent. If you are having your wedding somewhere where it doesn’t rain much, go without the tent if you can get away with it. Don’t try it in Vermont though! I’m not putting down my previous home state, but the weather in Vermont tends to be a little bit more diverse.
I love the backyard weddings - they are a lot of work to put on, but they are always special once they get underway. Whitney and Ross are postponing their honeymoon for a while, but they are planning to make a trip to India soon. Congratulations Whitney and Ross! Thanks to Erin for helping me out as my second shooter. See more of the wedding in the slideshow below.
More pictures from Whitney & Ross’ beautiful wedding in Holladay, Utah coming soon.
Maggie and Dan took me up to the Red Rocks in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado for my second engagement shoot of the weekend. It was fun for me to do these engagement shoots using two different sides of Boulder, where I spent seven years of my life. Maggie and Dan’s session was a good shoot that turned spectacular after the sun went down and the twilight started working its magic. The moon was a surprise bonus. Just wanted to post a couple favorites before I head back to Utah today - a full posting of these will come sometime in the next week or two.
I’m in Colorado this weekend visiting with family and meeting up with two of the couples I will be photographing in weddings later this summer. I met up with Sam and Ian (above) on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder for a fun engagement photo session. Sam & Ian’s wedding is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in July. I’ve got another engagement session tonight with a different couple and then back to Utah tomorrow. Full post of Sam & Ian’s photos coming soon.
And they give me great feedback. One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is the feedback I get when the bride & groom see their pictures. It’s so rewarding to touch people on a personal level like that. My clients may even do a better job describing the purpose of my work than I do, so I highlighted this recently when I changed the opening page of my website to a slide show. Check it out. Thanks to all of the brides & grooms who sent me those kind words!
