Andrew and Danielle have a such a wonderful sense of youth and excitement about them!  These young love birds made such a wonderful commitment to each other in such a beautiful ceremony that I will never forget.  I may be biased since I married into a dutch family, but hearing the officiate talk about the bonds of their families (and dutch heritage) with such grace and humor gave me a smile for the entire ceremony.  We headed downtown for some fun shots at the Denver Art Museum on our way to the reception at the Mile High Station.  Danielle’s younger brother definitely stole the dance floor with ladies, but it made for some sweet shots.  Then the rest of the night turned into a great party!  Thanks so much for letting us be a part of your day!

Ceremony | Wellshire Presbyterian Church
Reception | Mile High Station
Hair | Ashley’s Hair Studio
Cake | Mulberries Cake Shop
Florist | Yvonne Herrema
DJ | Jammin DJ’s

Thanks to the amazing Erin Cady for assisting me!  She does such an amazing job working with me and always captures some beautiful emotions.

I met up with Alix & Matt for a drink at McLoughlin’s in LoDo before we got started.  Sometimes there’s those shoots where everyone just has to start it off a bit more relaxed.  This was one of them.  It’s always good for a beautiful session once the nerves are calmed.  After making our way around LoDo, we ended up at the Museum of Contemporary Art which has to be the most magnificent piece of architecture in Denver.  And yet I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to also be photographing their wedding reception at the MCA in a couple weeks!  The ceremony will be held at the Denver Botanical Gardens, then off to downtown for an amazing rooftop party!

The first time we planned to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park with Rachel and Sal, it poured buckets of rain the entire weekend. So badly that the river in Estes Park was overflowing and restaurants and shops were closed down throughout the town. In the end, it all worked out for the better. The weekend we finally were able to get up to the Park, we got blessed with perfect weather and an occasional sprinkle of rain that was backlit by the golden light coming over the peaks. Then to bring in a couple like Rachel and Sal made it an epic session! Sal is a true gentleman and never afraid to hide his true feelings. Rachel is compassionate and ridiculously fun to have in your company. Even more so, she’s an amazing wedding planner and owner of Talia Events. The wedding of these two in October is truly going to emotional ride and I can hardly wait!

Headed to Vail for an amazing engagement session with Chuck + Heather.  The snow came in briefly at one point and was so light that it was shimmering in the sunlight.  Combine the magnificent scenery with Heather’s ‘fasionista’ style and you have sweet photo shoot!  Enjoy.

We started off the day with a bit of hesitation on the weather, but it turned out to be absolutely spectacular up at Mt Vernon Country Club.  Alex+ Ashley are both some of the most calm and relaxed people we’ve met.  And at the same time, I’ve never laughed so hard with such an awesome bridal party!  These two had a unforgettable group of friends that have been together for many years and it was a pleasure to experience the day with all of you.

Ceremony + Reception | Mt Vernon Country Club
Make-Up | Blush Artistry and Co.
Dress | J. Alexander
Cake | Mt Vernon Country Club
Florist | Amizetta
DJ | Howlin Good Mobile Entertainment

And thanks to Erin Cady for assisting me!  She did an amazing job and a few of these photos are from her.

Alex told me the week before our shoot that her and Ashley really wanted to have a snowy engagement session.  We had the date planned for over a month out and we couldn’t have timed it any better!  We ended up going to Red Rocks during the most perfect snow storm one could ever imagine.  The flakes were constantly coming down, but not so much that you couldn’t see anything.  The setting just earlier that week would have had no snow and all mud, but instead we ended up with a fresh layer of powder that turned Red Rocks into a wonderland.  Coming across places like this at the perfect time is like a dream for me as a photographer, but what made it so amazing was Alex and Ashley.  They turned a bitter cold, snowy day into the most memorable shoot we’ve had.  We love it when our clients are up for anything and will go places to make their session unique and this one certainly tops it off.  Alex and Ashley are getting married in May at the Mt Vernon Country Club.

Thanks to my wonderful wife, Mari-Jo, who trekked along with us and kept my lenses clean and dry for me!

Thanks to Andi & Paul for braving out a freezing cold day in Boulder!  We started at Chautauqua where the flatirons had a beautiful dusting of snow left on them, then ended at the CU campus.  It was great to be back on campus since all four of us (including my wife Mari-Jo) are CU alumni!  We’ll be shooting their wedding next September at the amazing Sanctuary and can’t wait to work with their wedding planner Heather Allen at Table 6 Productions.

We met Tasha and Mike up in Boulder on the CU campus for a little bit of fun for their engagement session.  We had no idea how fun these two were going to be!  Mike cracked me up the entire time and we even got to have to have some fun with their little French bulldog.  They make sessions like these so enjoyable to shoot.  We’re looking forward to their wedding next September at the Holy Ghost Church in downtown Denver.  Enjoy.

Andrew & Danielle are finishing up college in Washington right now, but they were able to make it out to Colorado for Christmas break to be with family and, of course, take some time for themselves to do a little engagement shoot.  We headed up to Evergreen Lake on a perfect and sunny December day then ended up near Bergen Peak Park as the sun melted away.  The wedding is in July at their church in Denver and the reception to follow at Mile High Station.