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A castle, a carriage…a perfect wedding day

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Wow! July has gone by so fast I haven’t had a chance to keep my blog updated! A couple of weeks ago I photographed Jill and Scott’s wedding at Dunafon Castle up outside of Morrison. It was a breathtaking location – I don’t even think these images do the place justice. You really have to see it to take in the true beauty of the location.

Can I just say Jill and Scott are so much fun and I REALLY enjoyed photographing their wedding? And their vows were so sweet…I almost had a hard time listening because it became a choice between between really listening to the vows which was bringing me to tears…or focusing on my photography!

Here are a few of my favorite images from the day:

This image chokes me up every time I look at it because Jill’s mom was totally teary eyed here during the moments between Jill getting ready and the ceremony starting. She looked so proud and happy and you could just feel the emotion she was feeling – it was such a beautiful ‘mom’ moment I had to give her a hug, too!

While we took some photos of Scott, he pulled out this flask and told me that it was a present from his new brother-in-law. It says ‘Brothers 2008′. How great is that?

During Jill and her dad’s carriage ride up the ceremony, they took a ride around the lake and its almost as though the geese floated by on cue.

I wonder if they realized how amazingly beautiful this setting was for a romantic ceremony. I am still amazed every time I look at these images!

These are two of my absolute favorite images from the day, so I thought I would do something a bit more special. Jill was stunning on her wedding day – you almost couldn’t take your eyes off her – and I think this image captures her beauty perfectly.

I absolutely love the intimacy of this image – it is almost as though I wasn’t there…just as it should be.

Jill and Scott – thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your special day! Your laughter and fun spirits are such a bright light and I wish you both so much happiness in your future!

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AnonymousAugust 7, 2008 - 10:23 pm

wow! how fantastic, we had a great time and can’t wait to relive the night w/ more great pictures!
Congratulations,
Mike, Sara and family!

Regis Alumni Wedding

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This weekend I had the opportunity to shoot Suzanne and Jackson’s wedding on the Regis University Campus and the Denver Botanic Gardens. I graduated from Regis, so it was great being back on campus! Both Suzanne and Jackson graduated from there – and Suzanne and I figured out we graduated the same year and ‘walked’ together! How cool is that?

Suzanne and Jackson are such a great couple and were so much fun to photograph, and the locations had just beautiful photo opportunities at every turn. What a difficult thing to do (and wonderful dilemma to have!) to narrow down images to post!!

Suzanne was stunning in her gown!

The Regis University campus is just beautiful! (Why didn’t I really notice that when I was attending??)

We were waiting for the cue for Suzanne’s dad to walk her down the aisle, and I noticed this plaque on the wall. It is a quote by St. Ignatius which reads “Love consists in sharing what one has and what one is with those one loves. Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words”.

I love this set of images. This time it was the Mother-Son dance which brought me to tears. I especially love this first image of Jackson’s mom. She looks beautiful! You can just feel the emotion between them!

And some fun stuff…

Suzanne and Jackson chose to see each other before the ceremony, so we had some time to take some images. The wind kicked up out of nowhere and blew Suzanne’s veil off! Jackson went after it and I caught this cute image.

It must just be the time of year for ladybugs because we had a few get caught in Suzanne’s veil. I think it was a good sign because according to folklore, Ladybugs bring good luck!

Jackson struck a fitting “Grease” pose for this shot. (I will go to bed tonight with “Go grease lighting….” playing in my head!!)

Love this outtake as the guys were going to put the sign on the car.

Check out this link for some more images – Pagorek-Engels Wedding.

Congratulations, Suzanne and Jackson!! What a beautiful wedding day! We wish you many,many happy years together! Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your day!

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Cinderella Wedding

Posted in Denver, Photography, Weddings

Yesterday was Shannon and Brendon’s wedding, whose engagement – Loomis-Loucks Engagement – I photographed back in April. What a fun time! Here are some of my favorite images:

Dad walking his daughter down the aisle.

The first dance – I love the way she is holding him so tightly!

This was hilarious! Just after the bouquet toss and before the garter toss, the groomsmen took us all by surprise and serenaded Shannon with “You’ve lost that loving feeling”. (How many of you remember that from the movie ‘Top Gun‘?)

Talk about stopping traffic! We ran out into the middle of the busy street, stopping traffic to take this fun shot! (Amidst the honking horns and cheering spectators!)

I love how they have their hands raised in celebration in this image!

LOVE the cowboy hat and boots!

This image is my favorite because all day I was thinking Shannon looked like a princess, and at the very end of the night, the reception hall had pretty much cleared out, and Brendon and Shannon snuck back in for a final dance to Michael Buble’s “Everything” (which happens to be my little sister’s First Dance song!), and while dancing, Shannon lost her shoe. So Brendon bent down to help her put her shoe back on, and the whole scene was very “Cinderella”. TOO SWEET!!

These two are just so sweet together, I had a really tough time choosing just a few favorite photos, so I decided to put a bunch in a slideshow you can view at this link: Loomis-Loucks Wedding.

The quote that came to mind for these two, because they are just too cute, comes from Winnie the Pooh, and has been one of my favorites quotes for years because of the steady, sweet, supportive love it represents:

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh!” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
~ A. A. Milne

We wish you both as much happiness and love and laughter in your future as was so evident on your wedding day! Thank you for choosing us to be a part of it! Congratulations!!

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