Get Carried Away

How often do you spend $1,000 on a dress, get your hair done, paint your nails, buy really expensive makeup, and carry around a bouquet of gorgeous flowers? Not very often? Well, you better preserve the moment with a few fantastic portraits, then.

My favorite part of wedding photography is capturing amazing images of brides and grooms. Yes, the couple's portraits are important, but so are individual portraits. Many brides and grooms haven't had their picture taken formally since high school. (I've never understood why we stop commemorating certain milestones in our lives after the age of 18.) Ben and I always make it a point to separate the stars of the show from their family, friends, and bridal party in order to get a bunch of fabulous (work it!) pictures. From there, we can take them home and play with all sorts of effects - black and white, sepia, you name it! This is your day to be beautiful, and we will make sure the whole world (or at least your Face.book friends) see how amazing you look!

Vintage Effects

Modern technology allows us to create photos that harken back to another era. Recently, we photographed a stylish young couple who had a very "vintage" vibe to them. After bringing the photos home and looking them over, we decided to add a little kick to a number of the shots - toning down the saturation and even adding some interesting borders / backgrounds. The result was a series of portraits that were set apart not only from ordinary wedding photos, but from the rest of the couple's pictures. Of course, we always give our clients the color versions of every photo, just in case. The glory of digital! We can render any photo in black and white, sepia, or low-saturation, and still provide the full-color original. It's what makes the post-production process so much fun!

The Morlock-Wodiuk Wedding

You can't ask for much more than a beautiful (if slightly breezy) summer day by the Riverwalk in Pueblo. This weekend, we were honored to attend the wedding reception of Jessica and Travis. After taking some fun family shots, we stole the two of them away for a half-hour and took some gorgeous portraits. The sun was just setting and its was a perfect 75 degrees outside. We spent a little while getting photos of the couple and of the bride, looking beautiful in a satin knee-length gown, by herself. This allowed them to have a grand re-entrance into the Gold Dust Saloon, where friends and family had gathered for dinner and drinks. (A note to brides everywhere - being there to meet and greet is nice, but making a "grand entrance" is priceless!)

Spring...and wedding season...has arrived!

When you find the person you're meant to marry, a beautiful wedding is simply icing on the cake. We spent our weekend with a lovely couple who tied the knot at the Cliff House in Manitou Springs. Surrounded by a small group of friends and family (some who were absolutely adorable), the two said their "I do's" amidst 150 years of history in the two-story Victorian hotel. The sunny spring morning made for a cheerful welcome for guests to the area, and by mid-day the sun had gone into hiding behind a group of forboding thunderclouds. (Rain on your wedding day is good luck, isn't it?) Nevermind the weather, the day was a fantastic start to this couple's many happy years of wedded bliss.