Wedding ~ Jewlya & Frederick

Today one of our very best friends got married.... Fred to Jewlya! We lucked out with some amazing weather for this mountain wedding. Fred was the best man in our wedding and previously a business partner with my husband as well as a roommate of ours in our early years in Colorado. I'm so happy he has finally found the person to complete him!

Their wedding was very unique... many couples are now planning "Green" or Environmentally friendly events, but they went all out! Their invitations were evites, instead of gifts they requested friends and family to sign-up on a pot luck website to cater the event, recycling and compost friendly silverware and plates were used. They held their event at family friend's cabin in the mountain that didn't have electricity or running water. I'll admit I was quite skeptical when I first heard about all their plans, but it turned out to be wonderful day that suited the personalities of the couple! A generator was brought in so that the DJ could play music. That was all the energy they used for the entire event.... Candles lead to the ambiance later in the evening.

We met some really great people! My husband, Mike was co-best man with their friend Matt who introduced them and both gave some tear jerking speeches. We even hiked up to the large rock to see the stars as the event wound down.... A Great Day and the Perfect Reason to spend it in the mountains!

Wedding ~ Weslynn & Dennis

Photographed Dennis & Weslynn's fabulously romantic wedding at The Grant Humphreys Mansion in Denver today! This couple came to us via Jenny Lissy at Royal Peach Wedding & Events. We actually did the wedding video for Jenny's wedding two years ago before she started event planning and although she and her partner, Ann Marie are new to the scene they have proven that they have a knack for weddings! Lots of creativity, great organizational skills and my first wedding with them was a pleasure!
There were so many aspects of this wedding that I loved... first the location, lots of wonderful photo opportunities and perfect for the smaller quaint wedding that the couple had. Second the design elements from the flowers right down to Weslynn's dress! She picked the perfect dress for both her and the venue! I also particularly enjoyed the band they had. the rain missed us, but the clouds made for great photography and helped cool down everything! What a wonderful day!

Wedding ~ Carrie & Curtis

I've been making quite a few trips back to South Dakota this year... and not all of them for fun reasons (lost both of my grandmothers in a two month span), but this was definitely for a great reason... to cover a very awesome couple's Rapid City wedding. Carrie & Curtis found me via the internet and www.blackhillsweddings.com I advertise on it because of two reasons 1.) I own it! 2.) Because I love going to my hometown to visit friends and family. Long story short I created the website 8 years ago when there was nothing like it for the area and when my business was still pretty slow. I, for some reason thought I would have time to sell advertisement on it along with doing weddings... ha! Well, anyways, I keep the site because all the people on it get so much work from it and I myself get 2-3 weddings a year there. A perfect opportunity to travel home!
Carrie & Curtis booked me without even meeting me and with me being over 400 miles away, which in my eyes is a lot of trust on their part! And I thank them for giving me a chance to cover their event. I treated their wedding with the same respect and love I put forth for every wedding, so I hope they will enjoy their wedding photos for years to come. A lovely church service was held at South Maple United Methodist Church with a lovely reception following at the Quality Inn on Lacrosse St.
I'll be making my way towards the Black Hills again 2 more times in June.... so if anyone in South Dakota is interested in meeting with me to discuss their wedding plans hit me up as I would be happy to schedule time to talk to you while I'm there. Also traveling to Sioux Falls in July... so give me a ring...

Video ~ Jeanette & Timothy

Just finished a 3 and a half minute clip from the Hodgman wedding.... check it out!

Wedding ~ Jeannette & Timothy

First time covering a wedding at the historical Louviers Village Clubhouse which coincidentally is located in the tiny town of Louviers... I just love this little town! It feels like walking into an old 50's sitcom like "Leave It To Beaver" It's the perfect place to hold a very small and intimate wedding. Tim and Jeannette had about 60 people, any more and I think it would've been too crowded. Also it is very inexpensive with many photo opportunities on the grounds around it. Two thumbs up from this photographer! Click on the link above if you would like to find out more information about this facility.
We unfortunately had a little bit of rain at this wedding... but on the plus side there was a great side room to the hall which had a fireplace in it, so it was the perfect spot to hold the ceremony. The clouds parted after the ceremony giving us just enough time to do some formal photos outside. It was a pleasure doing the photo, video, and even having my husband their as your DJ with Digital DJ. Everyone madde us feel like family which made the night fly by so quick... lots of fun!