Bobby & Marie, and a month to go (maternity session)

I get to hold my first niece in this many weeks!

Braulio & Kelsey get married... (wedding)

Braulio & Kelsey, thanks so much for being such great people in front of the camera! This was a fun wedding because of the vibrant people, the kids keeping it fresh, and the wedding party always keeping it funky. And the food was delicious. (And thanks for that last photo. It's already on my Facebook, per your instructions. ;)

And thank you to Nicole Nichols for inviting me to assist. Now it's my turn!

Happy Father's Day, Padre!

Make sure you hug your father today, because you only get one! If you ever wondered why I'm so goofy sometimes, now you where I get it from.

I love you very much, father!


New wedding collection on the blog soon. This time with some pretty sweet veil action!

David & Shannon get married at Cherokee Ranch, Part 2 of 2 (wedding)

The ceremony was brought inside the castle because of inclement weather, but no worries. The decor was beautiful and the setting like a fairytale...

Officially ecstatic!


Purple's my favorite color this year, so I was having fun with the details::

Work it, girl!

The bride's family is full of energy and fun and hi-jinx. It was so easy to just let them go and do their thing::


The light was perfect outside.

White-gold power!


I like to experiment when the reception gets exciting::




Mother-and-daughter moment::





One of my favorite shots of David. He looks like a movie-star sometimes::

Before nightfall, we took the B&G up the staircase-turret thingy for a moment. It provides an unparalleled view of Colorado's Front Range. The perfect end to a beautiful wedding. Thank you both.

David & Shannon get married at Cherokee Ranch, Part 1 of 2 (wedding)

David & Shannon know how to a pick a venue! Wander through the rolling hills south of Denver and you'll come across Cherokee Ranch perched atop a bluff overlooking the entire Front Range, from Pikes Peak to beyond Longs Peak. Its centerpiece is the Tweet Kimball Castle, and I was lucky enough to capture David & Shannon's wedding Saturday.

The persnickety Colorado weekend weather didn't stop for nobody, and the ominous clouds kept rolling in. Everyone was thinking, "Inside or outside?"


The bride getting ready...

Shannon is one of three sisters and they are wild together. They all helped Shannon look radiant for the ceremony (Jenni on the left is engaged to marry in December)...



Silver-sequin Pumas!

White-gold rings::


The third (and youngest) sister helps the official flower girl get ready herself::


Love it. The former owner of this castle (Tweet Kimball herself) apparently was an avid art collector, to the tune of acquiring paintings by masters like Peter Paul Reubens, John Constable, even some pre-Renaissance Italian works. Oh and here are the groomsmen helping each other with ties::


They're ready! David (the handsome groom) is in the middle. Both he and the best man are from New Zealand, which was fun because half the attendants had cool Kiwi accents. Magic::


One last toast before the dress. (7-Up for the flower girl!)


Gorgeous bride on her wedding day...



iPhone to the rescue! There was a last-minute glitch in the ceremony music selections, so the bride borrowed someone's iPhone and downloaded the tracks for the DJ mere minutes before the ceremony. It was pretty sweet.

It looked like the stormy clouds weren't going to let up, so the Ranch staff quickly prepared for a very cozy inside ceremony.


Photos from the rest of the day coming up in Part 2! Stay tuned...