Cute chocolate mouse, or cutest chocolate mouse?

My Aunt Carol made these for the holidays. Food art, no?

Totally awesome total lunar eclipse 2010

This is the best I could get sans tripod, sans telephoto zoom lens, of the total lunar eclipse on December 21st, 2010.

Canon 50D
85mm f/1.8
1/30sec at f/1.8 ISO 800, handheld

It was an awesome sight because you don't get to see the moon in hues other than bone-white, unless it's right above the horizon as a harvest moon, or however. I don't know what was more ominous, the shape of the moon being eaten away by the earth's shadow, slice by slice, or the dull wash of burnt-umber light that enveloped it. The copper disk contrasted with the black sky in a way I've never seen before. It looked like a penny on a black velvet blanket.

Not that I'm planning ahead or anything, but I'm looking forward, way forward, to the total SOLAR eclipse on August 21, 2017. It'll pass through the US from coast to coast (very rare path), passing through Wyoming in the afternoon. Length of total eclipse? 2 1/2 minutes. Let's just say it better not be overcast that day....

Anand & Lindsey at Immaculate Conception, Part II | Wedding | Denver wedding photographer

Getting married this year at the Immaculate Conception? Email Chris to see if I'm available to photograph your wedding! This cathedral is a pretty amazing place for photos.

Part II...

Ceremony: Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Reception: Temple Events Center
Hair/Makeup: Jen Loser
Suits: Andrew Fezza
Dress: David's Bridal
Paper: Amy Frazier
Cake: Jeanie Donahue
Floral: Alyssa Renstadt at The Rose Petaler
Bling: Diamond World
Dinner: Culinary Wave
Video: One Billion Stories
Sous photographer: Brooke Trexler Photography









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The wedding party surprised us with a choreographed dance to Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, total Bollywood!








You can never tell if a crowd is going to tear up a dance floor. But these guys? They tore it UP.

Thank you both for the ultimate year-end wedding. It was an amazing weekend. Let's do it again sometime? I can't wait to hear about your India wedding this week (yes, they're doing it all over again in front of one thousand of Anand's closest friends and family in India). Again, it's all about bringing people together.

For an Extended Look at this wedding, check out the slideshow below.

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Anand & Lindsey at Immaculate Conception, Part I | Wedding | Denver wedding photographer

Getting married this year at the Immaculate Conception? Email Chris to see if I'm available to photograph your wedding! This cathedral is a pretty amazing place for photos.

Some weddings you wish you could photograph again and again, like going to a movie and liking it so much you stayed in the theater to watch the next showing. Anand & Lindsey's wedding was a cornucopia of moments, colors, surprises and connections. What an incredible event.

Ceremony: Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Reception: Temple Events Center
Hair/Makeup: Jen Loser
Suits: Andrew Fezza
Dress: David's Bridal
Paper: Amy Frazier
Cake: Jeanie Donahue
Floral: Alyssa Renstadt at The Rose Petaler
Bling: Diamond World
Dinner: Culinary Wave
Video: One Billion Stories
Sous photographer: Brooke Trexler Photography

Anand was born and raised in India, so they merged some Hindu traditions into the day. The bridesmaids wore amazing malachite-hued saris laced with bright gold sequins. Some of Anand's relatives from India showed everybody how it's done.


So much color, I had black & white take the day off::

Elegance::


I was impressed with Anand's signature panache for bringing people together. Over 350 guests, most of the vendors and assistants were friends and associates; you could tell he was born to create community.


Like I said with their e-session, Lindsey takes grace and makes it her own. A spectacular bride. (And she's really resilient because it's getting pretty cold by these two shots.)


Hindu culture in the florals: roses cocooned in banana leaves.


Anand's five ushers wore sherwanis and jeweled turbans, while the groomsmen wore western suits.


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On the other side of the basilica, the bridesmaids looked AMAZING. The emerald bindi was the perfect final touch.


When I got back to the guys, they were goofing off.


A prayer before the ceremony::

For a bride just moments before her wedding, Lindsey was amazingly composed and calm, and excited::

For interior ceremonies, the Immaculate Conception is a photographer's dream. Bright, open and spacious so you can explore the angles.


Love her look::








Choir loft access, too::






Click here to see this image super-sized::

Married!


With every photographer I meet, I ask them what's their favorite moment of the wedding day. They all say the same thing: it's the moment just after the first kiss and recessional, when the bride and groom are tucked away for a brief moment, absolutely stunned that they're now husband and wife. After months and years of planning, they did it. You do not want to miss Anand & Lindsey's Moment, and the rest of their wedding, plus a slideshow of even more pictures, all featured in Part II.

Find it here.


+ Contact Chris for wedding photography bookings and inquiries. 2011 is filling up, and prices go up on New Year's Day.
+ Check out future wedding images by Chris — subscribe to this blog via Google Reader by clicking here.
+ Check out the portfolio back at my wedding site. Peace!