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Melhorn Manor Penn State Wedding | Crystal & Luis

October 28, 2018 · 1 Comment

Crystal & Luis’ Penn State wedding was extra special for me. I met Crystal thru the Penn State Dance Marathon while I went to school at Penn State. I was active on the photography committee and came to know her sweet family so well. Well enough that we took a series of family photos throughout the changing seasons on campus (see below for LOTS of cuteness). I was so ecstatic when her and Luis got engaged and she asked me to be their Penn State wedding photographer. This was actually the first time I got to take a photo of their FULL blended family. How flippin’ adorable are they! Crystal and Luis had met at Penn State as well thru the same Dance Marathon twenty years ago. And more recently fell in love after bonding over Penn State football and their rooted love for THON. After rekindling after all these years, the rest was history and here they are today as the cutest family ever!

Fall Mountain Engagement Session | Laci & Steven

October 20, 2018 · 9 Comments

Recently, I’ve started to put extra special focus on candids during sessions. Laci & Steven were the perfect couple to kick this off with for their fall mountain engagement session at Bear Creek Dog Park. These two are getting married at the Rustic Lace Barn in Colorado Springs next September, and thanks to being on their preferred vendor list, they found me on the list and selected me as their wedding photographer. YAY. They came down from Fort Collins to meet me in the Springs for their fall mountain engagement session. It was the perfect day, as the sun was shining and the leaves were just about at their peak color.

I’ll tell ya, I just love it when couples are fun and loving in front of the camera, and Laci & Steven were just that. They danced, they smooched, they giggled and they joked. And they even laughed at my jokes. The PERFECT subjects for my new focus on candidness (is that a word?), and a couple I’m so excited to photograph next fall for their gorgeous wedding. Anyone looking for a fun mountain engagement session should get some tips from these two lovebirds! I’m sure you’ll be able to tell I was smiling the whole time behind the camera.

Boho Backyard Wedding | Kelly & Dan Gianforte

September 30, 2018 · 5 Comments

I think I may have been just as excited for this boho backyard wedding as Kelly and Dan were. Kelly is just like me- planning and organizing are her forte. So, from before their engagement session up until days before the wedding, we’d go back and forth on their wedding plans and I’d get updates on all the pretty details they were arranging and continually get more and more excited for September 8th. To say I was stoked for this boho backyard wedding was an understatement.

Matthews Winters Park Engagement Session | Lena & Colton

September 9, 2018 · 4 Comments

A Matthews Winters park engagement session for the books for sure! Gosh, I absolutely LOVE it when couples are so in love, it’s like I’m not even there. The couples that I barely have to prompt or pose light my heart on fire. Lena & Colton were one of those who couldn’t stop smiling and looking at each other. They kissed, they laughed, the snuggled, and held hands. I kid you not when I say this, Colton said, verbatim, “I just can’t stop kissing her, she’s so beautiful”. That’s genuine love right there! I’m so happy I got to capture these two lovebirds in the first peeks of fall as they shared some fun moments frolicking amongst the nature for their Matthews Winters park engagement session.

Pikes Peak Mountain Elopement | Melissa & Luke

August 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment

The smaller the better in my books. Melissa and Luke had a tiny Pikes Peak mountain elopement at the summit of Colorado Springs’ highest peak, and although little, it was not lacking in love. The love these two share is amazing and it’s so exciting when out of town couples come to this gorgeous state to get married. I had so much fun riding up the Pikes Peak highway riding shotgun with Melissa, her dad, and niece. I felt like I was part of their family by the time we reached the top! The whole way up, the skies were dark and there were sprinkles threatening a storm up up. But as soon as the ceremony started and Melissa walked down to Luke, the sun broke through the clouds and shined bright on the two of them as they said their vows together. It really couldn’t have been more perfect.

Styled Wedding Shoots are SO Fun | Colorado Adventure Wedding Photographer

August 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment

As the title of this post says, styled shoots are SO much fun. This was a classic boho wedding shoot put on by Gabby Mundie with Chickadee Kisses Photography and she did a gorgeous job bringing it all together. My favorite part about these shoots is getting to colaborate with local vendors in the Colorado wedding industry. We shot at Once Upon a Time Wedding & Events Center in Kiowa, and it was just GORGEOUS and had all sorts of boho vibes. They constructed a wedding barn for the venue that overlooks some amazing landscape. Not to mention, it has a gorgeous outdoor deck area with cute string lights, and two cute vintage renovated campers. Talk about charm! Sander Ranch Florals from Castle Rock provided the perfect touch of creme and greenery to go with the vibe for this classic boho wedding shoot. Not only were the flowers gorgeous, but so were the dresses. Parker Secret Closet takes donated dresses and gives them to girls in need- what an amazing charity! I personally loved the long lace veil that they provided as well. Not that the girls needed extra pretty’ing, but Julia Makeup Studio sure gave them some extra glam for their big day.

Intimate YMCA Overlook Chapel Wedding | Julie & Stephen

August 17, 2018 · 5 Comments

Tell me you value photography and I’ll love you forever. During our back and forth conversations before Julie booked their wedding with me, she mentioned that despite not having a large wedding budget, they valued photography and wanted to hire an amazing photographer to capture their intimate YMCA Overlook Chapel wedding. I may have blushed a little when she told me that. Photography on your wedding day is so important, and I LOVE that these two valued it so much.

I’m Back, Baby! | And it Feels so Good

July 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Hellllllooooooo! I’m finally BACK! After what felt like an eternity being away. Were you worried I quit, or forgot about you?? Hopefully not. Well, my apologies for being MIA recently, but I took a much-needed hiatus as we focused on some pretty big life milestones- we purchased our first home AND got married all within a month and a half. It’s been a pretty hectic past few months, and although it was all worth it, I’m excited to be back to a somewhat normal life now that the wedding is over and we’re settled (and an old married couple).

Want a little peek into our life over the past few months? Here ya go!

David & Erika | A Fox Run Park Engagement Session

April 15, 2018 · 4 Comments

A golden hour, foresty Fox Run Park Engagement Session

Who would think that a Fox Run Park engagement session would lead you to a great friend?! You know when you meet people and nearly instantly click? Yeah, that was David & Erika. I LOVE it when I meet people who are just like me. People who get my quirks, think my jokes are funny, and love to laugh. This was them to a T. I mean, Erika and I may have agreed that while your fiance is on a 9 month deployment, it’s okay to move some of his clothes out of the closet to make more room for yours. See? We’re a perfect fit, and I’m so excited for Erika to move to Colorado Springs in May to move in with David.

Intimate Backyard Colorado Wedding | Ali & Zach Linn

April 1, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Ali and Zach are the definition of an utterly well-deserving couple. They are the sweetest, most in-love and gracious couple I’ve ever worked with. Their wedding was a little different than others, but no less amazing or lacking in love. Due to unforeseen health issues in the family, they decided to get married over a year earlier than they had originally planned, so that ALL their loved ones could attend. The most important thing to them was the love of their family, and they were so very grateful to have everyone meaningful there right alongside them.