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Jill and Ross : Part two (The wedding)

Jill, Ross and the rest of their family arrived at Overlook Ranch a few days before the wedding. This beautiful venue is also a retreat where nature lovers go on hikes and take a break from their busy lives. The little cabins surround the main house, little dirt paths speckled with pine cones connect each of them .

On that day, inside one of the cottages, Jill, her sister, her mom and her closest friends were getting ready. The mood was quiet, meditational even. There was wholesome food on the table,wild flowers ready to be placed in the bridesmaid’s hair. There was sunshine sipping through the windows and Jill was doing her make up. I grabbed Jill’s dress and headed outside, looking for the perfect place for the first shot of the day.

I have known Jill and her family for a few years and it was with my heart full that I witnessed my lovely bride get into her dress. I saw her hug her dad, her mom, and finally meet Ross in the woods outside the cabin. Everyone cried at that wedding, except for Jill. She laughed the joyous laughter of a child on a Christmas day. She danced and hugged and ate and danced some more. She was life itself, celebrating the beauty this very special day.

Jill and Ross’s wedding was a great big embrace of all the family and friends present. It was also in communion with the breathtaking views of the mountains surrounding them. It was a mix of traditions and shamanic rituals, of Jill and Ross walking in with their entire family, and leaving, dancing up the aisle as husband and wife.

I am grateful to have be present. I am grateful for this family.

A Mountain Wedding in Estes Park — Overlook is a beautiful and casual venue located just a few minutes from Estes Park

A casual mountain wedding in Estes Park — The venue

A casual Wedding in Estes Park — View from the reception

Vendors :

Photographer : Annabelle Denmark Photography

Venue : The Overlook Ranch

Catering : Smokin’ Dave’s

View of wedding highlights:

Jill and Ross : Part one (the engagement)

I met Jill through Art as Action. She is a gorgeous dancer, and a beautiful woman. I love the way she laughs, how her presence brightens any room. I was ecstatic when she asked me to photograph her wedding, and we started with her engagement session in Boulder.

Engagement Session in boulder — We started our session at Chautauqua, a public space near the Flatirons

A Boulder Engagement Session — The park has this open space with huge trees, we took advantage of the beautiful morning light to get some yummy booked backgrounds

An Engagement Session in Boulder — At the bank, cause that’s how we roll

Boulder Engagement Session — Jill’s dress revealed her back and tattoo so of course I have to focus on that for a while 🙂

Location : https://www.chautauqua.com

Boulder : https://bouldercolorado.gov

Brittany + Jacob : An urban wedding in Greenwood Village

Brittany and Jacob god married on a late summer day at the Curtis Ballroom. This very sweet couple crafted a colorful and warm atmosphere for their family and friends. I have known Brittany for a little while and love her laugh, sweet personality and artistry. Grateful for this beautiful wedding day <3

Special thanks to Hunter Odenthal who assisted Brian and I on this wedding.

An urban Colorado Wedding — The dress, flowers and shoes in the yellow, white and black color scheme of the wedding

Colorado urban wedding — Jacob is getting ready in his hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech

Denver urband wedding — Brittany and her bridesmaids overlooking the impressing hotel lobby

An urband Colorado Wedding — Timeless black and white images of the groom and his groomsmen, hanging out at the hotel’s balconies

Denver urban wedding — Brittany is in front of the Curtis, she hold her custom made bouquet of sunflowers

Urban Colorado Wedding — Jacob’s nephew had the rings, his dad is helping him untie them from the pillow

An urban wedding in Colorado — The Curtis Ballroom us a lovely venue, its modern architecture blends well with the views of Greenwood Village

An urban Colorado wedding : candy table — The yellow and black decorations and candy table match this colorful and happy wedding!

Vendors :

Venue : Comedy Works, the Curtis Ballroom

http://www.comedyworksevents.com/curtis-ballroom/

Hair : Do the bang things

https://dothebangthingsalon.com

Flowers : Cathy Larson

Dress : David’s Bridal

http://www.davidsbridal.com

Alteration : The wedding Seamstress

http://www.theweddingseamstress.com

DJ : DJ Jack Jack

Check out this short video of the wedding highlights!

Amber and Jon, a “hat” Wedding in Colorado’s Foothills

Amber and Jon got married on a rainy day in May 2015. This beautiful, hand crafted, vintage wedding welcomed the guest in the tiny town of Lyons, Colorado.

Hat Wedding in Colorado's Foohills — The bridesmaid, wearing maroon are pursued by a friendly Dino named Tiny

a Hat Wedding in Colorado's Foohills — Amber and Jon are enjoying a brief reprieve from the rain during their wedding reception

Venue : Stone Mountain Lodge, Lyons Colorado

Dress : Anthropology

http://www.bhldn.com

Catering : SmokeShack BBQ

http://smokeshackbbq.com

Pies : Whole Foods Bakery

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com

See wedding highlights :

A Knight’s Tale : Courtney and Tony’s Epic Proposal

Courtney and Tony have known each other for two years and are the most unique couple I have ever met. Courtney is a permanent make up artist while Tony is a motorcycle riding, comic book loving electrician. When Tony decided that he was going to propose to Courtney, he poured his heart into it and it took him six months of secret planning to finally pop the question (and the black diamond ring). For six months Tony learned how to ride a horse and joust, sword fight in heavy armor and play the part of the “Black Knight”. Under the cover of helping his friend with dance lessons for his wedding (this friend was not going to get married, it was all pretend!), Tony spent every weekend practicing and had to show Courtney his new (made up) dance moves after long days of rolling in the dirt. Then the big day came and in the tiny town of Wellington a group of performers gathered for a jousting tournament. Courtney and Tony showed up along with 100 other friends and family members (Courtney was quite perplexed to see so many people she knew!!). As the fighting and jousting took place, Tony stayed in the audience until Courtney was selected to hold a box that would be the grand jousting prize. She was given the key to the box and was instructed to keep it locked until the remittance of the prize to the winner. Courtney sat with her box as the black knight walked right past her and proceeded to win the tournament. The knight had a very tough time winning as tears (of joy) started to stream down his face as soon as he put his helmet on! At the end, Courtney was led to the podium and opened the box while Tony took of his helmet. There were many more tears shed, both on Courtney’s side and by the audience. The rest, as we say, is history and Tony and Courtney are now happily engaged 🙂 Congratulations to the two of you!!

The tournament took place in the tiny town of Wellington

many performers : dancers, jugglers and a dressed up puppy entertained the crowd — Many performers : dancers, jugglers and a dressed up puppy entertained the crowd

There was a story about a mean queen and valiant knights (the red headed person was mean too, I think)

Many members of the audience were Courtney and Tony's family and friends — Many members of the audience were Courtney and Tony’s family and friends

Bear Girl — See I told you she looked mean!

Tony is waiting to enter the scene. He looks pretty zen so far

Here is the box! Hint : there is a ring inside — Here is the box! Hint: there is a ring inside

To no one's surprise (except for her!!) , Courtney was selected to hold the box! — To no one’s surprise (except for her!!) , Courtney was selected to hold the box!

Here is the Black Knight! He look cool and ferocious. — Here is the Black Knight! He looks cool and ferocious.

Tony can Joust like a ....jouster :) — Tony can Joust like a ….jouster 🙂

And it's a win! Take that you traitor ! and don't come back! — And it’s a win! Take that you traitor ! and don’t come back!

Now Tony the Knight is waiting for his future betrothed to present him with the box

while Facebook's server is exploding with knight pictures — While Facebook’s server is exploding with knight pictures

Here is Courtney! That's when me and 100 other people starting crying our eyeballs out. There was a universal "AWWWWWWW" — Here is Courtney! That’s when me and 100 other people starting crying our eyeballs out. There was a universal “AWWWWWWW”

Everyone is so happy at that point, I wish I could box that happy up for them! — Everyone is so happy at that point! I wish I could box that happy up for them!

The and Knight and his Lady rode away, and lived happily ever after. — And the Knight and his Lady rode away, and lived happily ever after.

THE END <3

The power of prints

I wanted to write a bit more than I usually do. If you don’t want to read, please scroll directly to the bottom of this page to see my albums. They look even better in person, so please schedule a consultation to have a look at them !

Pictures hold completely different meanings depending on what stage of life we are in when we look at them.

A new mom looking at her babies pictures while she is still not sleeping at night, while she is still recovering from the birth, will look at them with delight. The pictures will be shared and go somewhere on a hard drive. Or be stored somewhere on social media.

But an album will be stored in a bookshelf. No one was quite sure why this crazy photographer forced them to make an album, but hey, they just did it.

20 years later, when her little child is about to leave for college, she will look at those pictures with a completely new look. The pictures will bring back vivid memories of her time as a young mom and she will feel many wonderful emotions.

If she is lucky, the sleep deprived mom was organized enough to create backups of her digitals and had them readily available, on a new handheld (20 years from now) device.

But her album will be in her office, now that she has opened her own business. She will be glad to touch her baby’s face while her grown up child drives away.

Then one day she will be a grandmother. The pictures will be brought back up to compare features, new memories will be created and with it will come new images.

Hopefully someone will have remembered to transfer the pictures from the old drive. USB technology? What is that? Who know who saw the pictures last?

But the album is now in the family room with the other precious books. Ready to be opened again.

It is very likely that old prints are brought back up, old family albums are dug up. The pictures will be touched. A little rip or stain adding texture to the times long gone.

I know that people love digital. I understand the need to possess and use what we have. Most people, unfortunately do not print anymore.

This is why, in this era of digital images, I firmly believe in the power of prints. And this is why, before my clients purchase the digitals, I convince them to get an album that I design with love. An album that is beautiful and solid enough to withstand time. With UV coated pages and seamless pages. Albums that are built like books.

Here are just a few samples of my albums. There will be more to come and I hope that more and more of my clients will understand and embrace the power of prints.

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