Korey and Ryan live in Chicago, where we were first able to meet a few weeks ago. We have three Chicago couples getting married in Vail this year, and in one of those twists that you can never expect…they all know each other, although none of them knew that they had all picked to get married in the Valley, or that we were working with all of them!
Korey and Ryan decided on a small family party here in Colorado, and will be having a larger reception later in the summer for their friends in Chicago. Korey is an editor at CS magazine , and has a great sense of style. Look for a link to a spread in that magazine later this year!
Korey is the oldest of four girls, and she and Ryan have very close families. It was a very emotional day for everyone involved, and I feel honored to have taken part in it.
A small slide show of the day…the accompanying song is for you Karnes girls!
Janna and Ben came to us from two very good friends of ours, and I definitely felt a great connection with them. They are easy going and ready for any new challenge together, and this year is no different, as they are getting married and buying a house! We had planned on heading up to Betasso, but with weather closing in we stuck to the West End of Pearl in Boulder. Shane Macomber will be shooting their wedding at Holy Ghost and the Brown Palace in September.
There was some talk about practicing the church kiss…..but the not for church kiss followed!
Check out those sassy red heels!
Serious photo time….obviously!
It was Janna’s idea to get Ben this shirt….so Ben thought he would pretend to run away….
Congrats! We all can’t wait for your wedding in September!
While winter in the mountains is absolutely amazing, we might like Vail summers even better. The weather is perfect, everything is 50% off (woot!), and there are a ton of killer things going on. One of my favorite is the Teva Mountain Games, which rolls to town featuring great music, lots of goodies, and the best mountain athletes around. There is simply no better place to see the sickest athletes competing side by side in a load of amazing mountain sports. The after parties aren’t bad either…
Brad Ludden is a local…and global kayak legend. Check out his awesome non-profit organization at First Descents. These guys give kids with cancer an opportunity to heal mind and body while playing outside in the mountains.
Freestyle kayaking is one of the most popular events.
The crowd gets amped up for the bouldering competition which is a World Cup stop, bringing out the worlds best climbers.
Jenny and I recently flew to Chicago to meet with some clients and to shoot Laurie and Brendan’s engagement session before their August wedding. If you know Jenny and I or follow this blog, you know that we LOVE to travel, and that nothing makes us happier than getting to shoot in new places. I am originally from Chicago, but I’d never had the opportunity to shoot there before, so we were completely stoked to work with Laurie and Brendan for their engagement session.
We met the couple at their place and headed toward Wrigleyville for some fun shots down there. Laurie and Brendan have great taste, so naturally they’re Cubbies fans. We got a perfect day with a little cloud cover for that awesome light, and Laurie and Brendan were down for anything. After that we headed down to the shore to get some shots of the lake and the skyline. Lots of kissing and lots of great images in an awesome city. Thanks so much to Laurie and Brendan, we can’t wait until the big day!
Hey, Chicago, what do you say…The Cubs are gonna win today…They’re singin
Go, Cubs, go…
Go, Cubs, go…
Cruising around Wrigleyville.
The lake was amazing, and the light was very 6 AM, even though it was about noon.
Thursday, June 11, 2009 Posted in travel
One of the best parts of owning our own business and doing what we do is that we can decide when it is time to get away and recharge the batteries. We usually go somewhere abroad in the spring in anticipation of a busy wedding season. Since we’ve had some earlier weddings this year, we decided it was long past time to explore that country within a country…California.
San Fran, Sonoma, down the coast towards Santa Barbara. Two photo geeks, our own wheels (and the ability to stop anywhere we want for photos), you can probably imagine how many photos we made. So as not to bore you to sleep, here are a few of our favorites from S.F. and camping along the way. Long live the vacation…
Jenny fireside.
Star trail in Nevada.
Jenny on top of Lombard Street in San Francisco.
Getting pooped on by parrots in SF.
Just before a serious Dim Sum session.
Wine, waves and my lady at Steep Ravine State Park on the Central Coast. Happy guy.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Posted in weddings
Wow, we have been super busy and a little bit all over the pace the last month. I guess that is a really good thing given the state of things, but it still feels nice to get home and get blogging about what we’ve been up to. No better place to start that Erica and Paul’s awesome wedding in Vail.
Winter can get a little long in Vail, and sometimes it it is a little hard to tell when spring has sprung. Then we get a couple like Erica and Paul who are soooo stoked to get hitched in the hills no matter what the weather is like. I guess it is all about your perception of what you are given, and I think having a great attitude coming into the day always makes it more fun, and it certainly makes for better photos!
All in all, a little rain fell, but it didn’t put a damper on anything. We had a great time and can’t thank Erica and Paul and of course their amazing families enough!
Paul in the first row, first photo. That’s how long these guys have known eachother.
Vail Chapel looking great on a rainy day.
It was absolutely pouring when we went to get some shots in the village. Paul and Erica still look great, I looked…waterlogged.
Monday, April 27, 2009 Posted in weddings
Jenny and I had our first wedding of the “season” this past weekend, and I think we started with a great one. Lindsay and Mark got married at the Brown Palace in downtown Denver, with their reception right afterwords in Ellyngton’s Restaurant. As soon as their dog Oakley got his own tux, we knew that this was going to be a great night.
Sometimes it can be overwhelming to start off the season with a huge wedding, so Lindsay and Mark’s day was perfect for us. They were totally relaxed and the day went off without a hitch. We couldn’t be more stoked to have been part of their day.
Oakley gets in his tails.
Getting ready.
The ceremony had some awesome natural light.
I love the colors against the dark alley.
The PhotoCorner was getting some serious use, and Lindsay and Mark gave us a one of a kind shot!
Thanks so much to Mark and Lindsay and The Brown Palace! What a great way to kick off the season.
James and Nancy welcomed their beautiful little Logan on a snowy April 3rd. Nancy’s parents were in town from Iowa, and we chose to take some photos at Chatauqua Park in Boulder for Logan’s first photo shoot at 10 days old. It was a beautiful spring afternoon, and I felt so appreciative to witness a few minutes in the life of this new family. Congratulations friends! We are looking forward to sharing in more happy moments with you and your beautiful daughter!
Logan would have rather been eating or sleeping….
Opening her beautiful eyes for a few seconds.
She was happier with Mom and Dad holding tight.
First time grandparents!
Mariah and Reed are expecting a baby girl any day now, and I was so fortunate to squeeze in a session with them near their Eagle Vail home before her arrival. Mariah was in Molly and Sean’s wedding last summer when she had just found out that they were expecting, and she jumped on the chance to take advantage of our First Year Project. If these photos are any indication, the three sessions we have left over the next year will be amazing and exciting to take part in!
Enjoying the Photo Corner last summer, enjoying a new photo now!
Mariah’s two dogs and two cats wanted to be a part of our whole afternoon.
Tiny uggs are a must for a Vail baby!
Just beautiful.
Wet dogs equal lots of fun.
Congratulations Reed and Mariah, I can’t wait to meet your little girl!
Jenny and I are super lucky to get the chance to work with a lot of couples who actually live in the mountains. “Locals” are a little different to shoot because they really do live amazing lives above 8,000″. Greg and Karen are no exception, and when an unseasonably warm spring day came up in Vail, they jumped on the chance to shoot their engagement in the sun.
With cruiser bikes and Abe the dog in tow, we stopped at some of their favorite spots in the Vail Valley and got a great glimpse into what a cool couple they are. Sometimes it’s hard to get our couples to feel comfortable being affectionate in front of the camera in their first shoot with us. It’s fairly obvious that wasn’t the case for Greg and Karen. These guys are so in love and are having such a great time together, the shoot was really easy and a lot of fun.
Cruisers.
Abe pretty much rules.
Just a normal day in the village.
The Gore Range looms over Vail Village.
Every good day ends with mudslides at the Bully.
Thanks so much to Greg and Karen and Abe. We can’t wait for their wedding!
by Nate
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