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Jen & Jared’s Vail Engagement Session

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Posted in engagements

I think some of our favorite shoots are with couples who chose Vail for their wedding celebration, but don’t actually get to spend that much time here. Maybe not seeing these mountains everyday just makes people all that much more appreciative when they are here. Whatever it is, Jen and Jared were in Vail for their engagement session and they were loving it. Since their wedding will be here this June, we were stoked to get a beautiful, snowy day to highlight the other (like 8 months a year!) side of Vail. These guys warmed up to the idea of having their photo taken really quickly, and they were both relaxed and all smiles for the shoot.

Thanks guys, can’t wait to see you this summer! Also, Jared got in his first days of skiing ever, and now I think they are BOTH hooked. Congrats, and welcome to the team.

Vail village engagement session

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Published! ~ The Knot Real Weddings

Thursday, January 5, 2012 Posted in published, real weddings, weddings

So other than the giant pile of mail and list of things to get caught up on, one of the really nice surprises waiting for Jenny and I when we got home from our awesome Indonesia trip was the Spring/Summer issue of The Knot Colorado. Inside the Real Wedding section in full, glorious, bride inspiring color was Yair and Julia’s amazing wedding. Clearly, we were thrilled to be featured for such a great event along side such great vendors.

Again and always, thanks SO much to Yair and Julia for letting us be part of your weekend. Your great attitudes made all the difference. Of course, congrats and thanks as well to all the amazing vendors we worked with including The St. Julien, the always amazing Heather at Calluna Events, the Lockerpartners, anna-be bridal boutique, Brighter Day floral, and DJ Derek Russo of The Higher Sound. What a great way to start 2012!

by Nate

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A Bright and Modern Inspiration Shoot

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Posted in commercial, events, food, real weddings, weddings

The second half of a recent inspiration shoot in Ward, Colorado. The creative ladies at Fiori Boulder and La Dolce Events wanted to explore a modern approach to a Colorado mountain wedding, and we got the nicest light of the day to showcase their great ideas. Our models, who just got married this past summer, were amazingly comfortable in front of the camera, and we had a ton of fun, racing to shoot as much as we could as the sun continued on down.

Thank you again to our fabulous vendors and patient models!

Location: Caribou Ranch, Ward, Colorado

Event Design: La Dolce Events Boulder

Floral Design: Fiori Flowers Boulder

Earrings: Chelsea Boutique Boulder

Rings: Private Collection

Wedding Dresses: Private Collection

Beautiful Paper: Courtney Callahan Paper

by Nate

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