Helen and Matt's Vail, Colorado Wedding

Aug

2011

Helen and Matt’s Vail, Colorado Wedding

Location: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado
Officiant: Chris Tunner

Helen called me about photographing their small intimate ceremony this past August in Vail. As much as I like smaller ceremonies, I normally do not have the time to fit them into my busy wedding schedule in the summer. However, when Helen told me that her and Matt were getting married that the Alpine Gardens in Vail, she got my attention.

The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens are gorgeous, and I had never had the opportunity to photograph a wedding there before. I agreed to shoot the wedding as long as they let me work on some of the more experimental ideas I had, and they enthusiastically agreed. The following are some of my favorites from the wedding day.

Helen and Matt's first kiss after the ceremony

I started this by positioning Matt and Helen where the light was good, and then I just waited for this moment to happen.

When I saw this rock sitting in a pool of water in the sunlight, I knew I wanted to get a shot like this.

This was one of my more staged shots. I started by looking for graphic elements for framing and I found this on a playground. Then it was just a matter of placing them in to the scene.

Helen and Matt walking down the steps from the Alpine Garden

This intriguing sculpture in Vail made for a good setting for a more abstract wedding photo.

See more photos of Matt and Helen’s wedding here.

About the Author: Timothy Faust is an award winning wedding photographer from Breckenridge, Colorado. He specializes in destination wedding photography in Colorado and all across the world.

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