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Lisa and Salvador’s Wedding on Oahu, Hawaii

Venue: Turtle Bay Resort Location: Oahu, Hawaii Flowers: North Shore Weddings and Flowers Hair and Makeup: Sarah from Whik’d Hairstyling & Makeup Officiant: Jon Kuahiwi Moniz from Ae ‘Ike Hawaiian Wedding Ceremony   I was introduced to Lisa and Salvador through a mutual photographer friend. I was delighted when they asked me to photograph their destination[more…]

Katye and Matt – Breckenridge, Colorado

  Katye and Matt had an intimate ceremony in a luxurious home with a deck over looking the Ten Mile Range in Breckenridge, Colorado. They were so much fun to photograph, and we ended up getting in Matt’s car and driving up a dirt road to find some gorgeous fall colors to photograph in.  

Sarah and Tyler’s Breckenridge, Colorado Wedding

Vendors Venue: Ten Mile Station, Breckenridge, Colorado Wedding Planner: As You Wish (www.asyouwishcolorado.com) Flowers: Bloom, Breckenridge, Colorado (www.bloomflowershop.com) Hair Stylist: The Chooping Block, Breckenridge, Colorado (thechoppingblocksalonbreck.com) Band: Narrow Guage (www.narrowgaugecountry.com) Horse Drawn Carriage: Breckenridge Stables (breckstables.com) Bakery/Cake: Sugar (www.sugarbreck.com) Rentals: Colorado Tents and Events (www.tentsandevents.com) Shuttles: Colorado Mountain Express (www.coloradomountainexpress.com) Sarah and Tyler live in[more…]

Kurt and Natalie’s Silverthorne, Colorado Wedding

  Location: Private Residence in Silverthorne, Colorado Kurt and Natalie contacted me about photographing their smaller destination wedding in Silverthorne, Colorado. They both grew up and live in my home state of Illinois, but came here because the love the mountains as much as I do. Their parents, siblings, and friends traveled here as well,[more…]

Jill and Brandon’s Colorado Springs Wedding

Venue: El Paso Club Jill and Brandon are both Air Force pilots, and met in the service. I was thrilled at the opportunity to photograph their wedding reception in Colorado Springs as well as a day before shoot in Breckenridge. One of my favorite things about this couple was just how fun and easy going[more…]

Kristin and Jared’s Fall Wedding in Beaver Creek, Colorado

Venue: The Splendido at the Chateau, Beaver Creek, Colorado Flowers: Hot House Flowers of Vail Dress: David’s Bridal Menswear: Men’s Wearhouse Rings: Jared’s Galleria of Jewelry Hair and Makeup: Spa Anjali at the Westin   Jared proposed to Kristin on  trip to Paris when they visited the Isle de Cite. They planned the perfect Fall Colorado wedding[more…]

Progress in Marriage Equality

    In anticipation of Pridefest happening in Denver this weekend, it got me thinking of how far the fight for marriage equality has progressed in the U.S. since I photographed my first same-sex marriage in California five years ago. When same sex marriage was legalized in California in 2008, my wonderful friends MJ and[more…]

Happy Anniversary to Yvonne and Craig

Happy two year anniversary to Yvonne and Craig. This was an incredibly fun wedding to photograph. The wedding itself was at Craig’s parents home in the hills above Monterey, California. The next day, I accompanied Yvonne and Craig to the beach at Big Sur for photos in the gorgeous sunset.   Craig is an F-16[more…]

Anatomy of an Image #11

The Breckenridge Ice Castles are an amazing venue to photograph in. Every year as soon as it gets cold, they start adding water a little at a time, and allowing it to freeze into beautiful formations. This year they also added colored LED lights inside the ice itself to further add to the surreal beauty of the place. When this model contacted me about doing a winter photo shoot in Breckenridge, I knew this had to be the place.