Heather and Brian are married!

When we met Heather and Brian a few months ago we immediately knew that we wanted to photograph their wedding. They were so excited about the wedding and they had some great ideas about where to do their pictures after the wedding. As we've gotten to know them better we are even happier that we got to photograph their wedding day. They had a beautiful ceremony at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Downtown Denver. They did a few unique things at their ceremony which really showed the importance of their faith. We then headed to the Bella Sera Event Center for a great reception and a lot of dancing.

We feel so fortunate to have met Brian and Heather and we are excited for them and their future. After spending the day with them and meeting their family and friends we know what a strong foundation they have; and we're certain that they will have a long and happy life together. There's more than just a few images here because we had so many great ones...

One of my favorite things about weddings is the difference between how the guys and girls get ready for the big day.


I love this shot Jessica captured because everything was running a bit behind for the girls and they had everybody working to get Heather's makeup done.




The church they were married in was pretty cool.



Heather was so expressive and happy all day...really made it easy for us to photograph.





We found this cool alley downtown and they definitely wanted their pictures taken there.




Maybe my favorite image from the day.

Laura is graduating!

My cousin Laura is going to be a senior this year (which is kind of hard to believe) and we went out and took her senior pictures. We had a great time and she did such an awesome job. She was kind of a guinea pig since I had just taken the One Light Workshop but everything turned out really well. Here's just a few of our favorites...

One Light

Last week I took an amazing workshop with Zack Arias called The One Light Workshop. He taught us how to get our flash off the camera, get more creative and start using light to our advantage. He also really stressed learning our equipment and getting to understand what you can and can't do with certain things. He was a wonderful teacher and I really learned so much. We've already been using what I learned at a few weddings and on some senior portrait shoots (I'll be posting all that in the next few days.) But here are a few pictures I've created using the one light method...

We were lucky enough to have a few local photographers model for us. This is Rachael and she did such an awesome job. This picture was taken at midnight with a 1 second exposure.


Shannon from Center Avenue Imaging was also gracious enough to come out and model. Thanks Shannon!


And this is Jessica allowing me to use her as a practice subject. We're just scratching the surface of what's possible...which is incredibly exciting.

Bryan and Rebekah are married!

Jessica and I were so lucky to be a part of Bryan and Rebekah's wedding last weekend. The two of them are so in love and were both so relaxed and excited on their wedding day. I think it is so wonderful when a couple is excited about sharing their day with everyone, they welcomed me and Jessica as if we were two friends and we truly felt like a part of the day. It was quite obvious that they truly enjoyed their wedding day and enjoyed having their friends and family there with them. I know I sound like a broken record but we are truly blessed to work with such amazing people. Here's a few of our favorites...

I love trying to capture some of the small details at a wedding.


Jessica always seems to take amazing shoe pictures.




Rebekah has one of the most amazing smiles I've ever seen.



See what I mean about the smile?



This was Bryan when he first saw her coming down the aisle.

I love seeing when people cry.


A very funny moment during the ceremony...


This little flower girl managed to fight through the yawning to do a great job.



Their reception was very cool.






I took an awesome lighting workshop that allowed us to create these pictures. I'm a bit behind on my blogging but I will definitely talk more about the workshop.

Thanks again Bryan and Rebekah and congratulations!

Monica and Russ are married!

Monica and Russ were married at St. Mary's of Littleton Catholic Church and then had a great reception at the Boettcher Mansion. Everything was planned out perfectly and we felt so lucky to be a part of their wedding day. I always enjoy meeting the family and friends of the bride and groom and hearing all the stories about them. There was definitely a lot of love for the two of them and we know they will live a long and happy life together. Here are a few of our favorites...