I was called the week prior to this wedding to ask if I was available because the previous photographer (amongst other reasons) said that 9:00 was past their bedtime… theres more to it than that, but I find that line rather comical. The result is I met some of the most incredible people that I’ve all but fallen in love with. Sometimes connections are quick, and this was one of those times. I absolutely love this family and I feel so honored that I got to be a part of their day.

Weddings, first looks, families, love, tears, bliss, dogs, babies, dancing… God I love my job

Everything about this wedding had me in awe. The couple, their community, the venue, the weather. Everywhere I looked was this picturesque photo op that just had me feeling like a kid in a candy store. It’s taken me a while to get to featuring this wedding on the blog and I have so many more to post. but I am gasping for air in between shoots and my focus is on delivery rather than the blog, but do watch instagram if you want to keep up with some of the coolest shoots we’ve been doing recently ☺️

My favorite things about about this wedding include but are not limited to:

• The fact that the venue is the grooms parent’s home

• the mother of the groom is a brilliant photographer

• the bride got ready in the mother of the groom’s photography studio

• the groom’s entrance was an epic walk down to “Icon” by Jaden Smith

• at the “you may kiss the bride” moment, the groomsmen provided the groom with a mirror to check himself and breath freshener to make sure he was prepared for the moment.

• the venue essentially has a bridal suite, indoor/outdoor reception space with separating garage door and double groom suite, and epic field with views for days all together in this little known property. its amazing.

• the family and friends participating added up to essentially a bajillion people.

• the sense of community and influence the family has had on the entirety of everyone present is really apparent and emotional to observe.

I met Mariah at a bridal expo. She was clearly overwhelmed. My first question to her was if she was at the point in the planning process where she was interested in a photographer. She kinda had a deer in the headlights look of, “I’m not really sure yet.” So I asked if the whole event was too much stimulation, and the answer to that was obviously yes. So we just sat and chatted for a few minutes. And I figured out how super freaking cool she is. And surely enough a few months go by and I get an inquiry on my site from her. I was so freaking stoked. I am so unbelievably blessed to have been able to document her wedding. I brought my whole family to Estes park where we stayed at the YMCA for that weekend sledding. So that whole snowy weekend in combination with being graced with the award winning photographer https://liamgordon.photography as a second shooter, I was so pumped.