Lauren and Barry’s Silverthorne, Colorado Wedding Ceremony Venue: St. Mary’s Catholic Church Reception Venue: The Silverthorne Pavilion Catering: Gilchrist Catering Lauren and Barry are an amazing couple from Colorado’s front range who decided to have their wedding in the mountains in Silverthorne, Colorado. I had a chance to photograph their engagement photos almost a year ago.[more…]
Category Archives: Destination Weddings
Venue: The V3 Ranch Catering: Ridge Street Kitchen I have to say, I really like Jim and Lindsay right of the bat. We had a lot in common. For starters, just like my wife and I, Jim and Lindsay are also from the Chicago suburbs. Jim is a chemical engineer, and Lindsay is a school[more…]
Laura and David’s Breckenridge Wedding at Ten Mile Station Venue/catering: Ten Mile Station Videography: Elegant Productions Florist: Petal and Bean David and Laura traveled all the way from Omaha, Nebraska to have their wedding in Breckenridge, Colorado. They chose to hold the ceremony and reception at Ten Mile Station. Most people who visit Breckenridge[more…]
Chris and Heather’s Vail, Colorado Wedding Hometown: Frisco, Co Venue: The Donovan Pavillion Caterer: All Seasons Catering Videography: Susan Metcalf Video Heather and Chris live in the next town over from me. They had a gorgeous wedding at the Donovan Pavilion in Vail. I loved this couple’s laid back attitude, while still managing to do a lot[more…]
Craig and Yvonne’s California Wedding I met Yvonne when I was in high school nearly 20 years ago. Unfortunately we lost touch after graduation, but as so often happens, we reconnected through my Facebook page. That is where she discovered that I have spent the last decade or so as a photographer. She mentioned that[more…]
I get asked a lot about how I pack for a destination wedding. In order to have the proper back up equipment, I am usually packing at least two cameras, two flashes, multiple lenses, batteries, memory cards, and I need to make sure everything fits on the plane under the seat in front of[more…]
Location: The Ice Castles, Silverthorne, Colorado Model: Renee Neward Bartnick Earlier this winter, I went out to the Silverthorne Ice Castles to work on some ideas I had. When I am trying out new techniques or ideas, I will often practice them on models instead of experimenting on actual wedding clients. This is particularly true[more…]
The Landscape as the Main Composition A lot of time when we think of wedding portraits, we are thinking of close ups of the bride or groom, or group shots of the wedding party. Our focus tends to be on the human elements of the image. However, sometimes it is worth while to think outside[more…]
Whitney and Jason’s Winter Wedding Ceremony: Gold Run Sleigh Rides in Breckenridge, Colorado. Lodging: Blue Sky Breckenridge in Breckenridge, Colorado. Whitney and Jason came all the way to Breckenridge, Colorado from their home near Atlanta, Georgia for their dream winter wedding. Guests took a horse drawn sleigh from the Gold Run Nordic Center to the[more…]
Ceremony and Reception: Dry Gulch Placer Catering: Harvest Catering Couple’s Website: www.lindsayandcharlie.net Unfortunately, I don’t usually get to photograph to many locals from Breckenridge, Colorado. So when I can’t tell you how pleased I was when Lindsay and Charlie approached me about photographing their wedding. I was equally excited to photograph a Dry Gulch Placer[more…]