sarah & josh (salida wedding photography)

Sarah & Josh are two of the sweetest, most down-to-earth people out there.  I loved shooting their engagement session, and I knew then that I was going to love shooting their wedding, too.  They got married at the Salida Steamplant, continually one of my favorite venues, and we had such an amazing time. Sarah & Josh - thank you SO much for having me be a part of your wedding.  It was truly, truly an honor :)

I'm SO glad they decided to do a First Look!  It gave us a ton of time to work together, and most importantly, gave Sarah & Josh a chance to relax and spend some time alone together before the ceremony began :)

I've always loved this street view... and I love being from a small town!  The name of this mountain is actually "S Mountain".  Yep.

Aww... poor flower girl did NOT want to go down the aisle.

After the ceremony, the guests all made wishes, and threw rocks into the river.  Such an awesome idea!

Congratulations and much love to you both!

zak & melissa (buena vista wedding photographer)

Zak & Melissa are such fun, easygoing, joyful people.  This day at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs was so mellow, and I love mellow weddings!  You might remember them from their nerdy engagement session last year - they met in the engineering department of the School of Mines.  So, fittingly, they got married at 3:14 pm - or, as I called it, pi o'clock.  Melissa wore her grandmother's veil, which just made her look like a Renaissance painting all day.  I couldn't stop shooting - there was too much gorgeousness.  Congratulations to you both, and thanks for including me in your amazing, amazing day!

I LOVE it when couples decide to do a First Look!  This moment was so special.  Plus, we got plenty of extra time for pictures!

We took the wedding party up to the historic ghost town of St. Elmo for some fun shots:

Absolute beauty!!

Who else is cool enough to launch the bouquet and garter off of a homemade catapult??!!

Zak & Lis - I just adore you guys.  I can't thank you enough for the privilege of being your photographer.  Best wishes to you both!

blair & jared (buena vista wedding photographer)

Blair and Jared got married at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs.  They like to drink whiskey with me.  I think they are so cool.

Love this shot of Blair's dad seeing her for the first time:

You guys are just pure fun.  Congratulations!

katie & scott (buena vista wedding photographer)

Katie and Scott are two of the kindest, sweetest, most joyful people probably in the entire world.  I loved everything about this wedding - yes, the details were lovely, but my favorite things about this day were all of the loving smiles, happy tears, and getting to hang out with their awesome families!

Moments like this are why I adore my job- bridesmaids seeing Katie in her dress for the first time:

Katie, you are SO gorgeous!

Loved this little dude's smirk :)

Katie & Scott decided to do a first look (yay!) where they read private vows to each other in the forest behind the ceremony site.  It was so lovely!

These next two shots are some of my favorites!

Katie & Scott - I just adore you guys!  I can't wait to hear all about your honeymoon in Thailand!

blair & jared (buena vista wedding photography)

Blair & Jared are SO awesome!  When I was finally able to meet them, we got along so well it was like we had been friends forever.  I loved shooting their engagement session in Buena Vista, and I can't wait for their wedding later this summer at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs!