Colette and Jim's Broadmoor Wedding

Colette married Jim on May 2, 2009 at the The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs with a lovely, quiet ceremony in one of their beautiful lobbies. They wed themselves, saying their vows to each other whilst Colette's children, Olivia and Elliot, held witness to it all. Celebration with some fancy Dom Perignon and dancing was to follow. The beautiful flowers that Colette donned were by Jean-Marie Floral Designs, all helping to make the day more beautiful. To view a mini slide show of their wedding, click here.

Action:Reaction

The photo agency I work with, Aurora Photos, kicked off a celebration of their 15th anniversary with a photo relay. The first photographer, started on June 10th, and had to create three photos, one of which was uploaded to a special website, Aurora: Action: Reaction. The next randomly selected photographer from Aurora’s contributors has to deliver three images that relates to the first image. This creates a visual action-reaction chain that will be updated every 48 hours. I was on the clock Wednesday and Thursday last week. The image chosen was of Mark Drake and Scott Mossman out for a training ride on an adaptive bike on Rabbit Mountain near Lyons, Colorado. Mark Drake is the owner of Hand Bike America. Mark specializes in adaptive sports technology and takes existing adaptive sports equipment and custom fits it for individuals among many other things. I also went bouldering with renowned climber Malcolm Daly on Flagstaff in Boulder, Colorado. In 1999 Malcolm fell 200 feet while climbing Thunder Mountain in Alaska suffering numerous fractures and frostbite. Malcolm is the Executive Director of Paradox Sports which provides opportunities and inspiration to the disabled community. Malcolm, Mark and Scott are all awesome people and athletes and it was a privilege to met them and share their energy for life. These are the two additional images I contributed. Thank you Mark, Scott and Malcolm!

The Hugs, the Smiles that Last Forever

With family and friends in Virginia recently we went through our wedding album. There are about fifty pages bound in the leather book. As we turned the pages, my friends marveled in the timeless moments of our wedding. Although eight years ago, the album brought it back to life!

The glorious aspect of wedding photography and albums is that when grandchildren or family look back on the photos, they will feel as if they are there. They can experience the hugs, the looks, the smiles documented through photography forever. Capturing the emotions and story of weddings epitomizes my style and keeps me inspired! As a wedding photographer, I feel like a magician who captures the moments and preserves the stories forever in a gorgeous family heirloom…