Liz and Jon's Aspen Wedding

Liz and Jon celebrated their July 11, 2009 wedding in Aspen, Colorado at the Pine Creek Cookhouse. The Cookhouse is situated near Aspen in the Castle Creek Valley at 9700 feet. The wedding began with a Havdahlah ceremony and Ketubah signing. After Jon agreed to the terms of the "wedding contract" he, the Rabbi and witnesses went to find Liz to see if she would agree to be wed to Jon! She did and Liz and Jon's ceremony was held in the meadow at the Cookhouse under a chuppah that Liz and Jon made themselves of Aspen boughs. Earlier in the day rain threatened and indeed there were a few sprinkles as the skies darkened but an hour before the ceremony the clouds parted, the sun came out and the weather was absolutely perfect. After the ceremony the couple had some private time together, known as the Yichud. After they had some time alone I joined them to make a few photographs in the Aspen grove where they were perched on a log enjoying their first moments together as husband and wife. A divine dinner followed with numerous toasts to the couple and then dancing. To see a slide show of their wedding click here.

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!