Andrea and Justin’s wedding, if I could sum it up in one word, was FUN!  Lots of partying, lots of laughter, dancing, drinking, etc.  I loved that Andrea and Justin chose to have the ceremony at her aunt’s home in Boulder facing the flatirons, and the reception at the Rembrandt yard in Boulder.  It was a perfect amount of  nature and then air conditioning.  The day was HOT, but Andrea and Justin cooled down with their favorite small micro-brews, and thank goodness for the Khaki suits and short dresses!  I loved being a part of the day as Andrea feels like an old friend and I was welcomed as guest to partake in the “bash”.  I know that this post is a little heavy handed on the toasting, but I swear it’s my favorite part of weddings and these toasts were good.  Lots of brotherly love goin’ on!

If Jesse and I could renew our vows and have a brand new celebration, I would basically replicate Katie and Peter’s wedding.  From the amazing location (unfortunately, it’s a private home), to the intimate ceremony in the woods, to cornhole, to the BBQ style cuisine and mason jars for the champagne–it was exactly what I would do.  I would hire Cynthia Goodberry to do my makeup and Leon Littlebird to do my ceremony.  And I’d Leon to ask his Father to make the weather exactly like it was at “Katie and Peter’s” wedding.  I am not lying when I say it was absolutely perfect in ever way.  Katie and Peter are two of the sweetest people I have ever met and deserved every minute of this perfect day.  They will certainly go down in history as one of my favorite couples and they put together one of my all time favorites weddings.  Kudos, and Congratulations, you love birds!

Sara and Jonathan were married earlier this month at  Cielo in Castle Pines.    I have to say, my two favorite things to photograph at a wedding are the bride getting ready and the ceremony.  At Sara and Jonathan’s wedding, I got to photograph both of these things twice!  Sara and Jonathan had a traditional Jewish tish and bedeken ceremony before a good old fashioned American style wedding.  In all honesty, I think I can write a wedding ceremony down to every reading and every song picked for the procession and candle lighting.  I’ve photographed over 300 weddings and some of these ceremonies don’t have a ton of originality and tend to blend together.  Sara and Jonathan’s wedding, on the other hand had 2 ceremonies that were  both incredibly  dramatic and emotional.  It was so refreshing and fun to photograph.  At a traditional Jewish wedding,  the men and women remain in two separate rooms all day, until the men bring the groom in to check out his bride and veil her before the next ceremony. Jonathan’s procession was accompanied by a singing rabbi and a lot of loud, happy clapping men. Before this, Sara waited in a room with a hundred, plus women who offered her kisses and messages of love and encouragement.  All of this was followed  by a veiling and signing of the Ketubah and then another glorious ceremony seeped in beautiful traditions.   To top it all off,  Sara wore two dresses, one of which was her grandmother’s wedding dress.  She rocked it and looked absolutely marvelous!  The entire day was one of celebration and fun and I truly enjoyed documenting every moment of it.    Thank you Sara and Jonathan.  It was such a honor!