It was such a treat to get to work with the Bozarth’s again. I shot Nicole’s sister, Danielle’s wedding exactly a year earlier….  I think it’s quite adorable, actually that they share the same anniversary!  It will certainly be easy for Diane and Howard to remember when to send out those cards!

Nicole and Jeff are two of the most genuine people.  What you see is what you get from them—which is always kindness and warmth.  Jeff seems fiercely loyal to his friends and family,  and his love for Nicole radiates….  I love the last three images from this post—I think they speak more than any words that I put down here….

Check out this runway, yo!  Diane, Nicole’s mother completely coordinated this wedding herself.  I thought I had seen all the “bells and whistles” of a well coordinated and decorated event, but this runner takes the cake for the best one yet!

So I’m pretty sure that I have been officially banned from “Stonebrook Manor”. The managers were so offended at the way that I covered this wedding, that they actually came up to me and asked me if this were the last time that I would be shooting there.

Let me backtrack a bit…. Ashley and Dub are not the type of couple to take their photos posed formally on a landscaped bridge in the middle of Stonebrook Manor. That is not to say that there aren’t some beautiful aspects to Stonebrook, but when I get hired to capture the emotions, moods and personalities of a couple, I get full creative rights. Ashley and Dub preferred that we do their group formals across the street at at warehouse. If you look at the two of them, it was actually far more fitting. They are totally rock and roll, super laid back, and just damn cool! I think that Stonebrook just couldn’t grasp that we chose to do photos in front of dumpsters, instead of their gardens. They were probably mostly worried that these images would get out and that they would poorly represent the manor. However, I signed a contract with Ashely and Dub, not Stonebrook. It was one of my better “wedding party sessions”, and I loved that we did the tired “resevoir dogs” shot with the ladies, instead of the guys. There are only so many women who can really pull this shot off. Ashley and her girls rocked it!

One of the things that Ashely and Dub incorporated into their ceremony, was the drinking of life…. Each time they said a vow, the best man or the maid of honor would pour water into their glasses. When they were done withe their vows, they drank from “the cup”. Very cool, I thought. I also loved that Ashley put it down like a beer!

This was one of those weddings where I walked away feeling refreshed and ready to get through the rest of my season.  It’s easy to get swept up into the work of it all, but for some reason with Shelby and James, I acted as though I was a guest and documented the wedding from that point of view.  It was hands down the most emotional wedding of the season.  Shelby cried all day—I’m such a sucker for emotions that are so strong, that they can only be manifested in tears—especially when the emotion is true love. Sappy, I know, but these emotions show that there truly is a gravity to the events of a wedding ceremomy.

I loved this wedding—loved the tears, the laughter, the decor, but  I especially loved being a witness to such a great love story.  Did I mention that Shelby is American and James is from Australia?  There really is a great love story behind these images, that I just can’t even begin to get into… Too many events on my plate to edit and blog!

…Yep. That’s me.  Shelby took this photo of Rachael and I right before the reception….  This is a very rare thing for me to do, (ask to have my photo taken) but I really just wanted to feel a part of things, so I asked her to take a shot of us with this Australian brew…  I can be so needy sometimes!

I couldn’t stop smiling while I was going through Jen and Matt’s photos today…. I guess smiles are contagious. I don’t know if I’ve seen a happier bride—but not because she had the perfect lipstick or the flowers turned out beautifully, but because at just the mention of Matt’s name, Jen would grab her stomach and smile from ear to ear. I didn’t get the chance to know Jen and Matt as they booked me from out of state, but what even a complete stranger could see about these two, is that their love is solid and mature. And to top it off, they are two super cool individuals. Very grounded. Very empathetic. And very much full of life. Congratulations you guys!

How rad is Jen, for walking down in these?

Sometimes, as an artist I find myself in love with an image, but have no idea why. This is one of those images that I couldn’t stop looking at. I’m intrigued by it somehow—-It’s very pj and simple.

Jen, her brother and her dad all had to wait out in an aspen field while guests were being seated…. not a bad place for Jen to wait, and be with the other two men in her life. I thought it was precious.

Right as Jen and Matt’s little ring bearer was about to walk their dog down the aisle, “nature called”. All the guests got to see the “hold up”. Giggles were still sneaking out five minutes later from the guests. It was too funny.

This is my favorite image from the wedding, simply because there is such a great story behind it… Jen’s mother passed away a few years ago, which needless to say heightened the emotional and spiritual elements to the day… but right after the ceremony, Jen and Matt went up to the aspen grove for a few minutes alone.  While they were walking though the woods, they found a random pink heart lying on the ground.  What gives me chills and what makes this simple find so mystical, is that Sally, Jen’s mother used to collect heart shaped stones….

I really just want to know what is in the blue cooler….