Cooky & Darren - Wedding Highlights

I’ve mentioned my “wedding venue bucket list” in a few other blog posts when I’ve gotten to check off venues I’ve dreamed of shooting at. There are few venues that were higher on that list than the top of Keystone Ski Area. I grew up 15 minutes from Keystone, and have so many wonderful memories there. Even with all of the awesome days and nights of skiing, getting to shoot Cooky and Darren’s wedding on to of Dercum Mountain was one of the most fun and memorable days I’ve ever had up there!

I simply don’t have the words to describe how amazing this whole day was. Cooky and Darren are both such warm, open, amazing people, and their love for each other is so genuine. Their vows make me choke up a little bit every time I hear them, even after listening to them dozens of times as I edited. It was such an honor to get to spend the day around this beautiful couple, in this beautiful setting. Weddings like Cooky and Darren’s are what makes shooting weddings so rewarding!

Huge thanks to the planning crew from Sweetly Paired, Megan Wynn Photography, and all of the folks from Keystone Resort’s Wedding Team, and the biggest thanks of all to Cooky and Darren! We wish you two all the best in your lives together!

Ruby & Travis - Wedding Highlight Film

When we first found out that we would be traveling to Aspen this summer to film Ruby and Travis’ big day, we were super excited. As it is, we need very little excuse to travel to that part of Colorado — it is so incredibly beautiful, even by Colorado standards. The morning of their wedding, we drove over Independence Pass and caught a window of sunny weather to fly our drone. This turned out to be very fortuitous, as the rest of the day’s weather was mostly rainy. In spite of the rain, we had a blast driving around with Ruby and Travis to some of their favorite spots around Aspen for their first look and then for some couples portraits afterwards. Though it’s not what most couples hope for on their wedding day, rainy weather can make for some of the prettiest lighting and video footage. So with umbrellas and raincoats in tow, everyone braved the rain with smiles on their faces and joy in their hearts. Their ceremony was one of our favorites all year — both because of the rain aesthetically, and also because of their heartfelt personalized vows.

Ruby and Travis, we are so happy for the two of you! Congratulations and thank you so much for bringing us on board to help capture your special day! We wish you all the best in the years ahead.

Allison & Stefan - Wedding Highlights

Shooting at the ski resorts is certainly one of the more unique joys of being wedding videographer in Colorado. Weddings are always already brimming with gorgeous decorations and food and then you get to add panoramic mountain vistas and alpine forests. The natural landscape makes a magnificent setting for the joy and emotion of weddings. Allison and Stefan’s wedding was no exception! They had a lovely ceremony part way up the mountain on the deck of the brand new Koko’s Hut, situated in a lush meadow. All of the bridesmaids and the bride herself rode up the chair lift one by one and walked straight down the aisle, which was so cool!

Allison and Stefan, we are honored that you chose us to help capture your wedding. We had such a wonderful time shooting your wedding, and we wish you a lifetime of joy and happiness!

Venue: Copper Mountain

Photographer: Irving Photography

Yulee and David - Wedding Highlight Film

Yulee and David's Palo Alto wedding was one of the highlights of our summer for so many reasons!

Yulee and David found us by way of a recommendation from the incredibly talented Katie from Katie Photographie. Katie and her husband are some of my dearest friends, and of all of the photographers I've ever worked with, she is one of ones whose work I respect most. She's had me on her videographer recommendations list for years, but most couples don't want to fly a videographer out to the bay area from Colorado, so we hadn't had the chance to work together since 2012. It was so exciting when Yulee and David contacted me and decided to fly us out to capture their wedding! Their wedding was an opportunity to travel out of state, work with one of my favorite photographers on earth, and capture the beautiful wedding of a truly wonderful couple. 

Yulee and David were such a fun couple to get to spend a day (and then a couple weeks in front of a computer) with! Their wedding hit every note that I feel a wedding should. It was filled to the brim with smiles, laughter, tender moments, goofy jokes, music, dancing, and so much more. Every second of the day was a reflection of the couple's personalities and love for each other, and the wedding was so much fun to shoot and edit.

Yulee and David, thank you so much for bringing us out to California!. It was a joy and a blessing to us in so many ways. You two were both so great to work with, and it was such a pleasure to get to capture your wedding!

Mikaela and Robert - Wedding Highlight Video

Mikaela and Robert's wedding marked the start of the summer 2018 wedding season, and it was such an amazing way to kick things off. Mikaela and Robert's wedding encapsulated everything that makes wedding video so special and so much fun. Weddings are celebrations of love. The emotions, the excitement and the joy we get to capture are the main reason I shoot weddings, and Mikaela and Robert's love for each other and love for their children showed every second of the day. The day was truly the coming together of two individuals and two families, and it is a deep honor to be a part of it.

The wedding took place at the historic Robison Mansion in Canon City Colorado. I'd never heard of the Robison Mansion before this wedding, and it is now one of my all time favorite wedding venues. It is just all so picturesque, that all the words I can think of to describe it sound like hyperbole. The manicured lawns and the stunning fountain in front of the mansion formed the perfect backdrop for the ceremony, followed up by a reception set among massive old trees and string lights. It is an absolutely fantastic venue. I also want to give a special shout out and thank you to the amazing in house event staff. The folks who work at Robison are as awesome as the venue itself. 

Mikaela and Robert, thank you for letting us capture your big day, and congratulations! We wish you nothing but the best in your life together!

Robert and Alexa - First Duel

This is totally our new favorite wedding tradition.You know, most wedding have first dances... how about a first DUEL!?

Robert and Alexa truly embraced their wedding day with light-hearted fun. Though the day was chock-full of romance and sweet moments, there were plenty of moments like THIS that truly made it spectacular. The full highlight video will be along in a few weeks!

Rachel and Ryan - Wedding Highlights

"What you're doing today, it's about you but it is about so much more. [...] you don't know this but 100 years from now there is a generation that is going to [...] look back on this day and they're going to say thanks be to God that the two of you, Ryan and Rachel, that you found one another that you fell in love, that you said yes, I want to. For now and always. You're giving a gift to the future. And that, my friends, is a very beautiful thing." 

We loved this quote taken from Ryan and Rachel's wedding ceremony. It so beautifully helps put into words the significance and impact that the day has not only for the couple, but for the future family and connections that grow from these two people's love. This is part of why we love getting to film weddings and help capture these important moments. It's hard not to get pulled in emotionally when you think of weddings in this way!

Rachel and Ryan's wedding took place at the Sonnenalp Hotel in Vail, Colorado in the heart of summer. Their ceremony was in a picturesque white steepled church across the street -- the Vail Interfaith Chapel. Emotions aside, we were really blown away by how stunning this weddings was. Every carefully planned detail for their big day was so classy, elegant, and chic. Their reception was one of our favorites EVER!  It took place in an attached glass terrace that had large sliding glass walls AND a sliding glass roof that could all open up to the summer mountain air. Add in dozens of candles, gorgeous, overflowing floral centerpieces, and greenery-laced chandeliers, and you have one dreamy, romantic setting. 

Rachel and Ryan for letting us be a part of your wedding day. We wish you all the best in your lifetime together!

Special thanks to all of the awesome vendors we got to work alongside for this wedding. The planner was Cammye from We Tie The Knots, the photography was by Callie Hobbs Photography, and the floral arrangements were by Park Floral Design. The catering, cake and reception venue were all provided by the Sonnenalp Hotel, and the ceremony was at Vail Interfaith Chapel.

Sasha and Joseph - Wedding Highlights

Sasha and Joseph's wedding at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver wedding marked the end of our main wedding season, and was the last in an insane marathon of 11 weddings in 9 weeks. I cannot think of a better way to have wrapped up the season. There is just so much I love about this wedding and about this video. 

Sasha and Joseph were so open and emotional, and their love for each other showed every second of the day. We often have couples read notes to each other out loud, and then choose between either notes or the couple's vows to include in the video. For Sasha and Joseph we ended up using both their notes and their vows. Their words to each other were written and spoken so eloquently, and the sentiments and contents were so beautiful, that we didn't want to leave any of it out. Shooting and editing moments like these are what drew me to wedding video in the first place, and Sasha and Joseph's wedding was a perfect example of every reason I love my job. 

Just like the couple, the backdrop for this wedding couldn't have been more amazing. The Ceremony and Reception took place at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, 40 stories above the city. The venue has 360 degree sweeping views that show a full panorama of the mountains and foothills during the day, and a stunning carpet of city lights after sunset. The cherry on top of it all was some of my favorite decor and floral arrangements of the year. Sasha and Joseph chose the somewhat unconventional combination of orange and grey for their wedding colors, which made for some of the most unique, vibrant bouquets I've ever seen. 

Sasha and Joseph, thank you so much for letting us capture your wedding. Lauren and I wish you all the best in the years to come!

Kimberly and Dan - Wedding Preview

I'm excited to share this short preview of a recent wedding that we shot at Granby Ranch, Colorado. September might be my favorite time of the year for weddings in Colorado. If the timing works out, the fall colors and autumn leaves can make for the most gorgeous scenery. This weddings timing was perfectly in tune in that regard, and the setting was truly spectacular.

We stole the couple away for a short period at sunset, and drove to a nearby gazebo vista that had sweeping views of the entire area. I love getting to do private sunset shoots with our couples. It often ends up being the first time during the day for couples to be (basically) alone, and it gives an opportunity to capture the joy and love that makes weddings so special. 

We can't wait to edit the rest of this amazing wedding! Congratulations Kimberly & Dan!

Zoe and Scott - Wedding Preview

There are some moments in shooting weddings where everything just clicks. The chemistry of the couple, the location, the lighting, the weather, and the timing all align to allow for incredible footage.  Zoe and Scott's first look this past weekend was one of the most perfect examples of this that I've ever gotten to be a part of. The rest of the day was similarly perfect. The low clouds and mist, which were gorgeous for the first look, eventually burned off, opening up for a beautiful, sunny ceremony and reception. I'm so excited looking at the footage, and I can't wait until I get to edit the full video.

Bixby and Jason - Wedding Video Preview

The Denver Botanic Gardens has been one of my favorite places ever since I first moved down to Denver for college in 2006, and it is one of the best places in Denver to have a wedding. I've been hoping to get to shoot a wedding there since I first started up my business, and Bixby and Jason's wedding was an amazing way to cross it off of my venue wishlist. 

The day itself was a bit rainy and grey, but Bixby and Jason didn't let that phase them at all, and it made for an absolutely gorgeous, romantic first look at the Botanic Garden's Monet Garden. It's such an honor getting to share in moments like this with the couples whose weddings we capture and it is so much fun to get to watch the joy and elation on couples' faces the first time they see each other.

Congratulations Bixby and Jason! Thanks for letting us be a part of your wedding day!

Jill and Sam - Copper Mountain Wedding Video Preview

Just like the Vail wedding video I posted a couple of weeks ago, Jill and Sam's wedding in Copper Mountain Colorado was right on my home turf, only about 15 minutes from my childhood home. I grew up skiing, hiking, and biking at Copper, which makes getting to shoot there such a joy. 

Jill and Sam were simply awesome to work with. They built hours of time for photos and video into their schedule, and they were so involved in and excited for the process of capturing awesome images. The centerpiece of our sunset shoot was an encore of their beautifully choreographed first dance, and I can safely say that it is some of my favorite footage I've ever captured. I love the way the silhouettes and shadows play on the grass, with the Copper valley as the backdrop. I can't wait to edit the highlights for this wedding. 

i also want to send a HUGE thank you to Greg Roe from Roe Photography for all of his help throughout the day. Greg was fantastic to work with, and does some truly wonderful work. 

Tho and Nancy - Wedding Highlights

Tho and Nancy's wedding was the ultimate way to jump head first into the 2017 wedding season. The wedding was a combination of Vietnamese, Laotian, and American traditions, with two Vietnamese tea ceremonies, a Laotian ceremony, and an American style reception. For the couple, this meant a 20 hour day, 3 different wardrobes, and a whole lot of driving in a late April snowstorm. All of these different moments, clothes, and locations added up to a final video that couldn't be happier with. I wish Tho and Nancy all the best in their lives together!

I owe a massive thank you to Nate and Megan Kantor at Cedar and Pines Photography for all of their help throughout the day. They are some of our favorite photographers we've ever worked alongside, and their photos from the day are simply stunning. 

Caitlyn and Matthew Wedding Preview

The 2017 summer wedding season is in full swing, and we couldn't have possibly kicked off with a better wedding. Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort outside Buena Vista Colorado has been one of my "bucket list" locations ever since I started my company, and I've been looking forward to this wedding ever since the bride contacted me last fall. The chalk cliffs are such a stunning backdrop for a wedding, and the weather played along perfectly. After days of rain on the front range, and a blizzard on the drive out from Denver, we were so pleased to have a pure blue Colorado sky for the wedding day. 

Caitlyn and Matthew were a fantastic couple to work with. We wish them nothing but the absolute best in their life together!

Whitney and Trey Wedding Highlights

Whitney and Trey's wedding was at the stunning Spruce Mountain Ranch, north of Colorado Springs. Sweeping mountain venues like Spruce Mountain Ranch are one of the main reasons I love shooting weddings in Colorado. Add a wonderful couple to a wonderful backdrop, and you have the recipe for an awesome wedding! 

Congratulations Whitney and Trey! 

Katie and AK Wedding Highlights

Words cannot express how much of a joy it was to shoot and edit Katie and AK's Wedding Video. Few couples I've ever worked with have shown the level of sheer, unabashed joy and excitement that this couple showed. That atmosphere of love, paired with an incredible venue and a beautiful Colorado day made for a truly incredible wedding. Congratulations Katie and AK! Thank you for letting us be a part of your celebration!

Jillian and Ramit Wedding Preview

This past Saturday I got to shoot my best friend's wedding. Jill and I met in middle school, and she has been one of my closest friends ever since. It was such an amazing honor to get to spend the day capturing her beautiful mountain wedding. She couldn't have found a better match, and I couldn't be happier for her or her new husband Ramit. I wish them all the best in their lives together!

The venue was the picturesque Ten Mile Station, and the wedding planner was Bella Event Design and Planning.

Noemi and Karthik Preview

Noemi and Karthik had a gorgeous mountain wedding in Silverthorne, Colorado. The ceremony may have had the most stunning ceremony backdrop of the year so far. I grew up in Summit County, and after almost three decades, the scenery still takes my breath away. 

The couple were great to work with, and the wedding was as full of joy and love as any wedding I've ever shot. I can't wait to edit the full highlight video! 

Congratulations Noemi and Karthik! 

Yanni and Elizabeth - Wedding Highlights

It's been way too long since I updated my blog, and I can't think of a better wedding video to jump back in with than Yanni and Elizabeth's beautiful wedding at Denver's Greek Orthodox Cathedral. I'd never shot at the Greek Cathedral before, and I was blown away by it. It is stunningly beautiful inside and out.

The fantastic venue was perfectly matched by the fantastic couple. Yanni and Elizabeth are of some of the most incredibly warm, welcoming people I've ever met in my life. I'm so honored that I got to capture their wedding, and I wish them the absolute best for their lives together. 

Timelapses at Lionscrest Manor

This past week I had the opportunity to shoot at Lionscrest Manor in Lyons CO. As we were driving up the dirt road to the venue, before I ever saw it, I knew it was going to be something special. I shot a few timelapses throughout the day, and I'm really happy with how they turned out.