Kick start my heart

April + Jason: June.04.2010

Hole in one! April and Jason feel in love working for the Pepsi Center and celebrated their love of sports through their wedding. April was a beautiful bride with her long brunette curls and stunning mermaid style wedding gown. Her bridesmaids wore dark navy blue dresses with yellow bouquets. I’m a little bias for loving April’s bouquet, which were yellow orchids and Cali lilies. Orchids are my favorite flower. The wedding took place at Omni Hotel in Broomfeild, Colorado, which is a sort of hidden gem to have a wedding. The hotel is huge and the décor is beautiful with resort amenities of a beautiful pool, spa and gold course. The ceremony actually took place at the second hole of the golf course, which made for a very unique and adorable get away car… a golf cart that transported all the guests and bridal party to the ceremony.

As a photographer light is an important element to photography, and during April and Jason’s wedding the lighting was beautiful, sickingly perfect! The sun hid behind the fully white clouds in a picturesque bright blue sky that left even blanket of daylight to fall over the entire golf course. It was a photographers dream. In between taking pictures of the ceremony I admired the beautiful setting that surrounded us and spotted something that was almost as perfect as the lighting. A field of yellow flowers (that were actually weeds) that mixed with the blue sky matched April and Jason’s colors of navy and yellow. It was the perfect place for photographs of the two of them.

Back into the ballroom of the hotel for the reception, touches of the couples love for sports was seen again in the details. Escort cards that were also favors to the guests were personalized golf balls with April and Jason and the wedding date written on them. The cake topper was super cute giving a spin to the traditional bride and groom topper; only the groom was pitching a baseball to the bride that held a baseball bat. But the best part of all was the announcing of the bridal party, because of April and Jason’s connection with the Pepsi Center it was done by the official announcer who does all the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets home games! Being a fan of the Colorado Avalanche I was defiantly impressed and loved such a unique announcing of the bridal party. April and Jason’s wedding was defiantly a home run!

This wedding was photographed by Laura Brooks for 2Sisters Photography

All My Loving... Part II

Anne & Alexander May.30.2010

After an intimate ceremony it was back to the Brown Palace. Which is classic and beautiful much like Anne and Alex… like I said perfect couple for a Brown Palace wedding. Upon walking in I was transported to my childhood dreaming of Princesses and ritzy places that I only saw on movies. There was even a smell to the Brown Palace of fine perfume and fragrance that is unique to the Brown Palace. Everywhere you looked there was fine detailed decoration, it was so regal, elegant and romantic. The room where the reception took place even had stained glass windows with dim candlelight that matched the ambience of Trinity Methodist. The perfect wedding for a perfect couple, wishing them a happily ever after…

This wedding was photographed by Laura Brooks for 2Sisters Photography

Strangers in the Night

It's not to often that you find a model gorgeous bride who is as beautiful inside as she is on the outside, oh yeah and she fishes too. But sorry boys this lady is now taken. Tiffany and Chris were married at the Willow Ridge Manor on Saturday May 29th, 2010. The Colorado weather was in their favor when threatening dark clouds where over head but proved non-threating by producing no rain. Tiffany's favorite color pink played a major theme in the flowers, bridal party attire and decor adding a brightness to the dark sky and matching the bright personalities of the couple. It was a rare moment when Tiffany and Chris were not smiling and laughing with one another. The pastor even pointed out how blessed they were to have the weather on their side and during the ring exchange I loved what the pastor said about their wedding rings, "your rings will get worn and dull on the outside but the inside of your rings will always be shiny and new.. have your love always be like the inside of your rings." Beyond the pink theme one of the couples favorite pastimes of fishing was incorporated with a tackle box for guest to place cards in and table names like Rainbow Trout and San Juan River. What I loved most about this couple was there families. Both Tiffany and Chris had very supportive and loving families with them on their wedding day. I don't think I've seen so many tissues as Tiffany and her father both got teary eyed when he first saw his daughter in her wedding dress. It was very sweet seeing a family with so much love for one another.

Love Me Tender

Rebecca & Chris 5.21.2010

A small town in Colorado know as Loveland was the beautiful moutain setting for Becky and Chris' wedding at the Sylvan Dale Ranch. The couple chose to have a moutain destination style wedding by staying at Sylvan Dale Ranch for a week long celebration for their wedding with family and firends. Married by a small heart shape pond Becky and Chris promised the rest of their lives together with personal passages from Plato rather than the standard Bible passages, the entire day was filled with personal touches of the couple. Becky and Chris, along with their family and friends are corkie and couldn't stop the laughter and smiles the entire day.

This wedding was photographed by Laura Brooks for 2Sisters Photography



{The Big Thompson River that runs right through Sylvan Dale Ranch}



{The Gorgous Bride Rebecca, a little film noir inspiration}



{Rebecca's Sister and other Bridesmaids sign the bottom of Rebecca's shoes, a turkish wedding tradition.}



{ Chris with his Dashing Groomsmen}



{Beatles Inspired}





{The Beautiful Childhood Innocence of Grace the Flowergirl}







{Nothing is cuter than a wooden swing and a Bride with her Maids}



{Rebecca is such a classic beauty}




{The Groomsmen lift Rebecca for a photo op, later the Bridesmaids lifted Chris too... only dropping him once!}



{Who said bunny ears makes for a bad photo? A wonderful moment between Rebecca and her father}





{The Bestman leading a helping hand}



{Cute DIY Table Numbers}





Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
Plato

{Such Great Heights}

Meet Shaquita and Benjamin. Shaquita is one of my co-workers at "the day job", as much as the day job is really quite a drag people like Shaquita brighten my day and make it a little better. Shaquita and Benjamin will be getting married June 19th 2010 in Chicago. They are both originally from Chicago, I have never been so I'm excited to explore a new city while shooting their wedding. We drove up to Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO on a chilly morning in May. We had been trying to plan this engagement session for what seemed like FOREVER because the Colorado weather was NOT participating. One of the down falls to Colorado, even in May it could snow. Shooting pictures at Red Rocks is always easy because the scenery is just so beautiful that it's hard to take a bad picture, but it also helped that Shaquita and Benjamin were such naturals and their love shows so easy on the camera.

Love is too weak a word for what I feel...

In the 70's I was not even a though in my mother's head. Tomorrow I am taking photographs of a friend of mine and his girlfriend at Observatory Park in Denver. It was his idea to have a 70's theme for some of the photos. I am SO excited! I've seen a retro 50's theme, which don't get me wrong although super cute (I LOVE LOVE LOVE PINUPS!) but defiantly over done. Themes can be fun and unique or tacky. I think it's when it's taken too far when themes become more costume and tacky rather than innovative. BUT then again... with the 70's isn't it that touch of tacky that makes it so great.

Here are some lovely surf the net inspirations of the 70's...



If there is one thing about 70's portraiture it's defiantly the fabulous backdrops and the so classic "hand on the shoulder" pose.



I think people in the 70's where afraid to look into the camera. The trend was defiantly look to the side and smile at Jesus.



Don't these girls just look like they are having the time of their lives! The key to 70's portraiture.... over posing! Stay classy! Do note.. none of the girls are looking at each other or in the same direction.



Couples that have matching feathered hair and outfits, stay together. Look deep into my feathered hair. Real deep.


Stay tuned for my retro 70's style photo session...