Technically, Kari and Sam are no longer engaged – as of Saturday night they are married and off on their honeymoon.  But when we took their engagement photos last Thursday, they were still fiancees for just a tad longer.

Kari and Sam live in New York and were unable to make it back to Denver before their wedding weekend, so we decided to do a quick engagement session before all the wedding related events kicked into full swing.  Unfortunately the windy weather kept us inside for a good portion of the shoot.  Luckily there are some great places downtown that allow photography, such as Union Station, the Tattered Cover Bookstore and the Jet Hotel.  Many thanks to them for sharing their spaces with us.

Stay tuned for much more from Kari and Sam’s wedding weekend coming soon!

Isn’t it funny how everyone knows what you mean when you say “The Prom Pose?”  You know what I’m talking about.  It was hideous.  And yet, everyone has a photo of them like that.  Did every prom photographer around the country take the same image?  You would think they might mix it up a little.

Anyhow, no prom photos were taken at Angel and Lance’s photo shoot.  We cautiously avoided it (although I will admit that the last one looks a little like it…)  Instead, we took several lovely photos around the Botanic Gardens in some fabulous light.

These two are getting married in Costa Rica next year – congrats to them!

I don’t really fit in at a 5 Star hotel.  I feel too young to leave my car with valet, out of place in what I’m wearing, and generally too poor to be loitering around the grounds.  Fortunately, no one at The Broadmoor hotel seemed to mind that I didn’t quite fit in.

We took Lisa and Ryan’s engagement photos on the grounds of The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs last weekend.   People must take portraits there all of the time, because the staff was incredibly helpful and not at all surprised to see us, and nearly everyone else completely tuned us out.  I’m not surprised they have photographers around frequently – the grounds are quite lovely.

Lisa and Ryan are getting married next summer in Larkspur.  Congrats to them on their engagement!

When we brainstormed ideas about what to do for their photo session, Leslie and Peter wanted to do something true to who they are.  So we settled on a date night Leslie and Peter style -playing frisbee with the dog, taking a walk around City Park, and having a picnic with a nice glass of wine.  A nice evening, and a nice shoot.  These two are so comfortable with one another, and so expressive, that I had an easy time getting photos of them.  We had some gorgeous light at the end, too.  Not a bad way to spend your Friday evening :)

Could someone tell Denver that it’s May?  We barely eeked out warm enough weather for Becky and James’ engagement photos on Sunday at Commons Park.  They brought their little pup Lola along for some photos, and the poor thing was shivering in the cold.  Good thing she had a sweater to put on once her photos were finished!

Becky and James are getting married this October at the Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Denver.  It’s the same venue where John and I were married last November – in fact, that’s how Becky found me.  After googling around for the Magnolia, she stumbled upon my wedding photos and my website.  I’m thrilled to be shooting their wedding this fall – now that I know all the ins and outs of the Magnolia, it will be so much fun to shoot there.  Plus I know they’ll have great vegetarian food :)  See you in October guys!