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Wedding Red Rocks Colorado

Sun, 02 May 2021 15:08:10 GMT

I got to photograph this lovely couple at the Red Rocks in Colorado last summer! It was just the couple and their small family, first we took photos of them at the courthouse in Denver, and then went to the Red Rocks for photographs after their ceremony. It was a bright and sunny day, a beautiful day for photos!

Breckenridge Sapphire Point Small Wedding

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:48:05 GMT

I thought I would share one of the few weddings that I got to photograph last year! Most of my weddings were cancelled due to the pandemic, but I got to photograph this wedding last June in Breckenridge. I met the bride and groom along with their family and some of their friends at Sapphire Point where we got some great summer photos! They had already gotten married, so we just got some photos of the bride and groom and their family, and then went to their vacation home in Blue River just south of Breckenridge. They were a really nice family and I really enjoyed taking photos of them!

Wedding Photographer Conifer Denver Willow Ridge Manor

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:45:59 GMT

On the first day of summer, Jessica and Adam got married on June 22, 2019! They had a large group of family and friends join in to witness their vow to be together forever at Newton Park. I was so happy when I was driving on the way to Newton Park that it was raining, and then it suddenly stopped raining right as I pulled into the middle park, Commissioner Park, of Newton Park at 2:30pm. We started with some bride only, and then some with the bridesmaids/ushers, in front of some beautiful aspen trees near the top of the park, it was just a beautiful cloudy day, perfect for photos! The first day of summer is such a beautiful time of the year, with everything so green and alive! We then headed over to Stromberg Park, the third park in Newton Park, where I started with some photos of the groomsmen and the groom himself! Still no rain and the ceremony began! We finished with family photos immediately after the ceremony, and then headed back to Commissioner Park to get some bridal party photos. But, as I was waiting for the bridal party to show up, it started raining! So we just got some quick photos under cover, and then headed to Willow Ridge Manor for the reception.

Another beautiful venue, Willow Ridge Manor is an adorable spot for a reception. It's a cute white building located in Morrison, with pretty windows, one of the nicer reception venues I have seen! It really has a cute charm to the building, and Jessica and Adam and all their guests were lucky to have their reception there. There is also some nice red rocks that made for great photos after Jessica and Adam's first dance, we headed outside to get more photos with the bridal party (since we hadn't been able to get the photos we wanted at the park since it started raining). The rain had stopped again, so I was able to get some adorable photos of Jessica and Adam in the red rocks!

Grand Lake Wedding Photographer

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:58:24 GMT

The wedding that I photographed at the Grand Lake Lodge last week on June 21st, 2019, just before the start of the summer, is one of my favorite weddings that I have ever photographed!! This was my first time photographing a wedding at the Grand Lake Lodge, and first time seeing the lodge, and I must say, the property and the views of Grand Lake are STUNNING! This is by far one of my favorite wedding locations in Colorado! If you want gorgeous views of Colorado's largest natural lake as your wedding backdrop, in the quaint and laid back country town of Colorado, then the Grand Lake Lodge is the wedding venue for you (along with lots of little evergreens filling the walk to the ceremony area, it really is beautiful!!) I have provided their website here for you in case you would like to check them out, click on the weddings option to contact the wedding coordinator.

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And back to Caitlin and TV's lovely wedding! Their wedding was very intimate, the bride's mom and dad and sister with there, and along with a couple of other family friends. They were one of the nicest groups of people I have ever photographed, and ever met! TV's parents (from India) could not make the ceremony, and the couple asked me a couple weeks before the ceremony if I could do a simple video of their wedding for TV's parents, and I was happy to provide that for them as well. We started with photos with everyone at the Point Park, directly located on the Grand Lake, with gorgeous mountain views, and then we headed straight to the ceremony that took place at the Grand Lake Lodge, overlooking the beautiful Grand Lake. :) As I got some photographs of just Caitlin and TV after the ceremony, the mom then invited my fiance and I to join them for dinner and drinks at the Huntington House Tavern, which is the lodge's only restaurant, of course with beautiful views overlooking THE Grand Lake. I got to capture some special moments at the dinner of them and some of the toasts that they did after dinner in the common area of the Lodge. It was just such a beautiful wedding and the perfect cloudy day for photos; the rain went away just for them, just in time for photos! Can you see how much they love eachother in the photos?!

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Mon, 06 May 2019 18:08:05 GMT

We are almost half way through the year of 2019, and I thought I would share some of my favorite wedding photos that I photographed this year in Colorado so far! I was much busier this past winter than I expected, and it was so much fun photographing weddings in the snow! My busiest month this year will be June, so I guess it is true that June is one of the most popular months for getting married! I got to photograph weddings and engagements in some beautiful places this winter here in Colorado; Sapphire Point is one of my favorite places that I got to photograph weddings at. But I also got to photograph a wedding at Chief Hosa Lodge, this was my first time photographing a wedding there, and it is such a cute little wedding venue, and convenient because it is close to Denver. I also got to photograph a wedding at Larkspur Events and Dining, in Vail, Colorado, also another great location for a wedding, and the reception was decorated so beautifully. This venue is right next to a ski lift which can make it fun for couple's are really into skiing. The engagement shoot that I did in February also took place at Sapphire Point, and the engaged couple from Wisconsin was so thrilled with the location. It is hard to beat Sapphire Point because it is so convenient for parking, and it is an easy short trail to walk along with amazing views of the mountains!

Now for some of my favorite wedding photos that I captured this year so far :)

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Wedding Photography Breckenridge, Vail, Grand Lake, Evergreen, Colorado

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:21:46 GMT

I had the joy of photographing this beautiful wedding and couple in Vail, Colorado on February 2, 2019. Katherine and Chad were a cute young couple from Texas, who chose to have their ceremony and reception at the Larkspur Dining and Events Center, in Vail, Colorado. I love the town of Vail, it is one of my favorites in Colorado, so I was really excited to photograph this couple's wedding. We started with getting ready photos in a closed off room in the Larkspur Dining and Events center, and then made our way to a covered bridge just a 5 minute walk from the event center, where Katherine and Chad had their first look, starting on the covered bridge. The first look photos of them on the covered bridge were so adorable, and then the wedding party joined us right afterwards. The ceremony took place at about dark, inside the event center, and the reception/dinner setting was just absolutely beautiful. We ended the night with sparklers, and it was just a really fun wedding to photograph! I hope to photograph more weddings in Vail soon!

Engagement and Wedding Photographer Breckenridge Sapphire Point Colorado

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:52:40 GMT

I had the joy of photographing this cute couple at Sapphire Point in Dillon, Colorado. The couple was visiting from Wisconsin and came out to ski in Breckenridge, and they decided they wanted to have me get engagement photos of them during their stay! We met at Sapphire Point on the afternoon of March 19th, and it was a beautiful sunny day! Steven and Lindsay were thrilled with the location, and the beautiful views of the Colorado mountains. We started at the Sapphire Point Overlook spot where many couples have their ceremony, and then got some gorgeous photos with the mountains and lake Dillon in the backdrop. Sapphire Point was covered with snow, and the photos turned out beautiful! The couple has been together for 7 years, and are getting married in Wisconsin. I was so touched by the genuine love that the couple has for each other, and got to witness it all over again went I went their photos. This couple made my job so easy, they were so fun to photograph because they had so much fun and loving energy.

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Sat, 26 Jan 2019 20:13:12 GMT

On January 19, 2019, David and Sara got married at Chief Hosa Lodge, in Golden, Colorado. This was my first time ever photographing a wedding at Chief Hosa Lodge, and it was so much fun photographing this adorable couple. This was one of the cutest ceremonies I have ever seen, just because you could tell how much David and Sara love each other just by the way they were looking at each other during the ceremony. I am typically so focused on photographing all of the key moments during the ceremony, and I still was, but I couldn't help but be drawn into the mood and the endearing looks that the couple were giving each other. I arrived at noon and Sara and David weren't getting ready yet, so I started with taking photos of the table decorations and their cake, etc inside of the Chief Hosa Lodge, and then when Sara the bride was getting ready in the cozy little bridal room, I got photos of her putting on her beautiful white dress with her mom and other family members there. I got a few photos upstairs David the groom upstairs while he was putting on his tuxedo and then the ceremony took place in the side room at the Chief Hosa Lodge. It was a cold day in January with snow on the ground, so we just got some quick photos of the bride and groom outside on the porch of Chief Hosa Lodge, it was a beautiful setting for outdoor photos, and it was cloudy, which made for great photos! We then came back inside Chief Hosa Lodge and I got more family photos, and then I then took a bunch of candids of the guests (it was a small wedding of about 70 guests), the bride and groom dancing, and at the end we went to the beautiful lookout spot showing the mountains in the background to get photos before I was done photographing for the day. Looking back at their wedding photos, I just can't get over how cute David and Sara were together that special day at Chief Hosa Lodge. I feel so honored to have been chosen as their wedding photographer for their lovely wedding at Chief Hosa Lodge, in Golden, Colorado.

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Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:56:58 GMT

I got to photograph this adorable couple on a beautiful snowy wintery day in Colorado. They were a couple visiting from Texas and staying at our airbnb here in Denver, Colorado, and they had just recently found out she was pregnant, so they wanted photos of them to surprise their family with! I thought it was such a cute idea, so I was really excited to photograph this couple, Joselene and Roberto. They are such a sweet couple, and you can tell in the photos that they are so excited and happy to be a mother and father, to baby Perez. :) We first started at the Overlook mountain in Golden, Colorado, and then went to one of my favorite parks, Lair O' the Bear Park, in Idledale, Colorado for more photos of the couple. This was my first time photographing a couple at Lair O' the Bear Park, and I am so glad I chose that location for photos! The snow by the creek and sunlight in the trees just made for the most beautiful setting for photos of this adorable couple. They loved the location too, and it was their first time seeing snow ever, so they were really excited to play in the snow too, as you can see in the photos. You can just walk less than 5 minutes and by right by the creek, so it worked out really well for photos. Lair O' the Bear Park is one of my favorite locations in the mountains of Colorado for photos, and it is just a short drive from Denver, about 30 minutes.

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Wedding Photographer Sapphire Point Colorado Winter

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:44:50 GMT

On January 11, 2019, Shelby and Ty Brunson got married at Sapphire Point, in Dillon, Colorado. Their ceremony was beautiful on the mountain top of Sapphire Point, it was the perfect winter wedding on a cold January day, it had just snowed so the trees were covered with snow and it was just a perfect wedding, for such a lovely couple! I was so honored to photograph their wedding and I had so much fun photographing in the snow, this was my first wedding with so much snow! They then had their reception and their first dance at the Silverthorne Pavilion which was a beautiful place for a reception, with tall ceilings and pretty lights hanging above. One of my favorite photos is a black and white photo of the couple dancing. They were such a sweet couple and I am so glad I got to photograph their wedding!

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Wedding Photography Breckenridge Small, Vail, Grand Lake, Evergreen

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:37:41 GMT

This past Saturday, I got to photograph this adorable couple's wintery wedding/elopement in Black Hawk, Colorado. They didn't hire an officiant because that is not required in Colorado, so they just brought their marriage certificate along with them to sign and I got photos of them signing it. They rented an airbnb cabin in Black Hawk, Colorado, where I took all of the photos of them in the snow. The couple was hoping for snow for their wedding photos, so I was so glad that there was a good abundance of snow for them. The property the cabin was on was the perfect place for taking photos, with snow on the ground and evergreen trees, it was a lovely setting. We started at about 2 hours before sunset, and it was fun photographing just the couple. What a romantic way to get married, they flew in from Texas, and stayed at the airbnb for 4 nights, just the two of them...they were such a sweet and adorable couple, as you will see in the photos... :)

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Small Wedding Photographer Breckenridge, Vail, Grand Lake, Evergreen

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:17:09 GMT

I realized I never did a blog post about one of my favorite weddings ever, which was actually almost 10 years ago, when I first started photographing weddings in Hawaii. I now live in Denver, Colorado, and photograph weddings all over the state, I love to photograph weddings most in Breckenridge, Vail and Grand Lake, and really any where in the mountains of Colorado. I especially love photographing weddings in Grand Lake, it is such a cute little town, and I love the natural lake, such a beautiful back drop for weddings. But Vail and Breckenridge are both lovely towns for weddings too.

Anyways back to this wedding that I wanted to share, of this couple who eloped in Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii, where I was born and raised. I loved photographing the playful and fun interactions that this cute couple had on their wedding day. I feel very lucky to have photographed weddings on the beautiful beaches in Hawaii, and still go back there time to time to visit and photograph weddings, so let me know if you would like to me to photograph your wedding in Hawaii, or anywhere in Colorado, whether it be Vail, Breckenridge, Grand Lake, Evergreen, Loveland, Colorado Springs, Denver, Golden, Fort Collins, really anywhere!

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Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:59:33 GMT

I feel so lucky to have taken photos of this lovely couple, Kaitlyn & Joe, on their wedding day, in Grand Lake, Colorado. I love Grand Lake, so when this couple asked me to photograph their wedding there I was so excited. It was a small and intimate wedding, the bride and groom of course, and just the bride's parents and a couple other family members attended. I love small, low key weddings like this, and Grand Lake was so fitting for this couple and family, Grand Lake has the perfect small town country feel that I just love. The town of grand lake sits right on the natural lake of Grand Lake, it's one of my favorite lakes in the world, it is just gorgeous. Even in the winter, it is beautiful! This was actually my first winter wedding in Colorado, actually first winter wedding ever! I lived most of my life in Hawaii where I've photographed most of my weddings, however since I've been in Colorado for over a year now, I have photographed some weddings in some beautiful locations, this is the 2nd wedding I've photographed in Grand Lake.

The couple wanted a first look, so we did the first look where they were staying at (a little cabin at the Western Riviera Lodge) right in the town of Grand Lake, at the grand lake itself. Then they had a lovely ceremony at Point Park in Grand Lake, where they just said their personal vows to each other, it was so sweet and intimate, with just their family there. They didn't have an officiant, because you don't need an officiant in Colorado to get married! So it was just me, the photographer, and the couple and their family. Point Park is located on the west side of Grand Lake, so we got some lovely photos of everyone right on the lake in Point Park. We then headed back to the town area Grand Lake, and finished off with some photos with the christmas trees right there on the main street in Grand Lake. It was a beautiful sunny day, and there was luckily snow on the ground, so it made for a perfect wintery wedding for the couple! One of my favorite weddings I have photographed so far in Colorado.

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Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:04:06 GMT

I got to take photos of this cute couple at the Chief Hosa Lodge in Golden, Colorado. This was my first time taking photos at the Chief Hosa Lodge, and I must say, it is an adorable wedding venue! The couple that I took photos of are getting married in January of 2019 at the Chief Hosa Lodge, so it was fun to get to take photos of them before their wedding. We met with the wedding coordinator for the lodge and he showed us around the adorable venue; it really is a cute little venue, the whole building is stone outside and in, and I think it will be just perfect for their winter wedding! They are going to have the ceremony inside the lodge, and then we are going to get photos as quickly as we can outside, we will see if there is snow that day! There is a beautiful meadow above the lodge that you can easily walk up to, where we get some photos of the couple and their dog; I will probably use this meadow for portrait photos of the couple on their wedding day for their wintery wedding in January. I don't think the couple wants it to snow on their wedding day, but they hope for snow to be on the ground. So hopefully that will happen!

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Sun, 14 Oct 2018 20:10:14 GMT

I wanted to share these wedding photos, this was one of the first weddings that I ever photographed, when I first began photographing weddings in Hawaii, 8 years ago. This wedding was just the couple, the officiant and myself, their wedding photographer. I just love it when it's a small and intimate wedding like this where it is only the couple and/or a couple of family members.

I loved the dynamic of this couple, they were both from Russia, and they had such a playful and cute interaction that I captured in their wedding photos. And the bride was just beautiful I thought, her dress and veil, her happiness shows in her smiles! My next wedding is in December in Grand Lake, and it will be just the couple and the bride's parents, I am excited that it will be another small wedding that I get to photograph, and of course I always love getting to photograph weddings in the mountains of Colorado, this will be my second wedding that I get to photograph in Grand Lake. The next one after that will be in Black Hawk, Colorado, that will be my first wedding that I photograph there, and that will also be of just the couple. :) My first wedding in the new year will be at Sapphire Point near Breckenridge and Frisco Colorado, and that will be another small and intimate wedding. I met the bride and I am excited to get photos of her and her groom at Loveland Pass before the ceremony. The following wedding will be in Vail, Colorado, at Larkspur Dining and Events, and I don't know what the bride looks like as I haven't met her yet, but that will be my biggest wedding yet, for 8 hours. And then I will have another wedding in February in Loveland. I am getting to do weddings in various locations in Colorado throughout the winter, more weddings than I ever expected in the winter time. Colorado must be a popular winter wedding destination spot. Lucky me!! And back to the wedding photos, one of my first few weddings that I photographed at Kikaua Point in Hawaii... :)

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Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:53:05 GMT

I have been wanting to do this for a while now, and I am finally getting to it. I wanted to pay tribute to my dear cat Snickers who had to leave this world too soon; I am grateful for the 15 years that I got to spend with her. She was the most special kitty, she followed me for 15 years, we moved to so many different places and she adapted to traveling since I loved traveling. She was truly a unique kitty and I miss her so much every day. I wanted to share my favorite photos that I took of her, and I am so glad that I am a photographer because I took a lot of photos throughout her life! I couldn't have imagined finding a better kitty, from the moment I saw her at the Petco in Richmond, California, the humane society had brought kitties there for people to adopt, I knew she was my kitty! So here's to you, Snickers, thank you for being the best kitty and for showing me how it feels to have such the greatest unconditional love. We got to take her on our travels with us many times, she loved being in nature. She will forever be missed. I especially will miss her when I get married, as I always wanted to have her there at my wedding with me. I had wanted to get married next to a creek in Sedona and stay at an airbnb with her, and even have a photographer take photos of us all together. She will be there in spirit I know, but we will still miss her.

I would love to take photos of your pet to have for you to remember them too... :)

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Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:56:57 GMT

With engagement and wedding season coming up, I wanted to share some of my favorite engagement photos that I have taken. :) One of my favorite places that I photographed an engaged couple was in Grand Lake, Colorado, at the East Inlet Trailhead just outside of the little town of Grand Lake. Grand Lake is one of my favorite mountain towns in Colorado, it has that nice country laid back feel. I am photographing a small and intimate wedding for a couple who lives in Denver but is getting married in Grand Lake. They are already married but are just wanting photographs while they say their vows and only their parents will be, one of my favorite kinds of weddings! I love when I get more time to photograph just the couple, especially in the mountains of Colorado! They are hoping it will be snowing that day, and since I am photographing their wedding at the gazebo in grand lake right in town on December 15th, hopefully there will be snow! Afterwards they want photos at dusk by the christmas tree that Grand Lake puts up every year. One of my other favorite engagement shoots that I did was at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. So here are my favorite engagement shoots, and I hope to photograph your engagement and/or wedding soon!!

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Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:38:46 GMT

With winter approaching, I wanted to share some of of my favorite photos from one of my favorite engagement shoots in Grand Lake, Colorado. I got to photograph this couple and their dear dog last February at the East Inlet trailhead in Grand Lake, Colorado! Grand Lake is one of my favorite places in Colorado, and it was such a treat to photograph a couple in the winter on a snowy day there. I loved getting to photograph their dog as well!

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Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:25:21 GMT

I was looking back at all of the weddings that I photographed, and found the first wedding that I have ever photographed! The first wedding that I ever photographed was in Hawaii, where I was born and raised! I happened to move back to the Big Island of Hawaii after going to college in Boulder, Colorado, and then living in Marin county, in the San Francisco Bay area. I never expected to move back to Hawaii, but I am glad I did, because that is where my passion for wedding photography was first discovered! I was so lucky to photograph so many beautiful weddings there on the Big Island of Hawaii. Now I am here in Denver, Colorado, another place with many beautiful locations in the mountains for weddings. I am so excited to also photograph my first wedding ever in Vail, Colorado, at the Larkspur Dining & Events venue, in February of 2019. It will be a small and intimate wedding right in the heart of Vail village, with the creek nearby which will make for amazing photos! I will also be photographing another wintery small wedding at Sapphire Point in Dillon, Colorado, near Breckenridge. And here's some photos to honor where my love of wedding photography first began to blossom....

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Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:06:09 GMT

I wanted to share with you some of my favorite wedding photos that I have taken over the years. I try my best to capture the most special moments between a bride and groom at their wedding, along with all of their dear family members and friends. I love being able to tell the couple's unique love story with my photos. I was lucky enough to photograph weddings in some of the most beautiful locations in the world; I first started photographing weddings in Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Of course all of the weddings I photographed there were at sunset (and one was even at sunrise!), on the coast. One of my favorite locations on the Big Island of Hawaii was Kukio Beach, couples loved this location because there were always very few people there, and so they could enjoy their elopement or small and intimate wedding even more. :) I love capturing the little details like the wedding veil and the bride's beautiful bouquet of flowers, but most of all the candid moments of the groom and bride, like when the groom sees his bride for the first time. All of those moments are so special and I feel honored to be able to capture them for the couple and their families to enjoy for many years to come.

I lived in San Diego for a short time; my favorite wedding that I photographed while I was living there was in Ranch Bernardo. It was at a beautiful large estate with tall tall ceilings that made for beautiful photos of the bride and her bridesmaids as they were getting ready. The whole wedding party was photogenic, the photos turned out just beautiful! Such a beautiful wedding in a beautiful setting!

I now currently reside in Colorado, in the cute little neighborhood of Sunnyside in Denver Colorado. I went to college in Boulder and never thought I would be living here again in Colorado, but here I am! Boulder Colorado is a beautiful place, one of the highlights of my life, I loved going to college there. Colorado has so many beautiful mountains, some of the best wedding locations! My favorite wedding that I photographed here so far was a small and intimate wedding in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, at the trailhead Upper Meadows. It was a gorgeous location was expansive views of the mountains, and the ceremony spot was in the middle of the field where everyone could enjoy the serenity of the mountains.

The first photo below is of my brother and his fiance, Darcy, it was so much fun taking photos of them at the Four Seasons on the Big Island of Hawaii. Had to start out this post honoring my brother and his girlfriend first. :)

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Sat, 01 Sep 2018 19:20:43 GMT

I wanted to share with you some of my favorite mountain wedding locations in Colorado! Perfect for an elopement or a small and intimate wedding in Colorado. My partner (Lee) and I have traveled to many locations throughout the mountains in Colorado, and we just love being in the mountains, we would love to help you and your fiance elope in a beautiful location in the mountains of Colorado. We have a 4x4 with seating for 4 (so this leaves room for a couple to ride in the back of our Dodge Ram 2500); my husband is an excellent driver and has four wheeled down some of the most challenging roads, so we can get you to your desired location, no problem! However if you don't know where you would like to elope in Colorado, we have some locations here below that we have been to, that I think could be perfect for your elopement, they are all unique and private, with little or no people around! Packages starting at $1,000.

Note that we also are up for a hike to a location of your choice as well, if you would like to get married on a beautiful mountaintop in Colorado, we are fit and ready to hike up the mountain with you, and photograph your wedding (Lee my boyfriend would come along and help me carry equipment, and I would be your photographer). Packages starting at $600, for locations that are up to 2 hours from Denver, and a 1 hour hike (one way). For locations further, please inquire for pricing. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you, last minute inquiries are totally welcome! ~ Tuberose Photography ([email protected] or 720-829-3546; website is www.tuberosephotography.com)

1. Crested Butte favorite 1 (above) - we can take you to this exact location, with beautiful mountains and aspens trees surrounding you, and a river running below, to get married in Crested Butte, Colorado! Hardly any one around, this was in June of 2017, there is snow on the mountains even in the middle of summer! Out of all the places I have visited, I would say Crested Butte is one of the most beautiful locations in Colorado and even the world, to get married. (Crested Butte is about 4-5 hours one way from Denver, Colorado).

2. Crested Butte favorite 2 - This was also another secret place we discovered in our travels around Crested Butte in Colorado. With a beautiful backdrop high up in the mountains, you feel like you are on top of the world! And yes those are aspen trees you see there in the photo. This would be an amazing spot for wedding photos with the beautiful mountains in the background and hardly any one around (just a few people camping). You will truly feel on top of the world on your wedding day at this location! There is a river running nearby, and also rivers that we could stop at along the way for photos!

3. Dallas Creek Divide - Another one of our favorite spots we camped at in Colorado, just past Ridgeway, in the Dallas Creek Divide in Colorado. There is a creek that runs along the tree line too! There is even a beautiful hike to a lake up the road, and we could get photos at the creek up the road as well! (the Dallas Divide is about a 6 to 7 hour drive from Denver, Colorado).

4. A campground in Telluride, Colorado - this is one of my favorite campgrounds I have ever been to! We can tell you the best time to go if you want to see the aspen trees yellow in their prime like in the photo above (in the fall), and we know the best site number at this particular campsite to reserve so that you can just walk up a little hill from the site and have your own private sweeping view of mountains and trees. I will say that when I saw this place, I thought wow this would be an amazing place to get married! My boyfriend and I aren't married yet, but when we do, this would be one of the places that I would highly consider. It is private and quiet, no people around, and just absolutely stunning views, you only see trees and mountains! It's unbelievable that this location and these views are just a 1 minute walk up the hill from this particular site. (this campground in Telluride is about a 6-7 hour drive from Denver, Colorado).

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to inquire about a wedding package.

Shannon Shively

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Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:00:52 GMT

Engagement photography session in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 8th, 2018.

My brother Jason and his girlfriend Darcy were visiting her mom in Santa Fe, New Mexico, so I drove down from Denver, about a 6 hour drive away. I was so glad that I could just drive there to visit them for a few days. I picked them up from the Albuquerque airport at about 11 in the morning and then we went to a BBQ place called County Line BBQ. After they got to rest a bit (since they had taken an overnight flight from Hawaii), we went to a little town called Madrid that Darcy wanted us to see, a cute tiny little town with lots of fun shops, I got the cutest Santa Fe looking purse for only $10 while we were there. On our way back, Darcy wanted to stop in another even smaller ghost town called Los Cerrillos, and there really was no one there, we didn't see any cars on the road while we were there, and only like 2 people! So we decided to take some photos while we had the little town to ourselves. Jason and Darcy got engaged in Hawaii, but are thinking about getting married in Santa Fe, New Mexico, so it was nice to get some engagement photos of them near there. They were a little jet lagged so they were maybe a little tired in the photos, but still look so photogenic as usual!

Small Wedding Photographer Vail, Breckenridge, Estes Park, Grand Lake photographer

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:25:11 GMT

What a joy it was to photograph this couple's wedding in the Rocky Mountain National Park just outside of Estes Park in Colorado. June is a beautiful month in Colorado, everything is so nice and green, and the weather was perfect! The wedding was in the middle of the day, so I had to work with some bright sun, but the couple absolutely loved the photos, so that's all I can ask for! Their small and intimate wedding was at the Beaver Meadows Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park, with a beautiful backdrop of the Colorado mountains. Their ceremony was short and sweet, and I loved capturing everything from the bride getting ready in her little cabin in Estes Park, with her little adorable baby girl, and of course her bridesmaids and mom and dad were there too. I arrived to the ceremony site a little before the bride and got to capture the groom and his brother and groomsmen trying to find the perfect spot for the ceremony. After the ceremony and after getting a bunch of photos of the bride and groom and all their family members and wedding party, we then headed into town where their reception was held at the Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park. This was my first wedding in Estes Park, and I must say it is a gorgeous location for a wedding! The town of Estes Park has many restaurants as well, so there is lots to do there, besides getting married!

And now it's time to tell the love story of Kayla and Taylor Landrum with my photos....I hope you like them as much as the couple and I do :)

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Bride and father Bride and dad walking down aisle Groom looking at bride and father Beaver Meadows trailhead ceremony Groom and father shaking hands

Bride and Groom kissing Wedding party at reception Estes Park Bride and Groom dancing Bride and Groom

Denver Small Wedding Elopement Photographer Vail, Breckenridge, Photography, Estes Park

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:02:53 GMT

The first and only time I ever went to Joshua Tree was to photograph a wedding! We drove way into the Joshua Tree Park to get this location in the photos, and it was worth the drive and I must say quite adventurous for this couple to bring their 3 children way out there too! They drove all the way from Texas to get married in Joshua Tree which I thought was awesome. What a unique thing to get married in your own private spot with no one else around but the bride and groom and their 3 quirky boys (as you will see in the photos :)), the wedding officiant of course, and the photographers (just me and one other photographer). It was a treat to photograph such a small and intimate wedding in such barely touched nature. The bride's dress (and the bride herself!) was beautiful which made for even better photos, and the boys were animate which made for entertaining photos. They were all a joy to take photos of, and so happy that they got to get married in such a unique location that they can cherish for the rest of their lives, and that I got to photograph it all.

Small wedding photographer Vail, Denver, Breckenridge, Sapphire Point Colorado photography

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:45:23 GMT

I got to photograph a wedding at one of the most beautiful places in the US, La Jolla Cove. It was touching to see the photos after the wedding and see the moments that I captured of the bride and groom, their genuine love for eachother really shows in the photos. It was endearing so see how humble and kind the groom was and how much he adores his bride (and visa versa). With 200 guests plus, it was quite the celebration at La Jolla Cove Suites! I love it when I get to capture a wedding from the start to end, starting with getting ready photos, and all the way to the reception. What a lucky couple to have so many friends and family there celebrating their love at such a beautiful location!

Small wedding photography Vail, Breckenridge, Estes Park, Sapphire Point, Grand Lake, wedding

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:18:06 GMT

What a beautiful setting to photograph this wedding! I got to photograph this photograph on April 14, 2018 at the Claremont Inn & Winery in Stratton, Colorado. I had never been to Stratton, Colorado before, it's about a 2 hour east drive from Denver, Colorado. It was really windy that day, and I was lucky to just have missed the storm that happened the day before, so the drive out was easy, but windy (I guess it is windy pretty often out in the east plains of Colorado, we passed by semi trucks that had tipped over along the way the day before)!

The wedding was inside the beautiful Claremont Inn & Winery just off the I-70, and what a beautiful building with tall ceilings and beautiful tall windows!! Beautiful marble floors when you first walk in, and all the guests (about 30 guests total) stayed at the Claremont Inn for 2 nights over the weekend of the wedding. I really thought this was a neat idea for all the guests to get to stay at the wedding location. There were room upstairs and rooms down below the main floor, and also a nice kitchen and bar area that the guests where everyone could dine. They even gave me coffee when I arrived! Very nice staff and he even showed me around and provided nice photography location recommendations. We didn't get to take any photos outside because it was so windy and cold, but it wasn't needed because inside was such a beautiful setting for photos. From the arches on the second floor which made for great photos from down below, to the fireplace with a huge mirror above, and the windows on the second floor made for nice photos as well.

Grace and Angel had met more than 10 years before getting married, and they were delightful to take photos of, as well as their family. I love seeing being able to capture love, and letting my photos tell their unique love story... :)

Denver Family and Pet Portrait Photography

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:51:33 GMT

It is now spring, and I just go to take some photos of a little family here in Denver, at their family home in Capitol Hill, just a couple streets over from Trader Joes. Luckily it wasn't windy that day, since Denver is usually so windy in March! It was just the 4 of them, husband and wife and their little son, and golden retriever! I love golden retrievers since we always had one growing up. We started outside on their porch and got some photos of their little boy dancing to his favorite song in the front yard, and I love any photos with brick in the background! We then went to the backyard and found some nice shade and those photos were some of my favorite! Of course we had to get some of their little boy going down his slide. And here's a glimpse into their life, the photos almost tell the story of their life... :)

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Family portraits Evergreen Colorado

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:33:21 GMT

This family that I took photos of in Evergreen, Colorado, was a really nice family! I love going to the mountains to take photos, especially Evergreen, it is such a cute little town! The neat thing about being a photographer is it gets me to see more of these neat places in the mountains, I just posted a blog about the engagement photos I got to do in Grand Lake, Colorado, one of my other favorite places in Colorado, and I feel so lucky that I got to go to such beautiful places to photograph such nice people! This family had a beautiful home in Evergreen, so we took photos right there at their home, which makes it easy for everyone.

Engagement photography Vail, Grand Lake, small wedding photographer Vail

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:52:01 GMT

In January of 2018, I got to take engagement photos of a couple in Grand Lake, Colorado, one of my most favorite places in the mountains of Colorado! Grand Lake is Colorado's best kept secret in my opinion, it's just a cute little town in the mountains, of course the Grand Lake itself is gorgeous! It's a small mountain town with a country feel, the people are nice and down to earth, which makes me like it even more! It happened to be snowing that day, which made more even better photos! The couple that I took photos of were also down to earth and easy going, which was fitting for Grand Lake! They brought their dog with them to be in their engagement photos which is awesome, you can tell how much they all adore eachother in the photos. :)

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Small wedding photographer Vail, small wedding photography Breckenridge, Estes Park

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:19:02 GMT

I got to take photos of my dear younger brother and his lovely girlfriend Darci before I moved away from Hawaii to San Diego (and now I'm here in Denver, Colorado). I was born and raised in Hawaii and moved back for 5 years before I moved back to the mainland, and I was so glad I got to spend time with family again. So since I just love photographing couples and love, I offered to photograph my brother and his girlfriend, and so glad I got to get these cute photos of them, because now they are engaged! I guess we can kind of call them their engagement photos, but hopefully I will get to take more official engagement photos when I visit Hawaii again!

Small wedding photography Vail, Small wedding photographer Breckenridge, Estes Park

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:48:41 GMT

This engaged couple was so fun to photograph!

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Small wedding photographer Vail, Small wedding photography Breckenridge, Estes Park

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:15:17 GMT

I just had to share these photos from one of my favorite engagement shoots! I would love to photograph your engagement in Denver, Colorado! ~Denver Engagement Photographer, Elopement Photographer Denver, Small Wedding Photography Denver

Puppy portraits Denver Colorado

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:27:04 GMT

These are photos of my parent's beloved puppy, Bear, we had a special bond, and looking back on these photos makes me really miss him! He only lived to be about a couple years old unfortunately. So sad, because he was such a cute and funny puppy! But I am so grateful that I took these photos when he was still a puppy, and I have them to look back on and remember him by. So many cute ones of him! If you have a puppy and haven't taken photos of him yet, I highly recommend it because you never know what will happen. In memory of Bear, he was one of the cutest puppies I ever knew!

Puppy portraits Denver Colorado