I’m so fortunate to get to work with a myriad of different people/personalities…. It’s part of what keeps my job fresh. 9 times out of 10 I am meeting my clients for the first time at the shoot. I have no idea what they look like, how they interact, or whether they will even jive with me. Thankfully I’m a gal that gets along with most people, and this certainly helps! Lisa Marie and Codi hired me to shoot their engagement photos through Lisa Marie’s stepmother, so they were no exception to the rule. I really knew nothing about the two of them until our shoot. When I finally met Lisa Marie and Codi however, I instantly loved them. They are completely authentic and honest people. There was no bull with these two—they were frank about what they wanted and straight to the point. A perfect example of this is, after I kept trying to pull all these tricks out of my bag to make Codi laugh or smile he finally turned to me and said, “No offense to you Julie, but I just don’t smile much”. I loved it! And I respected him the more for being honest and real. Smiles or none, this man has a great sense of humor and is smitten with Lisa Marie. After trying to put them into a box of the “giddy couple”, I finally let go and felt like I captured the two of them best when I asked them to “nuzzle”. This was natural to them. This is who they are as a couple—not bubbly or over the top energetic hipsters who want to jump in the air. They are Lisa Marie and Codi… who clearly love each other fiercely. And that is what they hired me to capture.

I have been very excited to post these images from Danielle and Andrew’s wedding…. it was such a fantastic celebration with the ceremony at University United Methodist church and the party at the Grant Humphreys Mansion– two of my favorite venues. The whole day felt relaxed and catered to fit Danielle and Andrew’s taste. My favorite touches to the day were the fantastic band, “Network!”, the vintage convertible limo, the lavender buds thrown instead of rice, and the very special surprise from Danielle’s brother. Danielle and Andrew are two cool cats who were a pleasure to work with… I’m excited to document this family as they grow. P.S. Danielle is expecting–stay tuned for the maternity session!
I loved this moment of joy shared between Danielle and Andrew’s mothers

This may be an outtake. I craked up when editing this image and noticed everybody’s expression. I don’t think people were exactly excited that I was photographing Danielle while she was brushing her teeth… I admit–sometimes I do feel like paprazzi!

…And the big surprise of the day–Danielle’s brother, who was originally not going to be able to make it to the wedding, made a surprise entrance right before Danielle put her dress on! Danielle was immediately moved to tears—along with the rest of us in the room. It was a great moment!

Loved the Lavender! It’s my favorite flower and herb… the smell lingered on me for hours and I’m still pulling buds out of my shoot sac. I’m sure Danielle had quite the collection down her dress, too!

Great moment between Father and Son…

Receiving lines are great—there are so many emotions to capture—and it’s far better, in my opinion to the dreaded table rounds.

Check out this vintage convertible limo! Not easy to park downtown, but so fun!

I took a minute during the first dance to check out the reactions of the guests watching… this shot summed up the love.

Awwwww…. the father-daughter dance always gets me. The emotion on Danielle’s face is priceless.

Network is now one of my favorite cover bands in Denver—they had the crowd rockin’!