This wedding could not have been better suited for me, both as a photographer and as a person. Jasmine and Andy had the most lovely, intimate, hippie wedding in Glenwood Springs that was seriously exactly what I would want if I were redoing my wedding. The wedding was held at the gorgeous 4 mile creek Bed and Breakfast in Glenwood Springs. They had their ceremony nestled up to an aspen field, and their reception was free flowing party with people dancing all over the place—in the grass, the trees, and a few on the dance floor. There were shoes kicked off, hoola hoops, face painting, river wadding, tail gating…. It was honestly what a wedding should be–a stress free, fun celebration amongst the best of friends and family.
The wedding was especially significant for me personally, because of my current pregnant state. I was in a bit of a funk the week before this wedding—just wondering if I could ever be a good mama and just overall fretful about the upcoming changes that will be happening in my life (let alone the crazy changes that are happening in my body everyday, which I’m not always comfortable with). Jasmine is a midwife and was serendipitously 6 months pregnant at her wedding. She glowed and radiated “life”. I got to spend the entire morning with her while she took a bath and prepped for her wedding , just basking in her wisdom and beautiful energy. She is such an amazing woman who draws amazing people into her life–like Andy, of course. And they both have such amazing friends who were also so abundant with life. It was incredible actually. I left the wedding that evening glowing myself, feeling blessed, excited, refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of the wedding season. Thank you, Jasmine and Andy for all of this…. for the conspicuous love and passion that is so natural between you, for your vivacious spirits and for sharing this amazing weekend with me. It will go down in the books as one of the best…. xoxo

Welcome to my spanking new blog! It’s way overdue. I think it will be easier to navigate, better to look at and overall a more efficient place for me to post images and speak my mind…. I’m very excited about it and will be blogging more often now, I promise.

I was especially excited to kick off the new blog with this post. I haven’t posted a wedding yet this season, because I wanted this one to set the tone for my 2011 season. It’s a special post for me because it’s my baby cousin, Evan and his stunning bride, Jessica’s wedding –and they of course hold a place in my heart. Along with being one of the most fun wedding parties that I’ve photographed, Evan and Jessica and their friends are also extremely sentimental and spiritual. They can go from a bud light to a pensive prayer in 60 seconds flat and it’s perfectly fitting. Evan cried when he saw Jessica walk down the aisle and shed a few tears during the toasts which made me proud and Jessica was a complete lady with a hankering for an occasional swill of bourbon. I love these two. And I loved their wedding. It was so refreshing to be back out at the farm in Eastern Colorado, and the fairgrounds couldn’t have been a more perfect place for Evan and Jess, as that is where they first met. I also have to mention that the food was hands down the best food I’ve ever had at a wedding. True, home grown beef brisket, mashed potatoes and a fountain of grape kool-aid to tote. Delicious.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Jessica and Evan. Your wedding knocked my socks off, but your hearts and spirits are what moved me to tears. I love you.