Katelin and Bret's Virginia Farm Wedding

Katelin and Bret’s wedding is finally here!!

I can’t tell you how excited I was that this day finally arrived. I’ve known Katelin & Bret and their families since Katelin’s sister Megan got married in 2013 and I photographed for them. Megan’s wedding was awesome and Katelin followed in her big sister’s footsteps with an awesome wedding of her own. So many happy tears all around from everyone. Tears with Megan helping Katelin into her dress. Tears when her girls saw her for the first time in her gown. The sweetest tears when Bret saw Katelin for the first time at the top of the aisle. Tears during beautiful heartfelt speeches and toasts from their family and friends. So many happy tears!! (I may have shed my share, too, just sayin’.)

Katelin & Bret created a beautiful event with the relaxed yet elegant country vibe they were going for. Everything was beautiful but nothing was fussy. Their personal touch was in all the right places and everyone enjoyed themselves and danced the night away. It suited their personalities perfectly!

I couldn’t have been more honored to have worked with these two and their families both back in 2013 and now, and everything in between like Katelin’s college graduation and her engagement to Bret. I know I’ve made some friends for life and couldn’t feel more lucky that my work allows me to cultivate relationships like this. Weddings are the best!!

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Vendor Role Call:

Venue - East Lynn Farm

Officiant - Trish Fox

Hair - Caitie Morgan

Makeup - Kayleigh (co-worker and friend of the bride extraordinaire)

Dress: the always amazing Miriam Liggett of Soliloquy Bridal

Men’s Fashion: Jos. A. Bank

DJ - Black Tie Entertainment

Dessert - Michelle Vaughn (super talented family member)

Catering - P. I. G. S. BBQ Catering

Florist - Rick’s Flowers

Donna and Eric's Beaver Creek Wedding

Donna and Eric are some of the nicest people I’ve met. They decided to put together a summer mountain wedding in Beaver Creek and got lucky with an open slot at the super popular Beaver Creek Chapel sooner than they expected. Thankfully, I was available because I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on documenting something so special for them!

Donna’s daughters stood up beside her and Eric making the ceremony extra special for the couple. After the ceremony we celebrated with photos with all their guests and then a small session with just Donna and Eric around the chapel grounds as the sun tucked down behind the mountains.

When we wrapped the photos after the sun went down we headed down the hill to the Mirabelle where Donna and Eric hosted a super yummy dinner for all their guests. The Mirabelle had the porch reserved and decorated for them and a perfectly sized private room for everyone to enjoy their night. Check out their photos below and leave them some love in the comments!

Sierra and Nick's Breckenridge Mountain Elopement

I love weddings like Sierra and Nicks. Totally non traditional and done completely their own way. The two of them love the mountains around Breckenridge and decided to elope with their closest family down a hiking trail in a secluded, private grove of trees.

Sierra and her dad picked me up at the trail head and we headed up in their 4x4 a few miles back into the woods on a Jeep trail. When we reached the end of the road everyone hiked a short ways to a beautiful spot. It was midday and with the sun high in the sky and filtering through the leaves and pine needles created a magical effect.

After a short and sweet self solemnizing ceremony everyone was elated. While Sierra and Nick sent their family ahead, we hung back and took some photos to celebrate. I’d never been in this area of Breck before and I loved discovering hidden groves and beautiful alpine streams filled with snow melt with them as we walked back to where we left the cars. On the way back, the woods opened up into a beautiful meadow filled with summer wildflowers. It couldn’t have been a prettier spot!

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