KC & Ryan~ Colorado Mountain Wedding Photography~ Crested Butte, CO
Part 2 of KC and Ryan’s Wedding weekend is here!
Follow this link to view their Crested Butte Wedding Garden Welcome Picnic, complete with a beautiful sunset, fun lawn games, and S’mores!
So, they decided to tie the knot in a gorgeous backyard ceremony that was literally surrounded by friends and family! After a leisurely day of just hanging around Crested Butte– it sprinkled a bit, but then the weather held off beautifully! Again, KC was so cute with all her fun and creative little details! The best part of the ceremony in my opinion (aside from getting married!), was that a handful of friends were literally helping re-write their vows down for them minutes before the ceremony so that they could each hold their vows to say to each other….and a poem. Such a feeling of community and love– it was awesome! Then, actually I lied, my favorite part was when Ryan proceeded to run and jump into the Hot tub as they finished their poem/vows! I don’t know Ryan really well– but apparently this was just classic Ryan (check out his Board shorts!) 😉
After the ceremony, everyone hung out at the house for a while (playing games, snacking, drinking, etc.), and then we all headed over to The Brick Oven Pizzeria in town! KC and Ryan rode a tandem Bike there– it was pretty cute! The staff and food and everyone was fabulous at the Restaurant (although many people in town on vacation looking for dinner were pretty upset that the restaurant was closed for just us!! lol!)! It was a fantastic evening of great speeches, conversations, fun, silly photo-booth style pictures, and some last-minute breakout dancing!
I am so happy I was able to be apart of such a beautiful weekend!! It was a blast– and an amazing weekend for everyone! Thank you KC and Ryan– and congrats!!!!!
*** BEWARE!! There are a lot of pictures on this post! One of the most important things to KC and Ryan were just being with all their family and friends….so I really wanted to highlight more candids/guests in this post than usual….so that they could show family and friends! 😉
Nicole & Daniel~ Colorado Mountain Wedding Photography~ Fossil Trace Golf Course, Golden CO.
This was one of those weddings that I felt EXTRA special (because I always feel special and honored to be a part of someone’s wedding!) to be a part of. Aside from normal wedding planning stress and jitters and all that….Nicole and Daniel had recently endured a family tragedy just about a month before their big day. I was so honored to be able to capture their wedding, being such a beautiful day and reason to have the family all together, in the wake of heartache. It was such a beautiful day, at a gorgeous venue, and you could really see the love between the two of them throughout the day! Also, Nicole’s sweet and cute personality just burst out in her pictures, and her smile was contagious! She brought her A-game for pictures for sure! 😉
The wedding took place at Fossil Trace Golf Course, catered by Three Tomatoes Steakhouse (on premise), in Golden, which is right near my house, so I knew of the venue and also knew it would be gorgeous! The Ceremony area looks out over the town of Golden and Table Mountain– and was perfect for Daniel, as he attended Colorado School of Mines (located in Golden). After the ceremony, we had a great time on our Golf carts riding all over the course getting some great pics of the two of them! This course is stunning….if I played Golf, this would be where I did it regularly!
The reception was full of fun and laughter– and cool lighting! The Shoe Game topped off the night, after some pretty amazing dance skills from the younger kiddos!
Great night Nicole and Daniel! Thank you for letting me be a part of it– Congrats to you guys!!
KC and Ryan are Married! Part 1~ Colorado Mountain Wedding Photography~ Crested Butte, CO
KC and Ryan did it up right. Absolutely perfect.
These are 2 of the most fun, kind, and interesting people– and I’m so lucky that they asked me to come be a part of their Wedding Weekend in Crested Butte (which happens to be my favorite mountain town in Colorado!)
The whole way I was driving there….I was just content and happy– knowing that this was my job— to go to beautiful locations, and photograph people in love. Perfect.
When KC and I met up to chat about their weekend….we talked a lot about how it was more like a big weekend Party with all her friends and family….and not a traditional wedding. I thought, “perfect! I LOVE the more photo journalistic style anyway! We are perfect for each other!” I t wasn’t until I got to the 1st nights event (Welcome picnic…seen in this post), that I realized that KC was totally playing down all her organizational and cute/fun planning skills! It was so beautiful, and well planned out! It was still exactly what they wanted, a fun time with all their loved ones, but it definitely wasn’t as non-planned/detailed of a weekend as she led on! Sneaky, sneaky! Great job KC (and everyone that helped!!!)
This is part 1 of their weekend wedding in Crested Butte! This is their Welcome Picnic that was held at Ted Scheske Park (otherwise known as the Wedding Garden, in crested Butte). It was absolutely perfect for all the nieces and nephews and kiddos running around! It is actually a Park…so there was plenty to do for all the kids! They also had Lawn games out, complete with coolers, bug spray and sunscreen around the property! The eating area was a large tented in pavilion with breathtaking views, and decorated so perfect with lights, Chinese lanterns, and simple garden-y type table decor! The caterd dinner was a fully Vegetarian dinner…which seriously had me considering going veggie…complete with homemade Brew, Colorado Microbrews, IZZES, and other great beverages! Catering was by Crested Butte Personal Chefs (Stacee Van Aernem).
Now, the best part of the night was the Smores!! As the Sun went down, the fire pit started up…and the sugar overload for kids was in full swing! So much fun!! As night fell, the little paper lanterns that were adorning the stairwell to the Tent lit up…and they were so cool!!! the perfectly bright and full (almost?) moon added the perfect touch!
Such a great night! Stay tuned for Part 2! Wedding day!! (I will post a link to both parts on each blog post when part 2 is posted…for easy access to both posts!)
UPDATE: Here is a link to their Wedding Day post! Good stuff here guys! 😉
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