Tarah & Kyle : Grand Lake

One of the most anticipated weddings of the season with the ceremony at Trinity Church of the Pines and the reception at the bride's parent's house lakeside on Grand Lake. It almost reminded me of a block party because not only did the bride's parents live there, but right next door was the groom's grandparents house and two houses further was the bride's grandparents house. Their story is amazing - that he used to spend summers at his grandparents house as she would at her parent's lake home - and as love would have it, they were meant for each other!

The parents did such an amazing job in preparation of the wedding. Not only did they create an entire floor out of sand and wood for the reception area, but they also built a dance floor out of the boat dock! Yes - they were dancing over the water!!!!!! : ) These two had everything any girl would want at her wedding - And if you didn't think this wedding was already perfect enough... they rode off together into the night on a boat with lit-up purple balloons cascading from the front of the boat. OMG!

Thanks to Stone Creek Catering for creating such a stunning event right on the lake with some of the most delicious food I've ever tasted -- and for Pick Me Flowers for the beautiful colors and the day-of coordination.

Rachel
Grand Lake Wedding Photographer

Jessica & Alex : Devil's Thumb Ranch

What more could you ask for??? Devil's Thumb Ranch is absolutely stunning - not to mention they held the 3rd wedding on the ceremony site for this season (thanks to all the rainy days in June & July). Am-az-ing food from the staff at Devil's Thumb (doesn't it make you hungry just looking at it?) The bride & groom even brought in jars of BBQ sauce from the business that they own for gifts for each guest - yummy! To top it all off, the Chris King band played some great country music to complete the day.

Susie & Steve : Piney River Ranch, Vail

This was one of the weddings over 4th of July weekend - what a great location! It's about 11 miles (but an hour drive) just north of Vail. It was a bumpy-bumpy-bumpy road but well worth the drive for the spectacular views. And with pink shoes for the bride -- what more could you ask for???

Rachel
Vail Wedding Photographer

Stephanie & Jaben : Granby

OK - so not a 'real' destination wedding but they pulled it off as one! Complete with tiki torches, palm trees, a bon fire, exotic flowers & Mai Tai's (yummy!). Thanks to Stone Creek Catering for a delicious Hawaiian meal! We did a group photo which is becoming more and more popular. It usually takes place right after the ceremony (which is a great transition between ceremony & cocktail hour) but for this wedding, we did it later on in the evening since it was family only during the ceremony.

Rachel
Granby Wedding Photographer

Kaitlyn & Nick : Mary Jane Grill

Here is a true local wedding - what a fun, life-loving couple and I am so happy that I was able to share in their special day! Their ceremony and reception were held at the base of the Mary Jane ski resort - what a gorgeous venue!! Kaitlyn did a great job picking out the girls dresses with two different shades of blue - very unique and very pretty. The guys were a ton a fun, complete with cigars and all. Thanks to Kara & Rami at Pick Me Flowers for the beautiful bouquets & arrangments. The mix of flowers worked PERFECT for a mountain wedding.

Rachel
Winter Park & Mary Jane Wedding Photographer