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Madi and Luke's wedding couldn't have been more perfect.
The morning started early, the girls started getting ready before the sunrise while the men set up the ceremony space. Madi and Luke's wedding was held on the ranch that Madi grew up on, acres of beautiful land in Sedalia, Colorado.
Madi and Luke's wedding was so full of love, laughter, details, and fun.
Gina and Kevin's wedding was absolute perfection. Their wedding was at Saint Jude Catholic Church and the reception was held at Solterra. Kevin and Gina put so much effort into every single detail of their wedding that it was truly incredible. I have never in my life seen a wedding that had so many details that reflected the bride and groom.
As many of you know, Kevin is my cousin and I have been friends with Gina since middle school youth group. It's even rumored that I helped get them together. I couldn't think of a more wonderful person for my cousin, they complete each other and make each other better.
Here's a little peek into their wedding day from beginning to end.
We had so much fun with Madi and Luke's engagement session, I can't wait to photograph their wedding in August! We photographed most of this session on Madi's parents property in Sedalia - the same place they are getting married.
These two are such a great couple. Kind, funny, and very personable. During the session we decided to take one car to town, so they took out all these books out of their car - books they are taking on an upcoming trip to Kenya to donate. Luke had a hand in creating a non-profit called The Harambee Foundation. This foundation helps lift children in Kenya out of poverty by giving them what they need for an education. You can check out more of the foundation here www.pulltogetherforkenya.org
I have known Madi for my whole life. Our grandpa's were best friends (my grandpa passed when I was 5 year old) and our parents have remained great friends. Madi and I grew up seeing each other about once a year, always in October, for the pumpkin contest held between our families.
I am so happy for these two. They are absolutely adorably perfect for one another.
In February I went to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Seattle. They moved there a couple months after they got married in January 2015 to start their new life together with Nathan's new job as a youth pastor. It was so much fun to see them in their new city for a couple days! They showed me a handful of their favorite places in the few short days I was there. I can't wait to go back!!
I was so amazed at how green everything was in February in Washington in February! I went from sunny and brown in Denver to rainy and green in Seattle. They even had cherry blossoms in bloom in February!! Everything was green and covered in moss and absolutely GORGEOUS.
I'd like to introduce one of my Class of 2017 Street Team members, McKenna! McKenna goes to Lakewood High School, and I'm so excited to have her on the team this year! If you know McKenna be sure to mention her name when you book your senior portrait session.
We were so happy to find some of these gorgeous cherry blossom trees for McKenna’s model session. The blossoming trees are around for such a short time here in Colorado (the random Spring snow storms certainly don’t help!) so these sessions are extra special. Even though we had to pull these off in a random parking lot, they are some of my favorite portraits!
Prom. The dresses, the shoes, the hair, the jewelry. Everything has to be just perfect for your last hurrah of high school. You dance the night away in one last carefree night before graduation. Everyone will soon be off to bigger things, but for this night you are all together to celebrate the accomplishments of your years and years of schooling. You earned this night!
I love taking prom portraits, it's such a fun and exciting time that I'm happy to be a part of every year. The graffiti in downtown Denver is my go-to for prom portraits, I love the contrast between the fancy dresses and the grungy alleys. RiNo was packed full of people for these portraits, but we managed around them for some really fun shots.
Location, location, location! Even if you’re at a house, find the best background you have. Up against a brick wall, sitting on the porch railing, inside the window, in front of some tall or wide greenery are all good choices. Even better find a place like this with cool graffiti or find a place with some blossoming trees.
Multiple angles will tell the best story. Have the person with the camera try different angles. Get down low, or shoot from up high, both will create unique shots. Zooming in and out is also important. Take some far away pictures as well as some up close details.
Light is important! Unless you have the proper equipment, do not stand with your back to the sun in a “backlight”. Most automatic phones and cameras don’t know how to expose for this situation, so you’ll end up in shadows and your picture will be grainy. Not how you want to remember prom! Instead find some pretty window light, or open shade (where you see shade on the ground but when you look up you see the sky).
Have fun! Try multiple poses, be silly, get some of just you and your BFF, not just of you and your date. We brought some glitter to have some fun with, creating prom photos that are uniquely theirs.
Edit a little. Don’t use filters on Instagram, instead go into their settings and increase the contrast, highlights, warmth, and structure. Also play with the highlights and shadows sliders to get that perfect look.
Viola! Now go and enjoy your prom night knowing you have the best pictures around!
For Brianna's senior portraits we did 2 different days so that she could have different hairstyles in each location. One session at Red Rocks, one session in Golden. I love how the two sessions really showed off Brianna's personality. Brianna graduated from Bear Creek High School in the class of 2015.
I have decided to go back and blog previous sessions that I haven't blogged yet. This portrait (above) of Matti was featured on Senior Style Guide, so it's always been extra special to me. Here are some of my favorite's from Matti's Red Rocks session. Matti graduated from Green Mountain High School in the class of 2015.
