Fall in Vail Colorado

Many couples get married in the mountains here in Colorado, and if you have ever been here you know why! We have many small towns scattered throughout our mountains and more than half of our weddings every year are in one of those towns!

Marcus and Paige were married in Vail on a beautiful fall day with all of their family and friends. The whole group had spent the week together rafting, hiking and hanging out before the wedding. They had rented several houses near each other and so it was fun for us to see the two families mixed together having fun! Because Marcus and Paige spend most of their time outdoors in the mountains this was a perfect setting and place for them to start their married life together! They were married at the bottom of the mountain in Vail but told us from the beginning they wanted to spend the first part of their day at the top! So after some getting ready at the houses the 4 of us made our way up the gondola play around and take pictures amongst the views, trees and Here are some of our favorites from their wedding day!

Little Teaser from Vail Wedding Photographers

I just wanted to share a quick wedding dress from a wedding in Vail.  I know lots of you are picking out your dresses right now and its fun to see the different styles.  I will post the rest of this Vail wedding and reception at Donavans Pavillion.  Of course thank you to Joann at Mountains and Meadows for sending these two over.

Suggestion and Silhouette

Silhouette is an outline of an object that appears dark against a lighter background.  I find that it is most effective when it is obvious what an object is.  It can be like the popular game pictionary.  You may not even have to show the whole object, people just know what it is.  In this case it is the brides shoes.  I also chose for this shot to make the background the in focus portion  which is a Secondary subject/content in the background contributes to the meaning or understanding of the photo.  We see that the wedding is taking place in a city with mountains in the background.  In this case Denver.  I am sure that some people wont like it, but from my stand point when you have the safe shots the perfectly lit closeups of the shoes, it is time to get the story telling images that are artistic.

Just one of the amazing things a wedding photograph can do

I was preparing images for a blog post from a wedding in Estes Park at Della Terra and ran across this image.  It struck me, because it tells a story.  It at least for me, has the ability to put me in someone else’s shoes.  The interesting light on the bride.  The image gives you the ability even though you may not have a daughter to feel what it’s like to give her away at her wedding.  That is one of the greatest gifts that a photograph can give us.