Donovans Pavilion Wedding Photography

I just finished working on a beautiful wedding that was shot at Donovan’s Pavilion in Vail.  Donovan’s Pavilion was built in 2003 and is a timber and stone mountain lodge.  We had 4 weddings there last year and I can say we love to photograph weddings in vail at Donovan’s Pavilion.  This wedding was inside but most of the weddings take place on the back patio which overlooks the woods and river.  Both places are beautiful . I wanted to share this image because it was so colorful and I know a lot of you brides are planning your weddings for 2011 right now.  If you are doing a winter wedding and want a beautiful place with great service check out Donovans Pavilion.  We will share more pictures from this wedding soon.  As you can see the decor was a lot of fun and so is the pictures.

Total Square Footage of the facility

Pavillion Lobby               402 

Grand Timber Room       2,648

Alcove                             443

Outdoor Terrace              3040

Here are some contact information to get you started

1600 South Frontage Rd Vail, Colorado 81657
www.donovanpavilion.com
pavilion@vailgov.com
970-477-3699
970-477-3697 fax

What happened to spring?

Since Colorado weather can be so unpredictable and can still snow in April I thought I would share a few pictures to cheer everyone up.  Last night was interesting with snow, hail, thunder and lighting all at the same time.  Angie and I went out last week to take faith our jack russel on a walk.  These were shot with my holgaroid and I shot them with 669.  Hopefully spring will be back soon here in colorado because we miss you.

What is a holga?

For those of you that dont know what a holga is it is a 30.00 dollar chinese toy camera.  For these shots though, a polaroid back was used, instead of 120 medium format film.  It was made to provide a cheap camera in the 80′s that would make it easy for the masses to take pictures of events and people.  Since then it has been marketed around the world and is often used as a creative camera.  The camera is very easy to use with only a few settings to learn, which adds to its appeal.  You get to spend more time thinking and composing your shots then worrying about settings.  Many of the characteristics of the camera including the heavy vignette and light leaks add to the creative “happy mistakes”.

Mother’s Day Photography

Andy & I almost always bring our camera every where we go and especially the holidays we spend with our family! Today we took our mom’s to beautiful Arrowhead Golf Course for Mother’s Day brunch and had a great time! The food and the weather were both great and of course the photography session there was fun! We bought our mom’s giant cards, because…..well….if you were in the store with us and saw them, you would understand! Just thought we would share a couple of photos of the moms we love!
Happy Mother’s Day!

Engagement Pictures with Eric & Trisha

Eric and Trisha are a playful couple who told us to be creative and were open to whatever ideas we had!  Whenever a client says that to us we grin from ear to ear and go full speed ahead!  You could see the love these two share from the minute they walked in the room so we knew the engagement session was going to be easy on us!  For us the engagement session is a great way to get to know our clients even better and see the way they interact with each other!  These two were playful, full of love and had no problem holding hands.  Although we had our fun in the sun and enjoyed the blue skies we finished the session with a parking garage and some creative shots.  We are always thankful to our couples who let us play around do the un-ordinary!