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!

At the front of the room they had a giant table framed with curtains and full of flowers and layers of giant cupcakes.  Each cupcake decorated with little frosting peaks in a variety of colors and flavors.

It was such a beautiful wedding up in Vail and we are so excited to share it!

Marcus and Paige were married at Donavon’s Pavilion up in Vail in the back area on the beautiful stone patio imprinted with giant leaves. The couple had rented these beautiful brown wooden chairs for the ceremony and had the aisles lined with wooden sculptures and lots of flowers. They had even adorned the trees with orange and yellow paper lanterns and twinkle lights. The whole setting was so magical and so beautiful nestled in the trees of the Vail mountains.

Although this wedding was so elegant and pretty the couple showed their personality off when they danced down the aisle with their bridal party to start the ceremony. The bride’s mom even had a special section during the ceremony where she told a story and wished the couple love and happiness in their marriage.

With a business you have an idea.  It usually starts right there.  If you don’t know our story I will give you a short rundown.  Angie and I both graduated from CSU in Fort Collins.  I graduated with a Computer Informations Systems degree and Angie a PR/Marketing Degree.  It’s a story of doing what you think everyone wants you to do.  I was an IT consultant for 5 years and was the youngest Senior Consultant in the firm.  I was good at it.  I traveled every week.  The concierge and people at the front of whatever Hilton and Marriott I was staying at knew me by first name.  Making lots of money, but I felt empty, see I had a need and desire to help people.  I did what I could every day to help those around me.  I had not yet found my calling.  I applied for the FBI it had been a dream of mine to help others.  I applied for a Special Agent job.  Six months later, I was asked to sit for the test.  It was a long shot.  There were six positions in Colorado from what I could tell about 300 people taking the test.  I did not pass the test or wasn’t one of the six.  I was devastated, to be honest.  I really wanted to help people and I thought that was going to be the outlet.  I was also very driven had usually always gotten whatever I had put my mind to doing.  During this time I had been taking pictures for people in town on the weekends, mostly for friends or friends of friends.  What I didn’t know would happen was they showed others my images.  Within a year I was turning away business.  I didn’t have the time to do both consulting during the week and photography on the weekends.  I didn’t know just how powerful the images were to the people and their families that I was taking.

I was younger and didn’t know people are not around forever.  Call me naive, if you must.  Angie and I have run into many situations where  we took images of people who just a few weeks later was no longer with us, to those families, those images were the most valuable thing they had now.  It’s why when a house is burning down it’s the first thing people grab.  In other instances our images have shown people just how much someone else matters to them.  A true and honest picture doesn’t lie.  At weddings we are not just photographers we are advisors, sometimes we counselors.  A good photographer is there to capture your moments and to help out in any way we can.

We started our business in our home, meeting with clients anywhere we could.  We had humble beginnings.  We started eight years ago and after a few years our business grew so much we rented a place.   We were located their for 4 years.  It helped our business greatly and helped us grow our business.  The problem with renting it was, it was never ours.  We did our best to show clients who we were and it was a great place to start.  But eight years later, we have finally purchased a place that is ours.

Getting the place wasn’t smooth sailing either.  We moved out of studio we were renting and the deal on the first place we were going to buy went south.  So we were without a studio and the place we had our heart set on was not an option.  It’s devastating at the time, but when you get to look back at times like these they happen for a reason.  We ended up with a better place at a better price.  At the time it was not fun.  When things are meant to be they work out.

Here is the part were I am so appreciative.  We didn’t just get here by ourselves.  Our families have always been supportive.  Well maybe after they got over the you quit your six figure job and your going to be a photographer phase.  I want to thank everyone who helped us move our things in, gave us advice, were supportive and helped make this dream of ours come true.

My father is a successful business man he always has been building a few small businesses to million dollar companies.  Thank you for all the time you have spent over the years letting me kick new and exciting ideas by you and even the ones that we can laugh about now.

Mom and Virgil,  thank you for always believing in me and Angie and helping us grow our business.  Virgil thank you for all the little things that were big for us.  You know all the projects I am way to unhandy to do.  The fact you always believe we can do what we put our minds to has inspired us.

Don-  Thank you for all of the help dragging things out of storage and bringing it all over, and the help with our child the dog.

Debbie-  Thank you for being there when we needed the support and help moving out of the studio not knowing what would come next.

So without  getting more mushy, here is the new office that we worked so hard on.  It’s been a journey from electrical work to painting.

Here are a few of the pictures from the Renovation.  If you are doing one on your commercial property or house both were excellent and we couldn’t have done it without them.

Heritage Electric I found were the best denver electricians in town.  Great service cleaned up after adding lights and additional power outlets.

Tony at Taylor Made Construction did all of the beautiful work on the place.  He added the flooring, base and crown molding. It was a lot of work and Tony and his crew got it done. We can’t thank you enough Tony. You can call Tony at 720-338-7597.

This particular wedding was at Willow Ridge Manor and was full of those moments!  From the beginning of the day with the bride and her sister getting ready to the moment she walked down the aisle with her dad.  So many moments with them laughing and a few with tears.  Marcus and Amy had planned the day to be one their family and friends would never forget and I would say they accomplished that task from the live band to the giant jars of candy on each of the tables.

Here are a few of those moments from their day!