Andy & I love to travel for weddings! This particular wedding we were extra excited for because it was in Anchorage, Alaska! Neither of us had been there before and we couldn’t wait to see it! As with most of our destination weddings we started with the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. We don’t often get to see that part of the wedding and it’s fun to get to know the family and to hear the stories they tell about the couple!
Carl and Bonnie met up in Alaska where Carl had been living most of his life; she quickly adapted to the outdoor way of life, learning to hunt, fish and sleep even with the sun out 20 hours a day. When they got engaged they had the tough decision of where to have the ceremony and finally settled on the zoo! We were excited about this new venue because it was nestled amongst the trees with cute little pathways leading you to the different exhibits. The section where they were married was a large open grass area surrounded by tall trees.
The bridesmaids wore cute little strapless black dresses and carried pretty bouquets full of pink, purple and white flowers. After the ceremony they had a cocktail hour and a fun reception in one of the large wooden Alaska buildings in the middle of the zoo. We had fun taking pictures after the ceremony all over the zoo with the different animals and big blue water tanks! Because we were there in the summer we had around 20 hours of daylight so we even got in a few family photos at the end of the night! Here are some of our favorite images from their wedding!
Colorado is known for it’s mountains and the many wedding venues with the beautiful views, fun reception rooms and the amazing scenery where we as wedding photographers thrive! Estes Park is one of those places and every year we get excited when we have a wedding to photograph there! One unique wedding venue in Estes Park is Della Terra; it’s a beautiful venue surrounded by mountains, rooms for the guests, a giant deck and a beautiful room full of windows for the wedding reception.
We had a lot of fun with Keith and Amber taking pictures in every corner of Della Terra. Her bridesmaids wore cute little pink dresses and they carried pretty bouquets full of roses, lilies and gerber daisies. It was fun to watch how close they were with their family and friends and we had a great time capturing it!
Two of these images received Awards of Excellence from WPPI you can read more about it here.
Received award of excellence from WPPI
Received award of excellence from WPPI
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a New Years Eve. I wanted to share a beautiful image Angie took at our last engagement session. It was a little cold but we had some great light. I love the fall/winter colors and the feeling the image gives.
