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Congratulations to all of our wonderful couples and a bit thank you to all of our 2nd shooters and assistants for making our jobs so much fun.

Katie and Trevor's Fort Collins Wedding Day

The Barn at Raccoon Creek Wedding Photography | Elizabeth and Matt's Fall Raccoon Creek Wedding Day

Venue: The Barn at Raccoon Creek

Venue Coordinator: Audri Piper

Florist: Sue Kimball of Kimball Floral 

Cake: Azucar Bakery

Favors: VooDoo Doughnuts (everyone loved them)

DJ: Pat Harrod with A Sound Impression

Videography: PhoCo Films (our highlight film is amazing)

Dress: by Casablanca c/o Amanda's Bridal

Earrings: David Tutera

Hair and Makeup: Allure Hair Studio (the girls there are fantastic!)

Bride's rings: both the wedding band and the engagement ring are family heirlooms, first belonging to the grandmother of the groom ( I feel so special and honored to be wearing them)

Groom's ring: Shane Co

Suits: Al's Formal Wear

Bridesmaids dresses: Bill Levkoff

How did you two meet? We met at Cru Wine Bar when we were both out for a mutual friend's birthday party. We talked for most of the night and Matt sent Elizabeth a Facebook message the next day. Our first date was 5 days later and we've been together ever since :)

What is the best memory of your wedding day? It rained right before the start time of our outdoor Fall wedding. Decor was blowing over and guests were pulling out umbrellas. We just knew that everything would work out and almost as soon as Elizabeth walked out of the bridal cottage to head down the aisle, the sky seemed to clear and a rainbow appeared. We spotted the rainbow at the same time and it was a beautiful sign on our amazing day!

What is some advice you would give to other couples as they plan their wedding day? Let other people help you out when they offer and just try to take every detail of the day in. Having talented photographers (Drake Busch) and videographers is so important too. That is how you can relive your beautiful event. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We stopped in Iceland for 3 days on our way to Venice, Italy for a 7 day Mediterranean Cruise. Our cruise ports were in Croatia, Turkey and Greece. We would highly recommend a cruise to any honeymooners! It was so nice to experience multiple countries and be able to leave our bags in one spot for a week. A couple of highlights were riding dune buggies on the Croatian cliffs and experiencing the picturesque beauty of Santorini, Greece. We also stopped for a day and night in Paris on the way home. What an amazing 2 weeks!

Mile High Station Denver Wedding Photography | Michelle and Erik's Mile High Station Wedding

Venue: Mile High Station (contact: Stephanie Walter)Hotel: Magnolia Hotel Wedding Coordinator: LaTasha Baldwin of Little Details, LLC Lighting: Aubrey Franklin of Firefly Events (still so in love with our ceremony wall!) DJ: Rob Meagher of Elite DJ Florist: Rachel Mann of Aflorae (all of my floral arrangements were beautiful!) Caterer: Footers Catering (Kari Dismuke) Cake: Das Meyer Dress: Stella York c/o D'Anelli Bridal Shoes: Badgley Mischka Hair and Makeup: Fluff Bar (Brittany Chambers - she and her crew were amazing and so fun) Bridesmaids Dresses: Bill Levkoff Groomsmen Suits: Jos A Banks

What was the best memory of your wedding day? Seeing everyone we love most in one place laughing, celebrating and supporting us. Pretty darn cool. I will never forget the pure love and happiness I felt all throughout the ceremony and reception!

What would be some advice you would give to future couples as they plan their wedding day? 

Hire a day of coordinator. Take everything one step at a time and take it all in- it goes by fast!

 

Where did you go on your honeymoon?

Well... we still need to plan one! Hoping to get to Mexico in the early new year :)  So I guess this is some more advice - make sure to plan a honeymoon!