Susannah & Ivan's Wedding (Part II)    11.28.2009

Photographing Susi and Ivan's Colorado wedding day was lovely in every way.  Ivan is from Spain and several of his family and friends flew out to join them for the occasion.  Susi is a truly dear person and by the end of the next two posts you will want to be her friend too! I was touched by both their thoughtfulness, not only to Steve and I, but to all their friends and family. Their wedding was uniquely inspired and I highly recommend taking note, future brides! The small historic church was delightful. Golden light streamed through stained glass windows. There were homemade soaps for favors, vintage post cards for guests to sign, a simple cake and champagne reception in the church's quaint little kitchen. Susi wore a J.Crew wedding dress and had a fabulous coat made for later in the day.  That night, an intimate six course dinner was served at the Black Cat restaurant in Boulder.  Everyone in attendance is still talking about the amazing food, the atmosphere and most of all the warmth exuding from Susi and Ivan. Their love and joy is deeply contagious.

The following set of images were all captured with medium format FILM. I love the organic look that film brings (with NO post processing) and so am posting two separate entries. Digital (which I shot mostly) and a selection from my rolls of favorite film.  Here are some of the film images.

 

Mercedes & Lydia                     11.28.2009

Indulge me a moment, dear readers.  One thing that delights me about being a wedding photographer is the opportunity to document all the little stories happening throughout the day. And I just love kids at weddings! It is a perfect set up for the hilarious! Well, anyway, during Susannah and Ivan's wedding reception, I mosied on to the back of the church where some of the kids played along side a dirt field. Mercedes and Lydia were heavy in discussion and since I enjoy a little eavesdropping on occasion too (teehee) I pretended to be hangin' out with no interest at all in their affairs. From left to right, here is what went down.

Mercedes (in white) to Lydia, "Come over here, we're going to play house".  Moments later, Lydia seems slightly anxious that she hasn't seen her mom for a little while. So she says, "I'm going to go find my mommy now".  "No," quibs Mercedes, "We are having fun! Stay here, see, this is FUN!" Lydia is not convinced and starts in with "I want my mommy." Mercedes, negotiating now, tells her that their mommies are busy and they need to stay and play house. Of course, Mercedes is being very sweet and matter of fact but she is not about to loose her playmate, so she goes on to tell her how they are going to set up house. Lydia listens for a few minutes, contemplates her options and declares, "I want my mommy," quite firmly. Unswayed, Mercedes decides a hug is in order, "No, you don't!". "Yes! I want my MOMMY!" Here's where I clicked the last photo before stepping in to help out, but not before Lydia's, "I WANT MY MOOOOOOMMY!"

Danielle                             11.27.2009

Danielle called me for help with putting a modeling portfolio together and although I am not really a fashion photographer, I was game if she was. Boy, did she make it easy on me! She is BEAUTIFUL, has great style sense and she laughed at my crazy directing, which means she has a good sense of humor. :) I have no doubt she will go far!

 

Little Family                       11.27.2009

Two cute boys, green grass and plenty of rain puddles to jump in made for a fun Saturday morning shoot.  Thanks guys!