I have officially been gone way too long in the blog world. These past few months have been crazy around here with getting the final albums out to couples from the past few weddings, then the holidays came and went -- now that things are calming down, and I realized I still have quite a few shoots to post!

I met up with Julie and Jeremy on a cold day in October (told you I'm behind!!) for a Mess the Dress photo shoot. We had literally been planning this shoot since their wedding in February. She knew she wanted to do something like this after the wedding, and when everything calmed down for them post wedding, we met out in a field in east Colorado Springs with their favorite "horse powers". :)











There's something about the clouds east of the Rockie Mountains that are just amazing. Since moving here, I've been blessed to be out at numerous photo shoots and watch clouds produce such dark colors that just look awesome in photos. However, these ones later produced large rain drops as well. ;(

Labels: Colorado Springs, Mess the Dress

Favorite #1 below. =) They are so cute together.





Favorite #2. Love it!!

Labels: Colorado Springs, Mess the Dress, Weddings

San Diego, California - This past Friday I flew out to San Diego to photograph my first wedding of 2009! It was an amazing weekend spent with wonderful people and equally wonderful weather. But really, it was all about Aubrey and Kurt. I met them almost a year ago while Aubrey worked for a local bank. I did their engagement photos that March and May and then they decided they wanted to fly me to California for their wedding (yay!) and since that point, they have become such good friends of ours and we felt so blessed to be a part of their special day. Saturday we started really early with Aubrey getting her hair and make up done while the guys had breakfast and got ready at a separate location. This morning we woke up at 5am (ouch!) to head to the beach to catch the sunrise. I was looking forward to this part of the weekend for so long! Let me tell you, it was well worth getting up at 5pm to catch the amazing sunrise and fog coming across the pacific ocean.

So without further ado, here's just some of my favorites. I edited a few on the flight home so I might as well share them with you! =)

Soon to be Mrs. Brown. :)





Gotta get the shoes. :)











Hello, beautiful!





Meanwhile, the guys were getting ready...





These guys have known one another for a loooong time. They have some great stories. :)









This was such a great moment between mother and son. She was singing him the words to the song they were dancing to. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.



The groom got some air on this one!



There was some great dancing. :)



Then.... this morning we took these on the beach. This was a Mess the Dress session and it was so much fun.





















Congrats, Kurt and Aubrey. May God always be at the center of your marriage and your heart. We love you guys and are so thankful to have you in our life. :) Enjoy your honeymoon!!

Hair: Joani at Head East Salon
Make up: Elle Leary
Ceremony: Alpine Christian Fellowship
Reception: Alpine Community Center

Labels: Beach, California, Colorado Springs, Mess the Dress, San Diego, Weddings