Nell & Rick's Wedding in Boulder

Last week we had a busy weekend with back to back weddings on Friday and Saturday. The weekend started with Nell & Rick's wedding in Boulder at the Rembrandt Yard. It was a really cool and unique venue to hold a wedding, with local artists' work throughout the site making for a very modern and artistic look. They packed the site with lots of guests there to witness them exchange vows. Everyone seemed to be having a blast at their reception with plenty of flashback music from the 80's and 90's- my favorite kind of music! Nell made a very stunning bride. Boulder Blooms supplied the flowers for the day and did a beautiful job, loved the yellow.

Heather & Bill's Mountain Wedding

As we drove an hour up and down dirt roads to Heather & Bill's ceremony site I kept thinking to myself "what did we get ourselves into?" It was the most off-roading my Jeep has seen in the three years we've had it. When we finally made it to the site we realized exactly why they chose this spot. It was absolutely beautiful! As you looked past the rows of chairs there was nothing in sight but God's creation- mountains, fields, trees and sky. We had such a great time with everyone. Even after a rocky start to the day when the shuttles accidentally left half the guests stranded causing an hour delay on the wedding and despite the fact that the bride and many others were fried from the sun nothing could get in the way from having a blast. Here are just a few pictures we took during the day. Earl, their dog, made the cutest ringbearer and we had to get just a few with Heather's bull named Buttercup who has been with her since he was just one day old. Thanks Jennifer and Nick for recommending us to them!

Ronda & Jeff Engagements at Daniels Park

Ronda and Jeff have been very busy during the few short weeks they have been engaged. They wanted to plan as much of their wedding for next summer as possible while being together before Jeff left for Alaska with a new job opportunity. He will be back for the wedding of course but we at least helped them check one more item off their list with their engagement session before he left. They were so easy to work with and it was really obvious they love each other and have fun together. We had a great time playing in the wind:-) Here's just a sneak peak.

E-Session With Cathy & Cody

This past week we met up with Cathy and Cody for their engagement session. We started at the elementary school playground where they met many years ago. From there we headed to downtown Littleton for a few more. Even though they were doing some construction around the Melting Pot restaurant we just had to get a few pictures there since that's where Cody proposed. We loved how they chose locations that had special meaning for them! We could have stayed out all night taking pics and as a fellow photographer Cody would have been glad to oblige. Here are just a few pictures from the day. Thanks Melissa and Collin for referring them to us- we had a blast!

Spread some JOY!

Hi everyone,
With so much hatred and bad things happening in our world today how can we not become discouraged, so it's good to get some inspiring words of wisdom, I have a link below with one of my favorite pastors out of Texas. He looks at things the way we all should and says "calm down, look and listen." Enjoy and God Bless!
Jack Graham

My Cousin Charlie's Getting Married!

ATTENTION: Do not scroll down to the bottom of this post if you are faint of heart... it's scary!

Anyways, last week my cousin Charlie flew out from California to celebrate his b-day and recent engagement. This was the first time we had the opportunity to meet his wife-to-be Leanne. We absolutely loved her and she is already part of the Volkel Wive's Club. We scooted around downtown, got in trouble with a security guard at Union Station and escorted out (we were taking a few pics NEAR the restricted platform area but never went or even planned to go out on them- he must have just been bored or having a bad day), and hung out for a little while. It was great to see Charlie and to meet Leanne. We are looking forward to their wedding in California next year. Congrats guys!

Renae & Joshua's June Wedding

What a great way to end a busy month. Renae & Joshua's wedding was beautiful, HOT, but beautiful. We a had such a great time with these two and their families. My favorite moment was when the sun was setting and the lighting was "oh so right" for some awesome pics of Renae. They kept telling us before we arrived that there wasn't really anywhere to take nice pictures around the site, boy were they wrong we found so many great spots especially with their willingness to let me drag them around everywhere. Check out the pics!

Second Chance to Wear the Dress

Probably one of the most fun parts to the wedding day for a bride is to be a princess for the day and to wear a beautiful dress. So when the opportunity comes up again to put that dress back on why not take it. Loraye and Bill were married last month and unfortunately the ceremony was set for pretty late in the evening so by the time it was over it was dark outside and the chance for pictures was gone. So, we set up a session to take some more pictures in wedding attire. They both love the Colorado/Mountain scenery so Golden was the perfect place. We weren't too sure about the weather but with an umbrella in hand we were ready for rain if it came. Luckily it held off other than a few sprinkles and we were able to get lots of great pictures. These two are such great people and we were so glad to get the chance to work with them another time. Take a look at some pics from the day.

Jessica & Mike's Wedding

The second half of our busy weekend was with Jessica and Mike for their Sunday brunch wedding. After a crazy evening the night before we were a little tired getting up on Sunday but it was so worth it when we got to their wedding. Their wedding was one that makes me remember why I LOVE this job. The bride and groom are such nice people and their friends and family were so much fun too! They had a Norwegian wedding cake in addition to their traditional wedding cake (both hand made and absolutely delicious). Michelle's grandmother is from Norway so we thought this was a really cool tradition. Here's a sneak peak from the day. Enjoy!

Wedding at Inverness- Kate & Joseph

Last weekend was pretty busy beginning with a wedding on Saturday at the Inverness Hotel. It was a very warm day on 2nd day of Summer... sorry Kate it wasn't the first day of summer:-) Kate and Joseph were actually part of the bridal party from my wedding last week with Lindsey and Nate. This time it was their turn to tie the knot. Kate made the picture perfect bride and I guess Joseph looked ok too- haha. Here are just a few pictures from their wedding.