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Lindsey & Rob’s Mountain Wedding at Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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The air at 9000 feet is always pretty crisp, and it wasn’t any different for Lindsey & Rob’s sunny Colorado wedding up at Steamboat Springs this fall. Their guests arrived at the mountain ceremony site via gondola and were treated to breathtaking views while the couple said their vows to one another. Not that anyone was looking at anything other than the happy couple, of course ;-). Talk about a breath of fresh air.

Our wish for every couple is that they have a wedding that feels like them where their friends and family can’t imagine them marrying any other way. Steamboat fit them to a tee, reflective of their adventures together (she hikes 14’ers in a day for fun, and their travels have taken them from Australia to Dubai. You might remember them from their relaxed Boulder County Fair and CU engagement session this Summer–we all had such a blast (plus some cotton candy). Check out a few of our favorite moments and images from their wedding, and of course their complete gallery. The password is Lindsey’s maiden name and is case-sensitive. Enjoy!

The awesome team:
Venue: Steamboat Springs Resort
Catering: Steamboat Meat & Seafood
Florist: One Fine Day Productions
Hair/Make-up: Waterside Day Salon
DJ: Marc with Complete Music
Baker: Cupcake Mini Bar

B’s faves of A’s:

It was such a scenic spot photographing the Steamboat valley below, with L&R’s wedding site behind us.

Even at 9000 feet, the mountains rose up and to the right of their wedding ceremony.

How cool is it to get a private, surprise wedding gondola for the ride down the mountain? It was just the right timing to photograph L&R as they sped down toward their wedding reception.

Don’t you just love these late-afternoon shadows? A wedding photographer’s dream.

A’s faves of B’s:

A gaggle of groomsmen.

We loved photographing the wedding ceremony at Steamboat Springs, with mountains on one side and a long valley down the other.

The sun’s so bright at Steamboat Springs even the dogs wear shades.

Photographing sunset at L&R’s wedding reception at the base of Steamboat Springs.

Some sweet details:

getting ready

reception

Another cake at L&R's wedding at Steamboat Springs

Dear l&r,

Some of our favorite moments from your wedding day are:
Your uncle’s quiet moments, Lindsey, stolen away from arriving guests as he prepared to officiate your ceremony. Lindsey, your dad’s emotions as he spoke during your ceremony, and the comfort your mom offered as he returned to his seat to witness the rest. In an only-in-Colorado-moment, a ready-made welcome committee of ultra-marathon race fans cheering you as you walked from the gondola to the start of your reception. Eschewing a more traditional (and some might say boring!) way to feed each other your first piece of cake, you instead tossed the pieces up in the air and each caught them in your mouths. Impressive! The peacefulness you had around your first dance. It was as if you were just lost in each other. Not sure what game it was, but the intensity with which your college friends kept their fingers intently on that beer was fun to watch.

Congratulations, you two and we look forward to sharing a beer sometime soon!

xoxo…
…a&b

Best of 2013 – Bill’s Faves of Anne’s

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Today we wrap up our favorite images (we somewhat randomly selected 25 each) among the nearly 15,000 we delivered to our wonderful clients in 2013. These are images Bill loves that Anne captured, vs. Anne’s faves Bill captured. We hope you enjoy them, reminiscing about each of the weddings (click on the link for each couple to see more). Have a great weekend everyone and we’ll soon be sharing a sweet and fun wedding right here in Colorado at Devil’s Thumb Ranch.

Alicia & Gio’s wedding at the Hay Adams Hotel

Ashley & Kevin’s wedding at the Army Navy Club

Cristin & Nima’s wedding at Veritas Vineyards

Elizabeth & Ryan’s wedding at Woodbury Forest School

Joy & Jerry’s wedding at Vail Mountain Resort

Jenn & Mike’s wedding at Clifton Inn

Lindsay & Charles’s wedding at Hotel Monaco

Lindsay & Kyle’s wedding at the National Museum for Women in the Arts

Laura & Tony’s wedding at The Barns at Hamilton Station

Mary Beth & Chris’s wedding at Shrine Mont

Misty & Roby’s wedding at the Mellon Auditorium

Sam & Casey’s wedding at Panorama Farms

Sheryl & David’s wedding at The Homestead

Sarah & Jason’s wedding at The Homestead

Tammy & Andrew’s wedding at The Mill at Fine Creek

Best of 2013 – Anne’s Faves of Bill’s

Buzz, Weddings

Before things really get cranking in 2014, let’s take a quick look back at some of our favorite moments and images from our 2013 weddings! It was so insanely difficult narrowing down our selections to just 25 (seemed like a reasonable number taken from the 14,983 photos we delivered last year to happy clients). Today we’re looking at some of Anne’s favorite images that Bill captured from the past year. Thanks so much for all our incredible, loving, and happy couples for sharing these moments so we could capture them!

Alicia & Gio’s wedding at the Hay Adams Hotel

Ashley & Kevin’s wedding at the Army Navy Club

Brooke & Phill’s wedding at the National Museum for Women in the Arts

Cristin & Nima’s wedding at Veritas Vineyards

Healy & Tim’s wedding at a private residence

Jenn & Mike’s wedding at Clifton Inn

Joy & Jerry’s wedding at Vail Mountain Resort

Kaitlyn & Mark’s wedding at the Mellon Auditorium

Lauren & Chas’s wedding at Fat Cat Farms

Lindsay & Charles’s wedding at Hotel Monaco

Laura & Tony’s wedding at The Barns at Hamilton Station

Mary Beth & Chris’s wedding at Shrine Mont

Sam & Casey’s wedding at Panorama Farms

Sarah & Jason’s wedding at The Homestead

Tammy & Andrew’s wedding at The Mill at Fine Creek

Healy & Tim’s Wedding at a Private Virginia Estate

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Each of our clients’ weddings have a distinct feeling to them. It’s the bond that connects those loved ones–family and friends–with each couple. Healy & Tim had a distinct feeling to theirs as well and if we had to come up with select descriptive keywords, we might say relaxed, bright, and Maker’s Mark. Definitely can’t forget the Maker’s Mark. It’s safe to say everyone there had a great time, and we were thrilled to capture all the incredibly fun (and funny) moments throughout the day. Take a look at our favorites, and when you’re ready, peruse their complete gallery here. The password is Healy’s maiden name and is case-sensitive. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

The fab team:
Venue: Healy’s family home
Coordinator: Dawn Bainbridge
Florist: Janie Medley
Caterer: Catering Concepts
Tent and Lighting: Big Top Entertainment
Band: Burnt Cienna
Video: Tangerine Media Group

Anne’s faves of Bill’s:

Bill’s faves of Anne’s:

Last, but not least, we have some eye candy for you:

Dear h&t,

Some of our favorite moments from your wedding include…

The easy-going, nothing’s-going-to-bother-us attitude throughout the day. Your stylist’s t-shirt (and your grandma, too, natch)! When your ring-bearer approached one of your guests during the processional and presented her with the ring pillow, instead. The childhood excitement on the faces of your friends as they all watched the fireworks display. All the love-inspired signs placed throughout the tent, serving as thoughtful reminders for your friends’ own relationships. And finally, your guests really showing the playground spirit of sharing with that bottle of Maker’s.

Congratulations, you two!

xoxo…
…a&b

Caitlin & Adair’s Middleburg Wedding, Part II

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The FAB team:

Planning: Pam Barefoot of ATrendy Wedding
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church and Private Farm
Officiant: Reverend Matthew Johnson
Catering and Wedding Cake: Jayne Nochumowitz of Occasions
Floral Design: Helen Olivia
Entertainment: Eric Waters and DJ Dan Goldman
Make-up Artist: Lorna Basse
Hair Stylist: Olga Carbello of Elegant Hair by Giselle
Lighting: John Farr
Lounge Furniture: Heidi Berger of AFR Event Furnishings
Calligraphers: Pretty Mail Calligraphy
Gown Designer: Monique Lhuillier
Bridesmaid Dresses & Brides Shoes: J.Crew

Have you checked out part I of Caitlin & Adair’s wedding yet? Go ahead, we can wait. Once you do, you’ll find all the evening’s memorable moments below, but first, let’s set the stage for cocktails and dinner for the evening, design by the ever-incredible Pam Barefoot of ATrendy Wedding.

Sooooo loving this way of doing the seating chart. The shabby chic, rustic window pane + the lovely elegance of Pretty Mail’s calligraphy = divine and unique detail! LOVE it, Pam!! 🙂

Bill’s totally digging this shot Anne got of their guests looking at the old window to find their tables.

We couldn’t have had a more picturesque evening.

Ice cream helps keep the summer heat away.

What a night it was! So much fun and everything was just GORGEOUS thanks in large part to such a fabulous dream team. We just LOVE working with all of you!

Thanks for joining us this afternoon and we hope you have a fantastic and fun weekend!!

PS – Friday’s FAB Finds will return periodically during the crazy busy wedding season! We can’t wait to share some great finds with you soon! xoxo…

Nikki & Josh’s Wedding at Hollin Hall, Part II–The Details

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Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed reading Part I earlier today. As hard as it was to narrow down our favorite moments, it may have been even harder to narrow down all the beautiful, vintage details Nikki and Pam had collected throughout the years. Be careful – upon viewing all the delicious eye candy that follows, we’d hate for you to go into diabetic shock. 😉 Enjoy!

The FAB team:

Planning: Pam Barefoot of ATrendy Wedding
Venue: Hollin Hall
Catering:Nicole Gutierrez of Windows
Cake Artist: Fluffy Thoughts
Floral Design: Nick Perez of Multiflor
Entertainment: St. Charles Quartet & DJ Evan Reitmeyer of mydeejay
Stationers: Saima Says Design
Officiant: Rev. Bill Cochran
Make-up Artist: Leah McKay
Hair Stylist: Hair by Giselle
Lighting: John Farr
Videography: Julie Gross with Blue Sky Films
Calligraphers: Saima Says Design & Pretty Mail Calligraphy
Wire Name Hanger: Etsy Artist Lilafrance
Gown Designer: Essense of Australia

Even their beloved pooches made a virtual appearance on the bottle openers!

The Hokie birds above (and placed by their wedding cake) might be an obvious nod to their alum, Virginia Tech, but there was more subtle personalization. The original Roy Rogers lantern below belonged to Nikki’s dad when he was a boy.

Oh, and in case you missed it, be sure to check out the Friday’s FAB Finds featuring their gorgeous invitation and letter pressed paper products!

Thanks so much again, Nikki & Josh, for including us in your perfectly fabulous wedding! We wish we could do it all again next weekend! ;-D

xoxo,
…a&b

Friday’s FAB Finds {029}

Friday's FAB Finds!

Whoo-boy you guys are in for a treat today if you love stationary and papers as much as I do. I’ve been so excited to share Nikki & Josh’s invitation suite ever since we received it in the mail. Each and everyone of their guests had to have been super psyched just seeing the gorgeous calligraphy on the invite, let alone what was inside. Well, heck, I’ll just show ya!

Invitations We Love – Nikki & Josh

Notice anything especially interesting about them by any chance???

They’re printed on WOOD! Pure GORGEOUSNESS!! (That’s their welcome bag for their hotel guests in the background, btw! Always such a thoughtful touch.)

Of course, we had to take a few pics of them in their proper wedding environment. (You’ll see this lovely vintage screen door more in their full blog post – can’t wait to share more of their wedding soon – it held the escort cards, which of course were also part of the whole suite.)

They were designed by the incomparable Saima Khan Saima Says Design and perfectly captured the mood of their sweet, fun and flirty vintage inspired wedding to come! (She also addressed the gorgeous envelopes!)

Can I just say how much I *heart* turquoise blue and orange together?! Well, I guess I can since it’s my post. ;-D

We seriously can’t wait to share soooo much more of this incredible wedding with you, but we hope you enjoy this FAB amuse bouche! (Yeah, I might have a tad bit of Top Chef fever again!)

Happy Friday!!
…anne