The setting is a crisp autumn day in Vail, CO. The leaves have all changed colors – the hills, with their aspen trees, are blanketed entirely in a fiery spectacle of yellow and gold. The sweetest bride is getting ready in her hotel room, surrounded by a bustling collection of happy bridesmaids & family. She slips on her shimmery gold slippers and runs outside for her first look. There are tears and “I love yous”. There are laughs. The ceremony, officiated by a friend, is personal & heartwarming. The details are rustic, eclectic, and beautifully crafted. (There is heart-shaped confetti!!) The evening is filled with dancing, with words of congratulations & silly stories, with joy.

And a giddy photographer is asking someone to, pinch me, please??

Meghan & Jason’s wedding was utterly unbelievable in every way. Having met them at their engagement session, I knew they were THE sweetest and most laidback couple and shared a love that was so big & true, and their wedding was a perfect reflection of this in every way. I feel so blessed to have been able to fly out to Vail for their breathtaking day at the Sonnenalp Resort. I was also beyond excited to work with Andrea of AK Haydon Floral Designs. We randomly become twitter friends and when I saw she was based in Denver, I excitedly forwarded Meghan & Jason her name, they booked her, and below is the result of her vibrantly bringing their visions to life.

Enjoy!

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Love this moment of Meghan with her dad & sister…

I’m always sharing random iPhone snaps on twitter, but realized I never really post any up here :) Thought I’d share a few to tide you over while I prep some soon-to-be posted weddings & sessions! All of the below are shot using my favorite photo app in the whole wide world, CrossProcess.

P.S. I love food, is it obvious.

san francisco.

{the shot above really reminds me of Inception for some reason… right…? see it? anyone??}

vail, colorado.

los angeles.

In this {quite fantastic} line of work, I get to witness lots and lots of love. Couples who can’t stop looking into each others eyes, who make sacrifices so their relationship can grow, who experience life’s trials and happiest moments side by side. So as hard as it is to say *this* love is special, or *that* love is special {because they’re all special}, I do want to say that Deb & David’s love is truly something special :) I’m pretty sure that part of it has to do with the fact that they are amazing as individuals – there are very few kinder, warmer and more genuine people in this world. And when two people like that come together, you sort of get this urge to exclaim, YAY! YOU FOUND EACH OTHER!! because that’s how witnessing this kind of love makes you feel :)

They were married last month in San Francisco, in a quaint chapel at the Presidio, and Scott & I were so honored to photograph their day. After the ceremony, they rented a bus to take bride + groom + wedding party + photographers all over the city for photos. So much fun!

I loved this moment! Deb planned to pin David’s boutonniere on before the ceremony, but since they weren’t doing a first look, on went the blindfold…

Something about this shot totally reminds me of the movie Catch Me if You Can… something about airports (even though this is not an airport) & a 1960s feel (even though this wasn’t the 1960s). Anyone??

The wedding had a creative “Flight 717” travel theme that spoke closely to the many plane trips they made to see each other during their relationship (a theme they incorporated into their engagement session as well!)