Thursday, March 01, 2012
Jessica and Ryne were married Sunday, February 26, 2012 in Alma, Colorado. Jessica and Ryne traveled from Houston and planned their destination wedding, with a Rocky Mountain winter in mind, at the Mountain Comfort Bed & Breakfast. Alma, Colorado is a bit of a secret. Just on the other side of Hoosier pass from Breckenridge, it has a small town feel and an uninterrupted view of the Continental Divide. Jessica and Ryne had a small wedding with
only close friends and family in attendance. Their wedding was wonderfully relaxed. After the ceremony, guests enjoyed hot cocoa and cider and I escaped with the couple to the top of Hoosier Pass for some wonderful winter portraits. Jessica of Pink Champagne Events helped Jessica and Ryne plan their wedding weekend. Breckenridge's Petal and Bean provided the incredible decor including an awesome bouquet of white roses and hydrangeas that matched
Jessica's fur coat perfectly. Brandice of Denver Wedding Hair and Natasha Cooke Makeup Artistry provided spectacular styling for both Jessica and Ryne and catering was provided by Java Moose. Thank you both for inviting me to photograph your wedding day. It's not everyday that I get to photograph a wedding with such views! — Sean
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Friday, February 17, 2012
The Carter-Payne Event Center is Colorado Springs' newest wedding location in one of Colorado Springs' oldest churches. It is absolutely gorgeous inside and out. I've been eyeing this church for many years and for a while it dutifully served as office space in the center of downtown
Colorado Springs. Now, Sandy Vanderstoep, owner of Garden of the Gods Gourmet, an incredible gourmet market and the best catering company in town, renovated the church and returned it to its proper place as an incredible 2,000 sq. ft. space for weddings and events. When I found out
what she had cooking (no pun intended) I immediately called her to see it. And when I got a peek inside, well, the gothic windows and wonderful hammerbeam ceiling had me at Hello:) I immediately made arrangements with Sandy to do a styled shoot and I invited some of the best wedding photographers in Colorado including the wonderful and amazingly talented John Hudetz, Hardy Klahold and Kent Meireis to help me. I also recruited the very beautiful and elegant
Claire and her handsome friend Nathan to be our models. We had so much fun! The light inside The Carter-Payne is amazing and as we worked through the afternoon, the sun got lower and the light got sweeter! We couldn't have pulled this off without the help of many other wedding professionals. Springs Bridal provided a simple but very wonderful elegant gown. Springs Bridal is a consignment bridal boutique in Colorado Springs and it has hands-down
the most incredible deals on a wedding dress you can find anywhere. The selection is wonderful. Felicia Popescu, the best stylist I know of, graciously offered her help and transformed Claire from beautiful to amazingly beautiful! Design Works, a floral studio, provided
the wonderful red roses for Claire's bouquet and Nathan's boutineer. Other wedding businesses that graciously donated their work and time include La Dolce, Dawn's Creations and Sugar Plum Cakes Shoppe. Finally, a huge thank you to our two assistants Lena and Juliet. Both
are photography majors at Pikes Peak Community College, and they volunteered to help us manage all of the details behind the scenes. If you have time, do stop by and see this wonderful wedding location in Colorado Springs in person! — Sean









