Monday, March 23, 2015

Colorado Engagement Session of Nikki and Anthony

This is something you would call a bucket-list type of photo session for me as an artist and portrait photographer.  When Nikki asked me to photograph her engagement session, I was elated to be a part of the experience for her and her fiancé, Anthony.  As the dates approached, she told me she envisioned snowy Colorado as the backdrop and I about dropped the cup of coffee I was sipping at the time. 

This was a highlight of sessions for me because I have never witnessed the beauty of nature in Colorado during winter, let alone photograph a beautiful couple there.  Some say the ocean is majestic, but to me it’s the mountains, as nothing else in nature can compete with the morning sun rising over a snow covered mountain slowly bathing the atmosphere in warm light and waking the sleepy surroundings.

We woke up way before the break of dawn to catch some of that sunlight in Breckenridge and later in Vail.  They even had a cute indoor session next to a cozy fire with hot cocoa and Basil Hayden’s.  Moments I will never forget, with friends to last a lifetime and photos to last even longer.  I can’t wait to be with these two as they say their I Do’s in Riviera Maya, Mexico in just 87 days… not that I’m counting the days or looking forward to it or anything ;).  Please enjoy a few highlights from the engagement session!  








 

 


 


 

 


 

















 
 











Sunday, March 22, 2015

Rockford Grange, Bear Hollow Ranch Engagement Session

I'm so excited to share an engagement session at Bear Hollow Ranch and Preserve, home to one of the the most beautiful wedding and event venues in Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri, Rockford Grange.  Samantha and Rowdy both co-own and manage this majestic place and are amazing individuals; kind, ambitious, and hard working.  I was so happy to photograph these two at Bear Hollow Ranch.