Boettcher Mansion Wedding - Denver Wedding Photographer - Betsy and Connor

Oh my goodness…how can I even begin to describe the awesome/amazing/rager of a wedding that was Betsy and Connor’s? For starters, these two are loved immensely by all of their nearest and dearest - it was palpable. I pretty much teared up every time a friend or relative did, which means I basically was hogging all of the tissues.

They decided to host their love fest at Boettcher Mansion in Golden, Colorado, which suited them perfectly. Betsy and Connor have known each other since elementary school, and even dated briefly (there is a framed note to prove it, scroll on!) around middle school before breaking up and then getting back together seriously in high school.

One of my favorite things about this wedding was (besides the amazing sunset on lookout mountain) was the crazy dance party at the end. These guys know how to throw (and throughly enjoy) a good dance party. I don’t think there was anyone who didn’t get up to dance (it was incredibly contagious, even I was moving!), and once you did you were hooked the rest of the night!

List of the folks who make the magic happen:

Photography by yours truly: Teresa Woodhull Photography

Venue: Boettcher Mansion

Dress: Emma & Grace

Wedding Coordinator: Sapphire Celebrations

Hair: Liana Conway

Make Up: Liana Conway

Flowers: Hawk Flowers Designer - Serena McKee

Video: Olena Films

Catering: Biscuits and Berries

Rocky Mountain National Park Elopement - Estes Park, Colorado Wedding Photographer - Olivia and Eric

Olivia and Eric reached out last year in hopes of eloping at Rocky Mountain National Park in the summer. There were some last minute changes and they ended up eloping on a beautiful fall day in October at 3M Curve. One of the things I will always remember the most about these two is how giggly and giddy they were about eloping - they could not contain their excitement! Aside from myself, it was just the two of them - so it was basically as intimate of an elopement as you can get. Since self-solemnizing is totally kosher in Colorado, they wrote their own vows, married themselves, and I cried like a baby about it. Also, they were so amazing and flexible about some last minute changes we had to make - it was early October and there was supposed to be a storm rolling in the afternoon we had planned on, so we made the last minute call to move their elopement up to mid afternoon. Well, we narrowly missed the storm and it ended up being a gorgeous afternoon!

One of the things I love most about elopements is that couples don’t lose sight of whats truly important, because it’s literally only about one thing - celebrating the fact that you get to spend your life with someone else. You are celebrating with only each other, making it such a sincere and intimate experience. Big weddings are fun and have their place too (I had one and I loved it!), but far too often I see couples getting lost in the stress of the production and losing sight of the big picture, which in reality is the most important part. Olivia and Eric couldn’t have been more excited about celebrating one of their biggest and most important life experiences, and I was so glad I was there to capture it!