Colorado Wedding Photographer - Best of 2019

I know, I know. It’s March (almost April) and we are in the midst of an coronavirus pandemic, and now is when you choose to post about 2019?! Let’s be real here though. 2019 is looking like an ocean view suite in Maui compared to the under the highway hourly motel that 2020 is shaping up to be. I typically like to look forward, and in reality, there is no point in holding on to the past. But now more than ever I am finding reasons to celebrate and be grateful for what was, in hopes that we can one day soon be there again. I feel so much for my 2020 brides because this is uncharted waters for all of us. We can pretend to be fortune tellers all we want, but the truth is we don’t know how this year is going to turn out, but I for one want to do my absolute best to not put joy and celebrating on hold. As one on my lovely brides put it, we can’t postpose everything about life. It keeps going and threatens to leave us in the dust if we don’t keep up. We’ll slow down, quarantine, hopefully flatten the spread, and pray for the best, but eventually (and I of course don’t mean within the next couple of months - isolating is a must right now!) we will need to soldier on, perhaps with new extra sanitized and social distanced ways of living, but we’ll have to move on nonetheless. And with all the dire news lately I am feeling more than ready for reasons to celebrate again.

2019 was quite a year of growth for me, in the best of ways. When I first started my business 10 years ago, I didn’t know a single thing about being a business owner. All I knew is that I wanted to take pretty pictures for people because that’s what made me truly happy. If the last decade has shown me anything, its that The best part about this entire journey of mine has not only been to see my business grow and flourish, but also to learn about that side of me - the side that has been able to figure out the ins and outs of being a one woman show. It’s been scary at times, trying to rely on myself completely to put food on the table. But I’ve also found that I am stronger than I thought, and that ability to surprise myself has been priceless.

Thank you for taking the time to scroll through my 2019 weddings. I want to mention here that I shot this entire wedding season pregnant, with my last wedding of the year being 3 weeks before giving birth to my daughter Margot. Not to toot my own horn or anything ;)

Rocky Mountain National Park Couples Session - Estes Park Colorado Wedding Photographer - Amalie and Noah

When Amalie reached out asking for couples photos at Rocky Mountain National Park, I knew it was going to be a super fun session, because her heart was in the right place, and I immediately wanted to work with her and Noah. This is what she said:

“We're not engaged, but just in love with each other as we are with the outdoors. One year ago we quit our jobs to spend a year on the road traveling, hiking, exploring...it led us across the US and Mexico, and we've found ourselves temporarily in Denver for work. While there is no reason for the shoot, it's sort of, in a way, documenting the fact that we've been following our hearts and going wherever the wind blows us - and it's been lovely. I adore photos as a way to document where we've been and what we're up to, and while we both love to take them - neither of us is a professional and we never seem to find ourselves both in front of the lens -- funny how that works.”

Umm, does this not sound like the most amazing plan/set of goals/dream/reason for photos ever? I remember coming home and mentioning this to my husband, about how refreshing it was to have a couple who wanted photos just because. No wedding, no engagement, no outfit changes or make up - just wanted to remember this brief stint in Colorado, and their time together. I mentioned a 5 mile round trip hike at sunrise, and she didn’t even hesitate. When I met them in person, it was like meeting old friends for an early morning hike. We chose Mills Lake, and it did not disappoint! It was a beautiful almost fall day, and the leaves were starting to turn, and we had the trail to ourselves.

If you find yourself in a phase in life where you aren’t married or engaged, and think “welp, no reason for photos” you are selling yourself short! Moments deserve to be documented, no matter where you happen to be in life. Reach out and I would be happy to come up with an awesome plan to remember you as you are, in whatever phase of life you find yourself in :)