mountain wedding

Della Terra Mountain Chateau - Estes Park Wedding Photographer - Elise & Eriksen

This was one of my favorite weddings of 2019. To start, I absolutely love Della Terra Weddings. Not only is the venue absolutely beautiful but the staff is amazing and all of the weddings there go off without a hitch. It’s also in Estes Park, which is also one of my favorite Colorado mountain towns, and home to the always amazing Rocky Mountain National Park.

This Estes Park wedding was wonderful because there was just so much emotion, everything ranging from tears to laughter, playfulness to drunken hilarity. One of my favorite parts of the day was when the man of honor (Elise’s brother) pulled out what he thought were Elise’s vows, but they actually weren’t, so a couple of Elise’s friends ran back to Della Terra and to grab the actual vows. The pause during that moment was filled with lighthearted bantering, and it made for some really lovely candid shots.

Another favorite part was the fact that everyone was super into the lawn games they had set up outside for guests. We watched an amazing game of Jenga between family members and friends, and then finished the night up with some epic dancing. Weddings like these fly by for me and sometimes it doesn’t even feel like work, because they’re so fun!

Amazing Team:

Photographer: Teresa Woodhull Photography, assisted by Tayler Carlisle

Venue: Della Terra

Wedding Planner: Della Terra

HMUA: Bella Capelli

DJ: Pure Sound Productions

Catering & Cake: Jubilations

Dress: Justin Alexander from Amanda’s Bridal

Wild Horse Inn - Fraser Colorado Wedding Photographer - Liz & Jesper

The Wildhorse Inn is one of my favorite Colorado wedding venues. I love everything about it - it’s quaint, remote feeling (despite being 10ish minutes away from downtown Winter Park), adorable rustic decor and that all your loved ones can stay under one roof. Having grown up coming to a family cabin just outside Winter Park, Jesper and Liz decided this would be the best spot for them to get married. This was seriously one of my favorite weddings this past summer due to its lovely uniqueness. Liz and Jesper had hand made quilted chuppah from a loved one, hanging ribbons that took hours to put up, homemade jam as a gift, and contra dancing (which was amazing and so fun to photograph!). It’s definitely refreshing to shoot a wedding that is different, and it certainly helped that Liz and Jesper were silly in love and the photo ops were endless. I hope you enjoy, and if you plan on having your mountain wedding in Winter Park or at the Wild Horse Inn please reach out, ‘cause im definitely your girl!