One Year Ago

One year ago, I married the love of my life, Clint! I can't believe a year has already flown by! I have loved every minute of being married and I know that the years are going to continue to get better! I thank God every day for giving me an amazing husband. I love you, Clint! Happy anniversary!

Kelsey + Nathan: Wedding Part 1

It was a very rainy day and in Denver on Friday, August 15, 2008, but not even the rain could dampen the happiness between the Dodge and Garcia families on Kelsey and Nathan's wedding day! Everyone was anxious for the wedding to take place. Kelsey was the third of the four Dodge girls to get married and I have been blessed to be a part of all three weddings in some way.

We started off the day at my old hair salon, Hair and Now where all of the girls including Kelsey's mom got their hair done. Each up-do was so gorgeous and unique!



Kelsey had a very unique peacock inspired wedding, so we were having fun playing with the peacock feathers.









Since it was pouring rain outside, the salon was nice enough to give the girls these lovely blue trash bags to cover their up-dos. It made for some really cute photos.




And a photo of me! I helped Kelsey with her eyeshadow and eyeliner (one of my other specialties!). Thank you to Hannah for grabbing my camera and stepping into the bathtub to get this photo of me.









Aren't Kelsey's shoes fabulous?! Of course they have be since she is a professional shoe saleswoman. I couldn't pick which shoe shot I liked best, so I'm posting both.









Kelsey was such a beautiful bride! Check out her gorgeous brown eyes!






The handsome groom, Nathan! I loved his tux...pinstripe coat and pants, white striped tie and polka dot vest. So chic!




We decided to do the "first look" in one of the staircases of the church so Nathan could see his bride walking down the stairs. His smile was priceless!







I showed Kelsey this shot from Vogue's Carrie and Mr. Big photo shoot and asked if she would be up for this pose. I am so glad she said yes, because she totally rocked it! This is just one of the series. They were all awesome! Thanks to the awesome photographer, Scarlett Lillian for the inspiration.







What you don't see in these photos is the pouring rain that was soaking me. Thank you to my umbrella holders, Meghan, Erin and Heather for keeping my camera dry! We would have liked to take more photos around downtown, but we keep it around the church so the bride and groom wouldn't be drenched before the wedding.








The wedding ceremony and reception photos are next!

Kelsey + Nathan: Wedding Part 2

Kelsey and Nathan were married in the gorgeous Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver. Unfortunately, they will not let photographers get very close during the ceremony, so I was restricted to the back. My second shooter, Heather was also a guest at the wedding, so she went and snuck her big 70-200 lens and tripod to her seat and hopefully got some closer shots than what I was allowed to.
















Kelsey and Nathan opted for cheesecake instead of traditional wedding cake. Too bad Clint didn't come with me. He would have been so excited. He LOVES cheesecake.






Okay, I seriously have about a dozen adorable photos of Hannah and Brendan dancing together. These two are so sweet! I tried to limit it to only a couple.









I really love this photo. I don't know whether it is Hannah's cute smirk, Brendan's sexy eyebrow raise or the couple kissing in the background, but it just seems so dreamy.





This adorable boy was keeping us all entertained. Not only could he work a point and shoot, but he was also a great break dancer.







And since it's my blog, I gotta post this photo of my adorable parents dancing. This was just two days before their 24th wedding anniversary.








Nathan and Kelsey, I pray that God blesses your life together! Thank you for letting me capture your special day.