Vail Wedding Elopement - Haley and Reza

Haley and Reza planned their Vail wedding elopement for New Year's Eve, 2016.  What a perfect way to celebrate their new marriage, with the last sunset of the year falling behind the mountains as their backdrop.   

The ceremony took place at Antlers of Vail in Lionshead, on the balcony over the Gore Creek.  We were able to use the walkway that runs along the creek for photos following the ceremony and although it was covered in snow, Haley braved the elements in her ballet flats for a few quick pictures.

They also brought the coolest bottle of bubbly to celebrate.  If you've never seen them, XXIVKarat cuvee has gold flakes in the bottle and a flashing light beneath the bottle that lights up the whole bottle.  It's perfect for a wedding and at $32 a bottle, it would be great for a girls night or a birthday present.

We walked over to Vail Square to take the remainder of their photos and the kind staff at The Arrabelle were more than accommodating when we asked if we could use their private deck at the base of the mountain.  

Here are a few photos from their special day.  

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Vail Elopement Wedding Photographer - Andrea and John

I've received several emails in the last couple of weeks from couples looking for someone to shoot their elopement.  Being that I mostly shoot small, intimate weddings, elopements pretty much fall into my line of work.

Andrea and Johnny were one of the couples that contacted me.  They had their ceremony at Red Rocks down in Denver and then drove up to Vail for the weekend.  They stayed in their wedding garb for the drive and asked me to take photos of them in Vail as soon as they arrived.  They were staying at The Arrabelle, so we kept the shoot to Lionshead, taking advantage of the mountains, the Gore Creek and the architecture of the Arrabelle.

Andrea had requested a photo with the sunset in the background.  Unfortunately, the sun is setting so early at the moment that we decided it probably wouldn't work, particularly with the tall buildings in Lionshead blocking the light.  As we were walking down to the creek, I found a tiny sliver of light behind Chair 8 and we were able to make it work!  

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