Vail Wedding Photographer - Kristie and Fritz's Wedding at Donovan Pavilion in Vail, Colorado

For all of you that are married, think back to your big day and try to remember how nervous you were.  Now imagine having all of the details finally in place, your guests are seated and you've just walked up the aisle and the ceremony has begun.  Everything was running smoothly for Kristie and Fritz on their big day, until they were 2 minutes into their vows and the heavens opened up with a classic Colorado afternoon shower that had all of the guests at their outdoor ceremony running for cover.

As all of the guests huddled inside, Kristie and Fritz had to decide whether to move the ceremony indoors or to wait it out.  Thankfully they chose to wait it out and 20 minutes later, seats were being wiped down and after a much more relaxed procession, the ceremony began again.

I was so impressed with how well they handled the whole fiasco, and as you can see from the photos, everything worked out beautifully!

To see more photos from Kristie and Fritz's Wedding, click here.

Kate and Charles' Wedding at Eagle's Nest, Vail Mountain

 There have lots of new and exciting changes going on here at White Starfish Photography.  Firstly, I am now doing photography work as my sole job, which is exciting and daunting all at the same time.  This was always my long term goal and sometimes the universe has a way of pushing you into doing things, even when you think you're not ready.  Ironically, since this has happened, I haven't had 2 seconds to really sit down and think about it because I've been swamped with work, which is a great problem to have!

I'm a little backlogged on my editing, but I wanted to share some photos from a wedding that I shot earlier this month at Eagle's Nest at the top of Vail Mountain.  Kate and Charles' decided to get married the weekend before closing weekend in Vail.  I know I've posted about this before, but when I worked in Group Sales for Vail, we always said that the nicer the bride was, the better the weather would be on her big day.  The forecasts were calling for rain and snow for the day of the wedding, and every app or website I looked at said the same thing and it wasn't looking good.  Luckily, Kate was possibly the nicest and easiest bride I've ever worked with, and of course we ended up with beautiful weather for their outdoor ceremony and the photos.  The snow didn't roll in until everyone was inside for dinner and it made for a beautiful backdrop outside the giant windows at Eagle's Nest.

The ceremony took place on the 4th floor deck at Eagle's Nest at the top of Vail Mountain.  Not too many people know about this hidden gem.  I love it because it has the most spectacular views of The Mount of the Holy Cross, and it also gives the wedding party and guests some privacy as it's removed from the public eye.

The wedding was a great success, and also my last wedding that I'll be shooting for a couple of months.  When I was pregnant with Maxwell, I shot a wedding at 33 weeks.  I was 30 weeks pregnant when I shot this wedding and at a certain point, you have to stop and ask if you could really keep up with the pace that is required to be running around getting photos.  I've had a couple of requests to shoot weddings once I'm 38 weeks, but given how early people tend to have babies at this altitude, it was better to pass these leads onto my photographer friends.

Thankfully this was a great wedding to shoot.  One thing that I loved about this one was the amount of laughter between Kate and Charles.  All day they were making each other laugh, which helped both of them to relax and really enjoy their day.  They're about to embark on a year long trip around the world, so I congratulate them and wish them well on their new adventure!

Getting ready at The Landmark in Lionshead.

A quick moment of solitude before seeing the groom.

I love these next photos!  These were taken just before the saw each other for the first time on the big day.

The Landmark in Lionshead.

Walking through Lionshead.

We took the wedding party photos at the Gore Creek in Lionshead.

Eagle Bahn Gondola, on the way to the ceremony.

On the Gondola, Vail Mountain.

The wedding ceremony on the 4th Floor of Eagle's Nest, Vail Mountain.

The wedding ceremony, Vail Mountain.

Married!  

Wedding photos taken on top of Vail Mountain.

Wedding photos taken on top of Vail Mountain.

The Game Creek Cat was running that night and joined us for some photos!

Wedding Reception at Eagle's Nest, Vail Mountain.

First Dance at the Wedding Reception, Vail Mountain.

Wedding Reception at Eagle's Nest, Vail Mountain.

Park Hyatt, Beaver Creek Wedding in Colorado

It's always nice to be able to shoot for a family that you've worked for before. I shot Brice and Jen's wedding at Beaver Creek last year, so when Jen's sister Nicole asked me to photograph her wedding in Beaver Creek during the holidays, I jumped at the chance. It was a beautiful winter wedding at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, overlooking the ice-skating rink at sunset. Congratulations!

To see more, go to Nicole and Kevin's Wedding in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

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Shannon and Jason's Wedding. Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Somehow I always end up shooting wedding's in Vail, so it's always a nice change to get to shoot a wedding in Beaver Creek.  Shannon and Jason were married on the lawn outside The Osprey a couple of weeks ago, on what seemed to be the last Saturday of Summer.  It was such a beautiful day and their timing couldn't have been better, because we'll definitely be seeing some snow here before we know it.  Congratulations Shannon and Jason!

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Shannon and Jason's Fall Wedding in Beaver Creek, Colorado.