Rachel and Matt's Keystone Ranch Wedding

Hello, last Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Rachel and Matt's wedding at Keystone Ranch along with my good friend and fellow wedding photographer Cathy Cayton. Cayton Photography.It was the first wedding of the season at this beautifull mountain location. Rachel and Matt are from San Francisco and their guests came from coast to coast! Rachel went to college in Boulder and wanted a Colorado mountain wedding and the Keystone Ranch turned out be to the perfect place. Keystone Weddings.The event was coordinated by Christi Stokes the Keystone Catering Sales Manager who is always most helpfull. If you would like to see a slideshow of Rachel and Matt's Keystone Ranch wedding CLICK HERE: Keystone Ranch Wedding. All of our slideshows require flash player. Download a free version here: flash player.
Cheers to the happy couple, Kent

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

Hello, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer started this morning and came down our street! It was wonderful to see hundreds of women walking for such a huge cause. Our neighbors set up a refreshment stand and turned on the water sprinkler to give the walkers a break from the near record heat. Its a two day event walking 39 miles!
Cheers to the walkers, Kent

Rachel and David's Vail engagement session

Hello,This week I had the pleasure of photographing Rachel and David's engagement in Vail! They are getting married August 4th at the Vail Chapel and having the reception at the Lazy J Ranch. Rachel and David are Colorado mountain natives and yes they both ski very well. Rachel grew up in Aspen while David grew up in Vail.
Cheers to the happy couple, Kent

Kids Cancer Camp

Recently I recieved and email from American Society of Media Photographers Colorado and a group called Flashes of hope seeking a few photographers to photograph 40 eight-year-old cancer patients at Camp Wapiyapi at Covenant Heights located between majestic Longs Peak and the popular Twin Sisters Mountains nine miles south of Estes Park.
Four ASMP photographers including me volunteered to take pictures as the kids enjoyed summer camp activities. American Society of Media Photographers Colorado.
Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Flashes of Hope.The portraits help children feel better about their changing apperarance by celebrating it. For families of terminally ill children, it's especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child.
If you would like to see a slideshow of Camp Wapiyapi CLICK HERE: Kids Cancer Camp. All of our slideshows require flash player. Download a free version here: flash player. Usually Flashes of Hope portraits are done in Hospitals and are done in black and white. Seeing these kids playing around in such beautiful enviroment having fun was a very uplifting experience for me and I hope that my pictures captured that feeling most of which are in color rather than B & W.
Have a great day, Kent

Nina and Neal's Wedding

Hello, last weekend I photographed a Hindu wedding with my good friend and fellow photojournalist/wedding photographer, Joanna Pinneo. Joanna B. Pinneo.
I love to photograph ethnic weddings and this was my first Hindu wedding! The wedding and reception were at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Denver. Hindu weddings are known for their length as in six days, three days etc. Our coverage of the ceremony and reception lasted 12 hours.

I stayed with Neal and his family as they prepared for the ceremony, while Joanna worked with Nina and her family. The first big event was called the Baraat, which is the arrival of the groom and his family to the wedding. Neal rode up on a white horse while his friends and family sang and danced.
Nina's family came down to greet them for a ceremonial welcoming. The party moved inside for the ceremony where Nina and Neal were separated by a curtain held between them, which was to remind them of their individuality. When the curtain is removed the couple exchange garlands signifying the beginning of the ceremony and the unification as one soul in two bodies.
There are many more significant elements to the Hindu ceremony and I am ony writing about a few. If you would like to see a slideshow of the wedding CLICK HERE: Nina and Neal's wedding. All of our slideshows require flash player. Download a free version here: flash player.
One most important part of the ceremony is when the groom ties the auspicious necklace around his brides neck. The necklace symbolizes love, integrity and good luck, and is the sign of being married.
For the Hindu, marriage is a sacred institution where the man and woman unite with each other physically, mentally, intellectually and spiritually. It is a sacrament, not a civil contract.
After the ceremony and family photos, the couple changed out of their traditional wedding clothes into evening reception attire. Indian music played as the sun set with a beautiful view of the Front Range mountains from the Seawell Ballroom windows. The party started when Nina and Neal's friends toasted the couple followed by hours of dancing.
Cheers, Kent

Aaron and Jessica's Evergreen Lake House Wedding

Hello,
I would like to introduce Aaron and Jessica. They were married over Memorial Day weekend at the Evergreen Lake House. Evergreen Lake House.We actually started at the Highland Haven Creekside Inn where most of the wedding party and guests were staying. Highland Haven Creekside Inn.It was a picture perfect Colorado day from start to finish. Jessica planed extra time to do lots of pictures at the Inn before we drove over to the Lake House for the ceremony and reception. There were so many amazing pictures it was tough editing for my blog and the slideshow. My favorite image of the day was of a huge tear running down Jessica's face as she looked into Aaron's eyes as the ceremony began. If you would like to see a slideshow of their wedding CLICK HERE: Aaron and Jessica's wedding. All of our slideshows require flash player. Download a free version here: flash player.
Cheers, Kent