colorado springs wedding photographer | rockledge inn | andrew and ellie
Aug 23, 2009
Andrew and Ellie were married at the beautiful Rockledge Inn in Manitou Springs. They were so wonderful to work with and the site was gorgeous. :) We would happily shoot their wedding every weekend! (How about it guys? Feel like getting married every weekend forever?)
Ellie is as beautiful as she is awesome (which is a lot)!! [And we also happen to be incredibly fond of her name! ;) ]
Nic and I had a little argument over who took this shot, because we both took pictures of everyone looking out the window at different times that day and this was the fave. I was massively annoyed to check out the file data only to see that it was Nic’s.
These two are so in love!
Yep. She’s gorgeous!
We loved this wedding party. They were awesome and made portrait time so easy on us!
If Andrew and his grooms-people ever form a band, this can be their album cover. (Andrew’s best “man” was his sister–how awesome is that?! I went home and was like “Will, listen up–here’s how it’s gonna go…”)
This shot CRACKS ME UP. The words “throw an arm around each other in a man hug sort of way” were not out of my mouth before these two posed in perfect bride+bridesmaid style. :)
Loving this ring shot! (Thanks, Nic!!)
Off to get married!!!
A my angle/Nic’s angle moment! (I’ll let you guess who shot what.)
Right after the ceremony Andrew and Ellie stole away for a few private moments. (Although I’m not sure you can really call it private if you’ve got a photographer stalker hiding behind a hedge. :) ) They were both emotional and it was so sweet to see. I love it when couples get to take a moment or two throughout the day to really savor the wedding!
The cakes were incredible…and shockingly they weren’t professional! I couldn’t believe it, but they were all made by Andrew’s parents’ neighbor who just happens to be an avid baker! (I wanna live next to such a Martha Stewart!!!) I also thought it was really cool that they served Mexican for dinner (yummy burritos!!) and had a margarita machine that was a huge hit. Definitely went in my “wedding tips/ideas” bank!
I’ll close with a first dance picture:
Thanks for everything Andrew and Ellie! We loved shooting your wedding and wish you every happiness!!
***
It’s been a while since I’ve had a behind the scenes shot to share (or maybe it just feels like that)! Here’s the behind the scenes view of the black and white close-up portrait from up top. Gotta love cozey moments with your photographer 5 inches away from your face!
Posted in Wedding Photographer
Comments
[...] you are super observant, you might remember Laura from her brother Andrew’s wedding last summer! She was the beautiful best (wo)man, and I was so excited when she emailed and asked [...]
Laura G Aug 28, 2009 at 07:47beautiful Traci!
Fran Aug 27, 2009 at 09:34Beautiful! And as always, we are big fans of the Behind the Scenes shots!
heather Aug 25, 2009 at 12:09im not gonna lie traci i do love nics shot of them looking out the window!
Rick TM Aug 25, 2009 at 06:39I was at that wedding from way before till the end. I thought I'd seen everything, but... WOW! What FUN lookin' at that whole wonderful event again. That slide show was awesome, from inside the bride's dressing room to out on the beautiful grounds of the Rockledge Inn! THANKS again, Andrew and Ellie, for including me in THE event of your lifetime. GREAT memories!
Rachel Aug 24, 2009 at 02:53gorgeous!! The pics and the couple. LOVE the 'off to get married' and the emotional pic after the ceremony. absolutely lovely!
Mark Aug 24, 2009 at 10:37The pictures are amazing. It was so much fun being in the wedding party. Both you and Nic made the picture taking process easy and enjoyable.
Kelly Henry Aug 24, 2009 at 12:21Such beautiful pictures! I want to be at this wedding...okay really I just want to look that good in pictures. Just can't get over how pretty all these picts are!