{"id":2767,"date":"2009-07-12T17:05:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realphotography.com\/blog\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2009-07-12T17:05:06","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T00:05:06","slug":"colorado-springs-wedding-photographer-lionscrest-manor-meghan-and-drew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/colorado-springs-wedding-photographer-lionscrest-manor-meghan-and-drew\/","title":{"rendered":"colorado springs wedding photographer &#124; lionscrest manor &#124; meghan and drew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan and Drew kicked off my four-weddings-in-four-days extravaganza two weeks ago and I couldn&#8217;t have found a better couple to kick off such craziness!\u00a0 Meghan and Drew are a photographer&#8217;s dream couple.\u00a0 They are so laid back and fun and in love that they couldn&#8217;t possibly be more pleasant to be around!\u00a0 She had complete confidence in us and totally just put the photography in our hands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have photographic evidence of how easy going Meghan is.\u00a0 Here she is getting dressed&#8230;IN A PARKING LOT!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2769\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer01.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer01\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Of course, right in front of that parking lot was a gorgeous park that they picked out for portrait time, so the other angle looks like this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2771\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer03.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer03\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The park was a perfect spot for portraits&#8211;lots of great shade and gorgeous backlit leaves!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2772\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer04.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer04\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I played with the processing on this one:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2773\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer05.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer05\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2774\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer06.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer06\" width=\"782\" height=\"623\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nic was unable to shoot that day, so I asked <a href=\"http:\/\/melissabeckphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa Beck<\/a> to step in for him.\u00a0 She was a ton of fun to work with and I love this shot that she caught:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2782 aligncenter\" title=\"img_3502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/img_3502.jpg\" alt=\"img_3502\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once their time slot at Lionscrest Manor had arrived, we went over and got some more amazing shots:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2775\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer07.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer07\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2776\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer08.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer08\" width=\"782\" height=\"623\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2778\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer10.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer10\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This next shot is my favorite of the day (and probably the year)!\u00a0 I created about 10 different versions playing with different actions I love it so much.\u00a0 I think this one is my favorite of all the versions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer11.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer11\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;The Kiss&#8221;&#8211;thanks to Melissa for the shot on the right!\u00a0 I love it with the context of the audience!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2780\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer12.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer12\" width=\"782\" height=\"623\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2781\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer13.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer13\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The reception looked beautiful (centerpieces by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblooms.com\" target=\"_blank\">Boulder Blooms<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2786\" title=\"wedding reception at lionscrest manor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/reception.jpg\" alt=\"wedding reception at lionscrest manor\" width=\"581\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They had a gorgeous (and REALLY yummy) cake from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradorosecakeco.com\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Rose Cake Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2784\" title=\"cake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/cake.jpg\" alt=\"cake\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meghan and Drew, thank you so much for being such a wonderful couple to work with!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Behind the scenes!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Melissa hard at work&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2777\" title=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/coloradospringsweddingphotographer09.jpg\" alt=\"coloradospringsweddingphotographer09\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And one Melissa got of me with Meghan and Drew&#8217;s niece.\u00a0 She was really interested in my camera so I had her fire off a couple of shots.\u00a0 From the look on her face I&#8217;d say she was less-than-impressed with her work!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2785\" title=\"img_4106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/img_4106.jpg\" alt=\"img_4106\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan and Drew kicked off my four-weddings-in-four-days extravaganza two weeks ago and I couldn&#8217;t have found a better couple to kick off such craziness!\u00a0 Meghan and Drew are a photographer&#8217;s dream couple.\u00a0 They are so laid back and fun and in love that they couldn&#8217;t possibly be more pleasant to be around!\u00a0 She had complete 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