{"id":5027,"date":"2011-04-12T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realphotography.com\/blog\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2012-01-23T17:50:21","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T17:50:21","slug":"colorado-springs-wedding-photographers-heidi-and-aaron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/colorado-springs-wedding-photographers-heidi-and-aaron\/","title":{"rendered":"colorado springs wedding photographers &#8211; heidi and aaron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_04.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heidi and Aaron were married last month in Colorado Springs at the Charis Christian Center with their reception at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and first look and portrait time at Garden of the Gods.\u00a0 They were an amazing couple to begin 2011 with&#8211;full of excitement and fun and emotion.\u00a0 I cried like a baby during the mother-son dance, and we were having so much fun with them during the cocktail hour portraits that we could have easily kept shooting for another hour and forced all the guests to go hungry!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_getting_ready1.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_getting_ready2.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_getting_ready3.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After getting ready at the Charis Christian Center, they rode separately to Garden of the Gods so we could do their first look there.\u00a0 We got sooo lucky on the weather&#8211;middle of March, and it was in the high 60s and sunny!\u00a0 That brought out the tourists, so there were plenty of witnesses for the first look!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_1.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_2.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the smiles and hugs and kisses and tears we took some pictures of the wedding party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5059\" title=\"wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_bridesmaids\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_bridesmaids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"864\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride with bridesmaids in green dresses at Garden of the Gods<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_5.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Groom with groomsmen at Garden of the Gods<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_3.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wedding party with view of mountains at Garden of the Gods<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_charis_christian_center_1.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More proof that a first look doesn&#8217;t spoil the &#8216;down the aisle&#8217; moment.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s Aaron as he watched Heidi and her dad walk down the aisle toward him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_charis_christian_center_2.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heidi and Aaron planted a tree together during their ceremony&#8211;one of very few traditions I haven&#8217;t seen before!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_charis_christian_center_3.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride and groom after the wedding ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographer_colorado_springs_charis_christian_center_4.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride and groom exit Charis Christian Center church with bubbles<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_01.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Since their portrait time before the ceremony coincided with the most harsh light of the day, they&#8217;d also made plans to have more &#8216;couple only&#8217;\u00a0 portraits taken during the cocktail hour.\u00a0 It was a good thing, too, since right after we got the pictures of the wedding party, the wind kicked up in epic fashion, and when we returned after the ceremony the wind had died down to a respectable level.\u00a0 The light was perfect, and we could have spent hours clicking away!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_02.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride and groom on stone bridge with Colorado Springs mountain view<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_03.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_05.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There were a handful of little kids having their portraits taken, and they kept heckling Heidi and Aaron with cheers of &#8220;kiss, kiss, kiss!&#8221;\u00a0 Until Heidi and Aaron REALLY kissed, at which point the cheers turned to &#8220;EEEEEW&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_06.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_07.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride and groom closeup<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_08.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bride and groom laying on a quilt<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_09.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_10.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_11.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_12.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wedding portraits at Garden of the Gods<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_garden_of_the_gods_13.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After one of the most relaxed and fun portrait sessions we&#8217;ve ever had with a bride and groom, it was time to head to the reception.\u00a0 A reception I was <em>very<\/em> excited about, because you know who was catering?!\u00a0 TEXAS ROADHOUSE, THAT&#8217;S WHO!!!!\u00a0 (And if you don&#8217;t know why I&#8217;m so excited, you&#8217;ve clearly never had their rolls and butter. )<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_pro_rodeo_hall_of_fame_1.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>White homemade wedding cake with green ribbon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_pro_rodeo_hall_of_fame_2.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>First dance photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_pro_rodeo_hall_of_fame_3.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"560\" height=\"811\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mother son wedding dance.<\/em> (At this point, I was crying so hard I could barely see what I was shooting.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"undefined\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wedding_photographers_colorado_springs_pro_rodeo_hall_of_fame_4.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m pretty sure (if I was following along correctly), this shot is a grandson dancing with his grandma and his mom dancing with her dad. PRECIOUS!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heidi and Aaron, thanks for kicking off 2011 with a wedding so full of love!\u00a0 We know you have a wonderful life together ahead of you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heidi and Aaron were married last month in Colorado Springs at the Charis Christian Center with their reception at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and first look and portrait time at Garden of the Gods.\u00a0 They were an amazing couple to begin 2011 with&#8211;full of excitement and fun and emotion.\u00a0 I cried like a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-photographer-colorado-springs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5862,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions\/5862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}