Jaben & Savannah- Wedding

I was honored to be the photographer for my "baby" cousin Jaben (he was the youngest of 9 of us for awhile) and his incredibly gorgeous bride Savannah. Jaben's mom, my Aunt Pam and her sister my Aunt Stacy, were MY wedding planners/decorators! So now it was my turn to play a part in the wedding process with the family. I am thinking maybe we should start a wedding business together...whatcha think Aunt Pam?! ;)  Anyway, I had not met Savannah before the wedding, but the instant I met her, I felt like we had been great friends all of our lives. She is just one of those people that exudes inner and outer beauty! 

Unique. Modern. Vintage. Whimsical. Historical. Fabulous. These are just a FEW words that describe this wedding.  It was one of those weddings that was purely magical. The venue: spectacular. The decor: phenomenal. The bride and groom: sensational. Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of downtown Santa Fe was the wedding venue: the famous Loretto Chapel. On wedding day cue, it was shining with it's magnificent beauty and as if the stunning location weren't enough for that wintery wedding day, a blanket of snow fell from the sky adding an extra measure of glimmer :) And YES we did take pictures in the snow, how could we not? The reception was held next door to the chapel at the Inn and Spa at Loretto. I tell you it was a photographer's dream and I literally COULD NOT take a bad picture...even the "out of focus" ones seemed to capture some sense of magical beauty :)  Thank you so much for allowing me to be a very significant part of your wedding day!  Enjoy your preview:

 

Kevin and Karen- Wedding Part 2

As I promised....here's part two of Kevin and Karen's wedding! BUT...before the wedding pictures, take a look at some of the amazing shots we got at Karen's bridal session.  I love, love, love bridal sessions and I hate, hate, hate not being able to post the pictures until after the wedding!! We had so much fun and I love that she brought a few of her own props :)

Kevin and Karen McSpadden- Wedding Part 1

Love this couple!!  I actually knew the groom, Kevin, when I was in college...we'll spare the year that was so that I don't have to feel bad about my age!  I loved getting to know Karen! She is so super sweet and has this "no fuss" aura about her that I just love. They were both so completely easy going and relaxed about everything, which is a photographer's dream!!  Speaking of a photographer's dream, I have so many amazing pictures from this wedding that I had no idea how I was going to pick any sort of reasonable number to post for the blog.  I started with 48 absolute favorites (after I forced myself to pick from the 100 I started with before that) and let me tell you that I had the HARDEST time trying to whittle that list down for a blog post!  Sometimes my brilliant subjects are also my curse because I think EVERYONE should be privy to ALL of their spectacular-ness (yes, this is a photography word or at least it is in my book)! I WILL most definitely have to do a Part 2 on this wedding in the next few days when I post Karen's bridals! 


But for now, here are a tiny fraction (and I mean that so very literally) of their Wedding Day pictures: