Category archives: friends

Senior portraits in Black Forest: Tom

Colorado Springs portrait photography

[ Colorado Springs senior pictures ]

This is Tom, my friend John’s younger son. They live in France, so Tom did the “foreign exchange student” thing so to speak, living with his grandmother here in Colorado to get the American high school experience. And he did it all, including playing football! This would have been Tom’s senior year, but he was forced to move back to France because of health reasons. I took these senior portraits of Tom while John was here in September to bring him back to France. Tom gave me about 10 minutes — I did the best I could! I love the sunsets out by Judy’s house, so I made the most of those 10 minutes and got a few cool images of Tom looking like a superhero. Bonne chance, Tom! I hope you enjoyed your year abroad!





Tom with his father John and grandmother Judy. Those of you who want to know where I get my fabulous haircut — it’s Judy!

Fine Arts Center wedding: Marylou & Jim

Colorado Springs wedding photographers

[ Colorado Springs wedding photographers ]

This was such a great wedding! The bride, Marylou, happens to be an old friend of mine. I had the pleasure of meeting her groom, Jim, the night before the wedding. He’s a great guy! I love doing weddings at the Fine Arts Center — the architecture is amazing, and of course being surrounded by beautiful art doesn’t hurt! Marylou and Jim celebrated their union with a wonderful, meaningful ceremony and a VERY fun party. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Congratulations guys, I’m so glad I got to be a small part of your big day!

Wedding ceremony and reception venue: The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Event planning: Rachel Austin Events, (303) 913-9895
Catering: The Food Designers
Bride’s hair and makeup: Mateo’s Day Spa
Bride’s gown: Casablanca Bridal
Floral design: Sue Kimball, Kimball Floral
Wedding cake: Little London Cake Shoppe
Ceremony musicians: The Colorado Springs Conservatory
DJ services: Marc Lanning, Born to Boogie
Limousine services: Uptown Limo

Oliver’s tiny shoes.


The jewelry, and a vintage blue embroidered clutch borrowed from Marylou’s mom.

The family dachshund, Joey. He’s toothless and a perfect gentleman. It took all of my self-control not to kidnap Joey and take him home with me ;o)




The ceremony begins as Marylou’s nephew Logan escorts her down the stairs and up the aisle.

Jim’s emotional reaction, captured by my assistant Allison.




Marylou with her mom, Mary Lou.

Jim with their son, Oliver.

Ollie looks great in a tux!





We were lucky to get a few minutes in the Fine Arts Center’s theatre. This shot was lit with one flash and a video light.

Their winter-themed cake was fabulous by day…

and by night.




What a cute little family they make!




Killer party!

Hudson Gardens

Colorado Springs photographers


Last Thursday I accompanied my friend Charlotte to Hudson Gardens in Littleton. Charlotte is a photographer too, and she will be shooting a wedding there in a couple of weeks — we were there so she could meet with her client. As for me, this is the first time I’ve ever been to Hudson Gardens in a non-work capacity. The only time I ever go there is to shoot a wedding, so I took advantage of the beautiful day to walk around and snap pictures of all the wonderful trees, plants and flowers that are just coming into high bloom. What a beautiful place! Whether you’re looking for a wedding venue or not, I think you should go and check it out sometime. It’s open to the public. FYI, I took all of these pictures with just a little pocket camera. You don’t need a lot of expensive equipment to take good pictures of such a pretty place!

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Thanks! Tamera

Gorgeous gold and burgundy Irises. FYI the purple, globe-shaped flowers in the photo at the top of this post are allium. They don’t smell pretty (they are in the garlic family), so deer won’t eat them. I always thought they looked like Hostess Snowballs or whatever those pink marshmallow puffy things are called.

Salvia, which grows very well here in Colorado. Can you find the bee in this picture?

I’m not positive but I think this is brunnera, which appreciates shade and blooms profusely in the spring.

I was absolutely charmed to come across miniature trains at Hudson Gardens! I think I could sit there all day and watch them go back and forth.

One of the many beautiful water features.

Papaver. What ravishing blooms, and oh! The color!

Bee balm loves a nice sunny spot.



Check out these gorgeous peonies! So romantic.


Yarrow. I have the same in my xeric garden.


Mallow (or cranesbill, if you prefer).

Mallow in front, and I believe spirea in the background.

Deb loves Otton

Arizona

I just had the occasion to delve deep into my archives for an image, and came across Deb and Otton’s wedding from September of 2004. I thought it would be nice to share some of their pictures here. These were taken on film.

Otton and Deb’s wedding and reception took place at the Hilton El Conquistador Resort in Tucson, Arizona on a perfectly balmy day. Deb happens to be a friend of mine, so I remember being very tickled when they asked me to shoot their wedding. I had never met Otton but I quickly learned what a nice person he is. They’ve now been going strong for nearly five years, and they are just as happy now as they look in these pictures. Deb was a gorgeous, gorgeous bride! She had been a bridesmaid something like 17 times (I kid you not), so, on the cusp of 40, when it finally came time to plan her own wedding she went for it!

I remember what a fun day it was for all of us. Otton’s enormous Cuban family really knows how to party! Debbie had EIGHT bridesmaids — hey, you know what they say about paybacks!

Shortly after their wedding Deb and Otton relocated to Colorado, but lately they’ve been missing the warmth of Tucson so they moved back in December. Miss you both! It’s so fun to look at your wedding photos and reminisce.

Debbie had an absolutely radiant smile on her face all day long. Every single picture.

I loved her bouquet, I thought it was so unique. Warning: unless you are a six foot tall glamazon like Debbie, you will not be able to carry this off!


Nice bling Deb! Catching her father’s eye as she arrives for a few pre-ceremony portraits.

The ceremony was full of laughter.

I love this moment — Otton’s mom congratulating him as he walks down the aisle with his new wife.

Beautiful Debbie! She used to model in New York, can you tell?

I didn’t have as much time as I would have liked with the newlyweds for portraits after the ceremony. Just long enough to grab a few quick, romantic moments at dusk.

Everyone’s favorite image from the day.


Deb and Otton both work in large resort hotels like the Hilton El Conquistador, so Deb was very hands on in planning the details, such as the floral arrangements and lighting. All I can say is wow! The ballroom looked spectacular.
Here’s my BFF Jenn on the left with her sister Paula, who happens to be Deb’s BFF. Somehow Paula got out of bridesmaid duty. Lucky her!

It was a crazy party. This guy must be related to Otton!
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