What began as love between a handsome bearded fisherman and a Katrina-refugee artist developed into this fabulous eclectic wedding and will continue on to a beautiful marriage as Lindsay & Aaron begin their life together.  Seersucker suits.  Louboutins.  Cruiser bikes.  Pedicabs.  Balloons. Two amazing dresses, paired with two amazing veils.  Live jazz band.  One amazing historic art deco home.  I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about this wedding!  I know a lot of you have been anxious to see the results of this fabulous day – enjoy your preview!  The rest of your images will be ready soon :)

Lindsay, you are absolutely radiant!

Lindsay looked especially lovely, thanks to my dear friend Peter at Mr. Beauty.  Oh, how I love working with Peter!

Lindsay & Aaron’s families stayed at the Heister House in Salida – this totally amazing art deco home that’s available for rent (and listed on the National Register of Historic Places!)  I love love LOVED shooting there.  And how crazy amazing is this gigantic bow veil?  I could have NEVER pulled it off – which is what makes me love Lindsay even more – she totally can :)  This girl has some serious style, in ways that I can only dream about.  Both veils were custom made by Sara Gabriel.

Love the Heister House and love dress #1 from J Crew!

One of the wonderful things about Salida is how most things are within walking and biking distance.  Since the ceremony at First United Methodist is only a few blocks away from the reception at the Salida Steamplant, most of the guests rode their cruisers, and Lindsay and Aaron took a pedicab :)

Guestbook?  Nah.  A signed paddle is way cooler :)

Dress #2 : A custom tea-length creation by the utterly fabulous Stephanie James.   I really cannot begin to explain how much I love the blue tulle.  I’m tempted to try, but my love for this dress is totally beyond words.

We had perfect lighting.  Perfect.

At one point during the reception, I overheard Lindsay & a guest talking about me.  Lindsay referred to me as ” this awesome indie photographer”.  This totally delighted me.

I always love shooting at the Salida Steamplant! What an excellent venue.

Unsuspecting dude catching the bouquet = do-over.

Lindsay & Aaron – you guys are wonderful!  I absolutely loved your wedding and I was thrilled to be a part of your festivities :)

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Lindsay Sutton-Stephens September 21st, 2010

These are wonderful Molly; thank you so much!!!!! We cannot wait to see the rest! You are the BEST!!!

Peter September 21st, 2010

Awesome. . . . Awesome. . .. Awesome. . . .you are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous pics. . . . hope you are having a great fall. . . xoxoxo

AJ Stephens September 21st, 2010

WOW Molly cant wait for the rest.
U dun good Girl.
I want to buy some for my Album

Katja September 22nd, 2010

These pictures are amazing! This is as good as it gets

admin September 23rd, 2010

Thanks, everyone!

Cedar House Photography Blog » Blog Archive » lindsay & aaron (salida trash the dress photographer) October 27th, 2010

[...] might remember Lindsay & Aaron from their incredible wedding this summer – here are a few of my favorites from their day after / trash the dress session in Salida [...]

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Stacy & Josh had literally * the mellowest * wedding I have ever been a part of. Their destination wedding at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs was lovely, calm, intimate, simple, and wonderful. 30 or so of their closest friends and family made their way to Colorado from Iowa (and beyond) for their ceremony, and I was honored to be a part of such an event. I will remember Stacy, in particular, for being a woman who exuded such a calm, intense beauty on her wedding day, and I LOVED the guys’ combo of Sanuks and cargo shorts. Even an ominous thunderstorm in the distance didn’t get in our way :) Thank you, thank you for such a refreshing day, and congratulations! You guys are wonderful!

There’s something about this image that just draws me in.  Stacy, you are GORGEOUS!

Signing the marriage license on the hood of a Jeep… classic Colorado :)

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Cedar House Photography Blog » Blog Archive » stacy & josh (colorado wedding cinematographer) September 14th, 2010

[...] a little bit o’ cinema from Stacy & Josh’s wonderful Mt. Princeton Hot Springs wedding [...]

Jen Coffman September 14th, 2010

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

Lindsay Rogers September 14th, 2010

okay- so these pics are BY FAR the best wedding pictures I have ever seen!!! beautiful, incredible- stunning!!! WOW

lad September 15th, 2010

What an incredible artist you are!!

Trish September 15th, 2010

These are the most incredible photos! This is exactly what I want for my wedding amazing job!

Allison October 6th, 2010

Best wedding pictures I have ever seen! So natural and no fake to them! So glad someone is doing something different!

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Okay… I seriously debated splitting this engagement session into two separate posts.  Then I debated splitting it into three posts, because, really, each location we hit could have stood on it’s own.

Meet Shalisa & Nate.  I’ll be shooting their wedding next summer (yay!)  She wasn’t totally sure how she found me, but she’s been blog-stalking me for a while, which makes me happy :)  What she doesn’t know is that I’ve totally been Facebook stalking her!  When Shalisa contacted me for wedding info, I looked her up on Facebook, and she was downright, amazingly GORGEOUS.  I knew that I really, really wanted to shoot her wedding, just as much as she really, really, wanted to have me shoot it.  It’s a match made in heaven – almost as good as her match with Nate, right? ;)  Ever since she booked me, we’ve been exchanging ideas and information like crazy people :)  So who knows – if you’ve been blog-stalking me, let me know!

So we put this shoot together, combining Nate (DJ Sounds Supreme, woot woot! )’s DJ skills with Shalisa’s amazing style. We hit up three amazing locations, using Nate’s DJ skills as inspiration for all three.  I LOVE THIS SHOOT.  Aah!  The wedding promises to be truly amazing :)  Prepare yourself for a mind-blowing quantity of images.

Location #1: Wax Trax in Denver.  Big, big thanks for letting us be silly all around your store.

Location #2 – The Beauty Bar, a retro bar / club/ salon.  If you’re in Denver, and you’ve never been, you MUST GO.  You can get a martini at the same time as you get a manicure, and the flipping walls are entirely flipping covered with flipping glitter.  Need I say more?

How hot are these two?  I mean, like… DAMN.

Location # 3- homemade outdoor dance party.  This is why I love them.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  You guys are completely amazing and I couldn’t ask for better clients.  I can’t wait for the wedding!  Stay tuned for a fun engagement video, too :)

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Mish August 29th, 2010

I adore every single one of these photos! They well up my eyes with tears..in the best way! You two are the BEST, you mean the world me to me!! What an amazing shoot…shout out to Cedar House Photography for doing an outstanding job with an outstanding couple! XO

Claire August 30th, 2010

WOW! Molly, this is the most adorable shoot I have EVER seen. This just raised the bar for engagement sessions for sure. I don’t even know them, but I’d totally put a print of them on my wall. Ha!! :)

Bryson August 30th, 2010

You guys are too cool! These pictures are amazing. I’m not sure how I feel about all the kissing, yucky. Just kidding.

Love ya

Briana August 30th, 2010

I absolutely love ALL of them!!! They are so perfect and I cant wait for the gorgeous wedding pictures :)

Abbe August 30th, 2010

I am amazed by these photos! NO other way to express the love these two share…music, fun and spontaneity! Love them! Congrats you two!

XO
~Abbe

Lindsey August 30th, 2010

I am in with love! You guys rock the dance floor and the disco forrest!

Love you both!
Lindsey

Amira Watters (Mom) August 30th, 2010

OMG! These are FABULOUS! I almost cried – it’s beautiful, artisitic, creative – I Loved it!! And this photographer….amazing! You are both beautiful and I love you very much!!

Gigi & Dan August 30th, 2010

Great photos of you two…..Big Congratulations! We are so happy for you both…..Love Gigi & Dunn

admin August 30th, 2010

Thanks, everyone! We had SO much fun and I can’t wait for the wedding – it’s going to be epic :)

Hi-Fi Weddings September 15th, 2010

OMG OMG OMG this would be a PERFECT fit for hi-fi weddings!!! i’d love to feature this session! i love every single image :) please let me know what you think…email me and we can talk deets! :) xox

admin September 15th, 2010

@Hifi- thank you so much! I just sent you an email :) Yay!

Jacque October 20th, 2010

These are fantastic! Great photography… and adorable couple :)

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Other than the fact that they’re wicked fun, destination weddings are extra special because we get to shoot for a few days!  Shelly & Daniel recently got married in Estes Park, and the next day, we headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a fun day after / trash the dress session.  I realized how spoiled I was when we were driving through the park and hit a traffic jam on the narrow, windy mountain road.  Huge black thunderclouds threatened in the distance, we hadn’t started shooting yet, and I was getting a little frustrated.  I knew if we didn’t hurry, we were going to get dumped on.  So, we’re crawling along, we pass some elk on the road, and then traffic sort of let up.  It took me a few minutes before I realized that traffic was stopped FOR the elk – everyone was taking pictures out their windows and ooh-ing and aah-ing.  Me, I’m just like, “Elk, whatever, let’s go.”  People from all over the world come to Rocky Mountain National Park probably just to see the elk, and I see them so regularly that I don’t care unless they’re about to hit my car :)

We finally found the perfect spot and pulled off the road and started shooting.  Within minutes, people were honking and waving and yelling congratulations from their windows.  One older German guy was cracking us up, shouting things like, (to Shelly) “You are ze best animal in ze park!”  and (to Daniel) “You are ze best hunter I have met!”  Which… you know… was a little awkward.  But made us laugh.  So there’s that.

Anyway.  Here’s to timberline, marshy fields of wildflowers, and knowing what the elk feel like in front of the tourists.

Then it got all dark & stormy & awesome.

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amber morain August 25th, 2010

OH MY! love Love LOVE!!!

Chandra August 26th, 2010

WHOA! Molly these are INCREDIBLE – I covet these pics – LOL! You continue to amaze me each time you turn a corner…. these are breathtaking!

Peggy Stachurski September 6th, 2010

What lovely pictures. They are all my favorite.

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This is how it should be done. I had that thought at least three separate times while shooting Shelly & Daniel’s fabulous wedding in Estes Park.  For three days, I watched their love for each other, the kindness and playfulness they shared with their friends, and the way each of their separate families had already become one huge family, and I loved every moment.

Okay (deep breath).  This post is going to be HUGE.  Actually, I could probably devote an entire blog post to Shelly’s facial expressions :)  She is so animated and expressive, making her a blast to work with.  Excitement, contentment, and joy radiated out of Shelly & Daniel and everyone close to them.  I love shooting at Della Terra, and I strongly encourage you to take a look at them if you’re thinking about getting married!  It’s perfect for photographers – it’s like it was designed with photographers in mind.  I love it!  Congratulations you guys!  I am so so thrilled for you :)

Venue : Della Terra Mountain Chateau, Estes Park

Florist : Floral Design of Europe, Estes Park

Dress: Sottero & Midgley

Shoes : Liz Claiborne

DJ: 1s and 2s DJ Company

Daniel’s mom’s reaction to seeing Shelly in her dress :

Want a two story indoor waterfall with amazing backlighting?  Yeah, sure, Della Terra’s got that.

Brigitte from Floral Design of Europe created these stunning arrangements :

The image below feels like it summed up the wedding for me.  Shelly’s family genuinely loves Daniel’s family.  Daniel’s family adores Shelly’s family.  This is how it’s supposed to be (and this was an “outtake” shot in between family photos, which makes it twice as sweet.)

A little drizzle wasn’t stopping anybody.

I LOVE this shot on the left, below.  Shelly had no idea I was shooting them walking away, and that’s what made it perfect.

Here’s part of what makes Shelly so cool.  “Yeah, sure!  I’d love to get in this great bathtub in my wedding dress and curl up like I’m sleeping inside an egg.  No, that’s not weird at all!”  Thanks for making me feel normal, Shel :)

I challenge you to not smile while looking through the ceremony:

Not only is Della Terra in a totally unbeatable location, but they shuttle you around everywhere in golf carts, like you’re really important.  These little guests were loving the star treatment :)

Right about now, I have to give a huge shout-out to DJ Austin Quinty from 1s and 2s DJ Company.  I have seen my fair share of weddings, and I’ve definitely sat through my fair share of wedding DJs.  I really can’t recommend him highly enough.  He was laid-back, classy, and fun, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t hear “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy” one time.  Thanks for being so cool, Austin.

Phew!  That was a ton of images.  But – I think you’ll agree- totally worth it.  Stay tuned for Shelly & Daniel’s Day After/ Trash the Dress shoot in Rocky Mountain National Park :)  Congrats guys!  Hope you had fun in Hawaii!

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Tracy Moore Thompson August 19th, 2010

Dude. Amazing.

Dana Kohls August 20th, 2010

Don’t know them, but love them! Beautiful!

Joann August 20th, 2010

Molly–this is so beautiful–I was waiting for this to be posted because Amanda’s wedding is going to be at the Della Terra–you did an outstanding job!! simply gorgeous!! AND, it was awesome seeing Shelly and her brother Brad….
Big Hugs,
B

Judy - Shelly's Mom August 20th, 2010

Yeowww, these are great picts Molly! When I grow up, I want to be just like you!!!

Austin Quinty August 20th, 2010

Hey Molly, great job with the pictures. And thanks for getting a candid shot of me…I sometimes have a hard time not looking at the camera or not trying to pose. Also, thanks for the kind words about my DJ skills/abilities. It’s great to get recognition from other wedding vendors, especially those whose work you also admire.

One other request though, do have any other photos that I could use that show everyone getting down on the dance floor? Plus any pics that you have with dancing or with me in them would be awesome to have. I will certainly be sure to give credit to you for any and all pics that you provide me. Again, thanks for giving me props and I really do look forward to working with you on another wedding soon!

Sincerely,
Austin Quinty
Owner/DJ
1s And 2s DJ Company

P.S.–I’m currently in 3rd place moving up to 2nd in the contest on Denver 7′s A-List for Best of Entertainment: Wedding Entertainment category!

Peggy Stachurski August 24th, 2010

The pictures are absolutley beautiful.

admin August 24th, 2010

Thanks, everyone! Austin – There are plenty more to come. I got some fun ones of the dance floor and a few more of you in action, too. Coming your way soon!

Cedar House Photography Blog » Blog Archive » shelly & daniel: the day after (destination wedding photographer) August 25th, 2010

[...] wicked fun, destination weddings are extra special because we get to shoot for a few days!  Shelly & Daniel recently got married in Estes Park, and the next day, we headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a fun day after / trash the dress [...]

Cedar House Photography Blog » Blog Archive » monica & scott (denver engagement photographer) January 25th, 2011

[...] first met Monica when she was a bridesmaid in Shelly & Daniel’s wedding this last summer.  Now she’s engaged to a wonderful person herself, and they are [...]

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