{Trash the Dress} Snowy-style

Let's get the winter wedding party started!  I could think of no better way to kick off the 
winter wedding celebration than with an amazingly beautiful trash the dress session on a brisk January day on the western slope of Colorado:

The gorgeous Bride Courtney was less interested in ruining her wedding gown & more interested taking the golden opportunity to wear it again & capture fun photos with her rugged Groom Jerad free from the hustle & bustle of their wedding day.  With just a few, simple elements like relaxed attitudes, a snowy ranch landscape & a dramatic cloudy day, the happy couple created a special winter day to remember.

And the Bride wore warm snow boots!

The Bride & Groom in the winter wonderland:

Footsteps in the snow lead to the newly married couple:

Gorgeous, just absolutely gorgeous!  The last image reminds me very much of Ansel Adams' photography, simply with the addition of a Bride & Groom.  It's safe to say that snowy-style is a good style!  

The winter wedding celebration continues tomorrow with a charming, holiday wedding!

Photography: Vendla Stockdale Photography  /  Submitted via Two Bright Lights

Inspired by Love

Big red hearts.  Flashy LOVE signs.  Typical signs of Valentine's Day.  Also, common sights in weddings! On the ultimate occasion of love, it's no wonder that some Brides & Grooms get quite expressive with love, like the charming couple with their bright red heart kite above.  In honor of Valentine's Day, I have gathered my favorite love images from weddings.  They are just lovely!

Make your love sparkle:

Why not pose in front of a giant heart on your wedding day?  Made of romantic red rose petals!!

Light up your live big & bright:

Envelope yourselves in each other's arms & loads of pink heart balloons:

Oh my.  Isn't love just grand?

Photo 1: Jade and Matthew Take Pictures via; Photo 2: Robyn Van Dyke Photography via; Photo 3: Ashley Rose via; Photo 4: The Purple Tree Photography via; Photo 5: Corbin Gurkin via

dark side

When you peruse wedding blogs & magazines, the vast majority of wedding photos are light, airy & sunny.  I haven't conducted an official study or anything but, in general, I'm pretty sure this statement rings true.  Now the dark side of weddings can be just as incredible with black skies & dramatic lighting.  Here's some love for dark, moody & romantic wedding photos!!

The happy couple (me & my hubs!!) posing by their bright yellow cab on a cobblestone street really shine against the glittering downtown Manhattan skyline & blackish-brown skies:

The colorful lights of the Ferris Wheel add a whimsical touch to a nighttime wedding portrait:

A Bride & Groom look downright angelic surrounded by a burst of white light in an otherwise dark photo:

A sparkly heart makes for a lighthearted nighttime wedding portrait:

 The Bride & Groom are the focal point of a dark perspective on a wedding portrait: 

I love how the darkness & the light truly create dramatic wedding photos.  Very different, very cool.  Do you love the dark side of wedding photography?

Photo 1: Timothy Glenn Photographers; Photo 2: Love Me Sailor Photography via;
Photo 3: W.Scott Chester Photography via; Photo 4: via; Photo 5: Photography by Dan O' Day via