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Mt. Bierdstat

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on 08.19.08
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Just for the fun of it we thought we would take the dogs and hike to the top of a 14,000 foot peak two weeks ago.  We made it to 13,500 feet and learned a few lessons.  For instance, start earlier than noon, WAY earlier, and bring the right gear!  The storms in Colorado roll in quickly and at 13,500 we had a feeling we needed to get down quickly.  Sure enough it rained, it hailed and the temperatures plummetted.  It took us an hour and a half to get down but we made it.  Thanks to REI, we’re now fully equipped with the proper water-proof gear.  Next time we will make it to the top!

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What?

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michele
on 08.13.08
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I just read on the 9News website that our temps will drop to the low 40’s on Friday and up to a foot of snow can be expected in the higher elevations.  I guess I can’t say I’m surprised, this is Colorado afterall.

Guanella Pass

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michele
on 08.03.08
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This summer is flying by and we haven’t gotten out and enjoyed it nearly enough.  We’re hoping to turn that around this month.  Today we decided to take a much needed day off and go for a drive.  We drove over Guanella Pass and stopped at the summit for a short hike.  It was absolutely gorgeous.  Hopefully we’ll be back up there soon with the dogs for a longer trek.  I forgot the camera so here are a couple shots Mark grabbed with the iphone.

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Mmmm, I like your grass.

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michele
on 07.23.08
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After Kaia’s little altercation with an entire herd of elk and me hitting one with my car, it’s as if they know they’re better off not coming around here.  We rarely have elk or deer in our yard anymore so it was kind of fun to see this big guy hanging out in our yard the other morning.  He was completely unphased by all the dogs barking at him and me walking right up to him with my camera.  Must of been some tasty grass.

Our Wedding Photos!

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michele
on 07.14.08
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I’ve always known we play a very important role at weddings but not until now did I really realize the magnitude of importance. I’m still coming to terms with just how fast our wedding day went by. Although I have some of the best memories of my life, without the photos to show for it, I would feel like I had nothing. I’m so thankful for all the moments that Jenna & Matt captured and I’m so glad I can relive them anytime I want by simply flipping through all our beautiful images. The difficult part now is designing our wedding album!

Somehow I managed to pick just a few of my favorites to show off here on the blog. Also, a huge thank you to Jenna & Matt Walker for everything they did for us!

Mark’s dad helping him get ready:

I told Jenna all I wanted was one good candid of my dad and now I have a handful of the best photos of my dad that I’ve ever had.

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Photo Booth Madness!

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michele
on 06.23.08
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Months ago I decided that for our wedding I didn’t want any ordinary guest book. I wanted to create a book filled with fun, black and white portraits of everyone that attended. To make this work we set up a small photo booth where everyone could take pictures of themselves. It was a huge hit and we went home with 600 photos that I absolutely love! These photos will always remind me of how much fun everyone had. Here are just a few of my favorites but be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom to see the whole show!

We’re Married!

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michele
on 06.22.08
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This past week has been the most amazing week of our lives!  I’ve been to many weddings but now I know firsthand that there are absolutely no words to describe what it is like to not only vow to spend the rest of your life with someone but to do it out loud in front of all your closest family and friends.  It was, without a doubt, the happiest moment of my life.  I was completely overwhelmed looking around at all the people that had come so far just to be with Mark & I.  To everyone that was here with us, it wouldn’t have been the same without you.  We’ll never be able to thank you enough for being here to celebrate with us, you all mean the world to us!

So In Love…

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michele
on 06.11.08
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I love photographing engagement portraits. There is just something so fun and carefree about photographing a newly engaged couple and I always love the results. So imagine just how excited I was when I got home last night to find out that our very own engagement portraits were ready to view! I love them all and have no idea what I’m going to do with them all. If you want to check out the slideshow click here. For the first half of our session we hung out and home with the dogs then we headed over to Elk Meadow where Mark proposed.

Thank you Jenna & Matt for creating such beautiful images for us! I will treasure them forever!

Tick, Tock…

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on 06.11.08
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Time has flown by!  I can hardly believe that just one week from tomorrow Mark and I will be married!  We are getting so excited for all of our family and friends to be here to celebrate with us.  Thanks to our team of fabulous vendors everything has come together smoothly, now it’s just all those last minute details.  I cannot wait to have my very own wedding photos which I”ll be sure to share after the wedding.  For now, here is one of our engagement portraits that I snagged off Jenna Walker’s blog, our awesome photographer.  (I’ll have more of these to share soon too!)

We’re Back!

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michele
on 06.01.08
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The last two weeks have been an absolute blast!  Not only did we photograph two weddings but we also got to be guests at a wedding (for the first time in a long time).  We had so much fun just hanging out and relaxing with all our family and friends and after a long 2,000 miles in the car, we’re finally back home.  We arrived home to all the things I love about this time of year, green grass, the smell of barbecues, the sound of lawnmowers, brand new wildlife and a perfect 72 degree day.   Five of these little guys were born recently right out in front of our driveway.  This little guy was the only one that wasn’t camera shy.  We’re so happy to be home!