I met Tony and Shurie through Laurie at Estes Park Wedding and Event Planners.  Their wedding is this September in Estes Park, Colorado.

We met in Boulder, these are only a few of my favorite photos.  My goals during an engagement session are to get to know my couple, have fun and document their relationship.  Tony and Shurie are an example of a dream client for us.  They love to laugh and were such fun to work with.  Steve and I didn’t have to pull out our corny jokes to loosen them up, they were ready to have fun.

All of the rain we’ve been having this year created a gorgeous, green meadow for us but it has also increased the mosquito population to levels I haven’t seen since I left Florida.  We were all slapping bugs but Tony and Shurie were wonderful and endured the attacks.  Thank you so much – I will be adding bug spray to my emergency bag.

I asked them to take a twirl.  Their first dance photos are going to be fun.

Congratulations Tony and Shurie! (and Happy Birthday Shurie)  I’m looking forward to your Colorado wedding at Della Terra Mountian Chateau in September.

Here are only a few highlights from their wedding.  Stay tuned for the slideshow which will tell more of the story.

Getting Ready

After months of planning the dress waits to be put on…

Elegant shoes

Colleen wore a gorgeous lace up back.

I loved this moment after Colleen’s mom put on her veil and realized her baby was a bride.

The flower girl dreaming of being a bride someday.

The classic bridal portrait.

Meanwhile, the guys were getting ready at Dan’s family home.  This beautiful Ford truck belonged to Dan’s grandfather.

The main event.  Dan patiently waiting at the end of the aisle for his bride .

If you have two photographers at your wedding this is what you can get.  Steve was up in the balcony while I was on the main floor.

Precious moments as they celebrate their first mass together.

My favorite photograph.  Doesn’t she look so angelic?

A quick kiss for the ring bearer.

It was a little windy and the veil wasn’t cooperating, but this mess lead to the next intimate moment.

A few wedding details.

Bridal bouquets.

The first dance.  This time I was up in the balcony while Steve got some gorgeous photos from the main floor.

Dan with his little sister at the end of a long day.

My favorite portrait of the bride and groom.

Starting a new life together.

Dan and Colleen we wish you much happiness.  Thank you for inviting us to document your love story.

“Jennifer was such a blessing for our wedding. We felt like she really tried to get to know us and our personalities prior to our big day. She had wonderful ideas and really captured beautiful memories for us to cherish for years to come.”
Chase & Ashlee

This means so much to me.  I work hard to get to know my couples and help them feel comfortable on their wedding day.  I’ve found through things like the engagement session and planning sessions before your wedding my couples get to know me and really loosen up on the wedding day.  We are able to create beautiful images right from the getting ready photos until the final goodbye at the reception.  Plus, Chase and Ashlee made us feel like guests at their wedding and not just the hired help which we loved.  They also picked up their wedding album and said;  “It looks amazing!  Thanks for all your hard work.  We will be super proud to show it off when we see our families next.”  The post is here if you’d like to it:  http://www.jenniferschumacherphotography.com/blog/2009/03/wedding-album/

Congratulations again and keep in touch.

Here is the link to the announcement: http://www.modernphotographers.net/?p=9728