Lyndsy & John’s wedding day could not have been any more perfect. From the gorgeous weather to the perfect lighting; from the timing to everyone they were surrounded by – it was perfect in every way!
Church: St. Mary’s in Littleton, CO
Reception and Catering: Terrace Gardens Ken Caryl
Flowers: Brilliant Blooms
Hair & Makeup: Jewels Gray & Meggen Edwards
Peggy & Mark’s love story started as many of ours do – they met at work! Planning their wedding at the Brown Palace was a no-brainer. Peggy said she gasped when she walked in for the first time! The happy couple planned some time before the ceremony to take care of all the “family shots” so that we could spend some time on just the two of them in between the ceremony and reception. Of course the Brown Palace has so many wonderful spots to capture the love between these two – we took full advantage! The whole affair was elegant, beautiful, and perfect!
Venue: The Brown Palace
Flowers: The Brown Palace Flower Shop
Catering: The Brown Palace / Ellyngton’s
Hair & Makeup: Jewels Gray
We hit it off with these two from the very first meeting (at the Quality Hill Bridal Show)! Amanda & the girls came to the salon – Indie Six – to get their hair & makeup done and we had a blast! The very classy and full of emotion affair at Grant-Humphreys mansion was absolutely gorgeous. Thank you Amanda & Robert for including us in your big day!!
Venue – Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Catering – Biscuits & Berries
Cake – Mulberries Cake Shop
Hair & Makeup – Jewels & Indie Six Salon
Flowers – Bella Fiori
DJ – Destine 2 Groove (Marc Valdez)
After a true Vegas wedding, this silly couple had one heck-of-a-party for all their friends and family at the Gothic Theater – the theme? Las Vegas of course! There was lots of gambling and even Elvis was there! These two had us in stitches all night!
We have had the pleasure to work with Julia and Mulberries Flowers on multiple occasions and have absolutely loved her and her work, every time! The arrangements she comes up with are super unique and always amazing, brightly colored, and of incredible quality (I am still enjoying the orchids that were in my birthday arrangement from TWO months ago!)!! Julia is incredibly sweet and absolutely wonderful to work with – we would highly recommend her to everyone looking for an amazing florist (and have)!!!
“Growing up amidst the lush and abundant countryside of the English Cotswold’s, Julia Kaaren has an inborn love of flowers. She maintains an exquisite garden filled with luscious blooms, many of which she incorporates into her own designs. Julia’s creations have been part of hundreds of functions from the simplest to the most extravagant. In mid 2004, Julia acquired Mulberries and brought her fifteen years of experience to the helm. The Mulberries family works together to provide you with the freshest, most beautiful flowers, delivered with exemplary customer service and artistry.”
Happy Valentine’s Day! We were invited to photograph the KBPI Mass Wedding at Red Rocks on Valentine’s Day! The morning started out cold and snowy, but made for such a beautiful backdrop for this event. More than 225 couples got married or renewed their vows that day, Officiated by Uncle Nasty. Cupid himself was there to witness the festivities! We had a lot of couples let us take their portrait, and we photographed the event itself. 1 lucky couple won our give-away of a Complimentary Portrait Session. Congratulations to everyone that was up there that day – check out all the photos in our “View Your Photos” section of the website. Thank you to KBPI for having us there – can’t wait till next year! It was a great setting to celebrate love…
In preparation for Valentine’s Day, we put together another Johnny Girl “Pin-up for a day” Photo Shoot. It was at the luxurious Hotel Monaco in the most perfect room! The combination of stripes and checkers made for such an awesome setting for this type of shoot.
We had a full day of girlies, all doing something sexy for themselves and the men in their lives. Most had not ever done anything like this before, and were thrilled with the experience. All our girls that day were so beautiful and sweet, inside & out. It was such a pleasure working with them and making them feel sexy – of course I was crackin’ jokes the whole time while Jeff worked his magic! We had so much fun!
It was especially awesome for us as we kept the room overnight and got a little “date night” out of it 
Let us know if you’re interested in doing the next one and I can add you to the email list!
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Recipients will receive a Complimentary Engagement Session and 1 8×10 in. professional print (with the purchase of any wedding package)! (One hour of shooting time on location with both Jeff & Jewels, Online Proofing, and 1 8×10 professional print on your choice of paper i.e. Metallic, Linen, or Photographic Lustre.)
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Speaking of this economy…
I have run into many couples that are going to have their cousin, sister, or aspiring Photographer friend shoot their wedding. I think there is a mis-conception in the industry that people think “it’s easy” and “anyone can do it”. The truth is, anyone could do it, but if your wedding day photos are important to you, I HIGHLY advise spending the money and hiring a professional! There is a lot of truth in the saying, “Your wedding is one day – your wedding photographs are forever”
I’m not just saying this because Jeff and I are Professional Photographers. After our own experience and hearing the “horror stories” of so many others, it is my belief that, “YOU CANNOT GAMBLE WITH YOUR WEDDING PHOTOS”! Don’t take the chance that your cousin knows what their doing, unless they are a Pro and they shoot weddings regularly. There are so many factors to consider on such a big day such as:
1. Lighting (probably the biggest) – inside, outside, daytime, sunlight, nighttime, party atmosphere, flash, whatever…in Wedding Photography, it’s ALL ABOUT THE LIGHTING, and what is going to flatter you the best in every situation. What happens if they only have an “on camera flash” and it’s super dark in the church or reception site?
2. Equipment – do they have a back up camera, flash, etc.? Are they going to be prepared for ANY situation? What happens if their batteries die mid-way through the ceremony?
3. Organization and coordinating people – you don’t want to piss off the mother of the bride right before you take 10 Formal Portraits of her and her family. How will they know which shots YOU want?
4. Being unobtrusive while capturing the special moments – are they going to know where to stand to get the most flattering angles?
5. Are you going to get your photos/negatives within a reasonable amount of time? What about enlargements or other products like albums or canvas wrap prints?
We have had clients hire us for the Ceremony only and then had the brother of the Groom do the reception. After the event, they wished they would have come up with the extra money to have us for the entire event. Why? Because the brother’s photos weren’t ANYWHERE near as good as the ones we took. The styles didn’t match and therefore, their album suffers. Unfortunately, there’s nothing they can do about it now…
There is a reason Professional Photographers charge what they do, for what they do. Do you want Professional and artistic looking photos or snapshots than anyone could have taken?
If you have questions, comments, or your own “horror story”, please share it here for others to see, or email me at jewels@jeffgrayart.com.
