A great capture by my second photographer, Austin, of Hyon waiting to see his bride for the first time…A beautiful image of the first look from Austin, below.  A glimpse of the beaming bride during the ceremony.

Lookout Mountain has a lot of special memories for Teresa and Hyon.  It was the first place he first told her he loved her and also the place where he proposed.  So, it was only fitting to take a ride up to Lookout and take some images from there.Teresa’s father got a classically beautiful Rolls Royce for the newlyweds to enjoy after the ceremony.

Teresa, you are simply stunning.A few favorites from inside the Rolls Royce.
En route to the reception venue…
The moment before the toss.  I love this image!  In honor of Hyon’s family and heritage, Teresa and Hyon changed into the traditional Korean wedding attire, hanbok, for the second half of the reception.  The bright colors are a change from the traditional white dresses, but I think they are so beautiful in its own distinctive way and backed by years of tradition.There’s no better way to end a fun night of festivities than with a good Robot…

VENDORS:

Ceremony / First Presbyterian Church of Golden
Reception / Mt. Vernon Event Center
Bridal Salon / The French Door, Vermillion, South Dakota
Dress designer / Pronovias
Tux Rental / Men’s Wearhouse
Hair Stylist & makeup / Mary Veraldo at Shapes Salon & Studio
Florist / Charles Martinez at Jupiter Morning
Bead Flowers / Teresa Hanson (Bride)
Cake / Susan Wollman (Brides’s aunt)
Catering / Pan Fired Catering
DJ /Rex with Quality Mobile Sound
Officiant / Pastor Dan Bulkley
Classic car rental / The Ambassador’s Rolls

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All albums, including the guest book album, are published through one of the finest album companies, Leather Craftsman.  I love the clean, modern and classic look of the album, which is accompanied by the highest quality papers, covers and creases to ensure lifelong durability.  Below are images from Hyon and Teresa’s guestbook album.

Lots of clean, white space for signatures and notes from the guests….Below are the pages from the album.  It’s amazing how putting the images together naturally creates a story…My favorite page from the album, below:

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I had been a second photographer when I first started photographing weddings, but then started photographing solo and have since grown to love the intimacy of it being just my creativity, my camera and the couple.  For me, a huge part of any photo session is getting the couple to feel comfortable with me to just be who they are as individuals and as a couple.   However, within the past few months, I got an itch to second shoot to challenge my creativity.  As was the case with this Denver Hyatt wedding, second shooting allowed me to view everything from a completely different angle and non-obvious perspectives – and this is exactly the direction I hope my photography will grow into.  Second shooting reminds me how fun and exhilarating it is to photograph fearlessly and creatively.  To not feel obliged to get the same “cookie cutter” photograph for the couple, which is usually not truly reflective of that moment anyway.  So, as I excitedly  move into 2011, I will hold on to this feeling and this lesson and see where it takes me and my photos….

A little fun with the garter toss and a sweet moment during the father-daughter dance:

As you may have seen in my previous blog post, I got this idea to include an inspiration board with each wedding and highlight the theme of that wedding with some eye candy that I like.  Here is the inspiration board for a rainbow themed wedding:

Credits (top, left to right): Yarn wrapping Party Frosting, Toast I Am Mommy, Yellow Shoes Wedding Ideas,
Boutinerre Flutter Glass Photography, Tablescape Flutter Glass Photography, Sushi Roll Nothing but Crumbs,
Green Mousse Payard Patisserie and Bistro, Layered Mousse Haus Dessert Boutique, Mochi Candy Addict,
Reception Decorations Wedding High, Baker’s Twine Parcel and Paper Etsy, Letterpress cards Graphic Exchange,
Wood Magnets Monkeys on the Roof, Bouquet Aloha Floral

VENDORS:

Main Photographer / Laura Murray Photography
Flowers / Cori Cook Floral Design
Dress / Little White Dress
Ceremony / Our Lady of Lourdes
Reception / The Grand Hyatt Denver

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The photos were taken at the Flatirons Vista Trailhead in Boulder, Colorado.  We also took a few images at Lookout Mountain before the weather turned on us (sneak peek of Lookout Mountain images here).  It should also be noted that I give them an A+ for all their preparation for the engagement session.  They brought out their super stylish side and prepared the coolest vintage outfits and the perfect hair, makeup and accessories to match – nicely done and major kudos Teresa and Hyon!  And as if this wasn’t enough excitement for one blog post, I am completely gushing over the hanbok images (traditional korean wedding attire).  As you may remember from my previous post, I had been wanting to photograph the hanbok against a Colorado nature backdrop, and Teresa and Hyon were the dashing couple who helped me bring this to fruition.

Teresa’s hair and makeup was done by the  talented Mary Veraldo at the Shapes Studio and Salon.

Love the shot of the vintage camera taken by my second shooter and hubby, Austin, below:

I love the black and white images below…
It’s in the way that look at each other…
A great capture from Austin below:

I adore these two images below of them “playing proposal”.  It was completely unscripted and, especially in the last image, Hyon looks like a little boy giving his love a huge ring, and just look how it makes Teresa giggle…And now, on to the beautiful hanbok outfits…The shoes for the hanbok are definitely different, but aren’t they adorable?

Teresa and Hyon’s engagement session inspired me to think about an Asian-vintage theme, so below are some things that I loved for an Asian-vintage theme.  Can you tell that I love hats?  I especially love these hats that the women wore in the 40′s.  And the nerdy-cool slim suit styles from the 50′s would be perfect for a groom looking for that perfect suit on their wedding day.

Inspiration board credits (top down, starting on left): hat and ring Current Affairs, suits Brooks Brothers Black Fleece,
red dress Simplicity is Bliss Etsy, table setting Alkemie, veil Lovey By Isha Etsy, hair pin Thea Starr Etsy

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Jennifer and John creatively put together some of their favorite things to create a beautiful wedding that reflected who they are.  Jennifer was beautiful in her grandmother’s 80 year old wedding dress and headpiece from the 1930s.  You could just imagine all the charm and personality of the grandmother by looking at that dress.  The ribbons in Jennifer’s bouquet was also from her grandmother’s wedding.  I’ve seen brides incorporate fabrics from past weddings, but Jennifer decided not to do any alterations to the original dress and it was beautiful.  One of my favorite images from the day, below:

They also incorporated some beautiful Celtic and green elements, including a bagpipe player to call the guests to the wedding ceremony.  I am a huge fan of men’s accessories, so was completely thrilled about the simple black and white groomsmen outfits with the suspenders and with John’s hat.I love the image below of the groom and his men waiting to walk down the aisle:Jennifer switched into a beautiful contemporary wedding dress for the reception.

I’m excited to announce that I will be starting a new tradition on my blog which will feature an inspiration board for all of my weddings.  I love all the creativity of my couples, so want to build off of that to inspire other brides.  I’m realizing that creating pretty inspiration boards is a skill in and of itself, but here is my first attempt at it.  Without further ado,  below is the first inspiration board inspired by Jennifer and John’s wedding with inspiration from the 1930′s as well as a green celtic theme.

Image credit (to be clear and give credit where credit is due, the images on the inspiration board are not my photographs):
top, left to right: wedding dress Johanna Johnson, Natalia Misslin Designs, shoes Rachel Simpson,
mirror necklace  Etsy Japonicas, swing dancers swing time movie, hat Red Lips Bride, records Offset Collective Etsy
Below, left to right: shoes The Generation Etsy, paper pearts Paper Polaroid Etsy, garter Garter Mademoiselle Etsy, cake JBox Etsy,
clover handkerchief The Laundry Bag Etsy,  Irish linen ring bearer pillow JFY Bride Etsy, bowls Atelier Oker Etsy, ring Titanium Rigns Studio Etsy,
hair pins Jewelry by JLY, stamps Verde Studio Etsy, cufflinks Kristin Laing Etsy, necklace Tryst by Kerry Etsy, hankerchief Etsy

WEDDING VENDORS:

Venue and catering: Shadows Ranch
Florist: Ed Moore Flowers
DJ: David Booker
Groom’s attire: Macy’s
Hair and makeup: Bride
Cake: Cakes by Kathy
Officiant: Rev. Cindy Josephson

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