Liz and Collin's Engagement Photos at Sapphire Point

Liz and Collin are getting married here in September and we went out to Sapphire Point last week to take some couple photos of them. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon so we had a little trouble with squinting (all three of us!)... but I love the way these turned out!

View the whole slideshow....

What a happy fun couple! Now I can't wait for the wedding!






If you look in the top right hand corner of this last photo (below)- I caught a bird in flight - at first I thought it was dirt on my lens or something that shouldn't be there, but now I can't remove it. A sign of spring or a love bird?

Merry Christmas from Keystone Resort!

We were able to spend a little time ice skating on Christmas Eve at Keystone Resort, and it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Only 5 degrees, but there were lots of other families out ice skating and enjoying the cold weather.

And Mommy got to spend a little time with her 85mm 1.4 Nikkor Lens - great in low light, but I had a little trouble getting the focus right! And my white balance was a little off with some of the lights on Keystone Pond and the hockey rink lights - but I was able to take some good photos at 3200 ISO.

Hold a Wedding at Keystone Resort - get two free season passes!

I just learned that Keystone is offering a unique incentive to couples booking weddings to be held before November 30, 2010. Two free season passes! More information online at www.keystoneweddings.com.

Details of the offer are on Keystone's Website - or you can email the wedding coordinators in Keystone's Events Office at keystoneweddings@vailresorts.com.

Keystone weddings are really a step above the others.... they have so many different venues to choose from! I have photographed weddings at:

Ski Tip Lodge





Timber Ridge at the Outpost






Keystone Back Ranch


And you can download a great PDF of Keystone Weddings by going to their website www.keystoneweddings.com

Summit County Wedding Vendors

Favorite Summit County Venues
Sapphire Point
Keystone Ski Tip Lodge
Keystone Back Ranch
Griffith Lodge - Breckenridge
Silverthorne Pavilion

Favorite Summit County Florists
Petal and Bean - Breckenridge
Bloom - Breckenridge
Garden of Eden - Frisco

Favorite Summit County Caterers
Hearthstone Catering - Breckenridge
All Seasons Catering - Silverthorne
Gilchrist Catering - Dillon

Favorite Weddings Links
Rocky Mountain Bride - magazine and planning website for Mountain Weddings
Wedding Mapper - started as mapping service for weddings - now planning tool also
Wedding Wire - Online Planning tool and forum for brides
ListPhotographers.com
WedDJ.com - listing of wedding vendors
Blog Catalog

Favorite DJ's
Rockin The Rockies - Denver & Mountains of Colorado

Favorite Wedding Planners:
Custom Weddings of Colorado - Wendee Walter
Bella Design - Emily Campbell
Rocky Mountain Bridal Consultants

Favorite Salons:
Serenity Spa - Keystone
Southern Exposure - Dillon

Lauren & Brian's Ski Tip Lodge Wedding July 11th 2009

Lauren & Brian were married at the Ski Tip Lodge on July 11th - one of my favorite romantic wedding venues!

A little rain in the afternoon (right at ceremony time) didn't dampen the fun and celebration - sometimes rain makes things even that much more romantic and memorable! And as you can see from the photos below - the sun came out after the ceremony and everyone enjoyed a little of Summit County's great outdoors!

What a fun couple! Their slideshow is online here!

I love it when couples just "go with the flow" when a downpour happens right before their wedding ceremony - it's a great signal that they are approaching life with a great attitude - there will be rain and sun in every day of life, and it's best to embrace it all!

Congratulations Lauren & Brian! May life bring you more sunshine than downpours, and if not, enjoy the downpours in a cozy place together!














I've noticed more & more how technology enters the wedding photography field - I have more & more photos of LCD screens in my proofs - and I love some of the interactions it brings! And LOVE that I can usually capture a photo of the event through another LCD screen!

Margaret and Richard Say I Do!

Margaret and Richard picked a beautiful May day to get married in Keystone! Lots of fun and lots of kiddos around! And Margaret has been a friend for years, and it's always so meaningful to be a part of a friend's wedding celebration!

This location was at a private home in Keystone Ranch, and the ceremony took place on the back deck overlooking Keystone Golf Course! Absolutely beautiful!

You can view the full slideshow here.....











I love small weddings!

Keystone Wedding Publication ONLINE!

Keystone Resort hosts hundreds of weddings every year in this beautiful mountain resort. Located just 5 miles from Dillon, Colorado (15 miles from Breckenridge) and 70 miles west of Denver, it's a perfect mountain wedding setting!

The 2009 Keystone Wedding publication is online now! Check out Beaton Photography's Ad on page 17!

Some of the possible Keystone venues include:

Ski Tip Lodge
A beautiful intimate historic cabin that can hold 75 guests in the winter and 125 guests in the summer.






Keystone Back Ranch
A summer location only....with ceremony outside and reception under tents. Kate & Kevin were married here in 2007 and it is one of my favorite locations! But you need to plan enough time for the wagon rides there to the location!






Timber Ridge
Timber Ridge is right next to the AlpenGlow Stube at the top of North Peak....so it is a full two gondola rides from the base of Keystone Mountain. They recommend 45 minutes to make it to the top....I recommend long underwear & when they ask if you want a blanket you say...Yes, Two please! It's one thing to ride a gondola during the day in your ski clothes, but a completely different story at night in your dress up clothes! But it's a FUN event & well worth it!




And a few Keystone Venues that I have never had the pleasure to photograph:

Keystone Ranch

Keystone Summit House
This is a gondola ride from River Run Plaza and the center of activities on mountain during a typical ski day. When we were skiing there last week, they said they had a 4pm wedding at the Summit House.....I know the views are fantastic!



Alpenglow Stube
I've had lunch at this beautiful restaurant on the mountain during a day on the slopes, where they have you take off your ski boots and slip into luxurious slippers and enjoy a 5 course lunch right in the middle of the ski day. So if that's an ordinary day, I can imagine the weddings are out of this world!

And maybe I would offer a discount to a bride & groom that could let me experience this!