Brian and Michaela’s wedding plans had many drafts before they landed on the plan that came together: a backyard wedding in Fruita. As many weddings this year have discovered, it is a busy time for weddings and as such available venues and vendors are hard to come by. Michaela’s sister offered up their large, shaded […]

Eric contacted me a while back about a surprise proposal for his then-girlfriend Colette, and the plan took many shapes as we drew near the big day. She was flying in to meet him along a trip he was taking, and the initial goal was to propose at Dead Horse Point at sunset as they […]

Lindy and Matt knew what they didn’t want for their wedding before they knew what they did want. Luckily a mutual connection led them to me, and immediately they knew they were in the right place. But we’ll continue that story this fall — for now, though, we wanted more time to hang out together […]

“Welcome to Fruita” the blackboard on the wall read as I walked into the little rental near downtown for Aimee and Nick’s spring elopement on the Colorado National Monument. It followed with congratulations for the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. – a very sweet gesture from the hosts. Aimee met me midway through getting ready for […]

Miranda and Alex wanted engagement photos here in the valley to commemorate where they’re living now, since their wedding will be back in the Midwest where they’re both from. We decided for a less-chilly option of the Colorado National Monument rather than up on the Mesa, and thank goodness we did because it was still […]