This shoot was posted on Style Me Pretty several months ago, so many of you have likely seen it. OLD NEWS–I KNOW!  BUT–it was a fun shoot and I couldn’t pass up featuring on my own blog. So here it is again. :)

The Farm-to-Table inspiration shoot was a project that began early in 2011.  For several years I’d been dreaming about doing an inspiration shoot. With a bit of down time in the winter I finally decided I was going to make it happen.  I contacted Heather Dwight, owner of Calluna Events in Boulder, because I knew it was something I wouldn’t be able to pull off without some help.   We almost instantly decided on Frog Belly Farm just north of Boulder as the location for the shoot, and chose a “farm-to-table” theme for the style.  Heather and I gathered the best wedding vendors in Colorado and this is what we came up with:

The best part?  After weeks of hard work and several hours of shooting at Frog Belly Farm everyone involved gathered around the table and enjoyed a fresh cooked farm meal under the setting sun.  So perfect.  FYI: pickled paprika peppers??? Seriously one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten!**

The Team:

Event Planning/Coordination: Calluna Events: www.CallunaEvents.com
Photography: Angie Wilson Photography: www.angiewilsonphotography.com
Dress: anna be: www.anna-be.com
Dessert Table: Lemon Sprinkle Events: www.lemonsprinkleevents.com
Flowers: Brighter Day Floral: www.brighterdayfloral.com
Cake: Slice-The Designer Cake Studio: www.slicecakestudio.com
Jewelry: Todd Reed Designs: www.toddreed.com
Letterpress: Smokeproof Press: www.smokeproofpress.com
Location & Food: Frogbelly Farm: www.frogbellyfarm.com
Makeup: The Face Lab: www.thefacelab.com
Hair: Andres Mendoza: http://www.andresalfredo.com/

Remember a few weekends ago when the weather in Colorado was terrible???  Snow, sleet, chilly temps (or so I heard!). That was the weekend Jim and I were enjoying perfect weather in Illinois with Kate and Joe for their wedding. :)Kate had plans for a cute pair of turquoise heels until she hurt her foot the week prior to the wedding.  I love these sparkly Toms she wore in place of the heels: These socks were delivered to Joe while he was getting ready with this message from Kate: “Don’t get cold feet!” :)Cutest church exterior I’ve ever seen in the U.S.  Someone please introduce me to a church building this darling in Colorado.  

Wedding Vendors

Ceremony Venue: St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Reception Venue: Byron Colby Barn
Coordinator: Gay Boundy
Catering: Gourmet Food Works
Florist: Entiwned
DJ: Jesse Lynn
Cake: Lovin Oven Cakery
Officiant: Rev. Jane Clark

I love the love that seems to follow every wedding ceremony–especially Larissa and Xavier’s:

Jim and I walked around Boulder the week before the wedding to find a couple of good photo spots prior to Larissa & Xavier’s wedding day.  I was SO SO SOOOOO excited when I found this bench.  My favorite image from the day:

Wedding Vendors:

Ceremony: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Reception Venue: Q’s Restuarant at the Hotel Boulderado

DJ : Sweet Sounds Entertainment

Officiant: Father William Breslin

Caterer : Q’s Restuarant

I love photo albums.  Thumbing through a stack of 4×6′s is great, and browsing through images on the computer screen is fine, but NOTHING beats coming back again and again to view images in an album. I love photo albums. :)

I’m always so excited to show my clients their wedding album that I rush it out the door and kick myself later when I realize I forgot to take a few photos.  I was equally excited to get Sara and Andy their wedding album but this time I remembered to take some quick shots of a few of the page spreads: