BLOGHello! I'm a Colorado Springs wedding photographer and portrait photographer. I travel all over the country to document the important moments in people's lives. My blog showcases some of my favorite photos of my clients and adventures. I update this blog several times a week, so please visit frequently to see my latest images. Kim, Ken, and Peyton: Family portraits in DenverNovember 28, 2007
A couple weeks ago, I got together with Kim and Ken and their daughter, Peyton. I photographed their wedding a year and a half ago, and it’s exciting that they have a beautiful baby now! You might remember their wedding photos from May, 2006: HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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My family’s Thanksgiving
Mike and I traveled with my parents to Dallas last week for Thanksgiving. My dad’s family live there, and every year we celebrate Thanksgiving at my Aunt Annie’s house. Most people get excited about turkey or football or whatever, but for me, the best part of Thanksgiving is playing with my little cousins. Thank you to my aunt Annie and uncle John for hosting us! It’s always great to see all of you!
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Erin and Cole: Mile High Station wedding, Denver, ColoradoNovember 17, 2007
Congratulations to Cole and Erin! You might remember them from their engagement portraits in LoDo earlier this fall. They celebrated with lots of friends and family, in fabulous, contemporary style. They had their ceremony at University Park Methodist Church, the same church where Erin’s parents were married. The weather was beautiful, which was great for such an unpredictable month as November. After the ceremony, we headed to Mile High Station, a dramatic and funky venue next to the football stadium. It was a huge party, with delicious food and great dance music. My friend Holly Pacione second shot this wedding with me. It was our first time working together, and we had a lot of fun! Holly did a wonderful job, as you’ll see with several of her photos posted here. Thanks, Holly!
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Hiking with my parentsNovember 15, 2007
My parents are visiting from Virginia this week! We’ve spent a few afternoons out wandering through Red Rock Canyon Open Space here in the Springs. Poor Mike can’t go hiking with us, because he’s still recovering from his foot surgery, but my parents and I have had fun!
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Alicia, Hailey, and Anakin: Family portraits in Colorado SpringsNovember 9, 2007
I photographed little Anakin last year when he was just a few weeks old, and look at him now! This was the third time I’ve photographed his older sister, Hailey, and it has been a delight to see both kids growing up. Hailey is at such a fun age–at three years old, she’s talking up a storm. When they arrived for the photo shoot, Hailey greeted me with, “Hi Charlotte! I’m happy to see you.” Aw! Their dad is stationed abroad, so I hope he’ll love seeing this photos as part of his Christmas present.
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Alisa BenayNovember 6, 2007
Alisa Benay is a designer of couture wedding gowns in a vintage style. She asked me to photograph her newest collection of beautiful gowns, which was really exciting for me. Her gowns are gorgeous and unlike any that I’ve had an opportunity to photograph in the past. I really hope her new line is highly successful, because I’d love to photograph brides in her gowns!
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Virginia Beach
When I visited my friend Jen a couple weeks ago, we met up with her parents and sister at the beach. I’ve known her family since I was in high school; her parents were actively involved in our band activities in high school, so I got to know them well. It was great to see them! These pictures look so much better in Safari than in Firefox. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong? Why are my colors always so desaturated in Firefox?
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Chrissy and Barry’s wedding albumNovember 4, 2007
I’ve been designing lots of albums lately! I thought I’d go back and post some of them here. Here’s the album from Chrissy and Barry’s wedding in Denver last year. They chose a 12″x12″, 46-page, flushmount leather album.
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New baby!Congratulations to my friends Sarah and Brad (bradwalters) on the arrival of their first baby! Their son Isaac was born Friday, and the three of them are doing great. I can’t wait to meet the little angel!
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Jen, Kurt, Brody, and Seth: Family portraits in Chesapeake, VirginiaNovember 2, 2007
I traveled to Virginia Beach last month to visit my good friend Jen and her adorable family. Jen is another one of my color guard friends, and she and I have been through so much together over the years. We were guard captains together in high school, and we used to double-date with our high school boyfriends. Years later we ended up working together at K12 in Virginia. We were officemates, and got ourselves in frequent trouble from all our nonproductive mischief. Ah, those were the days. Jen’s kids are so cute! Brody was just a baby the last time I saw him, and this was the first time I’d met Seth. It was so good to see them.
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Washoe
Washoe was the first non-human to learn a human language, and she has lived for the last 40 years with Roger and Debbi Fouts and the rest of her chimpanzee family. They communicated via American Sign Language. The sign language study began as an effort to evaluate the intelligence of primates. Years of communicating via this shared language enabled the researchers to learn so much about the chimps’ thoughts and emotions that the Fouts concluded a lesson that has always resonated with me: Compassion is the trait that should be valued above all others, including intelligence. Years ago, I read Roger Fouts’ book, Next of Kin, about his work with these chimps. This book changed my outlook on the world so substantially that I decided I needed to meet Fouts and Washoe. I studied sign language for six months, and then went to Washington to do a volunteer project with them. That experience was one of the most significant moments in my self-development. Shortly afterward, I decided to become a vegetarian. Today I am so sad to learn that Washoe has died. She died of natural causes, and I know she was well-loved to the end. You can read the story here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/31/signing.chimp.dies.ap/index.html
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Kim, Mike, Kylie, and Melanie: Family portraits in Reston, VirginiaNovember 1, 2007
I’ve known Kim since she was in middle school, and now she’s a mom! Kim is the younger sister of my good friend Melanie. Mel and I have been friends since high school, when we were in the color guard together. After years of knowing what a good friend Melanie is, it’s no surprise to me that she’s such a devoted aunt. When I visited Virginia a couple weeks ago, I got to meet her tiny and adorable niece. Congratulations, Kim, Mike, and Mel!
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