Fall Piney Lake Engagement in Vail | Caroline & Brendan

Fall Piney Lake Engagement in Vail | Caroline & Brendan

If you’ve never seen the Gore Range from Piney Lake, it should be on your Colorado bucket list. For that reason alone, I was excited when Caroline and Brendan asked me to shoot their fall Piney Lake engagement in Vail. Located about 40 minutes North of the town of Vail up a logging road, it may be a bumpy ride but the view alone is worth the adventure. I haven’t been back since I photographed this wedding at the ranch and fall is the perfect time to visit. Caroline and Brendan are getting married out of state and since they love the mountains and water, we knew this would be an ideal location for their engagement photos. We shared a beer on the deck before venturing…

Christine & Stephen’s Vail Golf Club Wedding

Christine & Stephen’s Vail Golf Club Wedding

Christine and Stephen’s Vail Golf Club wedding was full of energy all day long and that’s all you can ask for as a photojournalist. When we walked into the room, Christine greeted Travis and I with her southern draw that folks from Texas are known for and gave us a huge hug. They live in Texas and had only chatted via Skype so that set the mood for the entire day. Their families welcomed us with open arms and were wonderful all day. As evident from Travis’ images, Stephen and his groomsmen were having a blast just down the hall at The Lodge at Vail. As the ladies helped Christine slip into her dress, the guys passed around a bottle of Maker’s before sending them…

Mountain Wedding near Vail, CO | Becky and Brian

Mountain Wedding near Vail, CO | Becky and Brian

Last week after photographing the Denver Broncos season opener I made the drive west up I-70 with Travis to Vail for Becky and Brian’s Piney River Ranch wedding. The next morning Mother Nature greeted us with blue skies on our walk through Vail Village over to The Lodge at Vail where both wedding parties were getting ready. The ladies had a great view of the mountain while they did hair and makeup. Travis was with the guys a floor below for most of the morning but called me down to help give a bow tie lesson since they were having some trouble. Piney River Ranch is almost an hour up a bumpy dirt road from the village but thankfully the view doesn’t disappoint. Our state…

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