I have to admit with 2020 I really fell asleep at the wheel when it came to updating my work, blogging, etc.

This sweet girl is already a full year old but in my attempt to get off the bench and back in the game, I really felt like I should share her posed newborn photo session even if it is a year behind schedule. 

Hayden was a dream to photograph! She basically melted into the wraps and onto the blankets. This sweet snuggly little girl even gave us a few little smiles here and there (scroll down to see one of them) These are some of my favorite images from her session!

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

Let's hear it for the Dads in our lives. The ones who picked us up when we scraped our knees, the ones who made a million peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, the ones who ran along side of us as we learned to ride a bike, and the ones who explained how an engine worked even when we didn't care why while learning to drive. For the dad's who wiped away a million tears, were the root causes of the rough-housing that made mom yell, and the dads that clapped louder than anyone else when you scored that goal.... we are grateful for all of you.  

This Father's Day I wanted to share a family session with you all with a dad who was all in and super happy to be photographed with his wife and two beautiful daughters. We met at Mount Falcon and caught the perfect rays of sun during Golden Hour. These are just a few of my favorites (and there were SO MANY) from their session. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

Wedding at Boulder Sunrise Amphitheater and The Flagstaff House in

Boulder, Colorado 

June 2019

The following wedding post here was created and photographed as a secondary photographer for Caroline Colvin Photography.

I acted as an additional photographer for her business for this beautiful event so please make sure that you also go check out her incredible work and her blog for their wedding to find out the details, vendors, and their story. Caroline Colvin Photography Blog for Allison + Geno. These have been edited by me and are some of my favorites from the day. 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

 

Oh good ol' Coronavirus... man oh man have you made a mess of our world...but you can't break us, you won't break us.

I, like many people, have found myself unable to work and have been spending my days at home quarantined with my dogs (two newfoundlands) and my son, who is just under two years old. Being a toddler, he is always on the move and ready for adventure. This has been quite the education on how to help his brain and body feel fulfilled with exercise and mental stimulation. Yesterday, we had a fairly significant snow storm blow through making our backyard playground a snowy white tundra. I'll admit, I wasn't sure if I should take him outside at all... but he ran out twice in his jammies without shoes so I decided we would at least try. I bundled him up, put socks on his hands because we didn't have gloves, and my beanie on his head because he wouldn't keep the hood up. His boots are 2 sizes too big but it was entertaining watching him figure out how to walk in them. He absolutely loved it! He took more nose dives into the freezing ground than I can count, he tried to eat snow like his dogs, and he had a whole new world to discover. After about 20 minutes his face was red, his hands were cold, and I knew it was time to go in. I will forever remember this day for a few reasons... but mostly because there is nothing better as a parent than watching your baby be enlightened and excited by the world... even in the middle of a global crisis. 

These are a few of my favorites in the middle of playing outside. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

Sharon and Gina had a very calm, relaxed, and loving wedding day. They were surrounded by their friends, family, friends who had become family, religious community, LGBTQ community, and each other. It was perfect. Sharon currently is the Senior Pastor at Christ Church United Methodist in Denver. This church welcomes all Christian marriages regardless of sexual orientation and gender expressions. Their website reads "It took me a long time to come to terms with my faith and sexuality. This is the first church I ever found that affirms both."  I love that so much!

Love is love, period.

We all need to tell more of these love stories and show their beauty whenever we can....and by "these love stories" I mean love stories that are honest, humble, true, faithful, nurturing, soul enriching, ever lasting, and all consuming to make us better partners and human beings. 

Sharon and Gina have this.... if you don't believe me, start scrolling....

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. They haven't seen the way that these two women look at each other.

A thousand words doesn't even begin to cover it. 

As they held hands walking down the aisle together, you could feel the overwhelming warmth and joy from all of their guests. Sharon and Gina had so many unique and personal touches to their ceremony that I have never seen before. Starting out, they asked each person write a prayer, well wish, or loving thought on a piece of paper to begin their marriage together. A custom made painting from Gina's son, Jonah, was a beautiful tribute to their union and served as a unifying art piece that everyone who was present that day was encouraged to contribute to. They also had extremely meaningful readings, songs, and prayer connecting them together with rings and a kiss. After their ceremony, they had a sweet reception with several cakes that were hand crafted by Gina's mother. Their wedding party honored them with two very kind toasts and Gina and Sharon shared a first dance together after cutting their beautiful cakes.

During Gina and Sharon's couple's portraits, I was snapping away in the church courtyard watching these two when I drew back my camera and realized that I had been standing at exactly the right angle to capture a rainbow in their portraits. Finding a rainbow at 1pm on a sunny bright day is RARE. My eyes welled with tears because as a believer in signs, this couldn't have been more perfect for them. Let's repeat that.... those rainbows are not photoshop or an overlay.... those are honest, true, God given rainbows. MAGIC

As the sunset began that evening, my second and I took Sharon and Gina back out to the courtyard. My secondary photographer, Molly, caught the magic in the exact same spot as before this time and these final portraits are some of my favorites from the day. I feel the need to call her out and let everyone know how talented she is. Her website is linked at the bottom of the blog. I could not have asked for a better secondary that day! Thank you Molly for all that you do! You are the best!

This is a BIG blog! Please leave a note for the newlyweds down below, every couple loves to read the sweet things others have to say about their wedding day. It was a joy to work with these women and I truly wish that I could re-live their day all over again. 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

Vendor Credit for Some Incredible People Goes To:

Church: https://christchurchcolorado.org/

2nd Assisting Photographer: Molly Sarby https://www.mollymargaretphotography.com/

Officiants: Reverend Deborah Christine, Reverend Paul Ramsey

Songs, Readings, and Rituals: Steve Waltz, Molly Conley, Nikki Frontz, Caleb Collins, and Jonah Heintzleman

Cake: Marilyn Harvey

Custom Canvas Painting: Jonah Heintzleman 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

These are some of my favorites from their session. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

These are some of my personal favorites from their maternity shoot.

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

This little boy was born on his parent's 4th wedding anniversary, how special is that?

This sweet babe was born at 8 lbs 5oz, 20 inches long, and a full thick head of beautiful hair. His mama, Sarah, and I had a lot of similarities in our birth experiences. It may not have been what we planned, but we are WARRIORS and we are STRONG and our bodies are CAPABLE of doing INCREDIBLE things. No matter how you bring a life into the world, it is beautiful and it makes no mark on how much of a woman you are or how competent of a mother you will become. One of the most wonderful things about becoming a parent is the bond that you share with women all around you because motherhood is a magical and challenging thing. Welcome to mama-hood and the sisterhood Sarah! You made a very handsome baby boy!

These are some of my favorite images from his session. Enjoy!

Corey 

I have known Sara since high school (we won't talk about how long ago that was) and last year she reached out about doing family photos. We tried twice in early winter and the weather presented bitter cold for both sessions. We decided we should wait until a better time came along... mission accomplished! We had a gorgeous Colorado day and I think we got some definite keepers! These are some of my favorites from their session. 

Enjoy!

Corey 

Happy Halloween! 

Enjoy!

xoxo 

Corey

We met in Kai's home and transformed his nursery into our mini studio for the day. Casie (his mom) and their pup (D Money) kept us company in the toasty warm room while we took Kai's photos. We wanted to make sure we incorporated a few special items into his session, the first, which is easy to spot, is his dad's skateboard. Later on in the session, we posed him with a photograph of his grandpa who unfortunately passed when his dad was young. We also had to include D Money, their furry baby, because he was just so excited to check out where the baby was after we finished. These are some of my favorites from his session. I hope you love them as much as I do.

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

These two have an incredibly cute story. They began dating at 14 years old and talked on the phone for hours and hours (and probably got in trouble when they got caught talking after 2am). Eventually life took them in different directions, but they reunited as adults and had that same instant chemistry. Emily had a son, Marcel, from a previous marriage and he is beyond excited to meet his little sister. I met the three of them to take some maternity photos before she arrives. This little peanut is now overdue.... come on out sister! We are very ready to meet you, especially your family!  Keep a look out for her official name and her newborn session in the next few weeks. These are some of my favorites from their session. 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

I am so excited to share that I am now offering in home lifestyle newborn sessions. After having a baby of my own less than a year ago, I realized how wonderful it is to capture the magic that comes with a new life in the family (and showing how perfect even the imperfect can be) I think there is something truly special in capturing the way the nursery looks, who was there to help the family after this new little person arrived, and the day to day activities that we will someday look back on with nostalgia. Everything is so fleeting and its not about showing perfection, its about showing the joy and the love that is there in the home. 

I met with the Penrod Family to do a fusion photo shoot of both lifestyle and posed images with baby Madeline.

Below are some of my favorite images from their session. 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

All babies are special, but sometimes they are even more special because of how you know their mama. Jack's mom and I went to high school together and it was my absolute honor to get to catch up and photograph her youngest babe when he was so new to the world. It's incredible how fast the time goes by and how even after years, you put two women in a room together and it's like no time has passed. Make sure you check out the super cool Ford bench that Jack's daddy picked out. I've never seen anything like it and it definitely helped to make his session unique! These are a few of my favorites from his session. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

I could go on and on about all of the fabulous things about their day so I will just get to the photos... its a BIG blog.... ready? Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth 

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Corey 

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(P.s. Check out her rad old school red Doc Martens... they are amazing) 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

* For this next set of images, I stopped them to ask them what was their favorite part about one another. It got a little weird, but I think these are some of my favorite from their session. I asked him first, he said her brain. (Awww, right?!)

Then he said he liked her butt.

Then it got a little silly but thats exactly who they are. I love it Sh

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey 

It was truly a family focused wedding that was full of laughter and joy. Angie's dress came from Amanda's Bridal in Arvada, Colorado and was a beautiful tea length dress. Her beaded belt was gorgeous and a special addition to bridal look. Her bouquet, from Thorn Creek Flowers, was full of color with a variety of roses and daisies. The day started out full of bright sunshine and then slowly faded into some gray skies with the chance of threatening rainfall. As the family arrived and Angie and Brian stepped into their wedding clothing, it looked as if it would surely pour. Both of Angie's parents escorted her down the aisle and they began the ceremony with a butterfly release. Their officiant made their ceremony truly unique by singing intermittently and assisting them in their first exchange by gifting one another roses. Just as they took their first kiss as husband and wife, the sun began to shine through the clouds and the rest of the evening was perfect. Their guests played the Kissing Game during dinner by answering trivia about the couple, demonstrating a kiss, giving speeches, and toasting to the happy couple. They kept the surprises coming for their guests by even including a dance lesson for their guests during the reception! I had such an amazing time being a part of their wedding day and I hope you enjoy some of my personal favorites from their album! Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth

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Second Photographer: Dominique Gildea of Fall Child Photography

Venue: Church Ranch Event Center

Dress: Amanda's Bridal 

Suit: Men's Warehouse

Rings: Shane Company

Floral: Thorn Creek Flowers

DJ: Mark Evevard

Catering: Greenspoint Catering

Cake: Dessert Stand 

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth

Here is some fun information regarding the history of boutonnieres:

1. The word boutonniere comes from the French word, "buttonhole."

Traditionally, the flower was placed directly into the button hole on a man's suit or tux. 

2. In the 1700's, boutonnieres were worn to ward of disease, evil spirits, and undesirable smells.

Many men wore them on a daily basis and then over time they became an accessory for men for only the most formal occasions. 

3. Today, boutonnieres are meant to match a ladies corsage or wedding bouquet.

4. Boutonnieres no longer have to be just flowers.

People have used really fun and unique materials to further the look and style that they are looking for.

Many men choose to include something personal to them on their lapel such as guitar picks, fishing lures,

small action figures, clocks,  wine corks, family photos, firearm casings, feathers, seashells, etc. 

I accompanied Chris Loring, of Chris Loring Photography, last May to capture Stacey and Aaron's Vail Wedding as her second photographer. Both the bride and groom had amazing two story suites that were just down the hall from one another. It was a fantastic way to capture both of them getting ready on the morning of their wedding day. I loved these images so much that I wanted to share just this one piece of their wedding day. I hope you love them as much as I do! Enjoy! 

xoxo

Corey

Just before everyone left to go to the ceremony, Stacey's daughter received a gift from the groom (and her soon to be daddy). She opened it with such care and sat in silence while intensely looking it over. It was obvious that to her it wasn't just a photo in a picture frame. After a few moments, she looked up to show her aunt and both of their eyes welled up with tears. It was a moment I won't ever forget. 

A lot of newborns are sweet and cuddly and of course are a miracle, but these two... well, they are special. After I arrived for their session, one of their mommies asked me to use a special outfit in their photos if possible. Later, we decided that they would be swimming in them at the moment because they were still too small to fit. One said 'Worth the Wait' and that couldn't be more true. After many failed attempts at conception, I have no doubt in my mind that these two little girls couldn't be more blessed to have moms who wanted them more than anything in the world. You can feel it when you see them. The pride, the joy, and the overwhelming love they all share is incredible. These moms took to motherhood like ducks to water! I can only hope that I will look as graceful and as calm someday when I enter the mama-hood. They were even kind enough to let me stay after the session to hold both sweet peas and feed one of them. I've chosen a few of my personal favorites from their session. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth

I would absolutely love to photograph more sessions and weddings like this one!

Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth 

Collaborative Photographers: Dominique Gildea with Fall Child Photography 

                                                                       and Kristina Rice with Kristina Rice Wedding Photographer

I hope you love this playful little mini session we did prior to our dress session. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey

xoxo

Corey

P.s. Make sure you go to the very last image, its my favorite from the day! 

*I couldn't resist putting a reflective image of me working into the blog, the city skyline was just too cool to miss!*

The morning of their wedding was gorgeous, full blue skies dappled with bright white clouds. As the afternoon rolled in, a few storm clouds came over the mountain peaks and sprinkled rain for a few moments prior to the ceremony. The sun didn't really come out again after that but the day was so full of amazing moments that it really didn't matter. The aisle to their ceremony site is gorgeously long, which is perfect because it's a moment you should truly cherish as a bride. Sometimes during a ceremony there is a moment, that evokes so much emotion, everyone is changed for having heard the words spoken. For me, as a photographer, it was the moment Justin read his vows to Alyssa, their daughter. They were heartfelt and funny, but unmistakably real and tender. As I tried to choke back my own tears, I turned my camera to the guests and found I was not alone... there was not a single dry eye there. It gives me goosebumps to think about that moment. The honor of hearing those words in all sincerity is exactly why I love weddings, why I crave telling the story for someone else's future generations. Hearing genuine laughter and seeing priceless expressions in those around me makes me full and I only hope you can see some of that truth when you look at their album. Thank you Katie, Justin, Alyssa, and your friends and family for including me in your wedding vision. It was a true honor to work with you. Enjoy!

xoxo

Corey Elizabeth    

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