Category : Wedding Spotlight

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Thanks to Brian of BHPImaging in Laramie for sending us this gorgeous wedding from Cody…

Valli and Matt Vanderpool were married February 16, 2013 at the Holiday Inn in Cody, with their reception at the Cody Cattle Company…. After the ceremony, they took a trolley from the Holiday Inn to the Cody Cattle Comapny, with a quick stop at the Buffalo Bill Reservoir for portraits… This wedding was a party from start to finish, with awesome fun people!

I have to add that I LOVE these pictures…who knew that you could create beach images in Wyoming?!

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Thanks to Lacee of Leather-n-Lace Photography in Evanston for sharing this fun wedding with us! I love the creative elements they used for their ‘Winter Wonderland Wedding’ on January 6, 2013…here’s some detail from Lacee:

Nicholas & Danielle have been dating a year & a half, engaged since the summer and planned their Winter Wonderland Wedding for the 1st weekend of the new year. They have known each other since high school but met and fell in love at the Uinta County Fair. Married at the Historic Evanston Round House, and their colors were blue & silver. They will continue to reside in Evanston, Wyoming.

These were some super fun ideas! Thanks to Lacee of Leather-n-Lace Photography in Evanston for sharing, and congratulations to Nicholas & Danielle!

‘Til Next Time,

Kati Hime, Editor

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Thanks to Heather Erson Photography in Jackson for sending in this beautiful spotlight! Chris & Lou have composed a beautiful piece that represents their love for each other and why they chose the Tetons…I was struggling with how to include snippets of it without losing its integrity, but I finally decided that’s just not possible. So here it is, in its entirety — and it’s a lovely piece that represents their devotion to each other…

Never, in a thousand years, could I ever begin to describe, how it feels to be loved by you. Our life, filled with millions of tiny moments…each little increment of time, which holds fistfuls of devotion and adoration for each other. Our love is fluid. It constantly encircles one another, ever evolving as it moves along the continuum of time. The uniqueness of our connection, unsurpassed by any other, swept cobwebs from the furthest corners of the human heart, and allowed each other to settle comfortably inside. This is, after all, how we began, you and I…intently discovering one another from the inside out.

From outside of the antique display case in the living room, passers by may catch a glimpse of our collection of treasures. A worn leather journal, a jagged rock, a dusted sprig of wheat, an ill placed petrified branch, a rusted tin, or a muted rainbow of broken glass. Each seemingly insignificant item is tagged to a memory and ready to whisper our story. Our passion for nature and our quest to understand its confusion have brought us to awe inspiring places and countless beautiful discoveries. The National Parks, and our hypnosis with them, have lured us countless times from our home in upstate New York. How fortunate we feel, to have wiped our feet all over the west. It was only fitting that we unfolded the map yet again, which would ultimately lead us to our elopement location. This time, Wyoming welcomed us, and the trail’s end was Schwabacher’s Landing. It was here, on the evening of July 3rd, 2012, before the grand backdrop of the Tetons, where we would profess our love and solidify our vows. Little was needed to accompany the elegance of our surroundings….just this man and this woman so deep in their love. The Wyoming breeze brought music from the trees for our procession and a simple bouquet and boutonniere of dried flowers and hand-picked wheat complimented our attire. We listened intently to Pastor Ben Pascal and absorbed the readings we spoke to one another. Then, with hand and hearts fused, we professed that from this day forward, it will be you who holds my promise, it will be you who knows my truth.

The copper bands, which now adorn our left hands, symbolize our eternal love. They are inscribed with the latitude and longitude of our special location, the Ibex Dunes, in the middle of Death Valley National Park. The Ibex Dunes, where each and every miniscule grain of sand has been picked up, carried by the wind and effortlessly dropped at the base of the mountains to create such a wonder. It was here, where we hiked in the most remote place imaginable, a place where few footprints have passed, where sound seemed not to exist. We drank in the sunset, we soaked up the silence and we rejoiced in sharing such beauty with one another. It is a place we will return to one day, hopefully many years from now, as we have named it our final resting destination.

Our photo shoot following the ceremony was remarkable with our photographer Heather Erson and her sensational eye for capturing our unprovoked, quiet moments together. She brought the surrounding area of Schwabacker’s Landing alive through her camera lens and with utmost ease, captured our playful interactions as if she’d known us all of our lives. In alignment with our personalities, we explored the park in our adventurous manner and humorous flair for the first time as husband and wife. We roamed with bison, we investigated the Moulton Barns, and we clung to the last bit of light as it dipped behind the Tetons as seen from Kelly Warm Springs. It was a ‘reception’ like none other. One born from the uniqueness of who we represent as a couple, one in which senses and souls unite and the rest of the world is forgotten for a little while. Our elopement day in Jackson, Wyoming has now evolved into a memory that shall forever be etched in our minds and engraved on our hearts.

Until our map unfolds again,

Mr. and Mrs. Lou and Chris Fisher from Johnsburg, New York.

Thank you again to Heather Erson Photography in Jackson, Wyoming for sharing this beautiful Teton wedding story with us…many congratulations and blessings to Chris & Lou as they journey into a new chapter of their lives together…

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Thank you to Gail Carver Photographyin Worland for sharing this beautiful Christmas wedding! Steth & Elisa were married December 22, 2012 in St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis, with a reception at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. “The ranch pictures in the chilly December air were taken at Steth’s family ranch,” Gail adds. What a beautiful holiday wedding — LOVE these images! Thanks Gail!

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Thank you to Lanna Wing Photography in Buffalo for sharing this  wedding with lots of personal touches… Shelly & Randy were married October 31st (yup, Halloween!) in Kaycee — Lanna shares some details of their day with us…

From Lanna:  When Shelly called me to see if I was available on Halloween for a wedding, she was so sweet.  She said, “I know you have kids and probably have plans but we’d really like to you be our photographer.”  I was honored, and made it a point to work out the details on my end so I could be their photographer for their wedding.   She only told me a few things, such as “I got a dress and Randy doesn’t know. It will be a surprise and we want it at sunset.”  When I arrived in Kaycee I met with Randy first and then he went to the spot up on the hill where the wedding was to take place.  I stayed behind with Shelly as she got ready.  The decorations were of a fall theme all of which Shelly made herself and turned out to be just beautiful.  The wedding and reception were small, just like the town of Kaycee, but the love was abundant as seen in their eyes and gestures.  As I began to process the images after the wedding they just had such a “western” and “Wyoming” theme.  I was honored to be their photographer and capture their special day.

Thanks again to Lanna Wing Photography in Buffalo for sharing Shelly & Randy’s special day with us! I LOVE these beautiful fall colors and the sunset — what a way to begin a marriage… 

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Thanks to {k} Photography of Thermopolis for sending in this wedding — Autumn & Alex’s beautiful wedding took place at the Big Horn Polo Club in Sheridan, Wyoming, on August 4, 2012. I love the happy expressions, on the bride & groom as well as the myriad of family and friends that took part in their day! It’s also a GREAT use of sunflowers too…I love these images!

CONGRATS to Autumn & Alex, and thank you to {k} Photography of Thermopolis for sharing!

Til Next Time…

Kati Hime, Editor

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Thanks to Ardent Photography in Laramie for sending us this gorgeous, AMAZING idea-filled wedding! Megan & Sam had a beautiful September 2012 wedding day full of personal touches. Read on for more information — and there were so many awesome shots, we had a hard time narrowing it down…

Here are the stats for the wedding — this is a great way to share this kind of information:

Ceremony Site: Curt Gowdy Ampitheatre, Curt Gowdy State Park, between Cheyenne & Laramie in SE WY

Reception Site: Hilton Garden Inn, Laramie

Floral: Poppy’s, Laramie
Photography: Ardent Photography, Laramie
Hair: Studio 220, Laramie
Makeup: Cassandra Garza, Laramie

Megan and Sam’s wedding was so thoughtful, from the intricate details to the care they put into planning their day to be so unique! This couple surprised each other with gifts before the wedding. Sam bought Megan a lovely necklace which was delivered to her in a handmade wooden box. Megan HOWEVER chose to surprise Sam with a MOTORCYCLE that he had his eye on for some time. She had it hidden at Hynds Lodge where he was getting ready and wrapped the key in the box presented to him as a gift. After that we had their first look which consisted of the couple concealed until first site by bunches of balloons adorned in their wedding colors. When the time was right they released their balloons and saw each other for the first time. Megan and Sam chose to say their vows privately to one another before their ceremony. This was such an emotional, heart felt and very touching moment. This couple chose to have their guests sign vintage skis in leau of a guestbook, which was a cute idea we have not seen. This entire wedding was well thought out, planned to perfection and just really screamed Megan and Sam.

Absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you to Ardent Photography for sharing this wedding, and Megan & Sam — my hat’s off to you for one personal wedding! Congratulations, and what a beautiful way to begin your life together as Husband & Wife. Many best wishes to you!

If you’d like to see your wedding or engagement spotlight on our blog, it’s super easy — email us at brides@wyomingweddingsonline.com and voila! We’ll need the blessing of your photographer, but they’ll get the kudos for the images of course!

‘Til Next Time…

Kati Hime, Editor

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