Pine, CO Wedding // Wedgewood Mountain View Ranch // Colorado Wedding Photographer // Jill & Matt
Jill & Matt
I first met Jill almost 4 years ago, when we shot our first wedding together. (She shoots alongside Kathryn Majic of BLNK films and they are FIRE). I remember she wore this adorable striped T shirt Dress and she just looked like the cutest little wedding videographer. Genuinely, I still think about that outfit. Over the years we’ve worked weddings together, but we never know until the day-of and we would (and by we I mean me) FREAK out whenever we saw each other unpacking our gear. My very favorite and best surprise. Jill is an incredible artist, who has since opened her own corporate video firm and it has been such a joy to watch her grow as business owner and artist. Jill met Matt, technically in high school. But they didn’t quite cross paths until they worked the same job in Denver. Matt is incredibly hard working, and just radiates a kind of steady joy and kindness. I could not be more thrilled to see my friend find such a perfect partner. I had the chance to shoot with them before their wedding, and we ran around the rolling hills of Golden, non-stop laughing as I made them sit in and run through the grass a million times. They’re pretty stinkin’ cute.
For their wedding, they gathered the best group of people at Wedgewood Mountain View Ranch, for what can only be described as one of the most joyous and creative days I’ve had the chance to photograph.
We shot these portraits just around midnight, after dancing our little hearts out at the reception. (At the suggestion of A Little Long Distance, her videographer who is incredible, to say the least). We placed them underneath a streetlamp, and asked them to just breathe out. In the colorado mountains, in late October, it got to a chilling 24 degrees, so it created this delicate breath that we all kind of were like “OH. That looks REALLY good.” And I gotta say, I think it turned out alright.
We started with getting ready at the sweetest airbnb up in the mountains, with the girls and guys in separate rooms across the hall. There was a lot of dancing, a lot of “don’t go in there!” bouncing around the halls, and giggles as we rocked out to fifth harmony.
Hers;
Jill you’re like, really pretty.
That back drop necklace though.
His;
One of my favorite things about this wedding, is the fact that Matt has an identical twin named John. I can honestly say I think this is the first time I’ve gotten to know identical twins and it still amazes me. Two of the same people?! haha I also totally called Matt ‘John’ and felt like a total idiot. Y’all both rock.
Jill had hoped it would snow for their wedding day, and it definitely, definitely did. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a perfect/seamless winter wedding! It was still warm enough that people didn’t freeze, and it was snowy enough to be wintry and beautiful, and the light was so perfect and delicate.
Ceremony;
THEY DID IT!!!
^^ What I mean when I say they were surrounded by wonderful people.
For couple’s portraits we rushed out at golden hour to get those wonderful mountain views and run through the nearby state park. The light was perfect and I was so in love with Jill’s little floral hair details that matched all the yellow in the trees! And as a videographer, Jill knew how to pose like a freaking model. And as a videographer’s husband, matt was pretty darn good at it too.
I mean, look at them.
“If you don’t get your dress a little dirty you’re not doing it right” -Jill
I think one of my favorite moments of the day was when Josh Helton was like ‘okay I’m gonna have you guys run’ and they grabbed hands and he laughed harder than I have ever heard someone laugh as he chased them down the road at sunset. My pictures cannot even match how adorable that video is.
Reception;
Jill and Matt are pretty huge donut buffs. They had these hyper-realistic donuts of them in their wedding getups made instead of a traditional wedding cake, and I gotta say the resemblance is uncanny. They go to Voodoo doughnuts an embarassing amount of times, and so they spoiled us all with their ridiculous, fun and unfairly delicious donuts for dessert. Treat Yo Self.
For their exit, they used market lights and had everyone they loved hold them in a line and usher them out at the end of the night. How precious is this?!
Jill & Matt, there are not enough words within my writing ability to properly convey how much I love you two and being a part of your day. But if it’s any consolation, I loved it a whole heckin lot.