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My Favorite Wedding Photos of 2011

Brian Kraft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:10:07 +0000

Well, as 2011 approaches its end, I wanted to look back at the year we just had. And what a year it was! Congratulations to all the AMAZING couples that had their weddings this year. You are at the heart of what drives my intense passion of being a wedding photographer. I have had such a blast capturing all of these wedding photos around Denver and other parts of Colorado. Thank you all for the opportunity! Narrowing down my favorite wedding photos of 2011 that I’ve taken was no simple task. There have been so many great moments, I wanted to pick many more than this; however, I was very, very ruthless and came up with this selection of my ultimate favorites. Please enjoy! And I can’t tell you how excited I am for my weddings of 2012. I plan on continuing to push my limits, reach new levels with my photography, and when all is said and done – deliver these quality images to my couples that they can be excited about for the rest of their lives!

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Brian Kraft is a Wedding Photographer in Denver. His photography is award-winning with specialty in wedding and portrait photography in Denver Colorado. You can read the original blog post here My Favorite Wedding Photos of 2011.

My Favorite Engagement Photos of 2011

Brian Kraft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:31:52 +0000

It’s time to look forward to all the wonderful things that 2012 will bring. I’m so excited for the road ahead- in particular to witness and help in creating the magic that will undoubtedly unfold with the amazing couples I’ll be photographing in 2012! But first, let’s have a look back at the incredible year 2011 was. I’ve put together my “Best of 2011 Wedding Photos” here, but I also wanted to take a look at some of the highlights of the really fun and beautiful engagement sessions I did with couples around Denver and parts of Colorado. There were so, so, so many great moments, so it was unbelievably challenging to narrow it down to just these engagement photos. If I tried again tomorrow, it would likely look like a pretty different collection of photographs, and again if I tried a week later. You’ve got to be ruthless with these, otherwise you end up with the longest blog post known to man! A big cheers to all my wonderful couples- past, present, and future! It’s a real pleasure to be your photographer!

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Colorado Wedding – Breckenridge – Beth and Mark

Brian Kraft — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:16:16 +0000

I had the great pleasure of photographing a most-intimate wedding up in the mountain town of Breckenridge this Fall. Beth and Mark contacted me earlier in the year from their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma and wanted me to join them as they came out to Colorado, just the two of them, to tie the knot. We met up at their place at One Ski Hill to get ready before going to a special location they had scouted out the day before to have their wedding ceremony, followed by the three of us poking around to various spots for some additional artistic photos. Once I had arrived and finally got to meet Beth and Mark in person, I was just so amazed at how sweet they were. Just such incredibly genuine and welcoming folks. I was so happy to spend the day with the wonderful bride and groom. They promised when they come back out in the Spring for some skiing, they would invite me to take some turns with them. I’m holding you to it, guys! Congratulations, Beth and Mark!

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Denver Wedding at the Four Seasons Hotel – Morgan and Darin

Brian Kraft — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:54:33 +0000

It was a great honor to photograph Morgan and Darin’s wedding this Fall. They are such an incredibly sweet couple and I am thrilled that I was able to be there to capture the start of the bride and groom’s undoubtedly long and loving marriage together. Their wedding was at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Denver. If you’ve been downtown in the past year or even just looked at Denver’s skyline from afar, then you’ve definitely seen the new Four Seasons– the extremely tall building with the spire on it. The building is actually connected to my photography in an interesting way. When they were constructing it, they put on a big photography contest, open to all the folks of Colorado and asked photographers to submit photos that represent “what makes Denver special.” Out of hundreds of entries, the panel of 8 judges all selected my photo as their number one favorite. Wow! I actually won the whole thing! …Sorry, I’ve digressed! Getting back to Morgan and Darin’s wonderful wedding… It was a blast– from photographing in the hotel, walking around a bit downtown for some fabulous photos, and probably the apex of the evening was when they had a couple relatives join in with the band to absolutely tear it up and get everyone into a full-on frenzy! So, thank you, Morgan and Darin, for the great time. And thank you to my 2nd photographer Zack Girson. Also a word out to Dusty at Cinepro Studios for their fantastic work making beautiful cinematic videos– it was a pleasure working along side of you. And finally, thank you to Nicole at RSVPShindig for being so great in helping to plan such a great wedding! Now for some photos!

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Denver Wedding- Darcey and JB

Brian Kraft — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:12:10 +0000

Darcey and JB had a very nice urban wedding in a fun and funky space in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District. It was held at the Space Gallery and Darcey and the girls got ready at the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa beforehand. Darcey is a stylist at Lucky Lu’s and keeps busy doing hair and makeup for other brides, but this was her big day. Did that stop her from doing what she’s so great at? Of course not– Darcey did her own makeup! Many thanks to the incredible wedding planner, Mark Paquette of Events Unwrapped, for doing such a fantastic job keeping everything so organized and elegant! Congrats, Darcey and JB!

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Denver Wedding Photography- Emily and Jesse

Brian Kraft — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:03:30 +0000

I got to spend some time poking around Denver with the lovely Emily and Jesse to capture some wonderful wedding moments with them. They are so much fun and could not be a sweeter couple (and individuals as well!). They have a great classic retro look about them that I loved photographing. Some of the places we went to photograph included the Four Seasons Hotel and the Brown Palace Hotel– two great options for a wedding in Denver. Thanks for the great time, Emily and Jesse!

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Ascension Lutheran Church Littleton and Wellshire Event Center Wedding – Michelle and Brent

Brian Kraft — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:50:55 +0000

Michelle and Brent’s beautiful wedding started out in Littleton at the Ascension Lutheran Church. They got ready beforehand in the basement and I must admit, it looked like… well, like a basement. Not quite as beautiful as it was upstairs, but we actually made it work very well with some creative photography and the use of some beautiful window light that was falling in through the little windows. After the wonderful bride and groom tied the knot, we all headed over to the lovely Wellshire Inn in Denver to their Events Center. There’s a golf course there where I took the couple around for some wedding photos. There were golf balls a-flying! And we only got yelled at by the course marshal a couple of times. Thankfully nobody was hurt and we got some gorgeous wedding photographs in the process. As day faded into evening, we enjoyed a splendid Colorado sunset and spent the rest of the evening dancing up a storm and having a great time. Cheers to Michelle and Brent and to many years of happiness together!

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Denver Wedding Photographer – Holy Family Church – Jamie and Nick

Brian Kraft — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:09:14 +0000

Jamie and Nick’s wedding started out at the Holy Family Church in Denver and ended up at Copperfield’s Event Center. One thing that made their wedding unique – at least for me – was that is was ultra-local. As in 2 blocks away from me. It doesn’t get any closer than that! Well, unless I hosted it in my own backyard. You’d think I’d just walk down the block, but alas that couldn’t happen, as I had to bring along my full set of studio lights for particular times of the evening. For someone who loves to walk, it’s such an odd feeling to drive 2 blocks away. Anyway, despite living so close, I had never been to Holy Family Church. It’s a Denver establishment and I was very excited when Jamie and Nick asked me to be their photographer for their wedding. There is always activity around the church– with the Jesuit school they have, the huge annual celebration they have one weekend each year, and of course their regular masses. It was great to be a part of the activity, discover what was going on inside, and more importantly, be a part of the bride and groom’s celebration of their love. Their family and friends had a great energy about them. A very Italian contingent on one side of the family, which always makes me think of my mom’s side of the family. Always an adventure! So, here is to Jamie and Nick– a big congratulations to you both!

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Colorado Engagement Session – Krista and Jethro

Brian Kraft — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:37:53 +0000

Krista and Jethro came out to Colorado from Pennsylvania to have some fun Colorado adventures, including doing an engagement session with me. We scheduled it on the exact date, 1 year prior to their wedding date. That added even more significance to our time together– sort of like a “pre-anniversary” photoshoot. Krista and Jethro were, without a doubt, a blast to be with. Things started out a little rough given that there were heavy downpours, but we were all feeling like nothing could get us down– not even a little (ok, a LOT) of rain. We started out under various overhangs and ventured out when it became a drizzle. Eventually, it cleared and we were greeted by a beautiful full double rainbow (what does it mean!?). And after spending time in downtown Denver, we headed more towards the mountains and with a change of clothes into their informal wedding attire, we took additional photos in the Colorado foothills. As the photos show, Krista and Jethro are very much in love and with their free spirits, we had such a great time!

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Breckenridge Lodge and Spa Wedding – Lindsay and Jordon

Brian Kraft — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:53:27 +0000

I had the opportunity to head back to a great spot I photographed at last year– The Lodge and Spa at Breckenridge (Amy and Aaron’s Wedding from last year). There are wonderful views there from the deck that look across towards the little Colorado town and beyond to the ski mountains of Breckenridge. I’ve spent a fair amount of time on those slopes in the Winter, so it feels a bit like home to me. It is equally special in the Summer time as well and this weekend proved to be no different. Lindsay and Jordon celebrated their wedding and a great time was had by all. Congrats to the wonderful (and sassy!) couple!

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