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Amber + Luke :: Wedding {Colorado}

This love story begins in Rocky Mountain National Park west of Denver just outside of Estes Park. Amber and Luke first met there while working as staff at a summer camp.  The sparks didn’t really fly until Luke asked Amber to sleep under the stars at the top of a hill after they had been gathering firewood together. Luke may have been a little too subtle with his flirting because Amber invited six other guys to come up and camp out with them! Bummer! Although he didn’t immediately get the alone time that he had hoped with Amber, Luke did get the privilege of finding out that Amber kicks in her sleep and his head somehow got the short end of the stick in the middle of the night several times. Their alone time followed soon thereafter and even though Luke is from England and Amber lives in Colorado they made the long distance feel much shorter with their love and affection for each other. The nearly 5000 miles that separated them was no match for their grit and determination and for the true love which they hold for each other.

I am SO very honored I was able to not only document their passion and love, but simply that I got the opportunity to know two people with such determination to make it work. Amber and Luke, I wish you all the happiness in the world. Thank you so much for inviting me into your world!

Here are a few of my favs: (their Day After photos are coming tomorrow)

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Michael captured this great detail shot of Luke getting ready. Check out his Superman cuff links!

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Luke and Amber decided to do a First Look before their ceremony – the joy on their faces to get to spend such a special and intimate moment with each other with live forever in their pictures and it will be a time they never forget.

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I absolutely adore the anticipation building up until this very moment: (Michael got the following two shots and I LOVE them.)

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Especially this one.

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Love this.

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I’m not sure I’ve seen a happier couple! Look at those smiles!

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Michael shot this one of Amber’s beautiful laugh.

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In February you would think there would be tons of snow everywhere in Colorado, but it ended up being the same temperature in Denver as in Louisiana!

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They were all smiles the entire day.

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At the reception, Luke’s best men (plural) got up and explained a British celebration/tradition of “crackers” which are used during celebrations such as Christmas, weddings, New Years, etc. Inside of each cracker is a paper crown, a small token, and a piece of paper with a (bad) joke on it. Daniel and Ollie did their best to steal the show with their British schoolboy charm and wit during the toast but in the end it was Amber and Luke’s moment and they ROCKED it.

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My fabulous couple Julia and Vas were guests at their wedding. You may remember their pictures from Jamaica last summer. They are still madly in love as you can see.

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The party went on for hours and it was nothing short of a blast. All in all, the entire day was perfect and I am so lucky I was able to be a part of it!

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COMING TOMORROW: Amber and Luke’s Day After (aka Newlywed) shoot!

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