Maternity Photography in Arvada Colorado
Lindsey’s Maternity Session in Wheat Ridge, CO | Colorado Maternity Photos | Apollo Fields Wedding Photography
This sweet session gave me all the feels! Lindsey and Jeff were one of my 2017 couples who had an amazing wedding at the Grant-Humphreys Mansion in Denver. It has been so fun capturing their relationship through their engagement session, wedding, and now maternity photos as they prepare to meet their sweet little girl in just a few weeks!
I love specializing in weddings and it has been great for my business to be able to really focus and hone in my skills; however, there is something so amazing about getting to follow my couples through the years as they begin to grow their own families. I love switching things up by taking on these sweet maternity sessions whenever the opportunities arise. Lindsey and Jeff have such a caring way about them that is such a joy to photograph.
We got to spend the afternoon in Anderson Park in Wheat Ridge soaking in the light and some of the first sunshine that Colorado had seen in days after a stretch of cold and gray days. CO boasts “300 days of sunshine” but last week was not part of that count apparently. When we landed in Denver on Thursday, we were excited to hit the ground running with sessions but the freezing rain with no mountain visibility forced us to rearrange our plans a bit. Lindsey and I were checking in all day for this session because the skies were doing some wonky things and the weather reports were all over the place threatening to storm. But we decided to go for it anyway and look at the amazing light we got! We struck gold and I’m so excited to share these sweet photos.
It was such a privilege to capture this time for Lindsey and Jeff as they prepare to meet their little babe at the end of the month (hopefully she comes on time because then I’ll also be back in town to do her newborn pics)!
Heather is a Colorado & New York based wedding photographer who loves to follow her couples through their milestones after their weddings. Reach out to set up your own session or chat about your upcoming wedding!
Archetype Distillery Wedding in Denver, CO
Vessi & Grant's Archetype Distillery Wedding in Denver, CO | Union Station Photography | Bulgarian Weddings | Apollo Fields Wedding Photography
Vessi and Grant are a fun and upbeat couple who live in the heart of Denver. They had an awesome wedding reception at Archetype Distillery on South Broadway to keep the celebrations rolling after they had an intimate ceremony in Bulgaria. Since many of the people who they wanted to celebrate with wouldn’t be able to make the international trip, they decided instead of sacrificing a lot of the guests who are important to them, why not have two celebrations!?
I loved this philosophy because sometimes wedding planning can seem like having to make a lot of one-or-the-other choices, but sometimes if we think outside the box a little, there doesn't have to be a big sacrifice. Vessi and Grant got to have the best of both worlds by choosing to have two celebrations, one in Bulgaria (where Vessi is from) and one in the states (where they live now). They were still able to incorporate some traditions at their celebration at Archetype Distillery which was a fun way to merge their heritages instead of having it be one way or the other.
I met up with this fun couple at a hotel downtown near Union Station, where they got a great room with an awesome city view. We were all laughing because they actually live nearby, but wanted to treat themselves a bit for this occasion! It had a great staycation vibe and I think it really helped them set the tone for everything. They have an adorable pup who we wanted to have in some pics, so we were able to take him for a walk around the hotel and near Union Station to do some fun, urban pics of them. This couple is so outgoing and photogenic so we immediately clicked!
After the sun set and we had tons of great city shots, we headed over to Archetype Distillery where the reception was. They had these amazing white chairs that anchored the decor in the room. The distillery has a fun, urban vibe with overhead views of their tanks and operations. The space is great for entertaining, with a vibrant bar that everyone quickly found for cocktail hour. The whole evening was bustling with guests greeting Vessi and Grant and lots of cheering and toasts. The night ended with lots and lots of dancing and even some traditional Bulgarian dances which was fun to be in the center of! I love being right in the heart of their horo, which was very energetic and almost dizzying to be in the middle of. It’s great to see how different cultures celebrate this great milestones and I loved being a part of Vessi and Grant’s awesome day!
