Loveland Pass Engagement Photos in Colorado
Logan & RJ's Loveland Pass Engagement Photos in Colorado | Continental Divide CO Engagement Photos | Rocky Mountain Photography | Apollo Fields Wedding Photographers
I spent the morning before Logan & RJ’s engagement session in Denver with my friend Frances. The day felt so “Colorado”— sun shining, no clouds, almost 70 degrees even though it was November. We had lunch together and I was wearing a no-sleeves shirt, and on my way out of the restaurant, Frances kept bugging me to make sure I had proper winter clothes packed in my car.
I’m no stranger to the extreme weather changes in Colorado, or the temperature discrepancies at altitude, but I will say that there are few things I’ve been more grateful for than the pair of winter gloves that Logan & RJ threw me after about five minutes of shooting at about 12,000 feet with 28MPH winds!
It wasn’t snowing, but every time the wind gusted and blew the top layer of powder up into clouds it sure felt like it was. The summit is stunning any time of year, but it holds a special meaning for this sweet couple because it is actually where they got engaged! So we really wanted to make this spot work. Truth be told, we did… for about five minutes.
The wind was absolutely GUSTING, and while I’m a sucker for the whole dirty-boots-messy-hair look, at some point you have to ask are we having fun right now?
I had spotted a pull-off that was only a short drive down the mountain, and Logan and RJ enthusiastically agreed to head down that way and let me tell you, it was a GAME CHANGER. The wind and temperature and light was so much more manageable, and just then, the alpenglow broke over the snow capped rockies.
If you don’t know what alpenglow is, well, you should. Alpenglow happens around sunrise and sunset and is the result of the light being directed through more atmosphere as the sun either rises or falls. It’s also epic. It creates that warm orangey dew on the tops of the mountains while the bottoms remain cool and blue. I was so excited when the light began to fall along the backdrop of Loveland and we got to close out this chilly, windy evening together before heading back into Denver.
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Olivia and Tim's Engagement in Boulder, Colorado | Eagle Trailhead Hiking Path | Adventure Engagement Photographer in CO | Rocky Mountain Weddings | Apollo Fields Photographers
Sometimes I feel like our identities are torn between New York and Colorado. It’s hard because I have a serious love for both states but for completely different reasons:
My NY side loves the art scene, ethnic food, the fast paced lifestyle, the ocean, and getting to dress in all black.
My Colorado side loves the mountains, the sense of adventure, the laid back culture, local beer, and getting to wear flannel.
Sometimes, I feel like we’re supposed to choose between these two worlds, but then I remember that we have intentionally carved out a lifestyle that allows us to wear both hats instead of picking only one or the other. It’s pretty damn cool and I think we are so lucky to be able to work in such epic places. What is extra cool for me, though, is when both of my worlds collide. Olivia and Tim’s engagement session was the perfect example of this.
Here’s the backstory… Olivia’s mom is one of the owners and the head trainer of the barn that I board my horse at in Northport, NY. Olivia and Tim recently relocated to the wild, wild west and just like that—BOOM—my worlds collide!
I love showing people around some of our favorite Colorado digs, so this was especially fun for me because they haven’t had a lot of time to explore the front range yet. We hit Eagle Trailhead for golden hour, and it did not disappoint.
Olivia and Tim have such a sweet and fun way about them. It made my job VERY easy because I barely had to pose or direct! It was more of, “okay so let’s go into this light and then just hang out together” click-click-click-click. It felt more like us all chilling by the foothills swapping war stories about turning my horse out than a formal session (AKA the dream for me). And trust me, there are always plenty of stories about Limbo to go around— one of Olivia’s first things she said to me was how my horse had a major meltdown with her when she was bringing him back to the barn once. Oh, Bimbo… he’s so adorable sometimes!
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