Cherry Blossom Engagement Session at City Park in Denver

Eve & Bobby's Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | City Park, Denver | Spring Engagement Photos | Colorado Wedding Photographer | Apollo Photojournalism 

Eve and Bobby and are fun loving couple who are able to roll with the punches.  They wanted their engagement session to be outdoors and since they live close to City Park in Denver, shooting there seemed to perfectly reflect their lifestyles.  They are laid back and go-with-the-flow, which was great when the weather was freezing cold, overcast, and rainy on the day of their engagement session.  

Rescheduling wasn't an option, so we crossed our fingers for a break in the weather and met up in the park.  I'm so glad we did, because the shots are so beautiful!  It never warmed up and the sun never poked through, but you can't even tell in the pictures.  And we had the cherry blossoms all to ourselves, an almost unheard of luxury this time of year because their season is so short.  

This was my first cherry blossom session that I have done and I was surprised by how much I love the color palate.  I am usually more drawn to earthier tones than pastels, but I found that Eve and Bobby's outfits worked so well with the setting that I really enjoyed the pinks, whites, yellows, and light greens of the grove that we shot in.  

We moved quickly through the session because the skies kept threatening a harder rain, and with frozen fingers and no golden light to play with, I wanted to get these lovebirds back in their warm car as quick as possible!  They made my job easy because they have such a great balance of playfulness and tenderness.  They were just as happy to be dancing under the trees as they were to cuddle up with each other and have a quiet moment together.  

Peaking at my viewfinder on my camera and I knew that despite the weather (and the cranky geese) we had some gems to work with!  I was so excited to get home to warm up and offload all these beautiful pictures from their engagement session.  I'm so excited to shoot their wedding this season!  

Denver Engagement Photographer:  Erny Photo CO | Apollo Fields
Wedding Coordinator:  Jennifer Wetterlin | Denver Event Pros
Location:  Denver, Colorado | City Park

Lindsey & Jeff's Colorado Winter Engagement Photography at Lake Dillon

Lindsey & Jeff's Winter Engagement Session | Lake Dillon, Colorado | Mountain Engagement Photography | Adventure Couple | Dog Lovers | Apollo Photojournalism 

Lindsey and Jeff are everything that I love about my Colorado couples:  they are fun and easygoing, outdoor enthusiasts, dog lovers, and down to earth.  Lindsey is bubbly and outgoing, and when I first met her she was planning a wedding while wrapping up her nursing degree.  Jeff is composed and polite, and when they first met, it was only fitting that they hit a park together to take their dogs on a walk together.  

They quickly connected over their love of dogs and nature, so we knew right away that we wanted the pups to be part of their engagement photos!  They wanted those epic Colorado mountain landscapes and Lake Dillon was the perfect backdrop.  It was a chilly Denver day, but the sun was out which made it surprisingly bearable.  However, by the time we made it up the mountain and out to Lake Dillon, the wind had picked up and the elevation was doing us no favors.  It was a balmy seven degrees Fahrenheit (are you picking up on the sarcasm yet)???  Oh my lord, it was FREEZING!  With the wind chill coming off the lake, the "feels like" weather report was well into the negatives.  

As soon as we stepped out of the car, I thought Lindsey and Jeff were going to want to reschedule.  No way they were going to want to shoot in this weather, I thought to myself.  But they just smiled and said, "Let's go!"  I loved their can-do attitude, embracing the harsh Colorado sun that was bouncing off the pristine snow, and absolute chill that was running over the lake.  We did take a few breaks to warm back up in the car and I kept having to warm my camera up in my jacket because it was struggling to keep up, but we got these awesome shots which made it SO WORTH IT!  

Lindsey was so sweet because as we were headed back to Denver, she thought the pictures were going to be horrible.  She said thought her face was all frozen and her eyes would be too squinty, but I sent her a sneak-peak that night and she was over the moon!  This is one of my favorite parts about my job, when the conditions are less-than-ideal and we can turn around and make epic photos anyway.  Any photographer can shoot beautiful pictures in optimal weather with diffused golden light, but I pride myself on being able to 'wow' my clients when it's freezing and we're only able to shoot in blaring direct sun, too!!  

Colorado Engagement Photography:  Erny Photo CO | Apollo Photo

Location:  Lake Dillon, Colorado