This week we got to go to Denver to photograph Kim's high school senior portraits. She greeted us with such excitment I knew this was going to be a really fun day. We walked all around downtown and along the river.Kim was a natural! She tired positioned herself often how she felt comfortable which madethe pictures looknatural. As we got towards the end Kim said I have been dreaming about how this day would go and it was exactly what I wanted! Here is a video for kim's photos:

This was a great day to have some relaxing family portraits in the mountians, I love to get to travel to all the places people discover. There are so many places to photograph that one could never discover them all.

This wedding was truly blessed, with rain all morning we were able to hide under trees as the Colorado State University Oval to get some great family portraits. The wedding went well and after coming out from the ceremony a rainbow appeared in the sky. It was even more amazing when we made it to the reception hall at Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton. It was the blessing over the whole wedding.

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Even the record temperatures in Denver couldn't put a damper on Rachel & Phil's lively wedding. We started at the beautiful and traditional Holy Ghost Catholic Church with a service by Father Mark from Boulder. Many of the students that Rachel teaches as St. Thomas More Parish School and their families were there along with a strong showing of college friends from Gonzaga University. The night went off smashingly.

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Tonight we got to photograph Melissa and Sean who got married in Fort Collins at the Cottonwood Club. They got to use the whole venue which helped to have lots of places to take pictures. They were really fun, lots of laughter, joking and having fun all night long. We were able to take some time away from everyone else and go over to Fossil Creek Nusery next door photograph just the two of them, showing yet again that you really can photograph in many non traditional places.

As summer is getting on, our family piled into the Honda pilot and went for a trip to enjoy the beautiful Southern Colorado mountains. We went to Durango, San Dunes, 4wheeling by Ouray and lots of  amazing sights to see. Because of all the rain they are getting there (a storm every afternoon) everything is much greener then here. It was great to hang out and be with the family which includes Me (Ken) and my wife Linda, Megan and her siblings Jaime and Jeff and my 2 grand kids Austin and Mackenzie.

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For a while it looked like Abigail's portrait session would  called on account of rain but the rain subsided and we had a great session. The cloudy sky along with the addition of our softbox for natural lighting yielded amazing results. Check these out. Thanks Abigail for a fun afternoon.

This weekend it was off to the Beaver Meadows Resort near Red Feather Lakes to photograph Nowell and Seth's mountain wedding.  The area was beautiful and since Seth had worked there at one time, they knew all the best spots. The wedding was carefully planned and we had a gas photographing them. One of the special things we try to do at each wedding is put together a short slide show with some of our favorite images of the day and display it on our Macbook toward the end of the reception. Here is the slideshow that was shown at their wedding with some music we added later. Nowell and Seth's Wedding Highlights Video 

Senior portraits are meant to portray  a sense of who the individual  has become, their interests and their attitudes. Kathryn was the latest senior portrait session and attitude.  We spent  time taking photos around Kathryn's house  because they are going to be moving soon and she wanted to capture some memories there. Once Kathryn got comfortable with us following her around, we photographed her with her dogs, her trombone, her letter jacket and her class ring, all things that were important to her.  

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This weekend we got to stay in Fort Collins and photograph Paige and Greg's Wedding on the Terrace at the Lincoln Center. The two of them described their wedding as a "vintage 50s European style wedding. With Paige's tea length dress and cute circular veil and Greg's pinstriped tux, they fit the part. This was an intimate and fun wedding. Paige and Greg managed to stay wonderfully relaxed and just be their normal energetic selves which made for very natural and photo journalistic photographs. One of the pictures shown below was Greg's response to the line you may kiss the bride (The prompt formal handshake! )  Greg and Paige ended their evening with a European flair riding off into the sunset on their Vespa (which of course matched the wedding colors)

We are writing this as we drive down the canyon from the Wild Basin Lodge where Dusti and Travis had a intimate destination wedding. Coming from Texas ans Wyoming they couldn't think of a place they would rather be then in the beautiful mounts outside of Estes park. With the wild basin river running through the background it made for a very scenic wedding. The schedule for the day was open and relaxed even after being delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, multiple keys locked in the cars everything went smoothly. Because the bride and groom left lots of time to get around to photograph in the beautiful grounds, we were able to get the casual Ramonatic and fun pictures bride and groom were hoping for. Denice and her staff at the wild basin lodge did a tremendous job the service was prompt, well done and very helpful.

Wow what a fun day, Amanda and Kurt had their wedding and reception on the campus of the University of Denver. This is a neat location because they have a program in hotel management. The whole building was created around training students to be leaders in the event industry. We found lots of fun spots around campus and in the building to take pictures of the couple. Amanda and Kurt loved the idea of candid pictures and that was what we spent time getting. Here are some of those candid moments that were happening, It really is fun to catch people in action.

Back at the Brown Palace! The Brown Palace is where modern meets history, the wedding was a blast to take because there were many unique places to go. Walking around the brown palace the architecture is beautiful, but as older building go, it can also be dark and hard to take pictures in. This summer we have hired an assistant to come with us so that we can create beautiful images with great lighting. You will see Sharon walking around with a light pole helping to create natural lighting that makes a beautiful day even more beautiful.

Amanda and Kurt picked the Campus of Colorado State University because they are alumni there. There are so many great places to photograph there we could have spent several more hours but our fun was finally called because when we ran out of daylight. They have a beautiful location picked out at D.U. for their wedding. 

We are so excited wedding season is finally here! As we enter this busy summer and start our new blog, we thought we would introduce the couples we will be photographing this summer. The first couple we will photograph this summer will be J.D. and Amy. We went to the Bensen sculpture park in Loveland and had a good time coming up with creative ways to use the sculptures in their engagement photos. They were both very natural in front of the camera and helped us come up with all sorts of fun and romantic photos.

Welcome to the Blog for Sandberg Photography. We are excited for our summer and can't wait to introduce you to all the people we will be getting to photograph. Watch for new posts soon.