Leah and Matthew’s Boulder Colorado Wedding Photography at the Greenbriar Inn

May 28, 2008 | Filed Under Wedding Photos 

Wedding season kicked in for real the weekend before last. Leah and Matthew got hitched at the Greenbriar Inn, which is out in the countryside halfway between Boulder and Lyons.

One of the million reasons why this is a great venue is its proximity to the mountains and a sweet little park where we took some great portraits. I was lucky enough to get a full hour to shoot, so we got some really nice shots. Leah and Matt a super rad couple, and really had a good time getting into the photography. Are they hot or what? I can hear little hearts breaking all over the internet already. :>)

Boys really like to jump. They think it’s way more fun than trying to fake smile for the camera like when your Grandma used to make you on those trips to Disneyland when you were a kid. I definitely don’t shoot like Grandma. She would never lie in the weeds in black pants thereby getting her butt all covered in stickers for the rest of the wedding. She’d probably know better.

I lichen the way that the ring detail shot came out. Oof. Bad pun intended. Sorry, I’m a dork. Anyway . . . can you get over how adorable these kids are? I can’t. Maybe I’ll put them on the banner for this blog!

Leah’s dad has this super cool vintage Dodge. He bought it new back in the day and has since had it restored. The paint is so perfect that I noticed it reflecting the couple during our portrait shoot. Wicked.

So these guys met through the triathlon crowd at CU. Matt is also a Marine. Which made for an interesting group of friends: guys who shave their legs + guys who are trained to kill. We were trying to figure out who was tougher, the Tri-Geeks wanted to run some laps up the mountain and the Marines wanted to do pushups. In the end everyone just ate a lot of really, really good cake. Matt cut the cake with his sword. Wicked.

I had my off camera strobes set up on the dance floor so that I could capture some dramatic lighting for the dances. Leah and Matt took secret swing dance lessons and busted out their moves to the surprise of all their friends for their first dance. I love unconventionality. I wasn’t sure if that was a word but my spell check says it’s OK.

And as much as I love unconventionality, I love traditional shots as well. And how can you beat a good ol’ Just-Married-Driving-Away-In-The-Cool-Car-With-The-Couple-Looking-Into-Each-Others-Eyes-In-The-Back-Seat shot? Simple. You can’t. Don’t even try. :>)

Want to see more? There are 82 more playful, sweet, tender, funny, classy, arty photos packed into a mere 5 and a half minutes in the slideshow below! Thanks for reading and viewing!

View Leah and Matthew’s Wedding Slideshow on its own page by clicking here.

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