Mountain Weddings – KiKi Creates Blog

{Wes & Franny's Wedding at Woods Walk | KiKi…

November 17, 2017

It’s suppose to snow all day in Crested Butte (fingers crossed) today. So I thought, why not post this winter wonderland wedding! Easily the most magical, snowy, stunning wedding I have had the chance to be apart of.
I woke up the morning of to -4 degrees. Coldest wedding I’ve ever photographed. While the girls were drinking champagne and getting ready, the guys took a couple hot laps on the mountain. I really couldn’t imagine anything more perfect to start your wedding day with.
We did a first look as it dumped snow on us and Franny and Wes’ adorable pup, Mr.Finn, joined dressed in bow tie and all. As they saw each other for the first time, Wes popped a bottle of champagne and they sipped straight from the bottle as we stood in the secluded woods while it snowed. It really was such a happy and beautiful moment.
They gave their guests the option to not attend the ceremony, since it was snowing outside and in 20 degree weather. Everyone still showed up, wrapped in jackets and sharing blankets they watched the two red nosed lovers say I do and kiss with Mount CB as their backdrop. Again, such a happy and beautiful moment.
We photographed everything outside, family photos, bridal party, everything. And not one person complained about the cold, even the girls that had sleeveless dresses were up for it! Such an amazing group of people to photograph and share memories with. The reception took place in a warm and cozy restaurant in town. With a fire in the background and whiskey and champagne flowing all night, we danced, took Polaroids, laughed at speeches, and ate some amazing elk! It was a super classy and beautiful day. But I’ll stop talking and let you just check it out yourself 🙂
Enjoy!
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Thank you to the awesome vendors below that helped make this day possible!

Day of coordinator: crested butte events

https://www.crestedbutteevents.com/about-us-1/

Floral: from the ground up

http://www.fromthegroundupfloral.com/

Ceremony site: woods walk

https://travelcrestedbutte.com/crested-butte-hikes-woods-walk/

Reception venue: elk avenue prime

http://www.elkaveprime.com/

Dress: Christos

http://christosbridal.com/

Bolero: Maria Artega Studios (Milwaukee)

http://mariaarteagastudio.com/

Hair: Kim Jundt of Kim J Beauty

http://kimjbeauty.com/

Makeup: Leilani Drum

https://www.leilanidrum.com/

DJ: DJ Justin Howard

https://www.facebook.com/HighMountainDJs/

Rentals: Settings (Salida, Colorado)

http://www.settingseventrental.com/

SLO motion booth: sweet tea studios

http://sweet-tea-studios.com/

Invitations: xowyo paper + press

http://www.xowyo.com/

transportation: Alpine Express

http://alpineexpressshuttle.com/aexwp/

Colorado

{Braeden & Ryan Wedding at The Wedding Garden |…

September 22, 2017

An absolutely beautiful place for two incredibly beautiful people. This wedding will always have an important place in my heart because it is the first wedding I photographed after moving to Colorado full time. And I feel so lucky to have spent it with Braeden and Ryan.
You would think a wedding on a Monday would be pretty mellow, not with this crowd! On a sunny summer day in CB Braeden and Ryan got ready on the river with close friends. We had a mini exploration of Almont where we joked around and broke out in small dance moves :). They were married in a painting, with their sweet dogs by their side and an emotional family watching, they said I do with a backdrop of snow capped mountains and bright green summer foliage all around. After their tearful and beautiful vows we frolicked in the valley for a few photos and entered their reception in full dance with the bridal party. The laughter and happy tears made for such an emotionally gorgeous wedding.
It was honestly one of the best Mondays! Check out all the love below! Enjoy!
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Colorado Wedding Photographer

{Megan & Myles Wedding at White Fence Farm| KiKi…

August 21, 2017

Megan and Myles are one of those couple that you instantly meet and want to be friends with. Megan has a beautiful smile that seems to never go away, which I was totally fine with. And she’s a red head, so come on, winning. And Myles is a genuine, talented and loving husband to her. I never once had to ask them to smile or kiss. They were so giddy and happy together that it really made my job so easy. I think I caught about a 1,000 moments where one of them is looking off and the other is looking lovingly at them. I know it sounds cheesy, but it is super wonderful to see. Beyond their sweetness, Megan’s Grandma is my new best friend. 🙂 She hugged me a half a dozen times and thanked me for being there at various parts of the day. It may sound like a small gesture, but it really made me feel at home and so comfortable with such wonderful people.
It was also one of the most whimsical and unique weddings I have had the chance to photograph. Myles wore a top hat and held his Grandfathers pocket watch. And let me say he looked like a young , debonair Abraham Lincoln! Megan held loose flowers in her boutique as they were married under a dramatic circus like tent. Then cut their cake topped with T-rex figurines under a wooden barn big enough to fit everyone they love. After their emotional first dances, the band turned down the lights and everyone partied in the Tennessee Mountains. It was a great day!
Enjoy, KiKi
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Anniversary

{Mountain Vow Renewal | KiKi Creates | Crested Butte,…

January 19, 2016

I cannot put a solid number together for how many shoots I have done of these two. Between their wedding, Braden on his Dirtbike, Courtney surfing in her wedding dress, Family Sessions with their dogs, Christmas Day…we have just had a lot of fun memories and photos to prove it. So naturally, when I needed a couple to pose for a styled session, I asked the Burton’s. And although it began as a styled shoot with a few Colorado Vendors, it turned into a bit of a vow renewal. Even if that Vow Renewal included Courtney promising not to eat Braden’s French Fries and Braden vowing to order more so she can. Happy I met you two years ago because life is always a little more fun when you guys are around.

Enjoy!

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Photography and Set Design by: KiKi Creates at www.KiKiCreates.com

Dress by: Simply Bridal at http://www.simplybridal.com/

Flowers by: FIN + ALLY at http://finallyco.com/

Makeup by: Malia Britton at https://www.facebook.com/malia.britton?fref=ts

Hair by: Heidi Koeman

Photographed in the Beautiful Town of Crested Butte

Colorado

{Styled Bohemian Mountain Wedding Reception | KiKi Creates |…

January 7, 2016

This shoot easily makes my top three favorite shoots from 2015. This Colorful fall wedding reception was put together by some of the best vendors in the west elk mountains. We decided to incorporate vibrant pops of color to enhance the wooded scene we photographed in. We created a natural wood table with accents of vintage silverware and plates from the antique shops in Gunnison Valley. The bouquet and dress were adorned with hand dyed velvet and flowers from Paonia, a gorgeous town 1 hour from Crested Butte. Our cake was hand painted and designed to add a bit of glam to this Bohemian shoot. Wooden pieces were also hand burned and painted to accentuate the natural look of this stunning scene. With just a dash of snow the night before, and a secluded river only footsteps away, we could not have asked for a better fairytale setting than this. Take a look yourself….Enjoy!

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