Marisa and Alex Wedding - 12.27.08

As I said in my last post - their sneak peek - Alex and Marisa are the sweetest, kindest couple you could ever hope to meet. Their wedding was on a beautiful, albeit windy, winter day. We tried doing some portraits outside of Mount Vernon Country Club, but if we would have stayed out any longer, we might have lost our fingers and toes to frostbite.

Marisa's bridesmaids were her two sisters, and Alex's groomsmen were his two brothers. It is very apparent that they both come from very close families. It is also very apparent how in love these two are. Thank you so much to Alex and Marisa for letting me be there on your important day. Congrats!

And thank you sooooo much to Kristy Rowe of Moodeous Photography for second shooting with me.

Sneak Peek of Marisa and Alex's wedding

What a great wedding to end the year on! Marisa and Alex are about the sweetest people I've ever met. Here's two photos I couldn't help put up as I was storing their photos. Keep coming back, more to come in the near future (about two weeks). Also, if you'd like to be alerted when their photos are up on a web gallery to view, please email me at kara@karapearson.com, or leave me a comment here.

Merry Christmas!

To all those who didn't get a Christmas card from me - here it is:

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons.

It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.

And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.

What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

State football

The newspaper where I worked for four years called me up to cover the Class 3A state football championship game Saturday afternoon in Aurora: Glenwood Springs vs. Fort Morgan. It was a perfect day for football - crisp, sunny and full of excitement. It was fun to see this senior class who I had been following through their entire high school career win the title. Here are some shots. For the stories, click here

Little Edyn Rose

At almost three months-old, Edyn was one happy baby. With a full belly, she smiled and giggled throughout the shoot as her mom, Erika, dad, Nathan, and big brother, Noah, kissed her and hugged her. She is one loved baby. And too cute too boot.

Grand Lake

Bryan and I took our fourth annual fall colors road trip and we decided to go to Grand Lake this past weekend. The colors definitely weren't at their peak, but it was still a pretty trip. The dog sure loved swimming in the lake and hiking in the woods. We took Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park on the way back. We saw some elk and deer, and a lot of tourists on our drive. After this weekend, I now can feel your planning pains, brides! :)

Samantha & Kelly are married! - Keystone Ski Tip Lodge

I didn't have a chance to meet with Kelly and Samantha before the wedding since they live in Texas, but as soon as I met them on their big day, I felt totally at ease. It was drizzling on and off throughout the day, but they were totally relaxed and just enjoying their time with their friends, family and 6-year-old son, Collin (one of the cutest, sweetest, most respectful kids I've met).

Their ceremony and reception was at Keystone Ski Tip Lodge and the sun came out just as the ceremony was beginning and then the rain came back just as we were finishing portraits. What luck! Collin was a part of the ceremony and did a great job. Here are some of my favorites. Congrats you three!






Tears were in abundance that day - love it!

Too sweet.