I'm a fine art wedding and portrait photographer — creating a space that welcomes creativity and inspiration. Based in Colorado, my work has taken me across the globe.

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Breckenridge, Colorado Wedding | Jessie + Tyler

intimate weddings

Jessie and Tyler’s Breckenridge, Colorado wedding day was the epitome of making it uniquely and organically you. Before I get into the details of their celebration, let’s back up a little bit…

Jessie and I were counterparts in my ‘past life’ (pre-full-time wedding photography). We shared the same role within our company’s marketing team but at separate ski resorts’ in different states. We shared the same interest in photography and enjoyed capturing memories in our adventurous lifestyles outside the 9-5. Fast forward to the summer of 2020, when our company delivered the news that most of us would have our roles eliminated by that fall. As I started building my full-time photography business, Jessie also started capturing weddings, elopements, and couples, but continued marketing for outdoor brands.

That following summer, my books brought me to Park City (her home) to capture my first solo wedding. I didn’t skip a beat in asking her to be by my side to assist me as a second shooter. We had so much fun working together, and I was grateful to establish that new side of our relationship. That spring, she had gotten engaged herself, and I remember asking if they had begun planning. At the moment, they had some ideas of how they wanted their wedding to go, but they hadn’t laid down any solid plans. In my head, I remember thinking, ‘man, I would be so flattered if she asked me to capture this day for her and her boo,’ but I didn’t believe I was good enough.

Let’s fast forward again to the current day, spring of 2022, when I got a text from her saying, “Hey, got plans for July 24th??” Jessie and Tyler invited me to capture their intimate Summit County Colorado wedding day at a beautiful location. One that I frequent for backcountry skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. The catch? I had an elopement the day before in Southern Colorado, about 5 hours away, but I said yes. How could I miss capturing such a beautiful day for a super rad couple?! I left that Ouray wedding at 10 pm the night before and met these two at the trailhead at 7 am the next day, and MAN, was it all worth it.

We spent a few hours romping around this gorgeous basin celebrating their love before a small handful of their friends and family met us for their ceremony. After their “I do’s,” everyone cracked open some beer from the coolers we had hauled up and mingled in the sun before hiking back down as one big ‘wedding party mob.” To wrap up the evening, they celebrated with food, drinks, and the Beau Briggs Band in Summit County, Colorado.

The day was perfect and the purest example of curating a wedding day that is authentically you.

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Call it authentic, candid or genuine. Whatever the adjective, I want to create a wedding celebration that resembles you, from the big celebrations and the in-between moments to the images I deliver that help you relive the day for years to come. When it comes to your wedding day, the moments you want to remember aren't always perfect, staged or scripted, they are uncut, raw and true to you.

AN HONEST WEDDING EXPERIENCE

I believe in

Dorothea Lange

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still”

Words I Live by

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I'm WHITNEY.

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Hello! I feel beyond honored that you've made your way here! In order to give you the best representation of who you'll be spending your wedding day (one of the best days you'll live) with, here's a brief run down!

First and foremost, I'm a mountain gal through and through. I was born and raised in Vail, Colorado and unless it's another mountain town, my husband and I will always call this home. It's the tightly knit community, the fresh air (but really, it hits different here), the scenery and most importantly for us, the recreation + lifestyle. This is something that will always come through in my work, and what I believe sets me just a little bit apart - I am, and will forever be, inspired by the poetry of love in landscapes. 

I have a deep desire to be on the move, to see everything before I don't have the opportunity to, and are therefore happiest when traveling and exploring new places (which I feel so lucky is a part of my work!) 
























 




Spending quality time hiking/biking/skiing/camping with my husband and our two border collies, clocking in some R&R at home or catching up with a friend over a glass of wine/craft beer are things that always sit at the top of the priority list.

If you're in to it- I'm a Libra, A Manifesting Generator (6-2) and an Enneagram 7 Wing 6/8. In short, I'm a people person, an optimist, and for lack of better terms- like to get shit done and make things happen. I'm a feeler, with a strong sense of empathy and sense of what people are experiencing, both when it comes to myself and others. I'm a bit of a goof, a tiny little thing packed with some sass, and ultimately just want to live a fun and adventurous life that's packed with new experiences and people. 

..I guess that's why I do what I do. I feel so grateful to be on this journey of having my own business where I have freedom to curate the life I want to live, where I get to connect with truly so many amazing humans, travel to some really beautiful places, and document that as a whole, as creatively and beautifully as I can for you.

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