Rachel.&.bret

Oct 10, 2008 Wedding

you might remember this gorgeous couple from their esession a little while back.

well, Rachel & Bret were married at Saint Athanasius Parish on one of the most beautiful days of the summer in the beginning of August! Cherry Creek Golf Club was where the celebration & photos continued, followed by a rocking, dance-filled night thanks to their awesome guests &, of course, Music Box Productions! there were oodles & oodles of personal touches throughout the day that i will have to let my photos do the talking! but before you begin scrolling down, please note that there are even more photos to be seen at the slideshow at the end of this post!

Rachel & Bret... i truly don't know where to even begin. i have enjoyed every bit of this past year & 1/2 getting to know you both better.

as i have said before, your love is truly magnificent, inspiring & wonderFULL -- you make others want to be around you.

i have been SO incredibly eager to share this ginormous sneak peek with you -- thank YOU again & again for being so very patient during this busy season. i appreciate it more than you know. you know me, i settle for nothing less than perfection! i wish an abundance of great love & happiness to you both always. many more images to come! happy blogging!

we started the day at Pintura Salon Spa :

Rachel was glowing :

her 'something blue' -- too cute!

i loved her dress... the details were amazing :

i just about died when she showed me her necklace :

... in fact, all of the details were outta-control :

Rachel's ring is so unique & this is probably one of my most favorite ring shots to-date... it was taken from the inside of a flower in her bouquet :

we musn't forget to give lots of love & attention to Rachel & Bret's stunning 'flower dog'... Maya!!!

getting ready time!

ahem... can we say gorgeous one more time please?!

this pin was a surprise for Rachel's Mom to honor her best friend, Pat, who was Irish & unfortunately, passed away from breast cancer years ago. her Mom believes 'Grandma Pat' (as Rachel & her siblings called her) was looking down from Heaven... i definitely think so, too.

upon arriving at the church, i found Bret looking as handsome as ever :

of course, Maya had to have her rounds with both parents that day... she was the happiest flower dog i have ever seen

Bret has the best smile :

the groomsmen were looking quite dapper that day :

...as were the ladies!!!

finally... it is time!

i loved all the colors :

this was just one of the many great parts of the ceremony :

sealed with a big ol' smmmmmmoooch!

wahoooo! congrats! congrats!

i adore this image because it was a completely unrehearsed beautiful moment immediately after the ceremony --- if you can't tell how much these two love each other from this image, i don't know what to tell you!

i had to post these up here because it was a very 'Rachel & Bret' moment -- i LOVE how playful these two are :

after the ceremony, Maya requested a few more photo-ops :

of course, i obliged.

in this one, Maya was telling me what 'a beautiful family they are'... i couldn't agree more

the flowers were created by Kabloom & gorgeous-to-boot!

the limo was a classic & simply A-M-A-Z-I-N-G :

one of my top faves from the day :

there were SO many great details.... here are just a few (they actually created their beautiful guestbook, too!) :

cocktail hour was set outside....

...and the cocktail hour theme was softball & golf since they originally met at softball & actually got engaged at Cherry Creek Golf Club!

this really happened & they both admitted, it is very them -- too cute!

i love this photo of her sister & MOH, Claire with her man

as well as this spontaneous pic of Rachel with her sister & bridesmaid, Marie & brother, Jason :

the bridal party!

they were a blast to be around :

off for a little newlywed time :

can we say 'st-t-t-t-t-tu-tunning'?!!!

love, love the feeling in these :

meanwhile, cocktail hour was a kickin' :

don't worry. i already have this little guy under investigation. i, too, believe he may have stolen & eaten all the 'cute pills' from the medicine cabinet. until further investigation, this is all the evidence i have :

Rachel & Bret requested a group photo of every guest at their wedding :

it couldn't have been a better day nor place to do so!

and some more fancy details :

Vito's Bakery was the mastermind behind this fantabulous cake :

they had the most unique introduction i have ever seen. they ran through a handmade banner making a 'human tunnel' as seen at many sporting events -- it was the coolest ever!!!

remember how i mentioned there were lots of personal touches?... they actually made the table numbers & the design was created by their uber-talented bridesmaid, Theresa!