If you ever feel like NOT dancing...DANCE anyway!

If you are married, do you ever think about what it will be like in 30, 40 or 60 years from now? How will your love grow and change? Will you have photographs of your young life, your wedding day, your first dance? How about your last dance-with eachother? Photographs and memories go hand in hand and they both trigger such touchstones in lives. This video below is about just that....creating an Everlasting Marriage...it is very sweet, and I have to say that I shed a few tears watching it, as it tugged at my heartstrings a bit. Happy Friday!

Melissa :)

The Cable Center | Party of the year!

This Saturday the Lotus Photo team had a kick ass wedding at the Cable Center! This party seriously rocked all night-into the wee hours of the morning! Sanaz and Donnie had a traditional Persian Ceremony surrounded by loved ones and it couldn't have been more beautiful! Sanaz's gown was amazing!! it was a Pronovious from local boutique Blue Bridal Couture! and their amazing catering came from Epicurean Catering. This was a truly one of a kind event!--I'm still catching up on sleep from it! Here's a few images from the day!







They were starving after the ceremony...so the did a 'walk through' at the McDonalds drive through :)

The Cable Center wedding of the year!

Lotus Photo captured a smokin' wedding this weekend! More pictures to come......check back soon!

High School Senior Portraits

Introducing...."The Dare TO BE DIFFERENT campaign"

WOW!! It's that time of year again!! It's amazing how quickly time goes by!! There are a lot of High School Seniors who have yet to do their senior photos, and time is running out! The year books are calling--they need your images! So now until September 30th of this year I am doing funky, fresh senior portraits! --and a portion of the session will go to your Senior PROM!! HELLO!! What a great way to enhance your senior prom options!!!

Call to book now...sessions are filling up F.A S.T. | Mention the Dare to be Different Campaign for $$ for PROM!

.......Dare to be different!

Persische Schönheit !

I met Donnie and Sanaz over a cup of coffee last November, and it seemed we all had the same vision...Beautiful photography!
Their wedding day is fast approaching-next Saturday in fact--and they are tying up all their last minute details to prepare for their amazing nuptuals. We met up for a couple hours last week, this time over cocktails...and good times :)

I hope it was a nice break from all the wedding planning and gave them a chance to just BE with eachother..no matter how many silly /random places I took them...they trusted me, and here are a few of there engagement shots!

Enjoy!

I love little kids!!

I am going through wedding images from last weekend and came across this classic image :)

Part 2-double wammy weekend!

We had another awesome wedding on July 1st (sunday) with a great couple from my hometown- Evergreen! Seth and Kirstin are a super cool couple!! and I just love that they live down the street from my husband and I! They also had their 3 great dogs as part of the whole festivities! I will just let their images do the talking....we had a great time together!!

~this super cute little one presented Kirstin with a horseshoe for good luck

~They even had an amazing bagpiper play!!!


~Kirstin just radiates beauty

Seth and Kirstin are off to New Zealand for 3 weeks for their honeymoon!! What a blast!!!

I just cannot begin to express how fortunate I feel to know such great people as Seth and Kirstin! Congratulations guys!!


Cheers!
Melissa

A Whole-Lotta-Love!

I have a lot to catch up on!! It's been a crazy couple of weeks...

I would LOVE to start out with my great friends Kirsten and Cannon's wedding! We met over a year ago and they were one of my first clients in Colorado! We have since become great friends and I was so happy to be at their awesome wedding on June 30 2007! They had their ceremony and reception at the beautiful Hudson Gardens

Their friends and family were all in such great spirits and they were surrounded by love!! Their 3 dogs were a big part of the ceremony, just as they are in their lives--and they were sooo good too! I am so greateful that I get to do what I do! Some days I wake up wondering how I got so lucky--to have people like Kristen and Cannon in my life, to be able to photograph these amazing events. I am humbled at every wedding to see the love, kindness and friendship shared among people. It is a great privilege to be at such an extraordinary event!





with love and gratitude....& congrats to Kristen and Cannon
Melissa :)

"Amusement" with eachother

A few weeks ago I photographed my good friend Theresa and her Fiance Charles--they are getting married TOMORROW: a.k.a the infamous 7.7.07. They were awesome!! we went to a "secret amusement park" and had a ball! Here is a collage of images from the day. Feel free to check out their slideshow here!

Theresa is the owner of Uncommon Scents--I did a blog a few weeks ago about her amazing boutique! Tomorrow is going to be a great day!!

Cheers!
Melissa

Crazy-Hot weekend!!

ahhhhhhhhh......I actually got to sleep in until 8am this morning...that just about NEVER happens :)...and that's ok, because I love the morning!--the fresh cool air, the birds singing, and the sound of the creek out side our house just soothes my soul!


I had a HUGE weekend, 2 wonderful weddings....a new car........lots to share....there will be more photos, stories to come in the next day or so....I need a few hours to catch up! and there will be some new posts!! woo hoo!!

check back soon!!

Happy Hot Monday!!

Melis!