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Graycin Mae {Newborn}

Today I present to you the beautiful Miss Graycin Mae. Graycin is my newest niece, so this was an especially fun shoot for me. Now that we live in Colorado we have had fun watching her grow and spending time with her frequently. Before she gets too big, Christina wanted me to capture some shots of her as well as their family of four. So we started the shoot at their house with some shots of her and her big sister Ava and then proceeded to take some fun ones of the entire family. We then headed over to a pretty outdoor area with a river for some outdoor photos. Kudos to Gray and Ava for lasting so long. Hopefully the photos are worth it! Love you guys!

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The Poppleton Girls
Ava JoRae and Graycin Mae
Ava loves being a big sister.

Gray and her Mommy.


The Poppleton Family: Joe, Christina, Ava and Graycin.
Their newest addition.

Little Gray.

Gray and her Daddy.


Such a cutie pie.

Precious.


This one makes me laugh.



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September 1, 2010 - 11:12 AM ashley - wow!!!!! such cute pictures, this family is so full of love and you were able to capture them beautifully!

September 1, 2010 - 12:04 PM Amanda Farrell - Colby! So beautiful! Those blue eyes are pretty amazing.

September 1, 2010 - 2:17 PM Christina - Just BEAUTIFUL!! We are so thankful to have to capture these priceless moments for us!!! We love you!!!!

September 1, 2010 - 2:18 PM Christina - Sorry that was supposed to say "to have you capture"

September 1, 2010 - 2:59 PM Tiffany - These are ALL so amazing!!! Ava is quite the little model, and Graycin is adorable. I love love all the ones of the two girls - so precious.

September 1, 2010 - 3:01 PM Karen - Wow those blue eyes are AMAZING!! Loved the picture of Graycin in the basket in the woods. Think they both look like Grama Deb!

September 1, 2010 - 7:42 PM kendra - How cute is your family! Loved the pics.

September 2, 2010 - 1:03 PM Kristin Cunningham - I love the black and white one of Ave and the newborn- priceless!

September 4, 2010 - 11:38 AM Carol - Wow, Colby, Sarah and I have really enjoyed looking at these. What a beautiful family and you captured such sweetness and love. Thank you for sharing your amazing talents with us!

Corey and Trisha {Engagement – Part 2}

Here is Part 2 from Corey and Trisha’s Engagement Shoot in San Juan. These photos are really cute and fun and just make you smile when you look at them. Who wouldn’t with all that RED!?! Corey and Trisha, we had so much fun getting to know you guys and can’t wait to shoot your wedding at Casa Romantica next month!

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To see more photos from the shoot, Click Here for a Slideshow!


Okay seriously, I know I’ve already said it, but MODELS!
I loved this vintage red caboose that they were able to pose with.
LOVE this one.


How pretty is the afternoon sunlight in these 2?
You can’t see it in these, but on the side of this vintage train it has the design from the Cracker Jacks box.

Thank you to this Cafe owner who let us use not only his shop to pose, but also his bike.




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August 19, 2010 - 3:19 PM Kristin - I love them! I love that they are vintage inspired and so classic!

August 20, 2010 - 10:54 AM Sarah - Oh I love these!! The red/vintage look is adorable.

August 31, 2010 - 11:56 AM Karen - These are fantastic!! Lots of red - I love it! Someone should send to Coke for one of their commercials Corey and Trish are the perfect models!! :o)

Corey and Trisha {Engagement – Part 1}

Last month, David and I were in California to shoot a wedding (among other things) and had the opportunity to do a FABULOUS engagement shoot with Corey and Trisha! As you can see, they are both very beautiful people with great style and awesome at posing….so our little engagement shoot turned into a 4 hour extravaganza! We just couldn’t get enough of them, they were too cute, a photog’s dream. Hence why I am breaking this post into 2 parts, there was no way I could narrow these photos down more, it was already hard to get it down to what I have posted here. Today’s post starts at the San Juan Capistrano Mission, which is an AMAZING place to shoot. Trisha had requested this location back in December when they booked us for their September wedding, and I was so excited! After the Mission, we roamed around downtown San Juan where there were lots of little fun nooks and crannies to shoot. Check back later in the week for Part 2 of this shoot and to hear this couples story.

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Can you say models?!

The Mission has so many beautiful flowers which are set amidst amazing architecture.
I love the lily pads!



Corey and Trisha you look fierce here! Can’t wait for these faces on the wedding day!



God bless red shoes!
San Juan Capistrano has so many fun spots for photos.

I love the sun rays peeking into this one.


Trisha you’re gorgeous.


Definitely one of my favorites.

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August 17, 2010 - 2:20 PM Alyssa - Oohhh, love these!

August 18, 2010 - 9:23 AM Kristin - Ohhhh! How beautiful! I love San Juan and Cory and Trisha are such a good looking couple!

August 18, 2010 - 11:22 AM Karen - Beautiful couple beautiful pictures!!!!! Can't beat the San Juan for some great locations!

Happy Birthday David!

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to the love of my life this morning, Happy 28th Birthday David!! I can’t believe I have known you at 10 different ages! They have all been great, and I cannot wait for the next 10! Love you! Have a great day today and I can’t wait to celebrate with you tonight.
My two favorite boys.

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August 17, 2010 - 7:34 AM David - Thank you Love! You are the best wife anybody could ask for. I love being on this adventure with you. I can't wait to celebrate with you in Boulder tonight (where it all started)!

Sean and Brittney {Married!}

You might remember Sean and Brittney from early this Spring when I did their engagement shoot in Denver. Well here they are again as a married couple! David and I shot their wedding in late June in Boulder, CO at the Greenbriar Inn. It was such a beautiful setting for a wedding, and David and I were so happy to have time with the bride and groom before the ceremony to shoot their portraits in a beautiful field with a stunning mountain backdrop. Absolutely breathtaking for photos. Brittney did an amazing job making her wedding unique by paying special attention to all the little details that make such a big difference. Sean and Brittney, we hope the rest of your lives are as special as that day was, and we know they will be. David and I hope to hang out with the two of you soon now that we live in Colorado!

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To see more photos from the day, Click Here for a Slideshow!

(Top Row Left to Right) Brittney’s make-up done by Jessica Chynoweth; Dress made by Rosa Clara; Shoes J.Crew

(Bottom Row) Something Old- pearl earrings which were a gift from Brittney’s sister and husband, Something New- bracelet, Something Borrowed- pearl necklace from Grandma Shirley, Something Blue- Grandma Irene’s handkerchief; Flowers were done by Sturtz and Copeland
Sean was so excited to see his beautiful bride!
For the guys photos, the Greenbriar has this cool bar that was a perfect setting to shoot in.
I absolutely LOVED the florals at this wedding. Amazing.
Sean and Brittney’s First Look.



So cute.





The dandelions in this field were huge! I couldn’t resist taking some shots of Brittney with one.

See what I mean about the details!

With this ring…
You may now kiss the bride!

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August 9, 2010 - 9:58 AM Tiffany - WOW. These are really beautiful and amazing. I love the shots of all the details - what a gorgeous wedding!

August 11, 2010 - 8:42 AM Christina - Gorgeous as always! Love the bird nests - super cute idea!

August 12, 2010 - 4:54 PM Karen - What a beautiful shoot!!! I loved the location with the mountains and all the green. Loved the last pictures with the them kissing under the trellis.

August 12, 2010 - 10:13 PM Carol - Wow, Colby, those photographs are stunning. Beautiful setting, beautiful couple, beautiful wedding! Great job!

August 18, 2010 - 9:33 AM Kristin - I love all the unique and special details! i especially love the dandelion blowing in the wind!

Will and Melissa {Married!}

Hey internet! Sorry for being MIA for awhile, I was in California for a week doing several shoots and a wedding…which you will see up here eventually. Today I am posting a wedding of our very dear friends, Will and Melissa, that took place in Kansas at the Deer Creek Golf Club. Ever since their engagement shoot last September, David and I have really gotten to know this couple and they have become very close friends of ours. Will and Melissa are both from Kansas, and lucky for David and I moved out to California together. Over the past year, we have watched their relationship grow in so many ways and we know they could not be more perfect for each other. For those of you that don’t know them, all I can say is no one is like Will and Melissa. They are both some of the funniest, genuine and caring friends you will ever meet. It’s obvious to anyone that knows them this match was perfectly orchestrated. Will and Melissa, thank you so much for letting David and I be apart of such a big day, in your typical fashion you had me laughing and crying behind my camera at different points in the day. We love you guys, enjoy the pics!

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To see more photos from the day, Click Here for a Slideshow!

Melissa you are so gorgeous. Inside and out.



Will and Melissa decided to have a first look and see each other before the wedding. This is such a nice intimate moment the bride and groom can share between just the two of them.

I wish there were more churches like this where I live. This little church made me feel like I was in an earlier time.
Will and his groomsmen were definitely some of the best guys I have had when it comes to posing.



Their getaway car.
One of my favorites.
David caught this awesome one, I love it.

One of my other favorites from the day.


Melissa you look HOT! Will you clean up pretty nicely too…

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July 30, 2010 - 2:25 PM Jamye Jack - LOVE THESE!!! What a fun weekend. They are both such beautiful people and you captured that perfectly, Colby!!

July 30, 2010 - 2:45 PM Sarah - Love the car picture, so cute!!

July 30, 2010 - 3:50 PM Amy - Colb! These are fabulous!!! Can't wait for ours :)

August 1, 2010 - 9:36 AM Kelly Palmer - Colby, love your eye, these are great. Wish we could do that day all over again. Thanks.

August 1, 2010 - 1:46 PM Michaela Bradshaw - These photos are amazing! What an amazing job capturing Will and Melissa's spirit and the excitement of such a beautiful day!

August 2, 2010 - 6:19 AM Billye Whitaker - thanks for a great job! Even though we were there, you captured things we weren't able to see... these are priceless!!!

August 2, 2010 - 8:48 AM Karen - Melissa looked beautiful - loved the blue shoes. Loved the pictures out by the lake with the rowboat in the background!

August 3, 2010 - 8:41 PM Bill Kuskey - Hi Colby, Awesome photos! Absolutely. Please be sure to let me know when you visit CA again. It would be nice to see you. Good luck in Colorado. Uncle Bill

August 4, 2010 - 10:00 PM Melissa Carpenter - Colby and David... Oh my gosh!!! They are perfect, we just got home and were able to really look at them. We love them so much, Thank you for being with us and for giving us these unbelievable pictures. We love you guys! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Dylan and Ashley {Married!}

The last time I saw Ashley and Dylan was in Washington D.C. for their Engagement Shoot, which just so happens to be the first time David and I met them. However, after spending the day with them it was like we were old friends. When we showed up in Sonoma wine country two months later to shoot their wedding, Ashley was the most calm bride I have ever seen! She was so laid back and joking around with everyone, completely at ease and ready to marry her groom! Ashley and Dylan’s story truly is a whirlwind romance…and as Ashley’s mom said in her toast at the wedding it was so unlike the scientific, planned and calculated Ashley everyone knew to fall in love so quickly. But when it’s right, it’s right…and it is definitely right with these two. Dylan and Ashley, you two really are one of my favorite couples. Those around you can’t help but notice how in love you are and how genuine that love is. It really makes me so happy to do what I do when it can be with couples like you. David and I had a blast at the Viansa Winery (yes our job is not too shabby) celebrating your wedding day. The scenery was GORGEOUS and so were the two of you. David and I hope you enjoy these photos for the rest of what we know will be a very full and wonderful life together.

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To see more photos from the shoot, Click Here for a Slideshow!



This is hands down my favorite place ever to take photos of a wedding dress. Wasn’t Ashley’s AMAZING?!
For Dylan and Ashley’s first look Ashley came up out of the wine cellar…
…their reaction was priceless.
I don’t know why, but there is just something about this one that I love.

I DO.

After the ceremony, David and I headed off with the happy couple for some portraits. The Viansa has sooo many amazing spots for photos…a photographer’s dream.  We started off in the wine cellar.

Then headed out to the vines.



Near the vineyards was this amazing wheat field.





Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Dylan Fisher!!!

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July 16, 2010 - 12:09 PM Amanda Farrell - Beautiful Colby!

July 16, 2010 - 12:23 PM Steph - These are beautiful!!! What a great location and cute couple!! I love the ones with the parasols!!!

July 16, 2010 - 2:33 PM karen - These are awesome!!! Ashley looked beautiful!!!! My favorites are the ones in the vineyard - what a great location. Colby you have a real eye and are able to capture the moment!

July 17, 2010 - 9:29 AM Ashley - The slideshow was AMAZING... the music and the photos... we cried. THANK YOU!!!!

July 17, 2010 - 8:50 PM Betsy - Slide show brought tears to my eyes as well. These photos are amazing just like the couple. YES, they are perfect!

July 21, 2010 - 2:17 PM Mother of the Bride - OK, so I haven't even GOTTEN to the slide show and I am already crying. Beautiful!!

August 9, 2010 - 1:54 PM Julia - I absolutely 110% freaking love these pics! Colby you did a fabulous job and Ash and Dylon you two look gorgeous and I hope I'll get to see you two together FINALLY!!!!

Barrett and Amy {Engagement – Part 2}

For Part Two of Barrett and Amy’s Engagement shoot we decided to go to Chataqua and Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, CO. First, because Amy went to school at CU in Boulder, so Chataqua and Flagstaff Mountain are special places for her and now Barrett since she had taken him there the times he visited. Secondly, and maybe most importantly, this is where Barrett proposed. That story began New Years Eve morning…Amy woke up to a surprise taped to the bathroom mirror. It was a weather forecast for Boulder….then she found a Christmas card on her pillow with two plane tickets to Colorado! He had planned a trip, contacted her friends, rented a car, called both her bosses, and had taken her parents out to dinner to ask permission, all without Amy having a clue! Once they got there, they were supposed to go out to a New Years party with some friends, but instead Barrett said he wanted to go look at and take photos with the big star that is lit up on the side of Flagstaff Mountain. So they started to drive up Flagstaff and Barrett pulled off at an overlook. This overlook happens to have a bench where Amy used to spend a lot of time in college thinking and praying and figuring out her life. He walked her over to that bench, set up a camera and started the self timer and ran back and forth a couple of times to snap some pics overlooking Boulder. The third time he set the timer he ran back to her and got down on his knee, and as Amy says, “…said a million really nice things, none of which I actually heard, and then he asked me to marry him and to take off my mitten. He put the prettiest ring ever on my finger. IT WAS PERFECT!!!!”

Barrett and Amy, we are so happy the two of you found each other! David and I feel so honored to not only share in your love story but to also capture it. We can’t wait for your wedding in Minnesota early this fall!!

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To see more photos from the shoot, Click Here for a Slideshow!


As I said last post, Amy and Barrett are just fun and have the best interaction with one another.

FIERCE!!! Love this one!

I couldn’t get over the beautiful yellow wildflowers that were growing everywhere at the base of the Flatirons, they were so pretty!
After shooting in Chataqua, we headed up the mountain to Flagstaff where Barrett proposed to Amy.

Sitting on Amy’s bench…

The proposal took place right here!

One of my favorites.

The view from the top of Flagstaff is breathtaking, both during the day and at night.
We ended the day with some sunset shots at a pond near our house.





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July 8, 2010 - 10:45 AM Sarah Walton - THESE ARE AMAZING!!! I love them. I've told you a thousand times, but you are SO talented!! I can't wait for you to shoot my weeding <3 -Sarah.

July 8, 2010 - 10:50 AM Steph - Oh my gosh - I love these too!!! I love the ones at sunset - Colby you are freaking amazing! The peonies are so cute too - Amy and Barrett look so natural and beautiful - great job as always!!

July 8, 2010 - 1:23 PM Amy - I love love love them! You just made my day...because you and David are such a fabulous photographers and because you're even more fabulous friends! We're soooooooo lucky!

July 8, 2010 - 1:58 PM Sarah - I love the ones on the bench! And omg that is the cutest engagement story!!

July 8, 2010 - 5:30 PM Christina - super cute as always! I love the first one where they are staring at the flatirons, YAY boulder!

July 8, 2010 - 7:56 PM Auntie Anne - These pictures should be in a modeling magazine! Unbelievable

July 9, 2010 - 11:28 AM Rico - love the first one! great job Colby. Hope you guys are having sweet awesome times in CO!

July 9, 2010 - 12:45 PM Jamye Jack - Colby - these are gorgeous! Their story and the pictures actually made me cry as I'm sitting here at a coffee shop. You can tell that they are so in love just by the way they look at eachother. You did a great job capturing that!

July 10, 2010 - 12:32 PM karen - Fantastic!!! So many good ones I don't which ones I like the best. Love the ones at Chautauqua but also love the one at sunset at the pond - I know exactly where that was taken!!!

July 16, 2010 - 8:21 AM Mom Stoks - More incredible photos. I can hardly wait to see the wedding photos!!!

Barrett and Amy {Engagement – Part 1}

So I know lately I have been starting almost all the blog posts by saying “This post is very special to me…” and I guess that’s because they all really are special to me since all my clients are so cool and end up becoming great friends. But this post really is extra special to me, David and I have known Amy since college, and she is a close friend to both of us. For those that know Amy, they know she is a bit of a wanderer….I don’t know that anybody knows the actual total number of times she has moved between now and college graduation, but let’s just say it’s a lot! So we all knew when she moved back to her native Minnesota (not Colorado or California) just in time for Winter, it had to be a special guy that was getting this girl to settle down. And Barrett is just that, a very special guy….here a little bit of their love story…

Last April Amy flew home to Minnesota for her and her friend’s annual April Birthday Bash. She was really excited that year because she was going to get to meet her sister Ashley’s boyfriend Brent, and double bonus Ashley decided to do a little matchmaking for Amy. The festivities began with dinner followed by a night on the town. It was during this night on the town that Amy started to take notice of a really nice boy…albeit not the boy Ashley was fixing her up with. For some reason he kept ending up next to her throughout the night, and as Amy says “…he was sitting awfully close to me on the couch…I mean really, we had just met.” As the weekend unfolded, although Amy was slightly distracted by Ashley’s original matchmaking attempt with Brent’s other friend, Amy continued to notice two things: that this Barrett boy was really nice and for some reason he kept winding up next to her. After the weekend, Amy headed back home to Colorado and for some reason kept thinking about how nice those “Minnesota Boys” were. Of course she couldn’t keep quiet for too long and called her sister her first morning back in Colorado and told her, “I think I have a crush on Barrett’s niceness and if you tell anyone I’ll kill you!” So what did she do? Of course…she spilled the beans to Brent who of course accidently mentioned something to Barrett and so starts their whirlwind romance! A few weeks after her visit, Amy received an email from Barrett reminding her to wish the other guy Ashley had originally matched her up with a happy birthday…she thanked him for the reminder and preceded to jump around her office giddily because she got an email from him! Thus started their email exchange which lasted until Amy’s return to Minnesota in the Summer. They continued to get to know each other throughout the Summer and just as Amy was about the head back to Colorado, Barrett made his move. He asked if they could have lunch, and then they spent the rest of the weekend together before Amy headed back to Colorado. After 6 weeks of visiting and emailing back and forth, and Barrett meeting Amy’s friends and visiting her favorite places in Boulder, Amy realized she had fallen head over heels in love…and she told Barrett! From there, a lot of pieces fell into place (job, living, etc) and Amy made the move back home to Minnesota! She told me, “It was a crazy adventure and I am thankful everyday that Barrett was the one driving that moving truck.”

This is just Part One of Two from this engagement shoot. We started the day at Union Station in Denver. We decided to do a vintage look in keeping with the theme of their wedding. Check back later this week for Part Two which took place up at Chataqua in Boulder, CO and a slideshow!

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Just waiting for their train…
Amy you look so beautiful here.
I love these. Amy and Barrett have such a natural, fun and easy way about them!



I love seeing the Denver skyscrapers in the background and the little bit of color it adds to the photo.

I love this little series.

Hey Barrett, watch those hands!




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July 6, 2010 - 11:36 AM Ashley - Love these! But would like to clarify one thing ... the matchmaking I did was between Amy and Bear at Tanea's Dad's 50th bday party!! Gotta take credit. Lovely job, Colby. The photos are beautiful!!

July 6, 2010 - 12:05 PM Steph - These are amazing!!! I love the ones on the track - you are so good Colby!!! And Am and Barrett you look amazing!! Can't wait until September!!!

July 6, 2010 - 1:27 PM Auntie Anne - Made me cry. Just beautiful!

July 6, 2010 - 3:42 PM Tanea - Awesome Pics!!! I love that the match-making took place at my Dad's 60th B-day party. My parents have been married for 30 years and I am so glad the match-making took place in their back yard :-)

July 6, 2010 - 6:35 PM Mom Stoks - The photos are wonderful. I'm anxious to see more. Amy, you are beautiful!! Bear, there is a photo or two that made me think of your Grandpa Bonnie. Very cool!!!

July 6, 2010 - 6:51 PM Lauren - These are stunning! What a cool place!

July 6, 2010 - 8:02 PM karen - What great pictures - Amy looked so pretty and Barrett is pretty cute too!! Loved the ones on the tracks and looking forward to seeing the next post taken in Chautauqua!

July 7, 2010 - 9:28 AM Tiffany - so beautiful!

Happy Birthday America!

Happy 4th of July everybody! I hope everyone had a fun day barbecuing, watching fireworks and spending time with friends and family. We had a great weekend up in the mountains with some family where we did some hiking, barbecuing, parade watching, card playing, mellow roasting and firework watching…it was fab! It was definitely my favorite weekend of the Summer so far! Enjoy some of the snapshots below and as my niece Ava says, “Happy Birthday America!”

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July 5, 2010 - 8:45 PM Alyssa - Nice pics!

July 6, 2010 - 9:01 AM Christina - Happy Birthday America!

July 6, 2010 - 8:06 PM karen - These were great - loved the one of Ava eating the watermelon!! South Park City Looks like a great little town.