A couple of weekends ago Andrew and I headed down to Black Forest, CO – just outside of Colorado Springs for Sarah and Matthias’ wedding.  The entire day fit them to a tee…fun-loving, relaxed and laid back.  Sarah and Matthias live in Germany, so they celebrated their first wedding back in May in Minden…surrounded by Matthias’ wonderful family.  Sarah and Matthias decided to celebrate their American wedding at the beautiful La Foret Conference and Retreat Center.  Andrew and I had such a great time photographing these two…and we feel so grateful to have been part of their very special day.  Here are a few of our favorites from the day…enjoy!

Of course Sarah and Matthias had to represent with the German flag!

Sarah chose these shoes partly because of the name, Eloise – the name of her grandmother.

Sarah and Matthias roasted s’mores the night before with their guests…so we pulled a few of the ingredients for this ring shot.  Yum!

Lisa Anderson with Sweet Pea Flowers did a fantastic job (as always) with all of the flowers for the day.

A few finishing touches…

Sarah and Matthias’ ceremony was held at the Taylor Memorial Chapel on the La Foret grounds…it was such a cool little chapel.

Sarah’s sister carried a candle in remembrance of their grandmother down the aisle and placed it on the altar.  It was a beautiful way to pay tribute to a very special member of their family.

I love the way Sarah is looking at Matthias in this picture.

A few of their portraits…

Their reception was held at the Ponderosa Lodge on the La Foret grounds.  Ponderosa was a warm, rustic, log-cabin feeling lodge…it was gorgeous!

As favors for their guests, Sarah and Matthias created these picture holders.  The faces of the cube were covered with pictures of Sarah and Matthias in different locations around the world…and the bottom showed their two wedding dates!  Very cool idea!

I snagged this one as Andrew was taking the group shot from above…love the German flag again!

Many of Sarah’s closest friends came from all over the country to La Foret for the wedding…

As the reception was starting, Sarah and Matthias told the story of how they met in the form of a poem…it was adorable.

Sarah surprised Matthias with red balloons falling from the ceiling during the famous song “99 Red Balloons.”

Sarah and Matthias – it was such a great pleasure to work with both of you!  We feel so fortunate to have been part of your very special day.  Have a safe trip back to Germany and keep in touch!

Take Care – Jessica (and Andrew too!)

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