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Engagement Photo Session at Geneva Glen Camp in Indian Hills CO

May 17, 2010

There are two types of movies that I pretty much have to see no matter how crappy or made for kids they appear to be.  The first is of the “Freaky Friday” genre where either a kid has to pretend to be a grown up or a grown up pretends to be a kid.  You know, the movies like 13 Going on 30 and 17 Again.  If it involves someone magically changing ages and being stuck in another body I’m all over it.  Yeah, so when lil Justin Bieber ends up remaking Big you probably have me to thank for supporting this Hollywood swill!

The other genre of movie that I just LOVE is anything about going to summer camp.  There are so many good ones!  When I was a kid my brother and I laughed our butts off to Heavyweights which helped us avoid the fate of attending fat camp ourselves.  When my best friend and I were 12 we spent the whole summer watching Camp Nowhere crushing on all of the tween movie stars and wishing we could go to camp.  And of course some of the best horror movies take place at camp (Friday the 13th and the ultra-creepy-gotta-wait-all-the-way-to-the-end-for-the-best-part Sleepaway Camp).  Becoming an adult did not sate my appetite for camp movies and when Wet Hot American Summer came out  I really did not think the camp movie genre could get any better.  My old college roommates and I STILL quote lines from that one.

Here’s one of my favorite parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzkaS4uCOls

Anyway…Sarah and Jack,  who are getting married this summer, met at summer camp when they were kids and they wanted to do their engagement session at that camp and of course I was all about it.  They attended Geneva Glen camp up in Indian Hills, Colorado which is actually not very far at all into the mountains.  This camp is coming up on it’s 90th birthday and it’s really cool.  (http://www.genevaglen.org/) They told me how they had a crush on each other as kids but she lived all the way in Summit County and he lived in Denver.  Eventually they both worked there as camp counselors too.  They showed me around the camp and all of the cool spots that had special memories for them (including a very unassuming shed where they shared their first kiss!)  We also spent some time petting the horses who were really friendly and came right up to us!

Sarah & Jack,

Thank you for showing me around your camp.  It is truly a special place and I felt honored to be there with you guys.  I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.  I’ll for sure let you know as soon as the rest are ready!

April

Love that lil bridge:)
Love that lil bridge:)

Look how cute their dog is looking up at them!
Look how cute their dog is looking up at them!

This is where all of the campers would gather around after dinner on warm summer nights. I can almost smell the smores and hear the camp songs!
This is where all of the campers would gather around after dinner on warm summer nights.  I can almost smell the smores and hear the camp songs!

This is in the doorway of that infamous kiss!
This is in the doorway of that infamous kiss!

Awwwww!
Awwwww!

Want to see some more engagement photos? Check out THIS LINK to see a bunch of my favorites all in one gallery!

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  1. Jen P. says:

    These are gorgeous! What a beautiful couple!

  2. Susie L says:

    Beautiul images April and I loved reading your story! I don’t think I can pick a favorite – I love them all.

  3. Leanne says:

    What a gorgeous couple. Great photography!

  4. Jen Stafford says:

    These are gorgeous, April! And such a fun story.

  5. Katherine says:

    These are beautiful! I especially love that last one. It looks like it was a fun session, and you can tell how in love they are!

  6. Andrea says:

    Cutest. Story. Ever! Lovely couple and tender moments too!!

  7. Inna says:

    These are amazing! Great emotions captured, and I LOVE those black and whites!

  8. Beautiful images! I love the last shot.

  9. Bri says:

    Gorgeous location and gorgeous couple. Love the sunflare shot

  10. These are so wonderful! I love your clarity and your conversions.

  11. Christie says:

    What a great story!!! And a cute couple too 🙂 I really liked the one of them on the fence.

  12. Jane Photo says:

    Love the sunflare! Sweet couple and fun to have images from when you fell in love.

  13. robyn says:

    Love the doorway shot – beautiful in every way.