elcome to the journal for April O’Hare Photography! Here you’ll find all of my latest photographic outings with the couples, families, seniors and small businesses that I get to work with and make beautiful photographs for. You may also see a personal post here and there discussing my life or my travels with my teeny family of one husband and three cats! Sometimes I even write advice articles with tips to help make your photo experience better which you can check out under the “Educational” category.

Take your time and look around! Type in the place where you’ll be getting married in the search box to see if I’ve photographed there before. At the bottom of the page I’ve highlighted some of my favorite sessions and weddings from the past. Grab a drink and have fun going down the photo rabbit hole!

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Beautiful sunset portrait of a family with Lilacs in the backdrop at Bear Creek Greenbelt in Lakewood Colorado

Bear Creek Greenbelt Family Photos at Stone House in Lakewood

June 24, 2022

Stone House Garden Family Photography at Bear Creek Greenbelt Park It doesn’t feel like it was that long ago that I photographed the family featured on the blog today down at South Valley Park. However, if you check out those photos, you can see that it’s actually been about 5 years and their oldest grandson […]

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Families

Couple lean into each other with a gorgeous mountain backdrop behind them at Sapphire Point in Colorado

Summer Sunset Wedding at Sapphire Point in June

June 19, 2022

Early June Sunset Wedding at Sapphire Point in Colorado I’m so excited to share Kate & Don’s wedding on the journal today because it was such a gorgeous evening at Sapphire Point. Kate and I chatted back in January about her wedding day and originally I found that they were thinking about doing their ceremony […]

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Mountain Weddings

Beautiful boho florals decorate a triangle arch for a couple renewing their wedding vows for their 20th wedding anniversary

Colorado Vow Renewal Photography

June 11, 2022

Wedding Vow Renewal Celebration in Colorado I’m thrilled to share this beautiful Colorado vow renewal photography because it’s for a friend of mine that I made when playing roller derby at the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls. If you’ve been a long time reader of my journal, you probably recognize these two because I’ve done many cute […]

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Denver Weddings

A family of 5 walk along the path at Viele Lake in Boulder Colorado

Shanahan Ridge Spring Family Pictures

May 22, 2022

Springtime Boulder Colorado Family Portraits at Shanahan Ridge and Viele Lake We just had one heck of a crazy spring storm where we got quite a few inches of snow with some power outages and Front Rangers hastily covering up their gardens in an attempt to protect them from the sudden temperature drops. But, the […]

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Families

Sweet Family Portrait for a family of four with two young girls at Denver Botanic Gardens

Spring Family Portraits at Denver Botanic Gardens

May 18, 2022

Family Photos for Mothers Day at Denver Botanic Gardens Today I’m excited to kick off what will hopefully be a year full of gorgeous sessions done at Denver Botanic Gardens. I decided to buy the annual permit there this year in hopes that more families will choose it as a place to get their photos […]

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Families

Grad Photo for a CU Grad at Varsity Lake in Boulder Colorado

Grad Portraits at University of Colorado Boulder Campus

May 12, 2022

Family Graduation Photography During Spring at CU Boulder It feels like only a couple of years have gone by since I last photographed this family when their other daughter graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder. But, I just looked at that older session and it was actually back in 2017 when we photographed […]

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Seniors, Spring

Extended family wearing blue pose in the woods of Boulder CO

Extended Family Portraits in the Woods of CO

April 15, 2022

Boulder Family Photos at Shanahan Ridge Trailhead During Spring This family bought a gift certificate for their mom as a gift over a year ago with the intent to get a 3 generation portrait created. But, when her granddaughter got pregnant they decided to push it back a little more to do a 4 generation […]

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Families

Spring Break Snowy Winter Family Portraits in Colorado

March 24, 2022

Sapphire Point Family Photos During Spring Break Things have finally slowed down for the early spring lull but I did get the lovely opportunity to meet this adorable family here visiting over Spring Break last week. They were enjoying some family time in a cabin in Breckenridge and got the chance to ski while they […]

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Families

Family with 3 sons and a cute white dog walk through a snowy forest scene for their family pictures in Colorado

Colorado Winter Forest Family Pictures in Evergreen

February 5, 2022

Evergreen Family Portraits in an Aspen Tree Forest on Squaw Pass Road Today I am turning 40 years old and before I run off to go celebrate with some ice skating with my family (Ugh, winter birthdays don’t have the best options, haha) I wanted to get the last of my recent rush of family […]

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Winter

Beautiful snowy maternity portraits with mountain backdrop and aspen tree forest in Colorado

Beautiful Snow Covered Mountain Maternity Session in Colorado

February 3, 2022

Lovely Maternity Portraits in a Wnter Forest Setting in Colorado The session featured on today’s journal entry turned out beautifully. And, I have to say, it’s incredible how relaxed and natural this couple looks in their photos because it was pretty frigid out there when we created these. Luckily, it wasn’t a super windy day […]

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Maternity