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Day two of the three day wedding weekend brought me out to photograph the Steamboat gang again. This time it was Tara and Ben’s turn to host an awesome wedding complete with a dance party to end all dance parties. Seriously, there were scarves for flair and a kick ass local band called Loose Change which kept the party hopping. And the venue? I’m not a jealous person by nature, but I have to admit that I had a serious case of venue envy. The Heritage Cabin and barn was so picturesque. This place is going straight to the top my list of favorite places for a wedding in Colorado for sure.
But what good is a lovely wedding venue without cool people to fill it? I say it’s no good. Luckily that wasn’t even close to an issue for this crowd.  I think you’ll be able to tell this much just by seeing the photos:)  Oh and I have to give a huge shout out to Erica Stackhouse for helping me out and second shooting at this one!  You might remember her as the bride from the punk rock pirate wedding earlier this summer.

Tara and Ben,
Your wedding was 100% a success in my opinion. You two are so obviously perfect for each other that it was a pleasure for me to photograph your day. Thank you!!!
Congratulations:)
April

Venue: Heritage Cabin at Catamount Ranch Club http://catamountranchclub.com
Dress Shop: Amanda’s Bridal http://www.amandasbridal.com/
Tara’s Cowgirl boots: FM Light & Sons http://fmlight.com/ (Local store in Steamboat Springs!)
Bridesmaids Dresses: Calvin Klein at Macys
Jewelry: The jewelry that Tara wore was as gift from her mother and grandmother.
Hair: Tara’s sister Stephanie Weiss from Body Boutique did her hair. http://www.yelp.com/biz/body-boutique-steamboat-springs
Make up: Cari Ann Gilbart from Apothecari did an amazing job yet again:) http://www.apothecariskin.com/
Suits: The guys were wearing pants from Banana Republic and shirts from Express
Officiant: Ben’s brother Matt Weaver officiated for the couple.
Cupcakes: Nancy Kramer
Caterer: Steamboat Meat & Seafood http://steamboatseafood.com/
Band: Loose Change http://www.loosechangesteamboat.com/
Flowers: Alpine Floral http://www.steamboatspringsflowers.com/
Stationary: All of the print items were done by Carrie Wettlaufer http://www.elementprints.com/
Tara and Ben also ordered the mason jar glasses and added stickers (from Element Print and Design) and a chalkboard punch cut out themselves. Yay for cool DIY favors:)
Transportation: Tara and Ben used Go Alpine to get some shuttles for their guests http://goalpine.com/
Second Shooter: Erica Stackhouse

Those flower girl dresses were so cute!

What a sweet moment:)

How cute is this? Tara received some advice from some kids on what love is. My favorite is that it means you “put up with her attitude.” So true, so true;)

FM Light & Son boots

Alpine Floral did a lovely job with the flowers. Tara’s color scheme is awesome too!

Billy balls are so fun! I used them at my wedding too:)

Tara’s dress from Amanda’s Bridal

They’re so cute!

See? Isn’t that one hell of a location?

Yay!

Fun group:)

There was no shortage of beautiful photo locations at Catamount Ranch

Cupcakes made by Nancy Kramer

Centerpieces

Hee hee, this lil nugget of advice says “Never stop sending pictures of your poop!”

Love these!

Speech, speech!

Sunset at Catamount Lake

Look at that red ridge!

I love all of the expressions in this shot:)

Look who caught the bouquet two weeks in a row! Go Ashley!

Tara’s cousin sings for her

Loose Change works the crowd

Remember Danny & Heather from their wedding sneak peek from last Labor Day weekend?

Fave!

Be sure to head over to the WEDDINGS area of my site to find more information about wedding photography!