There’s something so intriguing about them.  They’re the sweetest couple and they make it so easy to be around them.  She’s beautiful and he smiles a lot.  Well, they both do really.  It’s contagious.  Honestly, my face was sore from smiling so much with them.  They’re the kind of people who you really could sit and talk to about anything under the sun until the waitress starts vacuuming around you, closing down the place.  This is something that happens to them time and time again.

Like their first date at a coffee shop.  They talked for hours and hours.

And you see that yellow polo he’s wearing?  He wore that on their first date.  Yeah…  :-)

And the small town vibe that echos throughout their portraits?  Totally intentional.  Some of their fondest memories are from small towns.  When he proposed in Telluride.  When they sat for hours on the patio at restaurant joint in Steamboat Springs.  Or the Italian place that stumbled upon in Parker.

Sometimes the best things in life are stumbled upon.

Like the day he met her.  It was Wash Park; he saw her from across the distance.  She was the most beautiful woman he’d ever laid eyes on.  He’ll tell you he knew his life was about to change.

But Christina?  She thought she was just going to the park to help a friend clean up after a church picnic.  She wasn’t even supposed to be there that day.

But like Christina’s mom says, sometimes things just turn out better when you don’t know what to expect.

Christina and George, I didn’t know what to expect when I met either of you.  I didn’t know what what to expect when we met in Parker for your shoot.  I’m not sure exactly what to expect on the day of your wedding.  But I know I won’t be disappointed.  You both continue to amazing me and bless me with your humility and kindness.  I’m honored to be there for you.

With love and joy,
René

It’s only fitting that we start this post with this beautiful, secluded yard we stumbled upon.

After downtown Parker, we headed to Castlewood Canyon State Park for some of my favorite engagement images!