One of the newest venues in Colorado Springs is one of the oldest Churches in town – The Carter-Payne Event Center. When Colorado was still a territory, the Carter family established the first church for persons of color at this site on land donated by Colorado Springs founder General William J. Palmer. The chapel, named for Bishop Daniel A. Payne, became the spiritual and social center for African Americans for more than a century.
It is absolutely gorgeous inside and out and I felt really honored to be invited to this inaugural shoot. Together with my friends and very talented Colorado photographers John Hudetz, Kent Meireis and Sean Cayton, it was exciting to shoot at this venue for the very first time. We all knew everything we photographed had never been shot before at this venue. We discovered interesting angles and new locations and dramatic light situations inside and outside of the church. It was very motivational for all of us.
Sandy Vanderstoep, owner of Garden of the Gods Gourmet, renovated the church and returned it to its proper place as an incredible 2,000 sq. ft. space for weddings and events. I hope this venue will see may weddings in the future.
All the helping hands, who put this event together:
Just finished the photos of my last shoot with Marie-Margot Bridal Couture. Here are a few of my favorite frames. As always I worked with a great team on this shoot: Designerin Maggie Burns, Mary Spicer of Spicer’s Weddings and the models Zoe Fritz and Oumou. By the way: Congratulation to Oumou 303 Magazine just made “Oumou the Female Model of the Year 2011″. Absolutley deserved, just look at the photos.
Check out this video: the making of …
Thank you to Designer Maggie Burns and Mary Spicer from Spicer’s Weddings
Thanks Mary your add in 303 Magazine looks fabulous!
Oumo is getting ready for for the next photo. One earing needs to be fixed. Sometimes it’s worth it to not set the camera down and look for the right moment.
If you are getting married and you are still looking for your wedding gown, don’t look any further. I saw Marie-Margot Bridal Couture gowns on stage at the Red Ball on Sunday. Fabulous gowns made in Denver.
It was incredible to witness the talents of Maggie Burns and Charlie Price backstage at the Red Ball in Denver Colorado. Cindy, featured in this photo, was one of the models for the fashion show. See more of what was going on backstage at the Exdo Event Center, go here and watch the video.
