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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!
Check out a few frames from my trip on the Road to Hāna. The Hāna Highway is a popular tourist attraction in Maui. It is a 68-mile (109 km) long stretch of Hawaii State Routes 36 and 360 which connects Kahului with the town of Hāna in east Maui. It takes about 2.5 hours to drive when no stops are made as the highway is very winding and narrow and passes over 59 bridges, 46 of which are only one-lane bridges.
I’m known for getting car sickness very easy. My wife and my friends told me to stay away from this road, or you get very sick. I made it and may be snatching some photos here and there helped me to get distracted enough to not get sick at all.
I just can’t stop working on these photos! There are so many of them that I want to share from the wedding of Marcella and Stephen. It brings me back to the incredible time I spend at the Kapalua Villas with them. What a wonderful celebration of their love and what a perfect place to get married. I hope you enjoy this preview.
What an incredible journey to shoot Marcella and Stephen’s wedding at the Kapalua Vilas on Maui. This is the perfect place to spend a week in November. My friend Andreas Gebhard joined me for this assignment. I also have to thank Kerri Butler from A Touch of Bliss Events for her great work. Besides the high-tech gear we used for the trash the dress shoot and the wedding of Marcella and Stephen, Andreas and I also used our iPhones to get some private impressions of our stay on Maui. Watch this video to see what we did on Maui.
