Kristin & Jason's Wedding

This weekend we were up in the mountains for Kristin and Jason's wedding. Curtis tagged along with Jason and his guys for some fly fishing while I hung out with the girls downtown for hair and makeup.

It must have been Jason's lucky day because
he was reelin'em in left and right.



For the animal lovers out there, don't worry.
It was catch-and-release.



















Their ceremony was at Pretty Place Chapel and the reception
was at Victoria Valley Vineyards which sits at the base of
Table Rock Mountain (one of our favorite local hikes).



Kristin came up with the cake design and Kathy & Company
did an amazing job bringing her vision to life.



Kristin is so artsy-crafty she even made
this awesome moss ring-bearer pillow.






















Comparative Analysis Time!
(Don't worry, it's more interesting than it sounds)
Pretty Place has an amazing view but the challenge in photographing it is balancing the bright daylight that is on the mountain vista with the little amount of light that is under the cover of the chapel. As you can see from the first image, the outside is MUCH brighter than the inside. The only way to get the inside and outside balanced is with high-powered flashes. As you can see the second image is much more pleasing and takes full advantage of the beautiful view.









On the other hand, Pretty Place is a great spot because
there is enough room to move around unnoticed
and shoot the couple's expressions during the ceremony.























Talk about cake "CUTTING". Look at the size of that knife!

Emily & Curtis
Kismet Photography