Christina Gressianu Photographer

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Sarah & Tom, Eloped!

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Fort Collins, Colorado is the Beer Drinkers’ Napa Valley… and Sarah and Tom came here from St. Louis, MO to elope in their Napa. They eloped at the court house one sunny morning, exactly two years after they’d met, “to make anniversaries easy” Sarah quipped. Sarah is equal parts playful and cautious, loving stability and giggling at herself for her quirky habits. Tom is her perfect mate, playful, easy-going and happy to provide that stability.

Sarah’s laughter was fantastic. She’s one those people who laughs with their whole being… so gorgeous, and so much fun to be around.

We met and began the Elopement Photo Session at ODell’s Brewery. Sarah and Tom shared some drinks and laughs there while the hottest part of the day passed.

When we got outside, this beautiful beer truck was waiting… so of course, Sarah hopped on!

After ODells, we went out to some of Fort Collins’ gorgeous open space to get some photos with that Colorado feel. This open space area is a popular doggie walking area, and we got visited by several pooches while there. I almost keeled over when one dog jumped up on Sarah’s white dress, but lucky for me, she loves dogs! She laughed and I promised to retouch any visible marks in Photoshop. Whew!

Gorgeous, right?

Our last photo stop was New Belgium Brewery, where we got the crowd to toast Sarah and Tom’s wedding! Big thanks to Sarah and Tom for being so easy and fun to photograph! Congratulations and I hope to see you guys back in Fort Collins soon!

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Victorian Wedding Styled Photos – Part 1

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It’s taken me this long to dig myself out of the photos from The Grand Style Shoot that took place at The Tapestry House a couple weeks ago. The whole production was so amazingly beautiful that I totally over-photographed it. I confess, I was drunk on gorgeousness and high on beauty, and so, I was shutter happy. And the photos are tough to edit, because there are too many stunning ones. It’s a good problem to have.

I’m also still utterly grateful for the amazingly talented wedding professionals that came together and went above and beyond reasonable expectation to bring my vision to luscious, three-dimensional life.

Enjoy the photos below. Click on them if you’d like to see them bigger. And feel free to Pin them, with a link back to my website please.

The main table – design by Inspired Vintage Rentals, Flowers by Lace and Lilies

The cake table – cakes by Intricate Icings

The Girl – Hair by Primp Hair Studio, Make up by Steele The Spotlight, Dress by Dora Grace, Jewelry by Masonville Mercantile

The Guy – Attire by Masonville Mercantile, Hair by Primp Hair Studio, boutonnière by Lace and Lilies

The Couple – Dress by Dora Grace

Aren’t they adorable?

The couple at their desk – accessories by Inspired Vintage Rentals and Masonville Mercantile

The Bling by Darvier Custom Jewelers, The Invitation by The Print Cafe

Necklace by Masonville Mercantile

Bouquet by Lace and Lilies – Isn’t it awesome?! I love the spiky flowers next to the soft roses!

Stay tuned for more photos of the elaborate details that came together here.  Once again, those amazing professionals are:

 

Dresses: Dora Grace Bridal

Flowers: Lace and Lilies

Cakes: Intricate Icings

Design  and Rentals: Inspired Vintage Rentals

Linens: RC Special Events

Videography: Storyline Cinema

Venue: Tapestry House

Groom’s Attire: Masonville Mercantile

Hair Styling: Primp Hair Studio

Makeup: Steele the Spotlight

Stationery: The Print Cafe

Jewelry: Darvier

Models: Timiry Krieger and Jason McCaskell

Feel free to use the buttons below for Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter. Read more about booking me for your wedding. And you can use the Contact form to ask questions, and to schedule a wedding consultation.

 

Apple Blossom Wedding Featured on Paper Moon Weddings

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Paper Moon Weddings is one of my favorite wedding blogs. The photography is always fresh and the information is super inspiring! Thank you Becky!

 

Fort Collins Wedding Photography

 

Click here to see the whole thing! http://www.papermoonweddings.com/2012cherry-blossom-wedding-inspiration/

Randy & Deb: Loveland, Colorado Wedding Photography

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I am a very lucky girl because not only do I get to do something I love (photography), but  I also have people who love me for doing it. They love me so much in fact, that they often refer me to their friends and family! It’s really what keeps my business going, and so I was deeply appreciative when Crystal Vilkaitis recommended me to her father for his wedding.

Deb and Randy have been together for quite awhile, and it shows in every moment they are together. My photos from their wedding are cute moment after cute moment… I couldn’t point the camera at the two of them without catching a schmoopy moment.

 

Deb and Randy did their wedding up in blue and red… which made for a gorgeous sequined sash, sexy blue shoes, and a lovely “something borrowed” pin that Deb wore. Both of them were super excited and glowy before the ceremony.

 

Love the blingy boutonnière!

In classic bridal fashion, Deb stashed her vows in her dress. I’m not sure what Randy whispered to her as she pulled them out, but she clearly had a good laugh during the gorgeous ceremony. The fall afternoon weather could not have been better!

Awwww!

Double awww!

And they danced the night away….

 

Christina Gressianu is a Colorado Wedding Photographer available for photography throughout Northern Colorado, Denver and the mountains as well as destination weddings.

Venue: Fountains of Loveland

 

 

 

Jen & Steve | Engaged! | Colorado Wedding Photographer

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If you didn’t already know, I come from New York. I love being in Colorado now, but I always enjoy collaborating creatively with current and former east coasters.

Last year I connected with a local couple of transplanted New Yorkers now living in Fort Collins. They fell in love in there, then moved out here last fall, and planned an early October wedding back home in upstate New York.

 

The more we chatted during our initial meeting, the more excited I became about photographing their special day while capturing the uniqueness of upstate NY in October. It’s one of the most beautiful times of the year there — perfect weather, amazing, vibrant, rich colors and beautiful mountain scenery. And what isn’t awesome about hanging out at a vineyard (Ventosa Vineyards, that is)that overlooks a mountain lake (Seneca Lake) for a wedding and some stunning couple’s portraits?

Jen and Steve were also excited to find a local photographer to meet with in person to brainstorm cool photo ideas, who was also familiar with the unique area of their destination wedding.

Jen and Steve are great people, too. As an opposites attract kind of couple, finding something that would get them to engage and look natural on camera together was a unique and fun challenge. I took advantage of the great spring Colorado weather and photographed the engagement shots locally in Warren Park, surrounded by amazing greenery and big, billowy trees – then in Old Town for some urban charm. The photos we made together turned out playful and gorgeous.