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Winter Park Engagement Session

Shannon & Jake: Engaged!

It’s official. Colorado has stolen my heart. This is coming from a born and raised Kansas girl, who has never been a fan of cold weather. A few years ago, my husband took me to Colorado to go skiing for the first time (well, I’d been skiing before, but only in the hills of Missouri, so that doesn’t really count, right?). I had a great time when we went to Breckenridge that year, and I did a pretty good job maneuvering the green slopes during my beginner ski lessons. Three years and two kids later, we planned another ski trip out to Winter Park, Colorado. I was excited, but I had no idea what I was in for.

We landed in Denver on an unseasonably warm January morning. We didn’t even need jackets as we walked around downtown Golden on our way up to Winter Park! As we drove further north into the mountains, the temperatures began to fall. By the time we reached Winter Park it was twenty degrees cooler than Denver, and a big snow storm had moved in. Just in the week that we were there, it snowed over 30 inches! That’s a lot of fresh snow! I had never seen anything like it. I seriously felt like I had just stepped into the forrest of the Chronicles of Narnia. It was absolutely breathtaking. Not only was I able to discover the awesomeness of skiing in fresh powder on the slopes of Mary Jane, but I was bursting with excitement over the fact that I was going to get to shoot an engagement session in this gorgeous place!!

This wasn’t just any engagement session either. This was an engagement session for sweet Shannon, who I was blessed to spend lots of quality time with during my high school years! My heart was full of joy from getting to shoot such a special session for a special friend! It’d been several years since I had connected with Shannon (outside of Facebook), and I was so happy to be able to meet this Jake that she spoke so highly of. They live outside of Denver and made the drive up to Winter Park for the session!

These two lovebirds are best friends, and their connection shows. Some couples have this way of falling into each other just perfectly, of looking at each other in a way they don’t look at anyone else, of smiling in a way that the rest of the world can see just how truly happy they are together. This is Shannon and Jake. I have a feeling this will be a marriage to admire. Congrats Shannon and Jake! I’m so happy and excited for you both, and thank you for braving the below-freezing temperatures and knee-deep snow for an amazing engagement session!

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51 comments
  • Emily - Best engagement pictures I have EVER seen! Each picture perfectly captures these two and their happiness. What a cute couple. This is making me very excited for September guys!ReplyCancel

  • Lacy Carpenter - These are all wonderful! Shannon you are going to have a hard time picking your favorite. Beth, you do great work!!ReplyCancel

  • Mel - You both look amazing! Cannot wait for the big day!
    Xox
    MelReplyCancel

  • Jeanette - Love love love the pics!!!ReplyCancel

  • Donna Woods - Beth, you shot a great selection of photo’s of the bride and groom to be! I love the “ring in the snow held be a mitten!”…One of many I thought were fab!
    Congrats to the happy couple!ReplyCancel

  • Jennifer Boltz - Shannon!!!! I’m in LOVE with these. Impossible to pick a favorite. The ring in the snow, the boots, the one where you’re wrapped in a blanket, the one laying down…..ugh, they are all fabulous!! You look beautiful as ever. Love the hair and your clothing choices… I just love it all. It’s the perfect setting for you two. She did an amazing job!!! Love you girl!ReplyCancel

  • Elizabeth - They are all beautiful! What an amazing couple. I can’t wait for the wedding!ReplyCancel

  • Donna Pulkrabek - AMAZING photos of Shannon and Jake! Beth, you really captured the love in each photo. I absolutely love these and can’t wait to see the rest. It was made more special that it was you behind the camera. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Hana - BEAUTIFUL pictures!! Cannot wait to see these two on their special day! Love!ReplyCancel

  • Julie Inbody - Shannon. I love your pictures. They are a perfect winter wonderland! You will cherish them always. Great job by your photographer. Can’t wait for the wedding. Love you, Julie.ReplyCancel

  • Bonnie Ginther - Very beautiful pictures Shannon! Great job by your photographer…wow!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa - You guys look so cute!! I love the different settings with snowy trees and the wood barn!ReplyCancel

  • Dawn Ott - WOW! These are incredible engagement photos! Love the ring in the snow. :O)ReplyCancel

  • nancy stockman - wow! That black and white of the kiss could be the cover for a romance novel….very sexy 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Megan Vertz - Oh so stinking cute. Congrats you two! Also, photographers, with these as your “Portfolio” may have gotten another job! Best referral ever!ReplyCancel

  • Megan Vertz - Holy crap, how cute! Congrats you two. Also, you photographers do weddings?ReplyCancel

  • Emilee - These engagement photos are beautiful and I love how those photographs really capture the moment! I am so excited for you both. My favorite goes to the ring in the snow!! BEAUTIFUL!ReplyCancel

  • Lexy - Shannon!! You couldn’t photograph more beautifully!! You and jake look great! The beautiful background / setting really make these pictures special! Love all of them! Love you both! Xo LexyReplyCancel

  • Kay Goebel - Terrific pictures of a wonderful couple. Love. MimiReplyCancel

  • Kay Goebel - Pictures are wonderful just like Shannon and Jake. Love. MimiReplyCancel

  • Megan Vertz - Yay! Congrats you two. Your pictures look super cute. I’m in the market for a wedding photograher, what a great referral.ReplyCancel

    • Beth - Hi Megan! We’d love to talk with you about your wedding if you are interested! Send us a message on our Inquire page!ReplyCancel

  • Kylee Phelps - Love love love these!!! What amazing pics!!ReplyCancel

  • Brian Carpenter - Looks awesome. I want to get engaged again and go to the mountains!!ReplyCancel

  • Jen H. - These are amazing pictures!!! Wonderful pictures for a wonderful couple 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Addy - Adorable and very unique!! ❤️ReplyCancel

  • Karen keith - Well if these gorgeous pictures don’t bring happy tears to a mom and dad I don’t know what does.
    You captured the love these two have together perfectly, so happy for Jake and Shannon. I’ll just have to get one of each!!
    Xoxoxo Karen and jimmyReplyCancel

  • Mira - Ahhhhhh!! Ya’ll are literally the sweetest most darling couple there is. I love you both! These pictures are spectacular, I adore that they are outside in the snow where you both belong. Shannon, you are absolutely beautiful. My favorite is the black and white with jake looking at you and the shoes of course. Thanks for sharing 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Pj Krause - Such a fun couple … I love the pics …. All of them but especially the ring in the snow.. Very clever and the boots ! Shannon and Jake a wonderful twosome !ReplyCancel

  • Tracy - What a beautiful couple! So excited for you guys and your upcoming weddingReplyCancel

  • Paula - These pictures are STUNNING!!! Congrats you two! XoxoReplyCancel

  • Deloris Gleason - The picture are awesomeReplyCancel

  • Ronda - What a beautiful couple! The gorgeous scenery just adds to an already lovely couple! Can’t wait to see the wedding photos! 😀ReplyCancel

  • miranda - Oh I just love these so much! I cannot wait to see you guys get married in the summer! XoxoReplyCancel

  • Jim keith - I am so proud of how Jake and Shannon’s relationship has blossomed into such a beautiful romance. Their engagement pictures capture their friendship and the true love they share between them. Karen and I are very excited about Shannon becoming a part of our family.ReplyCancel

  • Jan Kornis - So beautiful! Perfect scenery…. Lovely bride to be….ReplyCancel

  • erika - Such beautiful photos.ReplyCancel

  • Alissa Duncan - What a beautiful couple !ReplyCancel

  • Nikki - Those are the most beautiful engagement pictures I’ve seen! You two look happy. Congrats and best wishes!ReplyCancel

  • Pam Putthoff - Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple! Beth, you do an awesome job of capturing the love these two so obviously have for each other!ReplyCancel

  • Kristi Oliver - All the photos look adorable! Can’t wait for the big day! Love you bothReplyCancel

  • Reba Ohler - Absolutely beautiful amazing photo’s. Shannon you are so beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • KATHY LEWALLEN - These are awesome pictures. These are two beautiful kids that look like they belong together. Can’t wait to see the wedding pictures!ReplyCancel

  • Cindy - What beautiful pictures of such a special couple! May God greatly bless your marriage.ReplyCancel

  • Ginger - Such great pictures! Great work Beth! And Shannon you look gorgeous! So sweet!ReplyCancel

  • Denise Deni - Absolutely adorable. This is going to be a hard decision. What a good looking pair!!ReplyCancel

  • Tom Pulkrabek - Beautiful photos of a very special couple!ReplyCancel

  • Betty Woods - Gorgeous pictures. Very special and unique. Congratulations!ReplyCancel

  • Lacey - Gorgeous photos! Congratulations to you both, so happy for you!ReplyCancel

  • Lauren Sierra - Gorgeous, love the romance in the snow! Congrats xoxoxoReplyCancel

  • Susie Cranston - Love the photos! They are stunning! Can’t wait for the big day! Best Wishes!!ReplyCancel

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