Jenny Yoo Trunk Show

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Jenny Yoo Trunk Show at Blue Bridal 

May 18th-20th at the Castle Rock location: 399 Perry Street, Suite 100, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104  | 303.660.1236

May 25th-27th at the Denver location: 00 16th Street, Suite 222, Denver, Colorado 80202  | 303.446.2583

10% off purchases

Don’t miss our 2012 Jenny Yoo Trunk Show featuring Jenny Yoo’s most original collection of bridal gowns yet! Purchases during the trunk show will receive a 10% incentive.

Jenny Yoo designs are for the discriminating bride and bridesmaid who are looking for a dress that she can use not only for the bridal party, but again and again for any special occasion. Their goal is to give you a beautiful quality dress that you can carry with you for years to come…  Their philosophy is to present you with a variety of dresses, incorporating rich and luxurious silks, chiffons, and cottons to create an elegant, feminine, and refined look. Attention to detail, cut, proportion, and workmanship ensures each dress the most feminine and flattering fit.

Inside the pages of paperswell

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Inside the pages of our new paperswell magazine

Here, we used wrapping paper from The Container Store and green curly willow from Nordstrom Home Store as pretty props for my “Heart Ribbon” invitation pieces.

We have great news! Paperswell is now available in bookstores. And not just any bookstore- The Tattered Cover Bookstores. The 40-year old Denver institution is a destination for not only loyal local patrons but visitors from around the globe including prominent folks like JK Rowling, Ansel Adams, Shirley Temple, Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope and many dignitaries and U.S. presidents.

Please stop by one of the Tattered Cover Bookstore locations and ask Pete for a copy of paperswell if you are in the city.

Visit paperswell to purchase a digital or print copy.

A Pink Vera Wang

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Eighteen Physicians and Artists from Phoenix and LA gathered for a week retreat at a 10,000 sqft private residence in Breckenridge, Colorado. The week culminated with the marriage of Sunny and Franco. Her gorgeous Vera Wang dress hung beautifully from the hand crafted chandelier as the snow fell outdoors. This intimate DIY wedding was created through the work of their friends in attendance. Their brother of the bride was their officiant.

Photographer:  Jason+Gina Wedding Photographers  | Dress Designer:  Vera Wang | Other:  Private Residence in Breckenridge
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Vail Wedding

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a WHIMSICAL mountain wedding

Kristi and Dave came from Maryland to celebrate their destination wedding on the Vail Wedding Deck and at the private Game Creek Club on Vail Mountain. Most of their details were DIY.

Photographer:  J. Nelson Photography | Caterer & Reception Venue:  Game Creek Club  | Event Planner:  Mountains and Meadows Weddings and Events |
Event Venue:  Vail Wedding Deck
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Interview {velare}

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I am thrilled and honored to introduce you to Tim Twinem of Velare Imaginarium.

Velare Imaginarium is a couture cinematography service based in Denver Colorado. Specializing in weddings and creative story-telling.

Website: www.velare.tv

Stay in Touch with Velare: Facebook    Twitter    Blog

When and why did you start your business?

Velare Imaginarium has existed for a long time, in the form of passion and hobby. I’ve shot and edited video for fun since I was in middle school. It came to full fruition as a business in early 2011. Honestly it was a snowball effect, just one small job leading to the next, to the next. I quickly found an intense LOVE for shooting weddings. I love people, and I love being invited into their special day, it’s such an honor! So after my first wedding I shot in 2010 in Nashville, I was hooked and spent every step after that moving toward starting this business.

How did you learn your craft?

Self  taught, with a little help from this great film school called ‘The Internet’. It’s really just been years of hobby and tinkering, researching and testing. I have a gracious wife who has allowed the purchase of gear, and more gear……. and then some more gear and I just spent (and still spend) as much time with my hands on a camera learning and growing.

What/who inspires you?

Oh man, that’s a tough one. A lot of my inspiration comes from music to be honest. My first love was a guitar I got when I was 10. I spent 6 years in Nashville doing music and just absorbed the craft and practice of music. I think cinema and music have SO much in common: timing, dynamics, emotion, story, etc. So when I see a piece of film, and the music just fits, it gets me deep inside. I’m a passionate follower of the Icelandic band, Sigur Ros, and if I’m feeling dry on the inspiration side, I’ll just listed to them or watch a piece of film they’ve put out, always jump starts the inspiration quadrant of my brain. (That’s a real thing… right?) :) I’m also a huge fan of the director and film-maker Wes Anderson, he has this ability to combine theses beautiful shots, often slow motion, with the perfect music, and it makes me want to watch his films over and over.

 A motto you live by?

I’ve never really thought about this. No, I’ve never tattooed a motto on my arm, or have one hanging above my computer. But I think I could answer this by saying in every aspect of my life, I try and keep my priorities straight. As a man, husband, artist, cinematographer, there are things that are important and beautiful, and if I sacrifice those things for selfishness or personal gain, I’ve made a mistake. So in my life, faith, marriage and career, I try and take time to sit back and evaluate real priorities, maybe that’s my motto.

Any advice to the bride and groom?

I have a great brother in law, he shot some video at my wedding and put together this great little video. Before I saw it I was honestly concerned I was going to be judging the video the whole time and tearing it apart technically (I can be hyper critical of wedding videos), instead…. I balled my eyes out. Everything got out of the way, the editing, the music, the color correction, everything. All that was there were these moving images and audio from the day I married my best friend and I was sucked right back into the emotions I had on that day, more so than with our photos. My brother in law hadn’t used cheap tricks, popular video effects or a top 40 song, he just let beauty and emotion drip from the screen. I think having video of your day is SO important, so my advice: Archive your day with video. Evaluate your priorities not only for your wedding, but for your life, and make the decision to have your day documented and archived in a way that is timeless and meaningful.

Have you always lived in Colorado? Where else?

I was born in Arizona and moved to Colorado when I was 2. I moved away when I was 19 for a short time in North Carolina and then landed music work in Nashville, TN. Spent 6 years there, met my wife, got married, honeymooned back here in Vail and decided right then and there that we wanted to start our life together in Colorado. We love it here so much, the crisp dry air, the mountains, big skies…. it really is a magical place. So once we got back to Nashville from our honeymoon we basically started packing for the move. Living in the South for a while and moving back gives me this massive new appreciation for this state, an appreciation I didn’t have growing up here.

What is your favorite Colorado pastime?

Well, I grew up snowboarding but I’m super rusty from my time in the south. This winter… time for me to de-rust and get back on the slopes!! My wife and I and our golden retriever, Tobias, love hiking and camping. I’m really sunburned right now from camping last –weekend. Worth it.

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I absolutely LOVE this wedding in reverse. I can’t believe it but it tells the story so nicely.

Here’s a recent destination wedding in Costa Rica the Tim documented.

Mtns to the City

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This is why I love Denver so much. In less than 30 minutes, you can escape to The Red Rocks Park in Morrison. This engagement shoot shows how Denver has the best of both worlds. Congratulations to Susan & Blake.

Photographer:  Kelli Hunt Photography

Mexico Honeymoon

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Your honeymoon should be just as unique and special as your wedding. Verana is all you could ever ask for in a honeymoon: Handmade. Luxury. Secluded. 

I was fortunate enough to be able to check out Verana myself. I am in love!  Carved out of a swathe of hillside jungle, floating above the Bay of Banderas and embraced by the mountains of the Valle de la Sierra Oriental, rests Verana, a small, personal hotel, as unusual as it is remote. In its seventh season, which runs from November through June 5, the 8-room outpost never fails to enchant guests with its unique spirit of tranquility and exhilaration afforded by its chic yet rough-hewn design, dramatically juxtaposed by unadulterated nature on all sides, 24/7.

Day 1: After a 3 hour direct flight from Denver to Puerto Vallarta, a 45 minute car ride, 30 minute boat ride, and a 10 minute walk or optional mule ride, I arrived in Verana. It is like I stepped into a Anthropologie catalog.

Verana has just 8 guesthouses that dot the 5-acre property, lush with tropical plantings and fruit trees. All the guesthouses are unique in concept and feel. The most bohemian ‘Palapa’ boasts a traditional thatched roof, uneven rock floor, and no walls leaving it wonderfully exposed to the jungle while the modern eye-popping ‘Studio’ is replete with George Nelson lamps, tiled floors and a huge bank of steel framed windows overlooking one of the largest bays in the world. As Architectural Digest’s Kathryn Harris said, “The bungalows are part of an ongoing play between inside and out, past and present, privacy and community, nature and manmade.”

I stayed at the Casa Piedra – an amazing two bedroom stone house with the most incredible views.  I was able to tour a few of the other houses. I am in love with the Pool House – it has a private heated pool. And the V house would great if traveling with other couples.

I arrived at Verano around 4:30. By the time we got settled in, it was time for cocktail hour. We enjoyed handmade margaritas and mojitos followed by a wonderful meal.

Day 2: I awoke with the sun and started off the day with a yoga class. Their yoga studio is a wooded platform that jets out from the jungle. It overlooks the entire property of Verana.  It makes me who typically doesn’t enjoy yoga love it! After a very hearty and delicious breakfast, we hiked to Yelapa. It took us about 30 minutes. The path is right along the ocean and is not sparing with views. We walked about Yelepa exploring this unique town. Only access to Yelepa is via ‘panga’ boat. There are no roads or cars in town. Instead, there is a network of walking paths, for humans, horses and burros. The word on the street is that there are only five phones. We chose our spot on the beach and enjoyed a mango margarita and fresh guacamole with homemade tortillas chips. I felt like time slowed down in Yelapa. We enjoyed watching the water taxis coming and going.  Mid afternoon, we walked back to Verana for pool lounging and a private yoga class. Cocktails at 6 and another fabulous meal.

Day 3:  This was my relaxing day. I checked myself into the spa and did the renewal package which entails a body scrub, a full body massage and a hair treatment. The package is entitled correctly. I felt like a brand new woman. After my spa treatment, I had lunch at Verana which was a three course meal. This was one of my favorite dishes I had: a crab cake salad. I spent the afternoon reading by the pool. The Verana’s property is very peaceful, private, relaxing, and inspiring. And the view never got old.

Day 4: Boat trip for whale watching and snorkeling. We explored the coastline south of Yelapa via boat. We visited the small fishing village of Corales where enjoyed the best fresh made ceviche.

Day 5: I once again enjoyed morning yoga, breakfast, and we caught the 11:00 boat back and made our flight at 3:30. We were home by evening rested and relaxed.

I can’t say enough good things about my experience there.  It is an easy place to travel to but you feel really far away. Verana does an incredible job making you feel at ease and relaxed.  And be aware that is very much like “luxury camping”. The Casa Piedra is the only house with four walls.  I personally thought this made for a very cool and unique experience. It was like nothing I have ever experienced before. It is a “total getaway” from your everyday life – no clocks, no tvs and you sleep with mosquito netting and awake with the sunrise. Remember to bring a flashlight to find your way back to your house after dinner and cocktailing. Don’t worry, there is a wifi connection. Verana is the perfect way to begin your life as husband and wife.

The last three photos sets were taken with my i phone.

Check out our other Honeymoon features.

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Orange & Gray

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Notes from the photographer: Together since high school, Jessica & Roberto had a beautiful ceremony and a SUPER FUN reception. There were a lot of Spanish-speaking friends and relatives there and since the DJ was bilingual he incorporated Spanish music into the festivities.

Photographer:  Erin Blackwell Studio | Floral Designer:  Kimball Floral |  Cake Designer:  Elegant Bakery | Event Venue:  Millenium harvest House & Pavilion
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Rustic Wedding Chic Book

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Rustic weddings are the hottest alternative to the traditional hotel ballroom, allowing couples to make their day more personal. Maggie Lord, founder of RusticWeddingChic.com shares inspiration, ideas and advice on planning a rustic and country wedding. Get an insider’s look at real weddings set in rustic locations, country and farm destinations, and backyard venues, all with an independent, eco-friendly and creative approach. Rustic Wedding Chic is also the inspiration for a collection of rustic wedding favors and goods from Whispering Pines.

Over 160 pages filled with real weddings, inspiration, a get the look section along with advice and guidance and tips from wedding pros. It also features one of our LISTmembers Aspen wedding planners, Bluebird Production.

Book Release Date: The book will be available in all major book stores and on Amazon on August 1st.

Read more on their Blog Post On Book.