“simple twist of fate”

I was more than thrilled when I received the opportunity to shoot with one of Denver’s finest, James Christianson for Jason & Tereza’s wedding in beautiful Manhattan Beach, CA on September 22, 2007. James is a pleasure to work with and displays the utmost in professionalism.In his heart-moving speech, Jason called his meeting of Tereza during Oktoberfest in Manhattan Beach a few years ago “an act of faith“. It would be years later that Jason & Tereza would became and husban-and-wife in front of 150 family and friends, all of which who could not be happier to witness this fateful union. The father-of-the-bride and the father-of-the-groom both spoke such tender words about their children that I nearly cried while working my Canon. Luckily I held it together and was able to capture some of these highlights of this memorable day:

Such as this moment of tenderness between the bride & groom:
The scene:



And the stunning details:



The ring bearer – he’s such a cutie!

Jason & Tereza had a great idea of having a photobooth where guests could take pictures of themselves and use the pictures to write a special message to the couple:

At the urge of Jason & Tereza, I took a quick break from shooting and joined in on the fun (yes that’s me!):

And the finale: