Yearly Archives: 2011

Friday Favorites – Getting ready

I love this image because it reminds me that so much of the story on a wedding day is happening just out of the brides sight.  While the bride is lost in her thoughts as she gets her eye makeup finished bridesmaids and family members visit in the background as they begin their own getting...

View full post »

Friday Favorites – Holding Hands

I love how hands can often be almost as expressive as faces.   The way this bride and groom are holding hands during their wedding ceremony speaks volumes about their love for each other on this day. Until next time, Mark View my wedding photography portfolio site | Contact Mark for your upcoming wedding

View full post »

Mark’s Miscellaneous Monday – Gail Werner w/ Jasmine Star, Fav Holiday Music, Burning calories

************************************************************************************************************************ Gail Werner guest posts on Jasmine Star Blog One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is all the amazing people I get to me, be it wonderful clients, other area vendors or other photographers around the country.   Two years ago I attended a photographers get together that not only had...

View full post »

Friday Favorites – Down the prairie isle

I’m always on the lookout for shots that capture not only part of the day – but the location and feel of the day.   This shot from a beautiful DIY wedding down near Beulah Colorado I think really caught some of the prairie feel to the day.   The bride is on her way...

View full post »

Musings on Wedding Photography Styles – Traditional, Photojournalism, Illustrative (fine art to fashion inspired)

Wedding Photography Styles and the newly engaged couple When couples start looking for wedding photographers (and to an extent all wedding vendors) they are overwhelmed by choices.   In the case of choosing a photographer one of the most important things to use in the narrowing down process is “photographic styles”.   The problem is...

View full post »

Award Winning Wedding Photojournalism – 2 top 10 awards

I’m very excited to share the news that for the 3rd straight year I’ve not only had an image recognized by the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association but in the most recent photo contest I placed two images in the top 10. Getting even a single image ranked in the top 20 for...

View full post »

Mark’s Miscellaneous Monday – Favorite Holiday Movies

I thought I share a few of my favorite holiday movies and what we traditionally make sure we watch every year. #5    A Christmas Story. There’s just something wonderfully nostalgic and just pure americana in this movie.   Besides how can you not love a movie that has lines like: In the heat of...

View full post »

Friday Favorites – The Chain

Considering the fact I never set these type of shots up it is surprising how often I capture this chain of people in a getting ready situation.   Typically it’s bridesmaids working on hair but in this wedding the groom (in the middle) and groomsman are up to the task with dealing with collars and...

View full post »

Holiday Cake Pop Class with Intricate Icings

The awesome folks at one of Colorado’s best wedding cake artists, Intricate Icings, has a great opportunity lined up for the winter holidays. Not only do you get to learn from some of the best, spend some time in their professional kitchen, but get to take home a dozen of these amazing cake pops as...

View full post »

“Golden” Colorado engagement photos with Tim and Lauren

Nothing like a fall day in Colorado to put the “Golden” back in Golden Colorado – and Tim and Lauren’s engagement session was certainly golden. I’ve often said that I really think if the couple can bring an element of their lives together into the engagement session – it just makes it that much better....

View full post »

T w i t t e r
F a c e b o o k