Heather & Bryan’s Wedding in Northern Colorado

Heather and Bryan enjoyed a wonderful wedding at Della Terra in Estes Park the last Saturday of July. This secluded Northern Colorado venue is known for its gorgeous mountain views. Below is a slide show of photographs from Heather and Bryan’s wedding. A light rain stopped just before we began taking the photos. As you will see, Heather’s smile and enthusiasm is contagious. We just loved being a part of their day.

If you like these photographs, we encourage you to look through our wedding photo gallery to see other samples of our work. Or, contact Sherri Barber Photography to learn more about the services we offer.

Posted on August 10, 2010 in Photography, Sherri Barber Photography, Slide Show Samples, Weddings

An Unusual Wedding Song

Recently at a wedding we covered in Northern Colorado, the groom’s sister sang a song about the groom and his new bride. She is a British professional entertainer and the song recalled her brother’s trials as a computer geek, science fiction fan and the couples courtship. The audio isn’t great, but we think it is the most unusual and elaborate wedding moment we have ever personally witnessed. What do you think?

View Wedding Song Video

The following are some still images we took during her performance.

Posted on July 29, 2010 in Denver Wedding Photography, Photography, Sherri Barber Photography, Weddings

Children in Wedding Photography

Sherri here, one of our favorite parts of many weddings we’ve photographed in Northern Colorado is how the children are involved in these celebrations. Bill is a big sucker for the kids and always makes a lot of pictures of the flower girls and ring bearers. It’s always fun to see the children dressed up for the occasion and so excited to participate in the wedding festivities. It’s a special day for them too.

We can often capture the excitement and emotions of the day in candid photographs of the children. Their facial expressions are priceless. Below are some examples of wedding photography we’ve taken of flower girls and ring bearers at venues throughout the Denver area.

To see more examples of our wedding photography, feel free to browse our gallery. Or to learn more about our services, contact Sherri Barber Photography serving Northern Colorado.

Posted on July 23, 2010 in Denver Wedding Photography, Photography, Sherri Barber Photography, Weddings

Our Customized Wedding Books

Bill here, I want to tell you a little about my incredible wife, Denver wedding photographer Sherri Barber, and the layouts she is creating for our coffee table style wedding books. When the wedding is over and the proofs and digital negatives are delivered to our customers, our work isn’t done. Many of our customers choose to have us produce a custom wedding album. The current trend is to print and bind a coffee table style book. Many companies are available for printing these wedding books and most photographers use the standard layouts provided by the book companies. Well that wasn’t good enough for my artistic wife, Sherri. She researched many layout programs and obtained the software to design the books herself. Over the span of about a year she learned and perfected an approach to wedding book design that is actually an extension of our style of wedding photography.

Our books are now more personal than ever. Sherri uses details of the dress, veil, flowers and venue architecture as background photos and captures the actual color palette of the wedding. I’m impressed that she has gone to this extent to ensure our books completely illustrate the beauty of each wedding day.  Here are a few samples, what do you think?

To learn more about our coffee table style wedding books and other wedding photography services we offer to couples in Denver, contact Sherri Barber Photography.

Posted on July 13, 2010 in Denver Wedding Photography, Photography, Sherri Barber Photography, Weddings

Lighting Considerations Are Key to Great Photography

It’s October and Fall is upon us with shorter days and longer nights, so it’s dark now by 6:30pm. As the evening light is changing, we have to alter our approach with late afternoon weddings. Last weekend we had a wedding at the Tapestry House near Fort Collins with a ceremony that began at 6:30pm. The couple wanted all their photos after the wedding instead of before, a desire that we always respect. Having many years of experience with evening wedding photography during the Fall months in Northern Colorado, we were prepared for the challenges and successfully captured the beauty of the Victorian-style wedding on that romantic moonlit evening. We were able to take a few portraits before the wedding, but an incredible sunset with rays of golden light disappeared mostly unused. The pictures we took after sunset, however, still turned out lovely. The ceremony was very nice, there were lights that hung in the surrounding trees and gazebo which gave off a soft glow that warmed the evening and allowed enough light for photographs.

Taking wedding photos after sunset can present as much of a challenge as photographing a wedding in July when it’s 95 degrees and everyone is squinting in the bright sunlight. Since lighting is such an important factor of wedding photography, potential lighting problems are something we like to discuss early on. When we first meet with couples, Sherri always brings a sundown time chart so lighting issues can be addressed. As experienced wedding photographers serving the Denver area, we have photographed many early afternoon and late evening ceremonies and we work with couples to find the best approach to capture the precious moments of their special day.

Posted on October 20, 2009 in Sherri Barber Photography, Weddings