Sunset Wedding Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Lionsgate Wedding

If I were to write a checklist on how to personalize your wedding – not what the wedding industrial complex tells you and a million other couples is “unique,” but what you can actually do to personalize your wedding – I would use Jess and Chris’s Lionsgate wedding as an example.

How do you feel about public speaking? Are you one of the 75% of Americans with glossophobia, but you want to tell your soon-to-be spouse how you feel with a little more pizzazz than “for better or worse”? You can exchange private vows during your portrait session. We promise, we’re way more focused on taking photos than listening in.

Do you have fond memories of those sparkly and new weeks when you were first dating? Incorporate those fond memories into your day, like Jess and Chris did with Connect4. (P.S. Hasbro, we’re open to talk about sponsorship.)

Is the chaos inherent in a wedding day unappealing to you? Let us know. We’re more than happy to whisk you away for a sunset portrait session and a little serenity.

Lots of people don’t like cake and that’s 100% OK. No one will care if including your favorite dessert means that you don’t have a cake topper. Peanut butter cups, anyone?

And with the money you’ve saved on the cake topper, you can go out and purchase a nine-liter bottle of beer from your favorite brewery for your guests to imbibe on your wedding day. I promise you that it will be far more memorable than Coors Light.

And if anyone tries to tell you that these things are wrong because they aren’t “traditional” or what you’re “supposed to do,” just smile and say, “I’ll take that under consideration.” Jess and Chris’s Lionsgate wedding is evidence of how well this mindset can work when planning a wedding.

Then go off and do whatever make you the happiest!

Jess and Chris, we so enjoyed hanging out with you last weekend. If each day of the rest of your lives includes even a smidgen as much joy as your wedding day did, you’ll be in great shape! Let’s meet up to discuss beer in great detail soon.

Bridesmaids Getting Ready | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groom Writing Vows | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groomsmen Playing Video Games | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groomsmen Hanging Out | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groom and Groomsmen Playing Pool | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groom Drinking Beer | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groomsmen Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groomsmen Getting Ready | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride First Look with Dad | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride First Look with Father | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Private Vows | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Portrait | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Dancing | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Playing Connect 4 | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Unique Bride and Groom Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Unique Bride and Groom Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groom Popping Bottles | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Party Drinking Champagne | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Party Drinking Champagne | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Groomsmen Playing Poker | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride Hanging Out with Bridesmaids | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Silhouettes | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Outdoor Wedding Ceremony | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Outdoor Wedding Ceremony | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Walking Down Aisle | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Sunset Wedding Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Sunset Wedding Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom Sunset Silhouette | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Toasts | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Toasts | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bartenders Pouring Beer | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Guests Taking Selfies | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bride and Groom First Dance | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding DJ | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Dance Party | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Dance Party | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Dance Party | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaid Cutting a Rug | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Dance Party | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Wedding Dance Party | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Bridesmaids Dancing | Boulder Photographer | J. La Plante Photo

Nighttime Wedding Photo | Lionsgate Wedding | Boulder Wedding Photographer | J. La Plante Photo


Planning and coordination:  VOWS Events
Venue:  Lionsgate Event Center
Catering:  Footers Catering
Floral:  Lafayette Florist
Hair:  Eric with Salon Velluto
Makeup:  Simply Pretty Artistry
Epic 9-liter Beer:  Casey Brewing
DJ/MC:  MC Aaron

Interested in getting some cool photos of your own?
Reach out and we’ll brainstorm ideas together.

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