TAHARAA MOUNTAIN LODGE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | ESTES PARK, COLORADO

TRISTICA + BRAD | TAHARAA MOUNTAIN LODGE WEDDING

Two surgical nurses / marathon runners from the East Coast plan a simple wedding in the Colorado mountains. Since starting school, the pair has lived in a half dozen cities around the country, so there's no place they really call 'home' but are working hard to eventually land positions with views of the Rocky Mountains out of the operation gallery.

Kristen's Dad seemed a bit hesitant to let the last of three daughters marry. Aaron's quite the catch, from fine (tall) mid-Western stock, but I sensed the realization of the official end to parenthood — maybe wanting to hang on just a day longer. But the laugher and joy this day was unmistakable. Here's to the first 26.2 years of blissful union. This couple knows how to pace themselves.