Palisade Colorado Wedding | Marcy + Mark Part One

(Note, I selected WAY too many photos for the blog post so I had to do it in two posts, this is part 1, keep scrolling for part two)

This was a really special wedding for me because Marcy was one of my friends from high school, back in my hometown of Palisade, Colorado. I was so honored that Marcy and Mark brought me back to Palisade to photograph their wedding, and I was so inspired to be back in my hometown, I hadn’t been back in 6 years. Sitting at the base of the sandstone cliffs, and in the rows of the peach orchards, so much of my history and life came back to me, and it was really special to be there and see both people and places that I love.

But this is a post about Marcy and Marks’ wedding, not my childhood in Western Colorado. Marcy and Mark have a genuine and beautiful connection, I loved watching them and was so happy for them. Another special aspect of this wedding was that it was on Marcy’s families peach orchard, and I also grew up farming peaches (Palisade peaches are the best!!!!). Their wedding was on Marcy’s families property, where we used to hang out, and swim in the canal and I thought it was so much fun that Marcy and her friends swam in the canal before the wedding, just like we did back in the day.

You can tell this was a really special wedding to me, it always brings another dimension to my work when I take photos for someone I know and love, and this was a really inspiring day behind the camera. Here’s the photos:

Vendors:

Rentals: Elite Events

Photobooth: Boothshakalaka

Florist: Blue Door Farm

Wedding Dress Designer + Boutique: BHLDN

Boise Photographer | Jessica Hill Branding Session

It caught me completely off guard when the highly talented and successful Jessica Hill, who is a good friend and a peer photographer in Portland (Yes, she’s my competition, and also my friend, which is a beautiful thing), asked me to help her with a new project, with her moving more into the photographer education/mentor space. I was beyond excited.

I’ve pivoted my career in the last couple of years, and moved from photographing 35+ weddings a year, to doing only a handful, and the rest of my work is educational, and in branding and digital marketing. It has been so much fun for me to learn so many new skills and apply myself to helping small businesses in Boise, Portland and beyond, both with creating photo and video content, and doing graphic and web design, advertising, strategy etc…

This pivot of moving into the photographer educator space, makes complete sense for Jessica, she has so much experience, like a stupid amount, she’s so good at what she does and she’s super successful, she’s managed to build three separate brands including, Jessica Hill Photography, Peekaboo Portland, and A Lovely Day Photography (a brand which she quickly built and sold).

Jessica and I met up in Bend, for a branding session shoot and for me to shoot some video content for her. I’ll let the photos do the talking, but I had a blast in Bend with Jess, and am so excited and grateful to be alongside her through this journey and pivot.

Jessica, thanks so much for hiring me, so excited for the work you’re doing in this industry and I’ve had a blast working with you and continue to continue doing the same.

Bryan