Z + K had a beautiful Chandelier Barn Wedding at Lionsgate Event Center in Lafayette Colorado! Z + K’s wedding is one that is close to my heart as both a wedding photographer and a single mom. The bride, K, has a beautiful son of her own and was a single mom prior to meeting and beginning her relationship with Z so their wedding wasn’t just about blending the two of their individual lives together, but it was about blending their families together. It was my actual favorite thing that their son was incorporated in the day in so many different ways: a first look with the bride and her son, and my absolute favorite: he officiated their wedding. Did you know that in Colorado you do not need an ordained wedding officiant to get married? It’s called self-solemnizing, which means that absolutely anyone can perform the wedding ceremony and the marriage is still legal and valid after the marriage license is signed!
The wedding ceremony took place in the Chandelier Barn, which is the newest space on the Lionsgate Event Center property in Lafayette Colorado – along with the Dove House and The Gatehouse. The entire property is absolutely stunning for wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions, and any other events. The best part? It’s quite literally 5 minutes away from my house. Lionsgate Event Center in Lafayette isn’t just one of my favorite places to shoot because it’s close to home, but because there are so many awesome locations on the property to take couple’s portraits.
Having their son officiate their wedding ceremony wasn’t the only unique factor of this wedding day. The bride and groom also chose to do an afternoon wedding, so instead of the more common sparkler send off at the end of their wedding they chose to have a unique ribbon wand send off between their wedding ceremony and their cocktail hour and wedding reception!
Enjoy. 🙂
Colorado Wedding Venue: Lionsgate Event Center // The Chandelier Barn and The Dove House
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