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Breckenridge Wedding for Robyn & Joe

John Hudetz Photography — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:07:59 +0000

A June wedding is suppose to be filled with sunshine so Robyn and Joe brought their own sunshine when Mother Nature decided the Breckenridge mountains needed some rain. The outdoor event at Grand Timber Lodge was moved inside for a love filled ceremony and the reception at Beaver Run Resort was filled with laughter. One of my new associate photographers, Ben La Marca, backed me up with some great images. Here are some of my personal favorites of the day. To see a slide-show of the full day click here.

Colorado Twin Lakes Wedding for Nicki and Aaron

John Hudetz Photography — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:50:46 +0000

Between Aspen and Leadville, Colorado are the last two glacier lakes in the state, Twin Lakes, Colorado where Nicki and Aaron had a most amazing Rocky Mountain high wedding. The day could not have been more beautiful and we were blessed to witness and photograph the day. Helping me was my Las Vegas photographer friend , Jerry Shaw. here are some of my favorite pics of the day. You can also check out a slideshow of the entire day day.

New York City Engagement Shoot, Ali & Justin

John Hudetz Photography — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:49:37 +0000

What a blast it was for Elizabeth and I to follow Ali and Justin around NYC where they live, play and work. The visual opportunities are endless. We walked 42nd Street, took the New York Subway to Columbus Circle, then explored Central Park. In the evening we took a New York Skyline shot from the rooftop of Ali and Justin’s condo building. After that we went to Times Square, found the ‘LOVE” sculpture by Robert Indiana that was alluded to in the book cover design for Eric Segal’s novel “Love Story, which starred Ali McGraw, who our Ali was named after. Also, their dog, Rocco, a Rhodesian Ridgeback found his way into several pictures. We are looking forward to photographing Ali and Justin’s 2011 wedding on St Lucia Island in the Caribbean. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the shoot, but you can also check-out a slide-show of the day with a visual surprise near the end. (Something new I’m experimenting with.)

New Mexico Wedding for Marisa and Daniel

John Hudetz Photography — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:37:19 +0000

Elizabeth and I had the most enjoyable time photographing Marisa and Daniel’s wedding in Los Lunas, New Mexico with a reception at The Isleta Casino in Albuquerque. A gorgeous day added to the beauty of this lovely couple, their fun bridal party and their amazing families and friends. A wonderful backdrop of the day was the Rio Grande River that we used for some fun bridal party shots. I’m posting some of my favorite pictures of the day here, but if you would like to view a slideshow of the entire day, please click here.

Rocky Mountain National Park & Della Terra Mountain Chateau Wedding

John Hudetz Photography — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:46:38 +0000

Wow! What an adventuresome couple in Rachael and Ethan who decide to brave the elements and romp in Rocky Mountain National Park before their outdoor wedding in winter conditions at Della Terra Mountain Chateau in Estes Park. Both Rachel and Ethan have their season passes to RMNP so they felt they wanted to incorporate a trip to the park on their wedding day. Fortunately, I’m one of only a handful of professional photographers who is credentialed to photograph in the national park, so things worked out well.

The staff at Della Terra once again rose to the occasion and made everyone feel comfortable in the outdoor ceremony setting by providing blankets to those who needed them. The flower girls thought it was all fun. After the ceremony, the indoor coziness of the chateau made for an enjoyable evening for all.

here are some of my favorite pictures of the day. If you would like to see a slideshow of the entire day, click here.

Wild Basin Lodge Wedding, Allenspark, Colorado

John Hudetz Photography — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:33:01 +0000

Towards the end of last season we photographed a beautiful autumn wedding at Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado for Kristin and Matt. The autumn colors made for some lushly colored images. Here are some spreads from the custom designed album we created for Kristin and Matt.

Evergreen, Colorado Home Wedding for John & Michelle

John Hudetz Photography — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:58:50 +0000

This past season we photographed a most amazing in-home wedding n Evergreen, Colorado for one of my favorite couples of all time Michelle and John. The wedding was conceived and executed with warmth, intimacy and nostalgia. Michelle wore John’s grandmother’s wedding dress from the 1930′s that John’s mother also wore in the 1970′s. Then to put a modern twist on things Michelle changed into a very contemporary dress for the intimate dinner party. Orchestrating everything behind the scenes with the hand of a maestro was wedding planner Kristen Samz of A Current Affair Weddings and Events . Helping me capture the breath taking moments moving past our eyes was my dear friend and world class photographer Joyce Keum of Studio JK . Here are some album spreads from the custom designed album we created for Michelle and John.

2nd Place Print Award at WPPI 2010 in Las Vegas

John Hudetz Photography — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:24:09 +0000

WPPI is one of the largest annual photography shows in the world, held in Las Vegas usually in March. Last week, while attending, along with 14,000 professional photographers from around the world I was honored with a 2nd place award in the 16×20 print competition for non-wedding photojournalism with the attached photo, titled “1st Chemo for Hollis”.

The award was bittersweet since Hollis is my 29 year old son who is fighting a very aggressive lymphoma cancer.

I was also honored with an Excellent award in the wedding-photojournalism print category, which was in contention for top 3 in its category.

It was a humbling honor to receive these award recognitions from my most talented peers. It was also very exhilarating to celebrate with several of my dear Colorado photography peers following the Awards Night presentation.

2010 Bride’s Choice Awards – my 2nd year in a row

John Hudetz Photography — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:15:12 +0000

It’s wonderful getting notified of awards especially this one that brides vote on. This is the 2nd year in a row I have received this prestigious award.

Here is the press release from weddingwire.com:

Fort Collins, Colorado– February 13, 2010 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced John Hudetz of Hudetz Photography has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photography!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

John Hudetz is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Hudetz Photography is among the very best wedding photographer within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

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Beaver Creek Chapel & Beaver Creek Lodge Winter Wedding

John Hudetz Photography — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:27:21 +0000

We started off 2010 with a winter wonderland wedding in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Our couple, Hillary and David came up from Oklahoma with a supportive contingency of family and friends. Hillary started off her day with a four mile run accompanied by her mother and two sisters. It was fun photographing her in a wedding veil jogging in the snow. They had a beautiful religious ceremony in the picturesque Beaver Creek Chapel with their pastor from Oklahoma officiating the service. Their reception was held at The Beaver Creek Lodge using both the Art Gallery and Rocks Modern Grill. Here are some of my favorite pics from the day. You can also look at a complete slideshow by clicking here.