Every once in a while, I come home from a wedding to something sitting on my porch. It's usually either Amazon or Sarah. Sarah has been one of a very small handful of people (really includes my parents, my husband and my brother) that continually cheerleads me through life. There aren't many people in my life who can just feel me struggling and then they drop by to pick me up and dust me off. Usually with Sarah, it comes in the form of a Tookish Book Candle, a necklace or a gift card for coffee and always comes with a long encouraging and loving card to help remind me who I am and who I belon ..read more

I am pretty sure we all know how challenging, anxiety inducing and frustrating 2020 has been. It has impacted nearly every single person I know. Some have lost friends or family. Some have lost their businesses. Even my baseball clients are playing in front of cardboard fans with fake applause.... But lately I have really had it on my heart to share how it has impacted my 2020 wedding couples. I want to be clear about the purpose of this, because it could seem very depressing, but I promise I am going somewhere with this.... Just read all of it. It really is important. There has never been a ..read more

DAN + DEVON - FOUR SEASONS VAIL WEDDING AT CHRISTMAS FOUR SEASONS VAIL AND VAIL RESORT, COLORADO Vail Wedding Photographer PART TWO Doing a wedding in the mountains just days before Christmas is challenging. There are scores of people everywhere, wearing brightly colored ski/snowboarding clothes. It is definently cold. The sun sets super early and the mountain closes even earlier. Weather like this is hard on clothing, makeup, hair, flowers (they freeze and wilt!), toes and chaps your lips. You may remember seeing Dan and Devon's Mississippi Engagement Session where they are currently statione ..read more

NATHAN + ASHLYN - VAIL WINTER WEDDING CUCINA AND THE 10th AT VAIL RESORT, COLORADO Colorado Mountain Wedding Photographer PART ONE Over the year (and a few months) that I had been in contact with Nathan and Ashlyn about their wedding, there were a few themes I kept hearing. One, they wanted a beautiful 'Winter Wonderland' wedding in Vail. And two, how they wanted to treat their friends and family to the best experience they could possibly give them. They didn't just want this to be a wedding, they wanted this to be a full experience.... a true Colorado adventure wedding for around 80 of their ..read more

I just wanted to quickly share the full album from my wonderful brother's wedding to his gorgeous wife this past summer! They've waited so patiently behind my paying clients, so I had to give them a little bonus with this gorgeous slideshow! Thanks so very much to my favorite second shooter Casey for second shooting this wedding for me. I am so incredibly thankful I found you, our work is as cohesive as it gets! It was so wonderful that I could shoot some of my brother's wedding, be a bridesmaid and enjoy the night with my family and so many friends. Wouldn't have been able to do that without ..read more

Typically for my year in review, I go through and share my favorite images from each wedding. This year I wanted to do something a bit different. Typically since I am sharing my favorite photos, it turns out to be a lot of portraits and a lot of missing 'other' photos. Instead this year I wanted to share my favorites in certain categories and some of the trends I loved. Please don't have your feelings hurt on anything. Remember I've done a LOT of weddings in 12+ years, I have seen a lot of trends come and go and the things that age particularly well. I love seeing unique ideas and sharing them ..read more

I absolutely love this couple. We connected a few years ago before all the covid nonsense when we were both going on vacation. I advertised in a group Ashley was in and she contacted me to set up a couples shoot in St Kitts! We had a blast doing their session and became quick friends and ended up spending the rest of our vacation together! So this year, we headed out to New Hampshire to photograph their gorgeous wedding. It was absolutely so wonderful to be included with their closest friends and family members. I loved meeting their group of friends, I mean we thought Scott and Ashley were aw ..read more

Jared + Stephanie - Crooked Willow Farms Wedding Photographer - Part TWO ****If you haven't looked at part one, STOP and go there now! (https://www.callierieslingphotography.com/post/crooked-willow-farms-wedding-jared-stephanie-part1) If you think Jared and Steph might look familiar, you may recognize them from their extremely popular Youtube channel (with 1.6 MILLION subscribers!) and their brand Outlaw. They are such awesome people and really do work extremely hard. So if you haven't, check them out! :) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVnqt5_KShHtBhpxhs6Xe1A I have a HUGE appreciation of p ..read more

Gosh, I am so far behind on blogging. I have so many wonderful weddings from 2020 and early 2021 to share with you guys, so make sure you keep an eye out! Jared + Stephanie - Crooked Willow Farms Wedding Photographer - Part One Weddings in 2020 were nearly impossible. Even when they WERE possible, they FELT impossible. On any wedding day, there are so many opinions and different personalities that MUST come together to take care of a wedding couple. And then throw in Covid, restrictions and so, so much more... and it really just throws these couples into a pit of despair and frustration and j ..read more

Aspen Weddings, Telluride Weddings, Vail Weddings, Breckenridge Weddings, Rocky Mountain National Park Weddings and Steamboat Weddings ALL have something in common. Their Altitude. When looking at altitudes it's important to remember that these mountain towns often have two 'noted' altitudes... their village altitude and the peak altitude of the ski resort. Vail Village sits at 8,150ft but the ski resort altitude is at 11,570 ft. Telluride sits at 8,750 ft but the ski resort altitude is at 13,150 feet Aspen sits at 8,000 ft but the ski resort altitude is at 11,212 ft and Maroon Bells (amphith ..read more