destination wedding

"wedding couple with Bernese Mountain dog"

BRUSH CREEK RANCH WYOMING WEDDING | ROCKY MOUNTAIN BRIDE MAGAZINE

This wedding shoot is in my top 3 of all time and is featured in the new Rocky Mountain Bride Wyoming magazine on shelves now. Brush Creek Ranch is a 5 star ranch resort only 3.5 hours away in Wyoming and it is just incredible! We had a great team for this shoot including a modelling debut by Wally, Brush Creek Ranch's resident Bernese Mountain dog. The talented team of Northern Colorado and Wyoming vendors is second-to-none and helped to…
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"southwestern boho wedding New Mexico"

SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA O’KEEFE NEW MEXICO INSPIRATION | WEDDING SPARROW

My favourite fine art film wedding blog Wedding Sparrow, featured one of my favourite inspiration shoots of all time...our Southwestern Wedding Style Inspired By Georgia O'Keefe. We photographed this at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, which is where Georgia had her studio and was influenced by the enchanting landscape around her. We have gone to New Mexico for family vacations in March in the past 3 years and I hope to return again for a wedding! Please enjoy this boho inspiration…
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"Colorado outdoor wedding ceremony Crested Butte"

STYLE ME PRETTY | CRESTED BUTTE WEDDING FEATURE

Working with a great team of vendors on a wedding makes all of the difference! It means I have the freedom to be more creative as the timeline has enough room for creativity, and it also means all of the elements flow together smoothly and that the details fit the mood and style of the wedding and couple. Claire and Mikey's Crested Butte wedding in August last year was one of these dream team weddings! Claire, of Claire Gordon Events,…
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"wedding couple walking in western landscape"

GHOST RANCH NEW MEXICO ELOPEMENT | MELISSA & BRODIE

I am in love with New Mexico, especially Santa Fe and the incredible landscape of Northern New Mexico. I got to visit in March when my in-laws from Ireland were visiting us. We stayed in Santa Fe for a couple days. On the Friday before we left, I drove up to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, where Georgia O'Keefe lived and had her studio. Brodie and Melissa had their elopement photographed by me at Ghost Ranch. This landscape is just so…
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CHEROKEE CASTLE WEDDING | STYLE ME PRETTY | ASHLEY & TYLER

Ashley and Tyler lost their original venue when it suddenly closed. Luckily they had planner Isabelle Kline to help them find a new one that was even better! Style Me Pretty featured their Cherokee Castle wedding today. http://www.stylemepretty.com/colorado-weddings/sedalia-colorado/2016/04/26/after-the-original-venue-closed-this-castle-provided-the-perfect-backdrop-for-a-fairytale-wedding/ Thank you to Ashley and Tyler for having me as your photographer, and to all of these talented vendors who made a great team to give them their fairytale wedding in Colorado! Cinematography: Fortuna Films | Wedding Dress: Vera Wang | Cupcakes:…
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"destination wedding colorado Crested Butte"

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BRIDE COVER CONTEST | LISA O’DWYER PHOTOGRAPHY

Please take a second to vote for my photograph for the cover of Rocky Mountain Bride magazine. This photograph was taken at Claire and Mikey's Crested Butte wedding in August 2015. The bouquet was created by the fabulous Flora By Nora. I used Portra 400 film in my Hasselblad H1 camera to make this image. Go film photography!!!! Please vote by March 23rd. Thank you!!!! http://rockymountainbride.com/2016/03/18/colorado-cover-contest/
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"winter wedding Boettcher Mansion Colorado"

BOETTCHER MANSION WEDDING | IAN & BRICE | WINTER WEDDING

From the bride, Briceland: My inspiration for our wedding actually came from my childhood home. I grew up surrounded by my mothers flower and herb gardens in the middle of a New England forest. I also grew up exploring the old farmhouse attic where my mother grew up. In that attic I would find tons of old family wedding photographs that showed a classic simplicity that I wanted to mimic. I did not have a specific theme or specific color…
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ESTES PARK WEDDING AT STANLEY HOTEL | STYLE ME PRETTY

This elegant wedding at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park is on Style Me Pretty today:http://www.stylemepretty.com/colorado-weddings/estes-park/2016/02/16/timeless-wedding-in-estes-park-colorado/#comment-2357575 See more of Ashley and Chris's wedding on my blog and Style Me Pretty...the flowers by A Florae are just stunning!
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"Marchesa bride Brush Creek Ranch wedding"

STYLE ME PRETTY | BRUSH CREEK RANCH WYOMING WEDDING

Today we are on Style Me Pretty with Part 2 of a fabulous inspiration shoot that I photographed last summer at the amazingly beautiful Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming.http://www.stylemepretty.com/little-black-book-blog/2016/02/02/glamorous-western-wedding-inspiration-at-brush-creek-ranch/ It is truly an escape from the rat-race and a sublime wedding experience for you and your guests...and it is only a three hour drive from Northern Colorado! I couldn't have to done this shoot without a great team which included planning/styling/coordination from Pink Diamond Events, floral design by Hana Style…
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RUFFLED BLOG | ELEGANT COLORADO WINTER WEDDING

Joette and Justin's elegant Colorado winter wedding was on Ruffled blog today. Read more about their story here: http://ruffledblog.com/elegant-colorado-winter-wedding/ With Twin Owls Steakhouse at Black Canyon Inn, Pink Diamond Events, Hana Style Designs, RC Special Events, Dior, Circle Park Bridal, Bella Capelli Salon, Colorado Rose Cake Company, Colorado Sound, RC Special Events And some shots from my phone of Joette and Justin's beautiful cappuccino luxury leather album from Queensberry New Zealand...
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The Knot Best of Weddings 2016 Lisa O'Dwyer Photography

THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS WINNER 2016 | TOP COLORADO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

This year was my second year of business in Colorado (after 7 years in Ireland), and I am thrilled to have been selected as one of The Knot's Best of Weddings 2016 winners in photography! This award is given to only 1% of professional wedding photographers in Colorado on The Knot and is based on the reviews of real brides and the judges. I aim to give a top class experience from beginning to end to my wedding couples, and…
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"outdoor wedding ceremony Estes Park Colorado"

STANLEY HOTEL WEDDING | ESTES PARK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | ASHLEY & CHRIS

Ashley and Chris's beautiful wedding at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Colorado (where Steven King wrote The Shining) was a dream to photograph! It took place the first weekend in October when the leaves were changing. I love the Colorado blue spruce and how it photographs on film...what a delight to a photograph! Events 306 perfectly planned their day with a great team including A Florae Estes Park florist and Megan Cary makeup. It threatened rain for their 4pm…
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