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Denver Photographer, Karie McLain, is sought for her wedding & portrait photography style. Karie specializes in weddings and boudoirs in the Denver area and all over the state of Colorado. Ask about her Destination Packages! Travel includes Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Breckenridge, Aspen, Winter Park, Tabernash, and Glenwood Springs as well as others.

Thanks for visiting kmclain.com. This is the online journal and portfolio of Karie McLain Photographer, LLC, one of Colorado's top wedding photographers.

My style is very couture, fresh, and fun. In other words, these aren’t your parent’s wedding photographs. I strive to capture my couples as who they are, how they love one another, and tell the story of love. I want a couple's pictures to be a reflection of them. I am inspired by fashion, which allows me to capture my clients in a way that is unique and editorial.

Please browse my boudoir gallery as well. These photos are a great gift for your Man anytime, or as a special surprise gift on your wedding day, Valentine’s Day, or any day. These sessions are classy and modern. Your someone special, will love them.

I have had the opportunity to work with Colorado's top wedding planners, resorts, videographers, DJ's, and venues.

TOP PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE Donovan Pavilion, Devils Thumb Ranch, Brown Palace, JW Marriott Cherry Creek, Briarhurst Manor in Colorado Springs, Copper Mountain, Vail, Aspen, Tabernash, Winter Park, Arrowhead Golf Club, the Sanctuary Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Course, Garden of the Gods Club, the Broadmoor, Fox Run Park, Cherry Hills Golf Course, Lone Tree Golf Course, Beaver Creek, Denver University, the University of Colorado, Columbine Country Club, Our Lady of Loretto Chapel, Breckenridge, Crystal Rose, Denver Athletic Club, Keystone Resort, Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel, Mount Vernon Country Club, The Chapel at Red Rocks, Red Rocks Trading Post, The Inn at Cherry Creek

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HOLLY + ROB, ENGAGED – COORS FIELD ENGAGEMENT SESSION, LODO

ALYSSA + DEREK, MARRIED! THE VINTAGE, MODERN SHOOT!

KATIE AND NATE, KEYSTONE COLORADO WEDDING

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NICOLE + GARIN, MARRIED! SHERATON DENVER DOWNTOWN.

It was an incredibly gorgeous day. Nicole and Garin were married at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the Highlands. They, and 350 of their friends and family, gathered to watch them get married. When I first met Garin and Nicole, it was obvious that they were very in love. They are so warm and genuine, that photographing them was not only a pleasure, but easy. We got time to hang out downtown (on probably the busiest weekend ever in Denver), and grabbed some amazing urban shots before getting back on the party bus to head to their fabulous reception.

Nicole and Garin didn’t miss any details for their wedding … they had a monogramed theme that was carried through all of the details. The cake, the Ice Sculpture, the cups that the guests got to take home, it was all monogramed. The centerpieces were flowing and the guests were grooving

Nicole and Garin were having a traditional Catholic Ceremony, so she had her bridal party sign her shoes. Too cute!

I loved the way Garin looked at her when she was walking down the isle.

I Love, Love, Love this shot of them during the rose ceremony!

Downtown …

Love this, these two are always smiling!

FAVE!

Another fave! You two are amazing!

The Reception was at the Sheraton Downtown on 16th Street. They had an awesome Cocktail Hour that led in to the reception with AMAZING details.

The band played (they were amazing), and pulled Garin up on stage. He is an UBER talented singer. He sang, “Brown Eyed Girl”. So awesome!

And while Garin sung, the crowd went wild!

Nicole and Garin, I hope you enjoyed your honeymoon in Ireland! You are so Amazing! Thank you for EVERYTHING! Hugs!

Venue: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Sheraton Denver Downtown

Florist: The Perfect Petal

Band: Dressed in Black (THEY WERE AWESOME)!

You can view the slideshow below:

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Jack — Go Karie! nice selection girl! =) ( October 7, 2009 @ 2:40 pm )

Jennifer — The shots from downtown are at my building, even the ones from the parking garage! I love the bottom of her shoes!! ( October 7, 2009 @ 3:01 pm )

Ashli Bashly — LOVE THEM! The reception was accross the street from my old work (the World Trade Center) I LOVE that he sang Brown Eyed Girl! Dave needs to take lessons I think ;o) LOL ( October 7, 2009 @ 5:58 pm )

Ginoa — AWESOME KARIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( October 8, 2009 @ 1:18 pm )

Heather Cole — dude....amazing. :) ( October 8, 2009 @ 8:46 pm )

Jessica Weed — I can't even pick a favorite, they are all so awesome!! ( October 9, 2009 @ 10:43 am )

THE NOLAN SHOT SPOT – OUR VERSION OF THE PHOTO BOOTH

I had so much fun going through the images of this weekends Shot Spot (that’s our version of the Photo Booth). Nicole and Garin’s guests just BROUGHT IT (all 350 of them). We had so much fun. Stay tuned for more from Nicole and Garin’s fabulous wedding.

Garin (the groom) giving the Dad’s a twirl

In Loving Memory of Michael Jackson

Nicole’s Lovely Mom!

I have so many faves from this booth. Thanks for all of the fun!!

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Debbie — Love this Karie! So fun for guests and I bet the bride and groom love them too! ( September 29, 2009 @ 11:48 am )

Nicole Nolan (Graham) — Karie- Thank you so much for the Shot Spot! What a great time!!!! Can't wait to see the wedding pictures. Nicole & Garin ( October 4, 2009 @ 10:56 am )

CARRIE + BEN, MARRIED! SADDLERIDGE, BEAVER CREEK.

The Rocky Mountain air was fresh as Carrie and her Bridesmaids arrived to get ready for their day … the one they had been planning for months now, from hundreds of miles away. Her girls were the most awesome kind … the ones that told you how they knew Carrie, and loved her like a sister. A few blocks up the road, Ben was preparing for the same big day, with his family and groomsmen.

Carrie and Ben met in LA and moved to Miami together. It was there that their love blossomed and turned in to the amazing kind that they have today. Seriously, these two are the most thoughtful, caring, and genuinely in love people ever! I have talked to Carrie for months now, and had never met her until this day. She was STUNNING in her dress and lime green shoes. Ben, he was rocking out a beige suit, green tie, and brown Vans. Yeah, it was THAT AWESOME

Carrie’s smile is contagious! I seriously heart her

I love first looks! This one was no let down. LOVE this image.

The awesome-est bridal party!

Carrie and Ben had a traditional ceremony – the Chuppa was made from aspen trunks! Beautiful!!!

Carrie and Ben’s flower girl – Ladybug! She is so cute!

I loved how Carrie smiled as she listened to Ben’s vows to her.

I had a little bit of sensory overload with this scenery! I have so many favorites, this was hard to narrow down!

A fave!

Another fave … I saw these flowers and couldn’t resist!!

Those green shoes are for hiking … and it was worth it!

Another super fave! Carrie, I love your laughter.

I loved some of the mountain details at this wedding …

Natalie got some great detail shots for me … the centerpieces were wrapped with Aspen bark, and each table had a mountain name on it

Each guest went home with one of these

Plum Sage Flowers did an amazing job!

Carrie and Ben, you are fabulous. Your families are amazing. Thank you for everything. I had such an amazing time capturing your day … and Natalie did too! A huge thanks goes out to Debbie with Save the Date Events. She does such a fantastic job at making the day go smoothly! If you are looking for a coordinator check out her team!! I highly recommend her!

For more, check out their slideshow. They had a super dance crowd, and I have way too many faves to post them all here!

Location: Saddleridge – Beaver Creek Colorado

Coordinator – Debbie Orwat, Save the Date Events

Flowers – Plum Sage Flowers

Videographer – Chris, Premier Digital Solutions

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Natalie — These pictures are SMOKIN', Karie!!! What a fun wedding that was :) ( September 10, 2009 @ 5:20 pm )

Pat — What a wonderful wedding. Great photos and video. ( September 10, 2009 @ 7:25 pm )

Carrie — Thank you Karie and Natalie!!! I LOVE all these shots. You two are extremely talented. You have captured our wedding perfectly in these photos ( September 11, 2009 @ 10:01 am )

Susan and Carl — Karie and Natalie you are both amazing. I can't stop looking at the photos.What great memories we will have. Thank you again :) ( September 11, 2009 @ 11:07 am )

Robin Moses — You are wonderful! These photos are precious and I am so proud that my BFF will have gorgeous pictures to remind her of what a perfect day it was. Thank you so much! ( September 11, 2009 @ 2:01 pm )

Dagmar & Alex Moscowicz — Karie and Natalie - these are the most lovely wedding pics ever! You guys did an amazing job! And the montage is beyond great! I can only say THANK YOU and we highly recommend you! ( September 11, 2009 @ 6:56 pm )

Debbie — These are so fantastic Karie! Carrie and Ben are such a gorgeous couple and you captured their personalities and emotions perfectly. ( September 12, 2009 @ 5:57 pm )

ERIN + BILLY, MARRIED! BLACKSTONE COUNTRY CLUB, AURORA

I celebrated a completely awesome day with Erin and Billy at Blackstone Country Club in Aurora a few weeks ago. I LOVE when we have a lot of time for bride and groom portraits. Erin and Billy saw each other before hand (a First Look), so we got to spend time before and after the ceremony with the two of them. I have so many favorites from their wedding that it has been uber hard to narrow this down. Erin and Billy are a genuine, awesomely, lovely couple who spent their wedding day surrounded by their closest friends and family.

Blackstone is AMAZING (I highly recommend it), but I found this garage, and we had to shoot in it That’s just how I roll! LOVE THIS IMAGE.

Are You Kidding Me? Another fave.

Beautiful … I love this one! Blackstone’s architecture is awesome!

Quite possibly my FAVORITE groomsmen shots EVER! Work it out boys!

Erin, you are ga-ga-gorgeous!

Blackstone’s Waterfall!

During the reception, I made them come outside with me … cranked up the hotness factor Love this!

And with some Vintage-y Flair, this reminds me of an old movie and I LOVE IT!

Erin and Billy, I hope you had a fantastic time in Hawaii (I’m so jealous)! Thank you for sharing such an amazing day with me. Wanna see more? Check out their slideshow below:

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Debbie — Gorgeous pics Karie! ( September 1, 2009 @ 12:55 pm )

Erin — Oh man...what can I say...you are unbelievable Karie!!!! Thank you so much! ( September 1, 2009 @ 2:56 pm )

michelle — great job karie! i think the first image is definitely the fave! ( September 2, 2009 @ 12:21 pm )

Ashli — Karie these pictures are unbelievable, you never seize to amaze me. I look at your blog everyday as apart of my routine and I always start to tear up looking at your pictures! I cannot wait for my day. Oh and if we got married here, Blackstone would be on the list! LOL So gorgeous!!! ( September 3, 2009 @ 7:05 am )

ASHLEY + SCOTT, MARRIED! REMBRANDT YARD, BOULDER

A few weeks ago, I shared an amazing day with Ashley and Scott in Boulder. They are such a cute couple! I LOVED how simple and elegant this wedding was. Ashley and Scott were so much fun to work with. They are super easy going, and beautifully in love! The girls got ready at the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder. The wedding and reception took place at Rembrandt Yard. It is a super modern and unique little art studio. It was such a cool place for a wedding/reception. Ashley and Scott pretty much rocked my socks off! Ashley looked amazing and I loved her dress and hair piece. We got to wander around Boulder a bit. It’s one of my favorite places! Ashley and Scott, I hope you had an amazing time in Napa. You are AWESOME!

Ashley looked STUNNING in her amazing dress from Ana Be. The girls got ready at Hotel Boulderado. It was so pretty on the bridal balcony!

The first look. Love this series!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this one … during the first look, I grabbed this shot … Delicious

Ashley and Scott are adorable together, and SO much fun. They even told me they weren’t photogenic. Are you kidding me?

Another fave!

They went to CU, and this was their wedding cake! How cute! During the reception, they also sang the fight song.

Rembrandt Yard was a beautiful place for a ceremony! The Flat Irons were right out this window, and the art was also a beautiful back drop!

Ashley, you are beautiful!!

I LOVE this first dance shot!

Ashley and Scott had some gorgeous and simply elegant details …

Ashley and Scott are wine buffs … loved the table number on the wine bottles!

And the place cards … they were set in corks

And the desserts

And … the Slideshow:

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Jennifer — OMG YUM....on so many levels! ( August 25, 2009 @ 9:46 am )

Andrew Schaefer — These images are great Karie! I especially love the black and white of the two of them together. ( August 25, 2009 @ 5:12 pm )

MICHELLE AND NICK – THE CRYSTAL ROSE, DENVER

Michelle and Nick celebrated such an awesomely sweet day in Denver a few weekends ago. First things First, we started shooting the girls getting ready. Shortly after they started getting ready, the Denver rain started. It seriously rained all day! But, that didn’t stop our party The day was filled with tons of emotion as Michelle and Nick stated their vows and celebrated with friends and family. When I initially met these two, I was overwhelmed by their love for each other. Seriously, they are the kind of people that look at one another, and nobody else in the room exists! Michelle and Nick, I am so thankful to have met you and been able to capture your day! You have such a unique love for each other! I seriously heart you

the beautiful girls getting ready …

Michelle gave Nick this wallet for his wedding gift …

Michelle looked amazing as she began getting in to her dress!

Thankfully the rain took a brief break, and I took the boys outside. Helllooooo Boys! Loved their brown suits!

Michelle, you are so beautiful!!

And the ladies … Gorgeous!

Wow, Wow, Wow!!

LOVE THIS SHOT!

The first dance, I love the way these two look at each other!

Thank you again for sharing your day with me It was amazing!! A big special thanks to Chatti for 2nd shooting with me that day!

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Chatti — Love, Love, Love shooting with you!!!! OMG now I really got to start blogging. I am 5 evetns behind. Tonight...power edit. =) Thanks for having me. Don't Michelle and Nick look great together. They belong with each other!!! ( August 3, 2009 @ 1:09 pm )

Ashli — They are beautiful! I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures. :o) I love you Karie, you're the best. I am so glad you were apart of Michelle and Nick's special day. ( August 3, 2009 @ 1:57 pm )

Becky Young — Great job Karie (as always!) Love that last shot! ( August 3, 2009 @ 3:01 pm )

Stephany — Looks awesome! And I agree, brown suits are HOT. ( August 3, 2009 @ 7:58 pm )

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About Karie

I'm bright, I'm bold, I laugh a lot, I get a little crazy on photo shoots (I dig alleys, architecture, and other things you don't necessarily think of). I am a technology geek, I love my camera (like a bad addiction), I LOVE soda and Starbucks (another bad habit), I like to sing ... loudly ... and trust me, I'm no good. I'm a wedding and lifestyle portrait photographer... I LOVE my job!

Posts Tagged ‘bride’

NICOLE + GARIN, MARRIED! SHERATON DENVER DOWNTOWN.

THE NOLAN SHOT SPOT – OUR VERSION OF THE PHOTO BOOTH

CARRIE + BEN, MARRIED! SADDLERIDGE, BEAVER CREEK.

ERIN + BILLY, MARRIED! BLACKSTONE COUNTRY CLUB, AURORA

ASHLEY + SCOTT, MARRIED! REMBRANDT YARD, BOULDER

MICHELLE AND NICK – THE CRYSTAL ROSE, DENVER

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