Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs, Colorado were the perfect backdrops for this elegant, wintery, mauve styled shoot. I had always wondered what Manitou would look like from the road leading up to Cave of the Winds, and it was every bit as good as I had hoped! Kyli and Josh have been married for about a year (hence the kissing photos for a styled shoot) and are the absolute sweetest couple!! I don’t often get to shoot for myself, but I’ve found that it’s so life-giving to actually come up with the vision and find people to collaborate to create something beautiful! Of course, there is no way I could have made this happen without these other incredible vendors:

Hair & Makeup: Kelli with Lush & Lather

Flowers & Table Design: Brenda with Design by Brenda

Macrons: Salted Sweets

Invitation Design: Ember & Co Design Studio

I had so much fun with this session… I’ll definitely be doing more styled shoots in the future! If you’re a vendor in the Kansas City or Colorado Springs area and would be willing to collaborate on something in the future, definitely shoot me a note at hello@kira-whitney.com and hopefully we can make some magic happen!