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Shelly Anderson is an award-winning wedding photographer based in Colorado. She specializes in story telling focused wedding photography using a hybrid of digital, 35mm film, and medium format film. She has photographed over 400 weddings across multiple U.S. states and internationally. 

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The Elizabeth Hotel wedding venue in Fort Collins might be a new favorite spot of mine for weddings! Fort Collins is somewhat out of the way for me coming from Denver. It is about an hour north of the capitol city. But the Elizabeth is so central to the city! It sits right on the […]

Weddings

June 30, 2026

The Elizabeth Hotel Wedding | Gillian + Hunter

The Elizabeth Hotel wedding venue marquee in Fort Collins, CO

I had the pleasure of flying down from Denver, Colorado to Cancun, Mexico to photograph my friends’ Finest Playa Mujeres Wedding earlier this year! As a Colorado wedding photographer, any time I get to travel for destination weddings make my heart flutter. It’s fun to switch up the scene and escape for a bit! Even […]

Weddings

June 29, 2026

Finest Playa Mujeres Wedding in Cancun | Caitlin + Jesse

A bride and groom against a white wall after their Finest Playa Mujeres wedding in Cancun, Mexico

Colorado destination weddings have become (but let’s be honest, have ALWAYS been) popular across all demographics. I’ve been a Colorado wedding photographer for about 5 years now, moving my business from California. One thing I’ve noticed is how many out-of-staters come to Colorful Colorado to get married. All different sorts of weddings too- elopements, micro […]

Travel

April 9, 2026

Colorado Destination Wedding Ideas

Colorado destination wedding ideas for couples planning their wedding

Trisha and Kevin privately wed at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in downtown Denver. Fun facts; quick and easy legal weddings are only allowed with certain judges at certain courthouses. The Lindsey-Flanigan courthouse is probably the one you will be pointed to. The process was very easy; pick a judge, make an appointment, show up, and in […]

Elopements

April 9, 2026

Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse Wedding | Trisha + Kevin

a Denver courthouse wedding with white columns and unique architecture

We live in an online world. Wedding blog submissions are a crucial part of our industry’s business. But what is the best way to go about getting your work published? Do we really have to pay to play these days? It seems most wedding publications are now only accepting submissions from vendors on their paid […]

Wedding Planning Tips

February 17, 2026

Wedding Blog Submissions – Pay to Play?

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