Sneak Peek at a New Year's Eve Wedding Celebration : {Akron, CO & Denver, CO Wedding Photographer}

If you remember New Years Eve and the weather...you will smile to yourself when imagining how graciously this now newly wed couple pulled off their wedding! Picture a small town with close ties between neighbors. I think this is a pretty good description of Akron, CO. I had never been here before, but Tianna assured me, if I blinked - I might miss it. Had the wind not been blowing upwards of what I would guess to be 50-60 mph, I would have died to tour the town and take our time outside nailing all the great shots we wanted to get in cool locations. Be the weather as it was, this was not really an option. When I arrived at the wedding, I nearly got my heavy door thrown back into my body courtesy of the wind. I made it into the church with Kelsey (my business partner/second shooter) without anything too embarrassing happening. We got some shots of Justin & the men in their duds for the day. We even attempted braving the outdoors...yeah, that didn't last long.





Then, it was off to Tianna's sister's home which was nearby. By this point, the snow was whipping around in the wind too. It was awesome!! (I'm being partly facetious, but it was actually kind of pretty too) Tianna and all her ladies in waiting were nearly ready so we got some fun shots of them...my favorites are the ones with the bags over their hair so as not to allow the wind to muss them! Dang it all if we weren't trying to hurry and I nailed a nice, slightly blurry one...but it's for the memories, right?









Then, back to the church to squeak in a handful of shots before guests began to arrive. Justin was put into quarantine and not allowed to see Tianna before she made her way down the aisle. I think he would definitely agree that it was worth the wait.



And then, the real beautiful part began. The wedding ceremony. Did I mention, at this point all the power in the chapel went out. You know what...it didn't matter. It was something to see as Justin didn't take his eyes from Tianna as she made her way down the aisle on her daddy's arm. You could tell her daddy was definitely proud too. I'm going to stop writing, but there is one shot in here that I realize might not be the most technically correct image, but it is my very favorite. When I saw it on my card after the wedding and realized what it was - despite how dark the image initially was I knew it was a keeper. Talk about a beautiful, quiet moment of intense emotion. I'll let you guess which one it is. Enjoy the love story as it unfolds...

























Justin & Tianna - I had such a fun time with you guys. It was such a pleasure to be able to be a part of your wedding, not only as the photographer...but as a guest. You are a beautiful couple with huge things ahead of you and I hope you continue to let me be a part of the adventure from time to time! Congratulations!

And here's one for the road...this is for Atkins Nutritional!! Love you guys too!

Beautiful Birthday Boy's Sneak Peek {Parker, CO Children's Photographer}

This beautiful little boy is such a fun one to work with. First of all, I love his family - they are gracious people who I am always excited to hear from. Not only that, but they let me come into their home and enjoy the comfort of their hospitality. Mr. E had just barely turned one and we managed to squish in this birthday bash session for him before the new year! So, obviously - this sneak peek isn't much a sneak for his family since they have already seen it...but, for all of you who may have wanted a chance...



Mr. E's momma found the banner on Etsy along with his cute tie onesie & leg warmer duo AND the adorable hat, bowtie & bloomer set! I think she did great!





I love his precious profile.

Sneak Peek for Baby C : {Newborn Photographer, Parker, CO}

This beautiful baby was a gift in so many senses of the word. This precious gift from heaven was also a gift because of the blessing of adoption. My amazing friends were chosen, truly hand picked not only by God in Heaven, but also by two very giving individuals who saw that my friends would be the most perfect of parents for this precious baby boy. I couldn't have been more excited, happy and in awe than I was when I got lucky enough to photograph this little one ~ who on the day of the session was barely 3 days young! He was squishy and wrinkly and slept like a little lamb. I felt so blessed to have been able to spend time with them. Here are just a FEW of my very favorites. Plenty more waiting to be seen. Enjoy!!

Sneak Peek for the talented Miss H : {Senior Portrait Photographer, Parker & Denver, CO}

I can't speak highly enough about this BEAUTIFUL lady! She is stunning both inside and out. We took off to downtown Denver near Union Station and had an absolute blast. From being able to slip inside an impressive looking car to being able to listen to her sing a spot on rendition of "Mean" by Taylor Swift

the original

Here is Miss H's rendition (it's brief but I LOVE it!) And I'm still working on my skills as a 'videographer' :) Obviously not really my skill set and the fact that the airplane flying over nearly drowns out my sweet friend...but all that aside : ENJOY IT!


Untitled from Shannon Dickman on Vimeo.


And here are more of her pictures from our rockin' session!

Sneak Peek for Miss A. {Senior Portrait Photographer, Parker, CO}

Little did I know when I saw this stunning young woman walking down the street in downtown Parker that she was actually the senior I was to be taking portraits of that day. I really did see her from across the street and thought, 'wow - she is one beautifully striking woman.' Yeah, she's also very funny, laid back and extremely kind. Her dad was in tow and I had a great time hanging out with the two of them for a little while. With an ENTIRE SUITCASE packed with clothing options and plenty of heels, this girl was ready to roll! It was a super fun shoot with WAY too many great shots. But, here are a few of my favorites.

Did I mention, we stopped at Nomelie's Cupcakes while we were shooting and I EVEN GOT ONE! Thank you again Chris for the delectable treat!







 She's a stellar athlete to boot! What else would you do with those LONG legs anyway? :)

Newborn Baby Evelyn {Colorado & Utah Newborn Photographer}

This beautiful little girl also happens to be my niece and I am so enamored by this little one. Her daddy is an F-16 pilot for the United States Air force and we had fun incorporating that into the session. This is a collage I put together as a gift to my sweet sister & brother-in-law and I couldn't post it earlier or I would have ruined the surprise that came in their mail not too many days ago. But, now it's your chance to enjoy how cute and squishy this beautiful little girl is. I love you baby Evelyn!

Sneak Peek for Six 13 Year Old Divas {Children Photographer, Parker, CO}

Talk about a cool mom - Mrs. O (as my own girls call her) is Miss D's momma and for her 13th birthday Mrs. O. hired us to photograph her daughters' special day. Miss D & five of her best gal pals met up after school, got to pick out new white shirts (all unique) and a new pair of flip flops (all unique) and head over to the nail salon to get mani's and pedi's. This is where we (my new business partner, Kelsey Hansen, is the other half of 'we') come in. As requested by Mr. & Mrs. O. - we come in needing models for a special photo shoot we are holding in the Parker area. Yep, did we mention that now on our resume we have done covers for Teen Magazine as well as a couple photo sessions with Justin Bieber (again ~ my girls would be so thrilled if this were true!)?!

So, on with the show. We do a bit of journalistic photography in the salon and move it on out to the streets of Parker. We had a great time! Thanks girlies for being so cute!

Sneak Peek for V. Family {Castle Rock, CO Family & Children's Photographer}

What a treat to meet Kari & Joe's family! I loved spending the morning today with them. They are a great couple with some beautiful children. I had so much fun with Big J. and Little J. Such good boys with adorable personalities. This is just a brief sneak peek of images I happened to pick at random...yes, random! That's how cute these turned out! I hope you guys enjoy them too!