Let’s start here—Cody and Andrea didn’t come into their Telluride engagement photos carefree and glowing. They came in a little cautious. They had a rough experience with their previous photographer. And if you’ve ever had that happen (with a vendor, a creative, anyone involved in something meaningful), you know how much it can take the wind out of your sails.
Planning an engagement session (and a wedding!) is vulnerable. You’re investing money, yes. But more than that, you’re investing emotion. You deserve to feel heard and to feel valued. You deserve to know your photographer actually cares.
Cody told me that the second I handed him my cell phone, he knew I would be different. To him, that moment meant accessibility. It showed him I wasn’t trying to keep things formal and distant. I actually wanted to help. I wanted this to be good for them. This was them choosing someone who would show up, care deeply, and make the experience memorable from start to finish.
Moody Fall Telluride Engagement Photos in the Mountains
Let’s talk about the actual day because Telluride really said, “Let me show off a little.” It was peak fall. The grass had turned golden, the evergreens were deep and rich, and the peaks were rugged. It was a soft, cinematic kind of sunny. We had a light drizzle off and on. Just enough to make you question your life choices for half a second… and then a rainbow would show up and all of a sudden it’s worth it.
The light kept shifting, and one minute, everything was diffused and glowy. Next, the sun would break through the trees, creating the most ethereal light that wrapped around them in the prettiest way.
P.S. for more like this, come see these wildflower Crested Butte engagement photos!
A Sweet Beginning to a Two-Day Telluride Wedding
By the end of this session, something had fully shifted. That little layer of hesitation they walked in with? Gone. And that’s always the goal for me. Cody and Andrea are just genuinely sweet humans.
This session wasn’t just about engagement photos in the mountains. It was about building something before their wedding, getting comfortable, and learning how they naturally interact, so when their two-day Telluride wedding rolls around this summer, we’re a team rather than strangers. And I love that.
I’m already picturing their wedding weekend here, the same mountains, probably different weather (because Telluride does whatever it wants), but that same connection between them.
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