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Boulder Small Wedding Photographer at The Black Cat Farm

*Photographed for Eleanor at Be Boulder Photography

Kara and Josh’s wedding day was incredible. They invited immediate family and their closest friends to be a small party of around 30 people. They are one of the most sweet couples I have ever met. These two are so in love and so meant to be together. Every photo that Eleanor and I took seemed so effortless. Kara and Josh put themselves into the sweetest poses on their own and looked lovingly into each other’s eyes every few minutes. Expressing their love and care for each other as we took photos, they did the best job of not noticing us as the photographers. Everything was so natural and I was so honored to witness and capture their love.

The symbolism in their day was intentional and beautiful. They call each other “blueberry” as a pet name, so Kara and Josh chose to get tattoos of blueberries instead of using wedding rings. To follow this theme, there was blueberry pie dessert. At the wedding ceremony, they had a unity plant for Kara’s mother who passed away that had soil from her and Josh’s garden at home mixed with some of her mother’s ashes. And the venue name, The Black Cat, holds meaning in the way they began dating. When her and Josh first met, she had a little black cat who trusted no one except Kara until that cat met Josh and jumped up on his lap that same day. And that’s how Kara knew Josh would be very special to her.

On top of all this beauty, Kara, Josh, their family and friends were all so welcoming. Eleanor and I had met some of them at Kara’s brother’s wedding that we photographed last year. It was such a perfect day with beautiful Colorado weather, amazing food at the farm to table restaurant and beautiful people in love.

Locations for a Small Wedding in Denver, CO 2026

The City of Cuernavaca Park in Denver is a wonderful, urban location to have a small wedding in Denver with a great view of the skyline.

This park has a lot of paths and bridges to take photos on, a covered area with picnic tables for a casual cocktail hour and marriage license signing as well as a scenic skyline area for your vows and short ceremony.

Events at parks in Denver usually require a permit to hold an event and the information for permits can be found here. The permit is typically $210 total and allows your elopement or wedding to held here. You’ll also need to get your marriage license in Denver, found here

A great bar nearby is Prost Bar or Raices Brewery. They have outdoor patios with lots of room for guests and both are just a short bike ride or scooter ride from Cuernavaca Park!

I photographed Travis and Robert’s elopement for an hour and a half and we had plenty of time for portraits, the ceremony, speeches, cake cutting, and a few more portraits at the bar. The area had so much to offer for beers and biking. This was such a beautiful day and I loved how effortlessly it came together with all of their friends and family.

If you’re hoping to elope or have a small ceremony in Denver, send me an email! I’d love to connect and document your day for you.

LGBTQ+ Wedding Photographer in Boulder

LGBTQ+ Wedding Photographer in Boulder

Kelli and Chelsea were so sweet and waited so long for their wedding day to arrive. With Covid restrictions, everything kept getting postposed. Kaitlin at Kaitlin Shea Weddings was so great with coordinating new plans and making everything go smoothly. Kelli and Chelsea have the most sweet family and friends, which was not surprising once I got to know them and their wonderful personalities. I loved much emotion the day had.

I kept forgetting to post these photos and finally remembered because Kaitlin and I are getting tattoos later this month and I'm so excited. Anyway, couples with tattoos are always amazing.