The Christmas rush is underway for clients wanting Christmas cards & Christmas orders so I will only post when I can on my blog! Lots to do right now :-)
Here is a preview of what’s to come from this most beautiful wedding. Wait till you see the ‘FUN’ shot we did of this couple..haha! It’s GREAT!!!!!!
For now………….
Preciate the blog love 
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Until next time…………………….
Well I’m back home from Colorado. It was a great trip spending time with the family. Now back to my everyday busy life
Speaking of busy….I wanted to let everyone know that I will NOT be taking Saturday sessions from now till January 17th!!! I have 2 boys that are starting basketball this Saturday & games are EVERY SATURDAY!!!!!! They are very important to me & I don’t want to miss this time of my children’s lives. Thank you for your understanding
Now for this beauty!!! We had such a wonderful time finding places to shoot. I had done a senior & engagement session last year in a window at an old building & this senior saw those pics & really wanted that spot. I told her it was tricky getting up there…hahaha…we had a great laugh :-) Then we went & found a field thanks to her family :-) Then headed to find, as always what I love…..ultra cool colorful places!!!!!
As always….comments appreciated & welcomed!
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deez nutz: damn kid your bad ass......nutz
Ashley Reherman: Amazing pictures Alisha! Truly...unbelievable job...she's gorgeous!
Thais: Alisha! These are amazing. Seriously! If we ever go up there with our puppies you are so taking pictures of us in that same place. :)
Chelsea: OH MY SHELBY LOOKS SOO PRETTY!!! I really like these pictuers
Utonya: These are great. I love the one in the window. She looks like a model. Glad to have you back home.
Misty Johnson: These are all wonderful, Alisha!! You continue to amaze me with ever session!!! I'm sooo glad you're home! My day is not complete without IM'ing you!!
Leslie Cervantez: Alisha, These are beautiful. You always do a wonderful job, and it is such an inspiration to see your work. Thanks for sharing. Leslie
Liz W.: GORGEOUS!!! I love those colorful doors!!
Missy: Wow these shots are amazing! And that warehouse - I had no idea there was something like that here in the valley! Looks like it'd be fun to check out. If you don't mind me asking, where is it?
shelby: omggg; hunny i freakin luff you! ahh this made my dayy! :DD ur freakkin amazing! les do this againn! XOXOXOX; shelby
shelby: omg ur so amazing! u made my dayyy; i look "hawt" nd u made me that wayyy! :DDD ur just so amazingly super-de-duperrr! XOXOX shelb
Jennifer: wow, wow and did i say WOW. She is absolutely gorgeous and these are stunning. Love the locations and style of these and her hair rocks!
Amanda: You got so many amazing pictures!!! I bet she has a hard time choosing!
Twiggggggggggggg :P: Shelby looks absolutly STUNNING, just like a model :):) I want you to take my photos for me next year! Otay? Ps. I luffffffffff Shelby!
Jessie: Wow! What stunning photos of a majorly photogenic girl. Seriously, these are amazing! What a perfect location too.
sheena: ok....so ALL of these are great...but....can we please talk about her in the giant window!!! amazing!!! brilliant!!! i love it to pieces:) well done!
Alexis Rae: WOW Alisha!!! Shelby's picutes look amazing! She is so beautiful! :) You did great work with her! I cant wait to see mine!!! Amazing Job!!!
HeatherM: Awesome shots! I love that place too. Very cool!
Tayli Nelson: Alisha..... you're amazing! I love scrolling through your pictures on this site. You're so talented and creative. Can't wait to have you take more for us one day.
Rebekah: LOVE THESE!! Gorgeous work, and a gorgeous gal!
Mimi Melendez: Hey Alisha she's gorgeous. Will i be able to do something like that when its my turn? :) where exactly is number 7? its way cool you come up with the coolest places. :)
elizabeth: Oh I love every single one of these..
Dale Ann: Wow. I'm speechless. Wow. da
Sherry Ward: HOLY FRIGGIN CRAP-WOW... These are so creative!
Sylvia: amazing! she is gorgeous and you certainly captured her beauty.
Alisha Ekstrom: WOW...ALL your comments are SOOO wonderful & MUCH appreciated!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!
angie monson: Man those are some sweet locations! I wanna shoot at that warehouse!!! This girl is also so natural in front of the camera. Nice work as always.
DSR: What a great senior session! So many different looks! What a lucky girl!
Nicole K: OMG, Alisha! These are INCREDIBLE!!!! Awesome work!
ohana photographers: holy friggin smokes!!! these are rockin the house!!!! her hair is rad too! love it! can't choose a fav. i.just.cannot!
Vanessa: This is one of my very FAV"S!!!! I love every single one! SMOKIN HOT!!! The locations are to die for!!! AMAZING!!
Heading to Colorado till Sunday. All e-mails & phone calls will be returned next week. Hope everyone has a great week.
I will leave you with one pic from an exciting shoot I did the other day :-)
You can click on image to enlarge.
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Utonya: Leaving? It has been what 1 month since you left town? That must be some kind of record. Have fun. Great picture Love it. See ya when you get back
david & kimi baxter ~ohana photographers: ah man that shot is AWESOME!! i want to shoot with planes!! have a rad weekend!!
Misty Johnson Photography: Have fun girlie!! Tell all of your family hi for me! Miss ya :) Love this image.. can't wait to see more! Call me!
elizabeth: what a fun shot
I know they have been sitting on the edge of their seats to see some of these :-) This wedding was absolutely amazing & FUN!!!! The bride of coarse was a knock out…the groom handsome as ever. The family, the friends…..soooooo welcoming & loving. Thank you for having me capture this most wonderful day of your life. It was spectacular.
Ceremony: St. Daniels Catholic Church (Father Nat told me he went to college at USU….he said..GO AGGIES)
Reception: Ouray County 4-H Event Center
Flowers: By her gorgeous fabulous mother
Cake: City Market in Montrose
Makeup: Nichole Hollenbeck
Hair: Crystal Adams
THEIR STORY:::: They met in 1st grade on the school playground. Natalie is special to Jeremy as she is a kind, genuine, loving person with an easy going personality that makes spending time with her oh so special. Jeremy is special to Natalie for he can always make her laugh, his open mind & the way he makes her feel. The proposal was a Christmas morning surprise. They love cooking together & doing anything outdoors.
Much happiness to you both!!!!
WARNING:::::: There is an OVERLOAD of images as this wedding just had sooo much to photograph. Therefore I had a HARD time just choosing a few to post…so there are tons..haha!
Thank you to my ever fabulous, wonderfully talented, bestfriend Misty for flying to Colorado & 2nd shooting with me. It was GREAT times!
~click on any image to enlarge if need be~
I was soo excited when we got done with some bride/groom shots & we headed back to the church her grandfather was waiting for her with this…………..I LOVE old vehicles.
As we were walking down the streets of Ouray to find spots to shoot a gentleman came up to the bride & groom & offered them a ride on this wagon that is over 100 years old!!!!! Thank you Mr. cowboy man for the ride. If you are in the Ouray area look them up for a ride. 970-708-4946.
Then we went on a hunt in the mountains to find a gorgeous spot to shoot. We found a cool big ol boulder & since my bride was a fantastic sport to go out of the box & pictures are important to her…we climbed…she even climbed in her pink sassy heels. WAHOOO girlfriend….you rocked my world…haha!!!!!!
I positively love this shot!!!!!!!!!!
Since you climbed….these are the gorgeous wedding images you have now
That behind them folks is gorgeous Ouray, Colorado.
High upon a mountain top!!!!!
Here they are trek’n back down the mountain..haha! 
Red is my favorite color & was soooo excited to find this red wall.
Was completely excited to shoot in a church that had a balcony. At the rehearsal I asked Father Nat to leave the door unlocked so I could get up there. FANTASTIC view!!!!!!
Thanks boys for humoring me :-) I know you boys aren’t always thrilled about these sort of things…haha…but the bride is the QUEEN
I have to tell a short story on this shot. As I’m in the middle of the (dirt road I mind you) road I’m shooting away & there is a car behind me honking. Well I don’t want to miss the shot of the wedding party walking so I ignore the car thinking they can just go around me. It’s not a big city..it’s still got dirt roads for cryin out loud…hahaha!! I move over & it’s the BRIDE’S PARENTS honking at me…..hahahaha!!!! They are sooo funny!
THIS was the COOLEST groom cake I’ve ever seen! The groom loves the outdoors!!!!!
Father & son (the brother was roaming around somewhere..haha) ….just wait till I post more pics of them. Yes…they will have their own post as they are toooo dang hilarious!!!!!
Misty nailed this shot!!! OMGOSH I’m crackin up. I took the brothers outside earlier on in the reception & did some ’boys in black’ shots (think ‘men in black’ ..the movie…cause that is what they looked like…..haha!!!! Oh I LOVED it!!!!!!!!
Then there is grandpa! OMGOSH….he was a riot….you should of seen him on the dance floor!!!! He’s got some moves. The bride’s friend was dancin with him & he’d do every move she would do. Sorry can’t post ALL the dancing shots here cause there are just WAYYYYYYYYY too many, but trust me when I say…this crowd can DANCE!!!!!
They hooped it up for sure!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So they did this little dance thing where all married couples got on the dance floor. They started off….couple that have been married for 5 years or less step off….10 years or less….etc etc. You get the picture :-) Well grandma & grandpa (this is the bride’s grandparents by the way) had been married the longest & OMGOSH you should of seen them on that dance floor. It was a RIOT! The still pictures just don’t do their dancing justice. You need to see the video of this sort of thing. OMGOSH absolutely FUN watching them.
First dance as husband & wife.
I always love me a father/daughter dance. It makes me cry everytime!!!!!!!! Especially this one as I do have a bit of a connection to this family!!!! (I grew up around the daughters in the fabulous big ol town of Delta, Co.) haha…big town is me exaggerating!!!!!
Don’t be shy..leave some blog love 
I’m sure the bride would love to hear how ‘cool’ her grandpa is
Thank you for the best time!!!!!!!
Enjoy!!!
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Nicole K: LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
Misty Johnson: OOHHH ALISHA!!! I love that first shot!! I can't wait to go through these pics.. but like you said.. we took a TON, so I kind of dread it too! What a fun wedding and a great experience. I can't wait to see some of Grandpa workin' the dance floor :) Miss you my friend!!
Brittany: WOW!! Colorado looks gorgeous the way you capture it. And I love the old classic car... I keep crossing my fingers that one of my weddings will come with one of those. You are so good at what you do! I am excited to see more :)
Natalie: Beautiful! Alisha you are amazing! I LOVE the first picture. My Grandpa will be so excited to see it. The second pic is so us on the top of a mountain, in all the Colorado beauty. Thanks again for all ou hae done for us.
Shannon Dodge: Oh WOW WOW! These are absolutely stunning! Looks like a FUN wedding!
jess m: Outstanding images, Alisha!! You are so creative. I LOVED the ring shot too!! Beautiful wedding!
Sherry Ward: I need to move to Colorado... GORGEOUS! I could look at these all day. What a fun wedding. #1,2 are soo amazing!
Juli: These are very fun! Can't wait to dig in and get a feature out of this for the next issue. We need to act fast! Can the bride help us? Juli 866-573-3672 www.rockymountainbride.com
Court Adams: BEAUTIFUL JOB GIRL!!! I LOVE the balcony shot of them walking down the aisle.. SO AWESOME!!!! and it just looks like the atmosphere was so pretty and FUN!!! Looks like a FUN dancin party! Way to capture it! THe bride is gorgeous, she will LOVE the pics!
Adri: Oh my gosh Alisha!! These pictures are AMAZING!!! You ROCK babe!
Brooke: wahoo those are some beautiful mountains! love that first shot! to die for!
teresa lee: dang, girl, you always outdo yourself -- these are just amazing... miss ya!
kristen: wow... these are wonderful!
elizabeth: OHHHH WOW
Mary T: What a fun looking wedding! You did a gorgeous job as always Alisha!!!
shawnreeder: These are awesome Alisha!! Isn't Ouray just amazing!!
Leslie Cervantez: Great job Alicia, I love how you connect with the people you photograph!
Vanessa: Ok first off-What a beautiful wedding! I LOVE the 2nd one! YUMMY!!!! Ok, I LOVE THEM ALL!
Jennifer: omgosh girl wow, jaw dropping awesome work. I would love to work under you at a wedding one day, just one time, that would be so awesome!
Tammy Fraser (mother of bride): Alisha, I was thrilled to see the photos on your blog. Your photos are beautiful of the wedding. Thank you! I can't wait to see the rest of the pics. You are the BEST!!!!! Tammy
Heather: Dang! these pics make me wish I was there! Looks like fun!
Lori: Love the ones with the old car! Great details from the ceremony and reception.
alitfin: Absolutely awesome, those shots make me wish I was there....looks like a blast!!!
HeatherM: So wonderful! Looks like such a great time. Hey, my favorite color is red too! ;)
tiffani: Awesome wedding Alisha! Love all these pics...so many different and fun places! Beautiful shots. Definitely looks like a fun wedding for sure!
Alisha Ekstrom: Thank you ALL for these most wonderful comments. They are much appreciated & so fun to read. Happiness always to this gorgeous couple!!!!!!
Candice Graham: Love Them!!!! SO pretty. Alisha great job!!! I want you for some family photos!!! Nat and Jeremy -WOW is all I have to say :) Love ya guys.
Kellee Smith: Absolutely amazing! You rock my friend...
Aaron Baker: Alisha this shoot is just gorgeous! It only serves to reinforce the idea that I'll be flying you to D.C. for my wedding! Natalie, I haven't seen you in forever but you had a beautiful wedding. You both look so happy. Best of luck to you both.
nicole green: i can't even pic a favorite! they're all so great. :) the ring shot is so great though! you're super talented. :)
sheeeebs :DDD: WooooooooWIE! this freakin weddding is super gorgeous. ur so amazing at what u do; gosh i jus cant get over it! her dress is soo amazing and i luff it --&& they are so cute toghether :DD XOXOX shelbyy
Renee Bigler: Breathtaking! I got chills looking that these!
Misty Johnson: Gorgeous!!! I know you're swamped.. but, I can't wait to see more!
Brittany Cascio: I can't wait to see more! Pretty girl on a hot rod... NICE!! I just had my first MC senior, she is a really sweet girl. And I would LOVE to be your second shooter for weddings!!! Just let me know when you have one booked and I am totally there :)
Leslie Cervantez: I love this image! I hope you don't mind, but I was tagged on my BLOG and I thought I would extend the TAG to you. http://lesliecervantez.blogspot.com/
Sherry Ward: holy crap, that is awesome!
elizabeth: uhhhh WOW
HeatherM: OHHHH very high fashion! LOVE IT GIRL!
roxie: Your work is incredible, I envy your talent I could really learn a thing or two from you.
Jennifer: this is a stunning shot. she has gorgeous eyes
Nicole K: Holy gorgeousness!
Vanessa: Senior? WOW!!! She is gorgeous!!! Beautiful SHOT!
Kristy: yeah. thats right. thats my best friend ALEXIS RAE!! wow Alisha you are fantastic!! I would LOVE to get to work with you for my senior photos! (:
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Jim Chambers: Thanks for the fantastic photographs taken for our daughter's wedding (Nicole/Jon). You were awesome and your talent did not go unnoticed even by the father of the bride. Thanks again for your talents! We'll be references any time for you! JC
Heather: that is freaking awesome!!!!!!
Misty Johnson: WOW!!! That is gorgeous!! So classy!
Leslie: Thanks so much for the nice comment on my blog! We looked at your blog and website last night in my photography class and we all think you are amazing. Very inspiring!
sheeeebs :DDD: o yes i agreee with everyyyone! this is freakkkin gorgeousss :DDD nd u so amainzing. like i always tell u,,, lol lufffs XOXOX
Brandi: Wow stellar! looks like a movie poster!
Kori: beautiful! I wish we would have known you when we got married.... would have loved to have you photograph our wedding. And night shots! LOVE them!
HeatherM: Whoa! I LOVE it!!! As always....perfect! :)
jessica kettle: oh I LOVE those night shots. You are amazing! Really this is gorgeous.
sherry boles: Amazing capture, Alisha! The light is just fabulous! GORGEOUS!!
katie moss: Wow love your work. I love all of the bright colors. Have we met?
Jessica: I love this picture! I Do know Nicole. thanks for the commits I love your photos!
Jennifer: oh wow simply stunning work, gorgeous!
katie moss: if you are ever in the area, let me know there are a couple of us that get together for lunch. I know you are dying to meet kate moss in person.hehe
Caitland: Wow Lady! Your talent just grows by leaps and bounds!! LOVE IT!! This is definately your calling!! :)
Karen: Oh my gosh this is so beautiful! I love the romantic feel it has to it! Amazing! Love your halloween pics too:) sooo cute!
Nicole K: ............WOW!!!!
Vanessa: YOU NAILED IT!!!! WOW!