Golden Ledge Telluride Wedding | Telluride Wedding Photographer | Shannon Griffin

Golden Ledge Telluride Wedding | Telluride Wedding Photographer | Shannon Griffin

This is one of those weddings that you don’t want to share because you’re holding onto it so tightly. I know that fellow photographers will understand this feeling. When Sutton, owner of the incredible planning company By Sutton, called me and said, “I have this incredible couple and I know you’ll be the perfect fit for them!”, I knew it was going to be a good one. She went on to tell me that they were having their wedding on Golden Ledge, which is a mountain in Telluride, Colorado. That’s literally all that’s up there…a mountain. That means that Sutton and her team completely build Julie and Chase’s ceremony and reception site. When I showed up the day before the wedding, to photograph their family champagne toast, my jaw hit the ground. I’ve never seen a ceremony site as beautiful. You had to walk through these gorgeous trees to get to it and it felt like magic. You’ll see in the photos bellow that this was a dream wedding, but what you won’t see is the way these two families love. I’ve never seen bigger cheerleaders for their children than Julie and Chase’s parents. Not to mention, the support from their incredible siblings. I wanted to be adopted into that family so badly.

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Do It Because There Is Only One You and Your Legacy Matters

Do It Because There Is Only One You and Your Legacy Matters

Imagine putting yourself first for once.

What would that feel like?

What could you create? What would that allow you to say “yes” to? What would that allow you to say “no” to?

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When You Have To Leave Your Safe Haven to Find Yourself

When You Have To Leave Your Safe Haven to Find Yourself

I was in a group discussion the other day and myself and another woman were talking about leaving our homes. Homes that we put blood, sweat, and tears into (literally). We both had different stories, but stood on such similar ground.

Though she had to leave her home of 20 years for reasons different than mine, we cried together. We felt each other’s stories in our bones.

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Bridging the Gap Between Fine Art and Client Work

Bridging the Gap Between Fine Art and Client Work

I was recently asked to have my work featured in a gallery on Palm Beach Island, called Haven.

This has been a dream of mine for so long. As someone who went to an art school for collage and has been photographing since the age of 16, it felt like such a missing piece to my artistic puzzle.

But, I was also excited for other reasons. I felt like this would give me the platform to show women something different.

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