Castner Photography

A stunning day with M+G at Black Canyon Inn Estes Park, Colorado

Wedding day timeline planning made simple!

Wedding Day Timeline Planning From a Photographer's Perspective — Castner Photography Have you been thinking about working with a wedding planner? With all of the decisions that need to be made, spanning the entire spectrum from creative vision to logistics and organization, there's a lot to think about. We consider ourselves an integral part of the planning process, and we often wo

“Every love story is unique—your wedding photos should be too. ✨ Capturing the real, raw, and unforgettable moments that make your day yours. Ready to tell your story? Let’s create something beautiful together!

We feel so grateful to have so many beautiful locations available for us to take our couples! Colorado has so much to offer, everything from high alpine mountains to desert vibes and enchanted forests. We’d love to hear what you have in mind for your dream location and we'd be happy to give you lots of suggestions!

When that alpenglow hits 😍

Thinking about eloping? We’re happy to help you plan the perfect adventure, with everything from location selection and logistics to coordination with local vendors. We see a lot more couples eloping these days, especially with rising costs of weddings. Many will still have a reception back home with their family, but do something special for themselves like these two 🥰

With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize our common humanity with others and see that real love excludes no one.

The dreamiest wedding ever because of these two. You can tell a lot about someone by the people they have in their lives and at J+C’s wedding everyone was high vibe people. It was a magical night ✨

Always down for an adventure! ⛰️

We purposely do not charge for travel within an hour of Boulder so that we can help our couples get out to the destinations that they really want! Colorado is so freaking beautiful and there’s everything from desert plains, high alpine mountains, forests, red rocks, metropolitan, and nearly everything in between. Many locations can be accessed right off of the road, while others could take a hike to get to. We’re down for whatever, and we’ll help you plan all of the logistics to make it happen. With so much to choose from, we first like to know if you had a vision for how the resultant images will look. This could be a location or a color palette. Time of year also plays into this. Boulder’s foothills are bright green in early June and brown by August. The mountains can be snow capped or not, depending on when and where. Some access roads are even “closed for the winter” into late June! Fall can produce some stunning colors, ranging from neon yellow to brown, also depending on when and where. Part of when you choose to do your session is when you may need your photos by, for instance if you’re using them for invitations or save the date cards. Our editing turnaround time for engagements sessions is usually around 2-3 weeks, depending on our workload. Some people send out save the dates as early as a year out from the wedding, some wait until 6 months out, but it’s totally up to you.

We love engagement sessions! They are a great opportunity for us to get to know each other better and work together to ensure you two feel super comfortable on the wedding day. It’s also nice to have some great portraits of you two that aren’t as formal as the wedding day ones. Some couples use these for a guest book or decorations at the reception. We’re happy to come up with some amazing locations depending on the style you are looking for. This is included in our “Bad & Bougie” package, but is also available a la carte!

We’re happy to create custom packages to provide exactly the wedding coverage you’re looking for, whether that’s an elopement, a portrait session in Rocky National Park, or a full day of wedding coverage. We’d love to hear what you have planned!