About this vendor
I am a fine art, destination wedding photographer based in Breckenridge, Colorado. I serve Breckenridge, Vail, Aspen, Beaver Creek, Telluride, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Denver, Keystone, the surrounding areas and beyond! My clients appreciate the soft, elegant and romantic look that film brings, and place a high value in the art of photography. I'm honored that you are considering me to photograph the biggest day of your lives!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2021.2017.
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.039 reviews
Dani was amazing! We fell in love with her photography style from her portfolio and could not have made a better choice having her photograph our engagement photos and wedding. We ...
took engagement photos in Vail where she was familiar with scenic locations for beautiful photos. For the wedding, she and her team scoped out an amazing location at our venue for first look photos, took wonderfully artistic photos of wedding details, and made everyone feel comfortable. We had a small wedding and Dani and her team took individual photos of all couples and families which was a special gift we could share with our guests. All posed and candid photos were incredible. We would highly recommend Dani for anyone’s wedding!
We knew from the moment we spoke with Dani that she was the consummate professional — but wow, we were totally taken away by how she practices her art in person! Dani kept us at ea...
se, allowing us to sink into the moment and forget that a camera was even present. She and her second shooter, Kelsey, truly felt like two of our guests. We cannot thank them enough for being so patient, so kind, and so detail-oriented as we danced through the phases of the day. We never felt rushed, which is such a blessing, because the day is now perfectly etched into our memory as the best day of our lives.
The pandemic caused us to shift our plans from a large wedding to a small, intimate elopement with just a handful of our favorite people. But Dani captured the day beautifully, and we couldn't be more grateful.
Thank you so much, Dani & Kelsey!
PS: Did I mention she shoots in FILM?!
Hire Dani, she’s incredible! She truly goes above and beyond! We are blown away by the absolutely stunning photographs from both our engagement session and wedding day. She is so t...
alented, expertly capturing everything from romantic portraits and intimate, unplanned moments to well-executed family formals and fun, natural images of us and our guests that perfectly document our day. Her photos are timeless, show a thoughtful and artistic approach, and she’s dedicated to capturing what matters most. In addition to her talent and skill, Dani exudes kindness. She's positive and calm, putting us and our families at ease. With just the right amount of cues and her sweet demeanor, Dani makes you feel comfortable, the experience fun and the photos gorgeous!
Dani was a joy to work with and captured our day even more beautifully than I could have imagined! She also went above and beyond to make me feel 100% comfortable all day! She help...
ed me set aside the stress and pressure to please everyone by fully encouraging me to just BE...in the moment, with my husband, and celebrating our love. Dani is a treasure as a photographer and person. Your experience will be that much richer by having Dani Cowan Photography as a part of your most important moments.
Dani is the BEST! She has taken our photos numerous times and it somehow over exceeds our expectations each and EVERY time! She is beautiful on the inside and out and somehow makes...
you feel the EXACT same when she is photographing you. Whether is it s single shot, couple or people are watching- her calm and pleasant demeanor makes you feel like you are the only one around. She is amazing at what she does to say the least! WE LOVE DANI! Don't bother looking elsewhere- she's it!
Honestly, I cannot say enough good things about Dani Cowan. She is a dream to work with! Dani captured our October wedding day perfectly and knew just what details and shots I woul...
d gravitate to over and over again. I cannot recommend Dani enough. We were comfortable in front of the camera with her behind it and she kept us on our photo timeline. We are so thrilled with the way our photos turned out and I will cherish these memories for a lifetime. Take some stress off your shoulders and book Dani Cowan!
Dani is unique, just like her work. From the moment I met her, I knew my images were going to be stunning. Her film shots exceeded every expectation I had dreamt of. My images turn...
ed out romantic, fresh and timeless, I could have not been more pleased. When booking with Dani you don’t just get a fine photographer, you get a new best-girl friend! She will help you cherish every moment she’s with you and provide you images for a lifetime of remembrance.
We hired Dani to shoot our Sept 2020 wedding back in the summer of 2019. Since that time she has been a wonderful resource for wedding related questions, suggestions on the timelin...
e of the wedding, providing vendor recommendations, and just an overall positive outlook on everything. We have obviously not had our wedding yet but I we have done our engagement photos. Dani met us in Vail for some village and on mountain shots. I am personally very comfortable in front of the camera as my mom loved photography and forced us into MANY family photoshoots. I was nervous about my fiancé feeling comfortable and knowing how to pose or what to do. But Dani eased that fear the moment she noted my fiancé going in for the same pose in every shot. She provides excellent feedback on posing so that you look natural and comfortable in photos. She does an amazing job at making you feel like it is just you and your significant other and she is just there to capture the moment.
When we got our photos back from our shoot I was even more impressed with her. Not only was Dani easy to work with she provides you with photos that are truly magnificent. She is a great person and a true artist! Her light and airy style makes everything seem like it is out of a fairytale. I could not recommend her more! I know that our wedding photos will be more than perfect and I can’t wait to work with her again! I personally know that our wedding will not be the last time we work with her!
Thank you Dani for bringing so much beauty into this world through your photography! And couple would be thrilled to work with you!
My husband and I were so thrilled to meet Dani in Rome, Italy and take photos in front of the Colosseum! Seriously a dream come true! As a photographer myself, I was a tiny bit ner...
vous. She instantly put us at ease with her fun and sweet personality! She even helped me pick an outfit the night before! She's more than an artist, I felt like we were immediately friends. When we got her photos, we were beyond overjoyed! Each frame is perfect. She's sooo talented with film - I love how we weren't washed out or over exposed like other film photographers tend to do. We also looove her eye for unique and cool angles and detail moments. We feel so blessed to have such timeless memories from a photographer who goes above and beyond for her clients. Best day ever, best decision ever, best photographer ever! Grazie, thank you Dani!! <3
Dani perfectly captured our wedding day - our photos are beautiful and tell such a lovely story of the day. We initially fell in love with the style of Dani's photos, but throughou...
t the planning and big day, we really grew to appreciate her ability to capture special moments and small details that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Her style is well-suited for natural settings and she has a stunning way of capturing the mountains in a breathtaking, feel-like-you-are-there kind of way. Dani is not only an amazing photographer, but she is also such a joy to work with and be around. Dani seamlessly gathered and grouped our families and wedding party for formals, she was great with our dog, who was part of the wedding and, so many of our guests later commented on how sweet and lovely she was throughout the day. It is apparent that Dani truly loves photography and that love makes her an incredibly talented photographer and artist.
Dani's photographs are absolutely stunning! She is so much fun to work with and clearly talented in her profession. She has a beautiful way of capturing the sweet, simple moments. ...
I will cherish these photos forever.
WOW. Dani Cowan’s photos are breathtakingly beautiful and she is an absolute doll to work with. There are 1 million photographers to choose from and I know that I 100% made the ver...
y best decision hiring Dani. She flew into Kentucky for my Lexington destination wedding and literally every single person involved in my wedding totally loved her. She definitely made me feel gorgeous and special all day long plus captured all of the details that I had put so much work into. Seriously the BEST.
It's a shame everyone can't have Dani as their wedding photographer because, quite simply, she's the BEST! She mostly shoots on film giving your photos a unique feel with exquisite...
lighting. Everyone in my bridal party also loved working with Dani. She is direct, yet easy-going and stays calm under pressure. She is one of the most talented photographers out there and I highly, highly recommend her.
We used Dani for our engagement and wedding photos and she was amazing! Throughout the entire process, Dani made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was overall such a n...
ice and pleasant person to work with. Our wedding day was cold and rainy and we were (stubbornly) hesitant to go outside to take more photos - luckily Dani convinced us to go during a short break in the rain and I could not be happier, as these are by far some of my most favorite photos from our wedding day. Highly recommend working with Dani!
Dani was our wedding photographer for our wedding at Camp Hale in August 2017. We have nothing but wonderful things to say about Dani. We live in Seattle and had to select a weddi...
ng photographer without meeting her in person. Dani’s confidence and demeanor during our phone conversations made me completely comfortable hiring her as our photographer without meeting her first. She was professional and responsive to our questions and needs throughout the planning process, taking time to have multiple phone conversations with us about our vision for the day, our priorities in terms of our photos, and logistical/timing issues. She had never shot at our wedding venue and went the extra mile by meeting the wedding planner at the wedding venue a few months before the wedding to scope out the best places to shoot.
On our wedding day (the first time we met her), she was awesome – a truly kind and friendly person. We barely knew she was there during our personal moments together and she made us feel comfortable and confident when we were taking our formal photographs. The pictures speak for themselves – she captured truly intimate moments between us and our closest friends and family. She also did an amazing job capturing the stunning landscape that made use select our wedding venue.
Dani is amazing! She photographed my destination wedding on Whidbey Island in Washington in August 2017. Every single picture she sent me was incredibly beautiful and better than I...
ever could have hoped for. Beyond being incredibly talented, she is a joy to work with. She's friendly, easygoing, and professional. I can't recommend Dani enough!
Dani was not only the sweetest person imaginable to work with, but she her photos are beyond beautiful. She also really listened to our unique vision and went above and beyond to m...
ake our photos a true representation of who WE are. She was open to everything, made us feel special, and made all our engagement photo dreams come true!
We absolutely love Dani! We had not met her before meeting up for our engagement pictures in Breckenridge. We immediately felt comfortable around her. Our engagement photos and wed...
ding photos all turned out beautifully. I especially love what Dani can do with natural light! Now she feels more like a friend & we definitely plan to use her for future big life moments!
Dani is an incredibly talented photographer. I never realized how picky I was about photography until I started searching for a Colorado based shooter. My husband and I are from Vi...
rginia and eloped in Aspen. When I stumbled across Dani's website I knew she was exactly what we were looking for. She was the one vendor that I was nervous to hear back from in the event she was already booked! I was thrilled when I found out she was available, and she did not disappoint. We spoke several times on the phone and it was like talking to an old friend. She helped with planning logistics and did an amazing job of scouting locations for our portraits. The pictures are stunning, romantic, and very high quality. I should also add that Dani is extremely kind, easy going, and a joy to be around. She put my husband and I at ease in a situation where we would otherwise be totally awkward. Dani is the best and I strongly recommend her for your wedding!
Dani was awesome to work with! She was super energetic and accommodating to everything we were looking for!We got so many compliments on our engagement photos and couldn't of been...
happier with how they came out!! We liked her so much we are hiring her to fly to Boston next year for our wedding!
Dani shot our wedding in July and was absolutely amazing!! I couldn't even imagine our photos turning out so great! My recommendation to everyone that asks is pay for a great pho...
tographer...after all, those are the images and memories you'll have forever!
Dani is absolutely AMAZING!!!! Our engagements, my bridals and our wedding day pictures could not have been anymore perfect! She is so easy to work with and makes the wedding (st...
ressful) process so easy! I would not have gone any other way and I'm so thankful Dani so flalwlessy captured our special day!
Where do I begin?! Dani is amazing! She took our engagement photos and we were thrilled at the outcome! Dani is super talented, professional and made us feel very comfortable for o...
ur first professional photo shoot. We've had so many compliments on our photos and couldn't have been happier with our choice to work with Dani!
I worked closely with Dani in Uganda. Dani came to volunteer for the nonprofit organization that I co-founded. To this day, the images Dani captured of our children and families ar...
e still some of the best/most powerful images we ever had taken. Dani has an incredibly compassionate and giving spirit. She has the ability to recognize strength and beauty, ,making it the focal point of her work. Whether it is wedding photography or capturing a young Mother and her children in Africa, Dani paints a story with her images and you will absolutely not regret working with her!
Dani was amazing to work with and captured our day even more beautifully than I could have imagined! She also went above and beyond to make me feel 100% comfortable both before the...
grand event, and during! She helped me set aside the stress and the planning and trying to please everyone. Dani fully encouraged me to just BE...in the moment, with my husband, and celebrating our love. I will treasure the pictures she took and the moments she helped my husband and I find peace in for my whole life!
I spent days and days and hours and hours looking for a wedding photographer. When I finally came across Dani I fell in love with her photography instantly but what sold me 100% wa...
s her personality! Her passion is only surpassed by her professionalism! She will absolutely capture every single moment you hope for on your special day because she takes the time to really get to know you as a couple before the wedding begins. All of my friends and family told me they have never seen such amazing photographs, they were in disbelief and in love! I would recommend Dani over and over 100% to anyone who is searching for "the one" photographer they can trust for their special day!
Dani is amazing, artistic, creative, and so joyful to be around. She really knows how to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera. When we had our engagement shoot, she too...
k us all over Rocky Mountain National Park to make sure we had so many beautiful scenic shots all while dodging the rain. She's creative and truly took the time to get to know me and my husband and incorporated our personalities in our pictures. Our wedding pictures are stunning too! She is so creative in finding the perfect location for beautiful pictures. I'm so glad she captured all the special moments from our day. I will definitely use Dani again and again!
Dani has a knack for capturing the perfect picture! Did a boudoir shoot that turned out incredible! Can't wait to book Dani for more shoots in the future. Seriously the best photog...
rapher I've ever used.
Dani is an absolutely fantastic photographer! I have hired her for everything from boudoir to headshots and without question she will be the one I choose to photograph my engagemen...
t&wedding! Her images are flawless and so creative, I just felt such ease shooting with her. Though I was a little nervous in front of the camera at first, Dani was quick to make it comfortable, super fun, and help instruct on posing so I didn't have to stress. I've worked with a few different photographers (only since she moved out of state) and nothing compares to the quality images I have received from her :). These are photos I'll cherish for the rest of my life! I love that she travels frequently so every time she comes my way (back to Texas), I always book her! If you're in Texas or Colorado, I'd jump on the chance to book her!!
Dani is an amazing photographer. She has an eye for beautiful, classic and even unique photos. I recommend her every time the opportunity arises. The number of compliments I've rec...
eived from friends, coworkers and strangers on the pictures Dani has taken are to numerous to count. Dani has photographed my daughter and son in laws engagement pictures and wedding pictures. She even did us the honor of flying back to Texas this year to do my first grandchilds' new born photos. I am positive that Dani will do many more photo sessions with my family. Simply beautiful photography by a professional and caring woman.
Dani is simply amazing at what she does. She makes you feel at ease before prior to the shoot by taking the time to understand your vision. When I got my photos back she exceeded ...
my expectations and I get compliments on my photos every day. I'm obsessed with her attention to detail and would recommend working with her 100% for any occasion.
Working with Dani was the best decision (besides saying yes to my hubby) that I could have made. From the moment she arrived, she made everyone feel at ease and captured moments th...
at to this day still make me tear up whenever I see the photos. She not only created gorgeous portraits and candids, but true fine art that will be a timeless reminder of my favorite day.
Dani is the most talented photographer ever! She is so easy to work with an makes you feel super comfortable. I can't wait to have her shoot my upcoming wedding in January. I would...
highly recommend her to everyone! She's the best!
Dani is the best photographer ever! I have used her multiple times. She shot my (surprise) engagement session and captured "that" moment PERFECTLY. She does whatever it takes to ge...
t the perfect shot and truly brings beauty out in every single photo. I wouldn't pick anybody else as my photographer for any event.
Dani is the best of the best! Her eye for beauty and lighting is exquisite and my husband and I are honored to be a part of her portfolio.... we chose to do a Colorado elopement j...
ust for Dani!!
Words can't describe how happy we were to have Dani do our wedding photos. We first heard about her through family and we decided to schedule engagement photos with her. That one s...
ession with her made us realize we had found our wedding photographer as well. Her passion for her job and attention to detail shows in every picture she takes. The value of her work is priceless and we couldn't have asked for anything more with the engagement photos or wedding pictures. Thanks again Dani for your truly amazing work!
Dani is absolutely AMAZING. She makes the session SO fun and captures such natural pictures that reflect both personalities. I would recommend her to everyone I know!
we've used Dani numerous times for various celebrations and events and absolutely love her work. She's always makes us feel comfortable and relaxed; we trust her completely behind ...
a camera. She's creative with her photos and she really has an eye for a beautiful shot. I'd recommend her to anyone!
Dani is a true artist! She took pictures of me and my fiancé and made us feel so comfortable. The whole process was very easy and fun! We love the pictures she took!!
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