Cheyenne at Night

As with most of our weddings that allow us to travel, we always want to make sure we make a trip of it and see the sights around us. Chances are, we won't be back to these towns anytime soon, so we really want to go exploring.

While we were in Cheyenne, Wyoming for Kassi and Ian's wedding, we took a trip around the town to explore during the day and try to get a game plan for where we were going to take pictures on the big day. We quickly noticed that Cheyenne is a town that hasn't let go of it's western heritage. To call the state capital a "sleepy little town" may be a little overboard, but not by much. It was one of the most relaxing and easy going places we have been.

As we drove down main street, we loved seeing all of the motel signs. Yes, there were a few modern hotels, but the majority were little mom-and-pop type motels that blended in seamlessly with the beautiful rolling hills surrounding Cheyenne. You can't really appreciate the signs during the day, but at night the motel signs are so cool! So after the party was over, after the wedding reception, Cat and I drove around Cheyenne with our windows down, enjoying the cool breeze, and snapped some pictures of the signs that captivated us so much. We shot all of these on film, and to say I was a little nervous to get the scans back would be an understatement. Thankfully, we were so pleased with how the scans turned out when we got them back.

We will jump at the chance to return to Wyoming for a wedding if we get the chance, but for the mean time, we will just look at these images and try to get back to that cool July night in such a neat town.

I haven't seen too many state capitols so empty at night. It seemed like it was just us alone in the city.

You can bet that when Frontier Days come to town, things will get a little crazy! We may have been able to sneak in to the fairgrounds and get some amazing images of the "Beaches of Cheyenne" but you will have to wait to see those!