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Jade & Jared's Engagement at McMurry Natural Area: A Fort Collins Love Story

By Ryan Mayiras · August 22, 2026 · 1 min read
Jade & Jared's Engagement at McMurry Natural Area: A Fort Collins Love Story

Jade & Jared's engagement session at McMurry Natural Area was unhurried and honest — the kind of session that feels less like posing and more like being together. Set in Fort Collins, CO, it was photographed as it happened, with genuine moments and natural light carrying the whole story.

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  • Two women are hugging each other with smiles on their faces.
  • A man and a woman are hugging each other on the dock of a lake at sunset.
  • * A man and a woman are standing together on the grass. The man is wearing a tan hat and holding flowers. The woman is wearing a white dress with a veil over her head. They appear to be newly married.
  • A man and a woman kissing with the sun behind them.
  • A woman with brown hair wearing a white dress is kissing a man on the cheek.
  • A bride wearing a white dress with a flower in her hair is walking down the street.
  • A woman wearing a white dress with gold accents stands on the edge of a cliff looking out over the mountains.
  • A man wearing a grey suit with a green tie stands in front of a sun shaped decoration on the wall.
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Ryan Mayiras, Founder of Candid Studios
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Ryan Mayiras

Founder & Lead Photographer · Candid Studios

Ryan Mayiras is the founder and lead photographer behind Candid Studios, a photography and videography company based in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, and New York with 3,000+ events captured since 2016. Award-winning (WeddingWire Couples’ Choice 2024, The Knot Best of Weddings 2022) and known for cinematic, emotion-driven imagery.

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