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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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The complete engagement lives on our site, 252+ images, preserved the way it happened:

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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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