All my wedding day dreams came true. I feel so blessed to have had such an amazing wedding experience. It's been 7 days since we got married and I am ready to do it all over again! It was just amazing. I had the pleasure of working with many of my colleagues from the Estes Park Wedding Association which was a blast. Our ceremony was set to be in a meadow near Rocky Mountain National Park. We had planned for no leaves on the trees being that it's so late in October. Wow, were we pleasantly surprised. The colors were at their peaks and the weather could not have been more perfect. I arrived in a 1967 pickup and walked down the aisle with both of my parents and music from Nobility Strings. Our officiant, Father Frank Gold gave the best ceremony I had ever heard. He even tied in a poem that Chris' mom had wrote before she passed. It was beautiful. We combined our love of nature and had a tree planting ceremony instead of a traditional unity candle. It felt amazing to give back and to know that we have something that will be growing because of us, but long after we are gone.
I was honored to have Nathan from Dreamtime Images shoot our wedding, and I can't get over how amazing the photos are. He even climbed 20 feet up an Aspen to get a shot of us! We then made our way back to Lakeshore Lodge where our guests were awaiting our arrival. What fun we had with a slideshow, and music provided by Matt from Amore Entertainment. My birch bark centerpieces that I worked so hard on were incorporated well with flowers from Nancy at Blooms Mountain Floral. Everyone danced the night away and enjoyed yummy mini desserts from Sweet Celebration. For our cake, we incorporated a swedish 'princess torte' being that we are both swedish. Marci from Colorado Rose Cake Company did an outstanding job on it!!
The wedding planning for me was totally different, being that it was my turn to be the bride. I had so much fun and I have to say every bit of planning was worth it. My husband and I wanted it to be a day that reflected who we are, and celebrate our families joining as one. It was a moment in ALL of our lives that we will never forget.
