Locations Used| Evergreen Colorado, Bergen Park Evergreen Engagement Shoot, Evergreen Lake House Engagement
Evergreen Lake House Wedding | Kara and AJ's Evergreen Lake House Wedding
Venue - Evergreen Lake House - Lorna Bleck
Day of Coordinator - Gardner Effect - Adrienne Gardner
Florist - Flowers from Lehrer's Flowers - Centerpieces were done by my Aunt Linda and bouquets were done by Lehrer's
Cake and cupcakes - Kristie's cakes - Kristie Robles
Catering - Fresh Tracks Food and Catering - Dave
DJ - The DJ Guy
Dress and headpiece were from Low's Bridal shop - alterations by Bernadette
Earrings are from Brighton Jewelry
Bridesmaids dresses - the Bridal Connection
Hair and make-up - Tall Grass Aveda Spa and Salon
Tuxes - Men's WarehousePhotographey - Drake Busch Photography (Drake + Ashley)
How did you meet each other? AJ and I met through our friends Shane and KP, who were our best man and matron of honor. We first met at bingo. I remember that AJ made me laugh throughout the whole evening. We then saw each other several times while KP and Shane were planning their own wedding. Then at their wedding AJ made his move and it's been history ever since.
What was your favorite memory from your wedding day? The moment of the first look was very special. I loved seeing the look on AJ's face when he saw me in my dress the first time. My favorite fun moment was dancing with my brother and cousins as we busted out some old school favorite moves. Especially when my brother treated us to his white boy dance! AJ's favorite moment was our first dance. AJ picked out our song that he wanted us to waltz to. It was Jason Mraz's I Won't Give Up. So we took a dance lesson and we managed to waltz at least halfway through the song!
Do you have any advice for future couples?
My best piece of advice would be for each of you to pick one thing that is really important to you, whether it be the food, the cake, the dress etc, and spend a little more money in that area. Everything else you can skimp a little.
Where did you go on your honeymoon? What activities did you do?
We first spent a few days at the Highland Haven Creekside Inn in their Tree House Suite. We enjoyed exploring the local area including a scenic drive to Aspen. We then headed to the Caribbean for a week long cruise stopping at Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Jamaica. Our favorite activity was swimming with the stingrays at Grand Cayman's Stingray City.
Evergreen Lake House Wedding | McKenah and Chris's Evergreen Lake House Wedding
Venue: Evergreen Lake House - (Coordinator: Lorna Bleck) Dress: Wtoo Watters
Jewelry & Alterations: Dona Beth Creations
Flowers: Fresh Flower Market
Hairpiece: Handmade
Shoes: Corral Boots (Bride) Aldo Brown Dress Shoes (Groom)
Tux Rentals: Mens Warehouse
Grooms Tie: Etsy
Cake: Azucar Bakery
Cupcakes: Mother of the Bride Angie Stultz
Catering: Cabin Creek Smoke House
Photography: Drake Busch Photography & Haley Alan Photography (2nd shooter)
How did you two meet each other?
We met each other through mutual friends and had been friends before we decided dating. I was definitely the one pursing him. One day he asked me to go on a date to the zoo. We walked around and enjoyed some lunch. After lunch he pulled a fortune cookie out of his pocket. Inside it read "Will you be my girlfriend?" To this day I still have that little slip of paper. When he proposed to me he set up a scavenger hunt which led me to many places we had visited on dates, the Denver Zoo was one of the stops :)
What was the best memory of your wedding day?
The best and most emotional memory the day of my wedding was the rainbow that appeared right before the ceremony. The sky was gray and rain was pouring down. Things were not looking good, as we had planned an outdoor ceremony. After raining for about half an hour, a huge rainbow appeared across the sky, right over the Lake House. This touched me because one of my Grandmas passed away several years ago. Her favorite song was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." She always has a way of showing she is there, wether it be the song playing on the radio or her appearing in the sky. I knew it was her, she would never miss my wedding day!
What would be some advice you would give to future couples as they plan their wedding day?
I think the best advice we can give to future couples when planning their wedding is not to stress. I know it sounds cliche but seriously, there were so many things the day of our wedding that did not goes as planned or were not exactly what we had originally wanted, but the entire day was so beautiful and perfect. There is not one thing we would go back and change. It seems like such a big deal when planning that everything is perfect, but the day of it doesn't really matter. We couldn't take our eyes off of each other and couldn't help but smile all night, it was as if no one else was there and nothing else mattered.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?
We haven't gone on our honeymoon yet because McKenah started her nursing program 5 days after the wedding. So instead we leave on December 31st for a 17 day trip to Thailand! While we are there we will be visiting Koh Samui, Bangkok, Phuket, Ko Phi Phi, and Chang Mai! We are beyond excited for this adventure and plan on riding elephants through the jungle, attending the Full Moon Party, scuba diving, and immersing ourselves into a brand new culture!