The Barn at Raccoon Creek Wedding Photography | Elizabeth and Matt's Fall Raccoon Creek Wedding Day

Venue: The Barn at Raccoon Creek

Venue Coordinator: Audri Piper

Florist: Sue Kimball of Kimball Floral 

Cake: Azucar Bakery

Favors: VooDoo Doughnuts (everyone loved them)

DJ: Pat Harrod with A Sound Impression

Videography: PhoCo Films (our highlight film is amazing)

Dress: by Casablanca c/o Amanda's Bridal

Earrings: David Tutera

Hair and Makeup: Allure Hair Studio (the girls there are fantastic!)

Bride's rings: both the wedding band and the engagement ring are family heirlooms, first belonging to the grandmother of the groom ( I feel so special and honored to be wearing them)

Groom's ring: Shane Co

Suits: Al's Formal Wear

Bridesmaids dresses: Bill Levkoff

How did you two meet? We met at Cru Wine Bar when we were both out for a mutual friend's birthday party. We talked for most of the night and Matt sent Elizabeth a Facebook message the next day. Our first date was 5 days later and we've been together ever since :)

What is the best memory of your wedding day? It rained right before the start time of our outdoor Fall wedding. Decor was blowing over and guests were pulling out umbrellas. We just knew that everything would work out and almost as soon as Elizabeth walked out of the bridal cottage to head down the aisle, the sky seemed to clear and a rainbow appeared. We spotted the rainbow at the same time and it was a beautiful sign on our amazing day!

What is some advice you would give to other couples as they plan their wedding day? Let other people help you out when they offer and just try to take every detail of the day in. Having talented photographers (Drake Busch) and videographers is so important too. That is how you can relive your beautiful event. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We stopped in Iceland for 3 days on our way to Venice, Italy for a 7 day Mediterranean Cruise. Our cruise ports were in Croatia, Turkey and Greece. We would highly recommend a cruise to any honeymooners! It was so nice to experience multiple countries and be able to leave our bags in one spot for a week. A couple of highlights were riding dune buggies on the Croatian cliffs and experiencing the picturesque beauty of Santorini, Greece. We also stopped for a day and night in Paris on the way home. What an amazing 2 weeks!

Kate and Ajay's Nepalese Wedding Ceremony| Raccoon Creek Wedding Photography

Venue - The Barn at Raccoon CreekDJ - Total Encore - Jeff Fernandez Cake - Azucar, Denver Florist - Hawk Flowers, Littleton -  Sara Tobias Caterer for Nepali wedding - Yak and Yeti Food - The Barn at Raccoon Creek Photography - Drake Busch Photography (Drake & Ashley Kidder)

How did you two meet? We met through mutual friends in Seattle. It was summertime and we were spending time together doing lots of fun activities with our friends. It didn't take long before we fell in love! What was the best memory from your wedding day? The best memory of our wedding day was saying our own vows to each other and dancing with all of our friends and family. We had such a blast celebrating!

What advice would you give to future couples getting married? Kate: My would be to go with vendors who feel right for you. With all of our vendors, we felt a connection and a true appreciation for their work and dedication. We knew we could trust them to help us pull of the biggest party we would ever throw in our lifetime. Ajay: Enjoy every moment of the day. Take a step back to really appreciate how it all came together. Don't sweat the details, because the important stuff will always fall into place, especially when you have people and vendors you trust Where did you go on your honeymoon?  What activities did you do while there? We went on a minimoon outside of Vail and stayed at the Lodge and Spa at Cordillera. We went hiking in Vail, took naps, and ate delicious food! We will be planning a honeymoon to Europe this summer. We would recommend getting away after the wedding even if it is just for a few nights. That time together as newlyweds to decompress with each other was much needed for us!

The Barn at Raccoon Creek | Alicia and Roland's Barn at Raccoon Creek Wedding Day

Venue & Catering:  The Barn at Raccoon Creek (We love this place!)

Venue Coordinator:  Abby Nurre (she did a fabulous job!)

Officiant:  Rich Street (Cru Missionary & Staff - Bride's Friend)

Florist:  Kimball Floral

Cake:  Bride & Groom Cakes made by Bride's Niece Sarah Struck.  Guest Cakes from King Soopers

 (Bride's mom's dress behind the cake table)

Wedding Quilt:  Made by Bride's Sister-in-Law Beth Sweeney - with fabric contributed by family and friends

DJ:  Joe Massa with 4 Dimensions Media (the DJ that was playing at Trivia Night the night we met)

Dress & Veil:  The Bridal Collection

Shoes:  Macy's Nina Shoes for the Ceremony and Corral Cowgirl Boots for the Reception

Men's Suits:  Men's Warehouse

Jewelry:  Macy's

Hair:  Melissa Kitzman from Salon on the Boulevard

Wedding Rings:  Shane Co.the

How did you two meet? We met at a local trivia night where Alicia was with a co-worker and Roland Jr. was with his sister in the same group of people.  Roland Jr. tried to impress her with lines from a popular comedian and when she didn't recognize the name or lines, found it the perfect opportunity to ask her on a date to see the comedian's upcoming live performance. After a night of comic relief, country music, and numerous Sunday morning church services, they fell in love! 

What was your favorite memory from your wedding day? For both of us, our favorite memory of the wedding day was the walk down the isle. We chose not to see each other before the ceremony, so it was so exciting to anticipate.   I almost lost my breath the moment the doors of the bridal cottage opened, I heard "At Last" playing, could see all of my favorite people and started walking with my dad down the isle to see Roland.  I didn't take my eyes off of him - it was a moment that all time stopped still and all I could see was him and I.  For Roland - it was the same moment... he told me after the ceremony that he almost fell forward because his breath was taken away and he felt like he was being knocked over with excitement.    

Do you have any advice for future couples getting married? We would highly recommend considering incurring the cost to have someone coordinate or assist in wedding planning - looking back, we would have liked to have a consistent person involved in the planning to help with last minute communications and carrying out the vision to relieve that stress.    If you can't hire a planner or coordinator and you are a DIYer, I'm sure Roland's advice to a bride-to-be would be "don't look too much at pintrest - it will make you crazy!"   and my advice to a groom-to-be would be "if your bride-to-be mentions something about what she saw on pintrest, don't roll your eyes at her".       In the end, it's all about the experience.....  as the bride and groom - pick the one experience you want to have that's important to you and make sure to plan that one part out really well - don't stress too much about the rest, because planning for everyone else's experiences rarely works out just exactly as planned and you can't please everyone.  Take a deep breath and enjoy your day!

Where did you go on your honeymoon?  What activities did you do while there? We went to Kauai (with a brief stop at the dentist for a root canal  ).  We were very thankful we didn't plan to leave the day after the wedding because of the necessary dentist visit.  But were very relieved to finally make it to the Island.  We stayed the first part on the Southshore at the Grand Hyatt and then the second half on the Northshore at the Westin.  We really enjoyed our helicopter ride with majestic views of the Island and our traditional Luau experience.  The Grand Hyatt had an amazing pool area and I would love to go back and spend more time at that pool!  We would recommend it to other couples - very nice honeymoon treatment and accommodations.