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!
Chatfield Botanic Gardens Wedding | Breanna and Cody's Chatfield Botanic Gardens Wedding
Venue: Chatfield Botanic GardensHotel: Denver Marriot South at Park Meadows Officiant: Wayne Wilkerson (Brides Step Dad) Day of Coordinator: Nikki Frazier of Celebrate! By Nikki Caterer: Biscuits & Berries Pies & Cake: Biscuits & Berries Florist: Sweet Pea Flowers DJ: Rock Candy Guest Book/Welcome Table attendant: Caleigh Davis Makeup: Bri Ortola of Alchemy Hair: Hilary Matthies of Hair artistry by Hilary Dress, Veil & Sash: Vera Wang Bridal Shoes: Badgley Mischka Bridal Jewelry: Earrings and Bracelet by Chloe & Isabel, Grandmothers ring, Wedding band and Engagement ring by Valina Mens Suites: Tommy Hilfiger Photography: Drake Busch Photography (Drake & Ashley) Breanna and Cody's Engagement Shoot
How did you meet each other?
We met in high school and dated from junior year through college. We went separate ways for a couple of years after college but were inevitably back together after running into one another on St Patrick’s Day of 2012. We knew for sure that we were meant to be and have been together nearly everyday since. We quickly bought a house, got engaged and started making plans for our future together.
What was the best memory from your wedding day? We have 2 favorite memories. The first is walking down the isle. This was the first time we saw each other because we didn't do a first look. So many emotions go through you in that moment. Everyone around you is blurred, you don't notice any noise. It's just the two of you connecting at a level you've never felt before. Our other favorite memory is all the stories that were told over dinner by our bridesmaids and groomsmen during toasts. We were laughing, crying and feeling SO loved. We were overwhelmed with support, and could feel an amazing bond of love and friendships from all of our favorite people. What would be some advice you would give to future couples? Cody: Listen to your bride to be and start planning early, it can take some of the stress out of the process. Also, hire a day of coordinator. Bre: Be organized! I was probably overboard with my charts, printouts, and mock tables, but it really ensures that your day goes exactly how you want it. I concur..... hire a day of coordinator. It takes the stress away and lets you enjoy what the day is all about! Where did you go on your honeymoon? Would you recommend it to others? We honeymooned in the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana. We stayed at the Bavoro Princess and it was absolutely wonderful. The weather was amazing, the beaches were the most beautiful we had ever seen and the people were extremely nice and accommodating. Relaxing together on the beach everyday was perfect and never got old. We did do several activities. Our favorites were the Catamaran and Coco Bongo. We went on a Catamaran boat tour that took us fishing, snorkeling, and to a private island. They cooked us fresh fish and lobster, taught us all about the Dominican culture, and brought us to a sand bar party. We also saw a show at Coco Bongo. The performers were amazing and we had a blast.
Katie and David's Colorado Springs Wedding
Ceremony Venue: Springs Community ChurchCaterer: Springs Rescue Mission; This was an organization that will caterer your event with top chefs from around Colorado Springs. These chefs donate their time to putting that money into training people who are homeless. DJ: Eddysound Artist: Armando Silva Photography: Drake Busch Photography
How did you meet each other?
David and I met each other in college, freshmen year, at the University of Northern Colorado. We lived on the same dorm floor. It was truly love at first site! We got to know eachother on our first date at both of our favorite restaurant, Casa Bonita. David had just had his wisdom teeth pulled but I still found him devilishly handsome! Though we had not been together for long, we knew we had found true love within the first year of us dating! Five years later we are still madly in love and now blessed enough to call each other husband and wife.
What was the best memory of your wedding day?
The most beautiful memory we have of our wedding was the exchanging of our vows. We did this in private before the wedding. Our vows were written down in a letter to one another. David was blindfolded and we were brought together back to back to read our letters together. It was so special to feel each others presence while we reading and prepared to meet each other at the end of the aisle.
What would be some advice you would give to future couples as they plan their wedding day?
Advice we would give any couple would be to allow and spend time really soaking everything in. It is such a beautiful time. Every single thing you do and plan is so special. We really took our time planning but spread it out over a year so that it was never too overwhelming. We had such a fun year getting everything ready together. We would also say to really make sure the day is about you. It is easy to stress or worry about your guests and everyone attending but that is not what matters. YOU are what matters that day!
Where did you go on your honeymoon? Where did you stay and what were a couple activities you enjoyed. Would you recommend to other couples?
We stayed at a timeshare in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Although relaxing at our resort would have been more than enough, we got to do a couple activities. We did a zip line through the Dominican jungle which was so incredible! Along with that we got to experience monkeys jumping on us while we carried little bowls of fruit for them. It was an experience we will never forget! We would absolutely recommend the Dominican to couples. The weather is perfect and the people from there are so incredibly kind and caring.
Chatfield Botanic Gardens Wedding | Meagan and Kevin's Wedding
Venue: Chatfield Botanic GardensCaterer: Epicurean, Shaun Reed, Cupcakes: Goldmine Cupcakes, Sara Rutter, Rental Company: Event Rents Florist: Andrea Vialpando Videography: Lindy Hickman Music: Mason Brozovich (brother), Jason Potter (friend), Wes Allio (Uncle), Uncle Brian Wood burning details: Mason Brozovich (brother) Guestbook/Gift/Welcome Table attendants: Emily, Michael, and Nicholas Brozovich (Cousins) and Annie Gorman (friend) Wedding slideshow: Jason Potter Makeup: Christina Coleman Hair: Cherie Vanhorn (friend) Dress: Oleg Cassini Veil: Best friend's and her Mom's, with jewel details added by Cherie Vanhorn Photography: Drake Busch Photography
How did you two meet?
Kevin and Meagan first met in 2002 at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood, Colorado. They had many mutual friends throughout high school and some of the same classes, such as Biology. When they learned they would both be Colorado Buffaloes they started talking much more. Kevin and Meagan attended "Freshman Welcome Week" together, including going to movies on Farrand Field and book shopping. Luckily, Meagan didn't have a car at CU so Kevin kindly gave her many rides back to Lakewood on the weekends. Within the first month of school they knew they were definitely more than friends. On October 16, 2008, after an incredible Italian date at Cafe Antica Roma on Pearl Street, Kevin and Meagan became "official" and have been together ever since!
Work opportunities (and knowing they couldn't be apart) brought the couple to New York City, the summer following graduation. Kevin was offered a position at Oberon Asset Management, where he interned during college, and Meagan completed her Master's degree while teaching in Brooklyn. A NYC adventure, while being far away from home, brought Meagan and Kevin even closer together.
On the evening of Sunday, March 2, 2014 Meagan came home from seeing her friend Sam and opened the door to find rose petals, candles spelling out "Marry Me?" and Kevin down on one knee (with the perfect ring), along with dinner from their favorite Italian restaurant/vino on the table! Of course she said, "yes!" Naturally, they immediately celebrated by heading out to their favorite ice cream spot.
The future Mr. and Mrs. Tracey cannot wait to move back home to Colorado and say "I do!" in the presence of loving family and friends on July 24, 2015!"
*We moved back to CO June 1 to Denver, CO where we now both work from home. :)
What was your favorite memory from your wedding day? The best memory of our wedding day for Kevin was saying "I do" and for Meagan it was Kevin's face as I was walking down the aisle to him. This was such a special moment.
Do you have any advice for future couples? For future couples planning their wedding day I would recommend making sure to soak in every moment of the day because it goes so, so quickly! Also, if everything doesn't go as planned don't worry, just enjoy the blessing of what the day is all about!
Where did you go on your honeymoon? For our honeymoon we went to San Francisco, California for the first few days and then Maui, Hawaii for about a week. We stayed at the Westin in both locations and loved it! We enjoyed our wine tasting tour in Napa/Sonoma and snorkeling, a luau, and lots of relaxation in Hawaii. We highly recommend this honeymoon trip to other couples!
Chatfield Botanic Gardens Wedding | Ellen and Matt's Prairie Canopy Wedding
Venue: Chatfield Botanic Gardens - Prairie Garden CanopyHotel: Warwick Denver Cake and pie: Azucar Bakery Wedding day coordinator: Serendipity Events DJ: Paul Ijames Florist: A Design Resource Wedding dress: Emma and Grace bridal salon Videographer: Jeff the Video Guy Groom and groomsmen outfits: Men's Wearhouse and Etsy. Bridal jewelry, veil, and shoes: Etsy
How did you meet each other?
We met when Ellen moved to Denver in 1995 and started 3rd grade at Our Lady of Fatima School, where Matt also attended. We went on to go to high school together and started dating after we had an art class together junior year. We continued to date during our time at CSU and had 11 years as a couple full of fun and adventures leading up to our wedding!
What was the best memory from your wedding day?
The best memory of our wedding day was the overall feeling of love and joy that came from having so many people that care about us gathered together. It was pretty amazing for us both to have our closest friends and family all in one place to help us celebrate our wedding!
Do you have any advice for future couples? Our advice to future couples as they plan their weddings is to make sure to find some time to enjoy the small moments. Everyone always comments on how quickly your wedding day will fly by, and it is totally true! Take a moment to enjoy all your hard work and soak in the happiness of the day.
Where did you go on your honeymoon? We went to the beautiful country of Belize for our honeymoon. We both love to scuba dive and Hamanasi, our resort near the village of Hopkins, had the perfect mix of diving and other fun excursions. We went "cave tubing" which involved floating and swimming through an amazing river/cave system used by the Mayans. We also went on a beautiful hike through the rainforest that ended with us swimming in a gorgeous pool and waterfall. Even with all these awesome activities, we found plenty of time to relax in our treehouse room and on the beach after all the hustle and bustle leading up to the wedding! Hamanasi was an amazing place to stay with wonderful people, great food, and a beautiful beach. Would highly recommend it to anyone!
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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.