It’s fitting that with one of the first blog posts for our website that I add something about the details. For me, personally, every event is in the details. A fine event one can have, but what will take it over the top…well, it is in the details.
This weekend we had a wedding at the Lodge and Spa in Breckenridge. If you have ever considered getting married with about 100 guests and want to do it in the mountains in Colorado, check this place out. It is REALLY one of the most beautiful venues I have ever EVER been to.
The bride and groom live in Maryland, so I thought being their wedding planner from a distance might provide a few small challenges but it really didn’t.
There were 5 details about this wedding that I adored.
· Upon entering the foyer, each guest was asked to sign the antique skis that they used as their guest book.
· Since the wedding was outside on the deck, there was a hot cocoa bar that lead outside….many filled up their cups with chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sprinkles prior to heading outside.
· The main reception room has a large wall that has four wooden beams. In two sections of the wall, we had an artist that we know paint two beautiful murals of aspen trees with purple and gold highlights (as these were the colors for the wedding.) The really cool part about this project is that the murals were painted on canvas so that the bride and groom will be able to take them home and display them in their own home.
· At each place setting, I took a piece of 1 inch think gold ribbon, hot glued a pinecone on the top, and then wrapped the ribbon held by a gold paperclip around each napkin. (I love it when guests take my DIY projects home with them!)
· When the bride and groom were taking pictures, the bride put on a half sleeve white fur coat. Gorgeous!
As always, each event is special. And, each time I learn a new tip that will help me the next time when planning. For each wedding moving forward, I want to make sure that I have the exact names of all of the family and friends who get the flowers. In this large family, yelling out that I had flowers for the Auntie only provided a bit of confusion….What, you mean Aunt xxx, Aunt xxx, Aunt xxx…and on and on. Oy! I learned my lesson…
This weekend we had a wedding at the Lodge and Spa in Breckenridge. If you have ever considered getting married with about 100 guests and want to do it in the mountains in Colorado, check this place out. It is REALLY one of the most beautiful venues I have ever EVER been to.
The bride and groom live in Maryland, so I thought being their wedding planner from a distance might provide a few small challenges but it really didn’t.
There were 5 details about this wedding that I adored.
· Upon entering the foyer, each guest was asked to sign the antique skis that they used as their guest book.
· Since the wedding was outside on the deck, there was a hot cocoa bar that lead outside….many filled up their cups with chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sprinkles prior to heading outside.
· The main reception room has a large wall that has four wooden beams. In two sections of the wall, we had an artist that we know paint two beautiful murals of aspen trees with purple and gold highlights (as these were the colors for the wedding.) The really cool part about this project is that the murals were painted on canvas so that the bride and groom will be able to take them home and display them in their own home.
· At each place setting, I took a piece of 1 inch think gold ribbon, hot glued a pinecone on the top, and then wrapped the ribbon held by a gold paperclip around each napkin. (I love it when guests take my DIY projects home with them!)
· When the bride and groom were taking pictures, the bride put on a half sleeve white fur coat. Gorgeous!
As always, each event is special. And, each time I learn a new tip that will help me the next time when planning. For each wedding moving forward, I want to make sure that I have the exact names of all of the family and friends who get the flowers. In this large family, yelling out that I had flowers for the Auntie only provided a bit of confusion….What, you mean Aunt xxx, Aunt xxx, Aunt xxx…and on and on. Oy! I learned my lesson…
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