It's only taken a little over 2 months, but here is the wedding post!
The entire wedding weekend was perfect. I couldn't have asked for anything better. The last year of planning paid off as all of the details came together just the way I imagined it.
Our guest list was pretty small which was what I wanted. About 90 of our closest family and friends joined us in celebrating our marriage. It meant so much to have everyone there, especially since the majority of them had to travel from out of town.
My prayers were definitely answered as we had perfect weather. I was a little nervous since we were getting married the first weekend of October. In the mountains. With an outdoor ceremony. But, the sun was shining and the wind died down and it was gorgeous! We even had a baby deer stop by to check out the beginning of the ceremony. I felt like I was in a Disney movie!
I posted my absolute favorite pictures from the day. We got over 600 pictures back from our
photographer...so it's been challenging trying to narrow them down. They turned out great and captured the entire day perfectly! There are
A LOT more that you can check out
here. Or, I have some candid shots that i've collected from friends that you can look at
here. But, here are my absolute favorites. They're a bit out of order, but whata ya do?
This is the outside of the chateau at the end of the night. I love the lighting.
This picture cracks me up every time I look at it. These guys definitely know how to have a good time together and aren't afraid to do the can-can dance
This is one of my favorite pictures, even though my sister and I aren't looking at the camera. My parents look so happy and it just reminds me of the good times we've shared together as a family
The Father-Daughter dance. My dad and I danced to
Return to Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins. This song has such a special meaning to us and there was never any question of what song we would dance to. It makes me tear up even listening to it now!
Ben and I's first dance.
This picture makes me smile. It captures the personality of our Pastor perfectly. Pastor Darius did a great job! He is my parent's pastor and has picked on me from day one. Every time Ben came around, Darius would always harass him about taking SO long to propose. He is an amazing man of God.
These were our wedding favors/place cards. My mom came up with the genius idea of doing ornaments as our favors. My dad actually carved every ornament himself. We did an elk design since they're known to be found wondering all around Estes Park.
A shot of the head table in reception area
The cake! It turned out just as I wanted- really simple and pure chocolate. I saw the bride and groom strawberry cake toppers in a magazine several years ago and fell in love with it
I love the aspens in the background and the way my dress is flowing in the grass
This is one of my favorites. It was our Christmas card picture
These are our first moments as a married couple! This picture was right after the ceremony. The gazebo was right behind where our guests were seated during the ceremony and Ben and I hung out here while the guests were dismissed for cocktail hour. Glasses of champagne were waiting for us.
This is me heading down the stairs right before the ceremony started. Surprisingly I wasn't that nervous at this point
What a gentleman my new husband is!
This picture is of our first prayer together. Our photographer actually suggested we pray together and I'm so glad he did
I think this picture belongs on one of those chic wedding websites. I feel like we're models. HA!
I don't really have much to say about this one. I just like it
Another fav! It's just fun
This picture still gives me butterflies looking at it. This was moments before Ben saw me for the first time. Our photographer captured from the time you could barely see me walking out of the chateau up until Ben turned around. If you check out the first link above, you'll see a few more pictures from that series. Walking out from the chateau was one of the more nerve-wracking walks of my life!
I felt absolutely beautiful
Another one of my favorites. Pastor Darius praying over our rings....right before he dropped mine!
I just like it
My dad and I walking down the aisle! I actually didn't cry all that much, just teared up a bit. Before we started walking, my dad asked if we needed to talk about football or something. My dad has a way to ease your nerves- even moments before the ceremony
The ceremony site. The mountains provided such a beautiful backdrop
I had my shoes dyed to match the bridesmaid's dresses. I think they turned out pretty great
My fabulous friends
Ben and his boys. Doing the GQ look
The Witter Clan
The Burcham Fam
My mom putting on my veil
My beautiful flowers. Callas are my favorites!
My handsome husband
I really like this shot
My reception shoes- sparkly Converse! My mom got these for me as a Christmas present last year. I had so many compliments on them and they were truly a life saver! I don't know if my feet would have survived an entire night in heels
Checking myself out
Getting all dolled up
Our rings. I think they look great with the branches
My purple shoes!
And my dress
It's that time of year when everyone starts making New Year's Resolutions. I've never been big on making resolutions, and I don't even remember the ones I made last year! But, this is the year I'm making and sticking to them!
