Breckenridge Wedding by Save the Date Events
We had so much fun doing our sneak peeks last week, we’ve decided to make it a weekly feature. A full day of real wedding snippets so that you can really pick and choose the weddings that you want to devour. And we get a chance to show you all of the gorgeousness that is coming through our doors. Starting with this beautiful Breckenridge Wedding. The minute I laid eyes on this affair, I knew it was a perfect fit for today’s goodness. Why? Well, it’s just pretty. Really, really pretty. Total prettiness wrapped up into one perfect wedding. Designed by the fabulous Save the Date Events, you can see the wedding in its entirety right here.
{click here to see the full wedding} / photography by Paige Elizabeth Photography
From the get go, Mike and I were never a traditional couple. We didn’t meet in a traditional way and we certainly didn’t go through the traditional courting of dates, a la dinners, movies and drinks. We are both very outdoorsy, and we spent the first part of our relationship exploring the Texas hill country in and around the city of Austin. It’s no surprise that when it came to planning our wedding, we wanted something a little out of the ordinary. My first thought was that it had to be outdoors (weather permitting) and the scenery had to be picturesque.
Colorado turned out to be a wonderful fit. Not only had we been there several times together, but my parents also recently purchased a home in the quaint town of Breckenridge. Thankfully, their house and surrounding property turned out to be the ideal site for our ceremony and reception.
My inspiration really stemmed from the beauty of the place itself. I fell in love with using the Colorado Rockies as our backdrop for our wedding day. However, as the snow melted away, we quickly realized that none of the locations we’d previously chosen for our ceremony site really captured the extraordinary views that Breckenridge had to offer. My dad suggested a spot that overlooked the mountains. The only problem was that it was situated on a rugged hillside above the house with nowhere to stand and nowhere to seat the congregation. The engineer in him took over and he ultimately constructed a clearing at the top of the hill, complete with a custom wedding platform that jutted out of the hill and fully captured the grandeur of the surrounding view as a backdrop for the ceremony.
As for the details of the day, we wanted them to embrace and enhance our surroundings rather then detract from them. In order to take advantage of the changing light as it grew darker and the densely starred night, we held our reception under a clear tent so that the guests could enjoy the Colorado evening. As an avid stargazer, this is one detail I knew my husband would love and appreciate. We also chose to use flower arrangements that resembled freshly picked wild flowers that cover the mountains during the summer months. When I stumbled upon the DIY idea for homemade vanilla extract favors (which just so happened to be featured on SMP), I knew I’d found the perfect favors to compliment the rustic feel of our wedding.
All the personal details and the wonderful people we worked with throughout the planning process only seemed to add to the love I felt that day. From Debbie (our lovely wedding planner) to our brilliant photographer to my bubbly hair and make-up artists, we were surrounded by people we adored which truly made our day majestic.
Vendor Credits: Event Planner: Save the Date Events / Photography: Paige Elizabeth Photography / Floral Design Bella Fiori / Cake: Intricate Icings / Makeup: Carissa Beauty / Catering: Occasions by Sandy/ Hair: Roots / Applejacks / Nobility Strings / Soul School (A Music Plus) / Main Street Station / Officicant: Pat Pendleton / Tent: Colorado Tents & Events / Rentals: Event Rents / Videography: Lupher Arts /
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What a beautiful tent!
The color combination for the centerpieces is incredible! And I love the tent strung with the white lights!!
love her dress and flowers!
The bridesmaids look so adorable in their cowboy boots and I am in love with the color combination. What a beautiful way to really celebrate nature and the outdoors!
This wedding is gorgeous! Great job to all the vendors involved!!! I love it.
Oh wow, can you say PERFECTION!?! I just hope one day my wedding looks half as good.
Oh such a joy to see Jessi & Mike featured! They are soooo adorable together... just love them and how their style shown through in their wedding....
Oh my goodness, what a charming event! Love the bridesmaids and all the little details. Also, such a thrill to see the Vanilla Favors that I created for SMP come to life! They turned out beautifully and they fit your event so well. Congrats to the beautiful couple! xoxo, Kathleen
I was so proud to be a part of this day. Jessica and her bridesmaids were so sweet and fun, one of my favorites of all time. Paige Elizabeth captured the day perfectly, she's amazing. Debbie and her team from Save the Date events worked so hard to give Jessica the day of her dreams.
That clear-topped tent with the lights is beyond gorgeous! What a beautiful idea!
Hooray for a Colorado feature! :O) Bravo!!
What a beautiful wedding! Did I miss where the dress was from? Love the open back!
I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding that has purple and yellow as the main colors. I love the bridesmaid dresses (and those boots!). Does anyone know where they got the dresses and the boots? Thanks!
Yes! We got the dresses from Priscilla of Boston... really great for brides that have bridesmaids in all different places! And lots of different styles in that color and fabric too!
I love this! :)
This is one of my very favorite weddings ever. I'm thrilled to have it featured on Style Me Pretty!
I love all of the western chic details. What a great vision and just so fun and beautiful.
What a beautiful event! I am in love with the bridesmaids boots. Can anyone ID? Thanks in advance! :)
I love the cowboy boots
This is such an inspiration for my wedding! Thank you for posting. I would love to know where the cowboy boots are from also. I am having my bridesmaids wear them as well and would love to help make their search a little bit easier!
Sorry for the late reply, the boots are from sheplers.com. They come in several different colors! Here's the link: http://www.sheplers.com/womens/cowgirl_boots/045463.html Very decently priced for cowboy boots!
Love everything about your wedding! I want to steal all of your ideas for my own!
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Those are some great cowboy boots that the ladies have on! Where did you get them?