from the beautiful bride …

The weather in Aspen was perfect the entire week of our wedding, including the morning of … then the clouds started rolling in and an hour before we had rain, hail, and thunder. Our guests were to ride the gondola to the top of Aspen Mountain and when it was time for me and the bridal party to go up, it was closed, so we traveled to the top in a suburban. When we reached the top though, it was spectacular and the clouds were clearing–luckily our guests could ride the gondola! There were a few sprinkles at the start, so our guests were provided with white umbrellas which turned out to be the perfect touch! As the ceremony began, the sun burst out of the clouds and we even had a rainbow! We couldn’t have dreamed that up!

The altar at the site of the ceremony was gorgeous — it was made of birch and had flowers spilling out and up to the cross that was made of birch as well. It was a stunning focal point for the ceremony!

floral decor by The Aspen Branch

more from Sally …

Having the wedding atop Aspen Mountain, we didn’t want to go overboard and compete with the spectacular scenery. Our idea was to bring the outdoors in, so we had clouds of baby’s breath hanging from the ceiling, birdcages serving as light fixtures, and lots of fun details using birch and branches and the fire going in the big fireplace.

Their brilliant photographer, Todd Pellowe was there to capture every stunning moment … as well as a few other special memories!

Sally’s favorite part of the reception?  The clouds of baby’s breath!

Ted and Sally’s glorious wedding and reception took place at Aspen Mountain Club & Sundeck.

Sally’s advice when planning a destination wedding?  “Make it as much of a reflection of you and your fiancee as possible, but don’t sweat the small stuff! People are going to remember the feeling they had being a part of your celebration more than the details of the wedding itself.”

Ahhh … so pretty!!!  Congratulations to Sally and Ted on a totally beautiful wedding!

Lots more gorgeous photographs from Sally and Ted’s Aspen mountain-top wedding over on Todd’s blog, so do go take a peek.

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Todd Pellowe Weddings is based in Louisville, Kentucky … he’s just posted another amazing wedding on his blog (Mallori and Tory’s Kentucky farm wedding). You will LOVE it!  There are two of the cutest flower girls you’ve ever seen!  Here’s a quick peek at Mallori’s wedding colors  …

Thanks Todd! We can’t wait to bring more of your weddings to Style Me Pretty readers on the Little Black Book Blog!

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To me, this wedding looks like an ad for J Crew, an inspiration board that I would design, an absolutely gorgeous affair straight off the cover of a glossy. Plus, I love a bride that rocks a baby’s breath bouquet. So, super chic. To see the wedding in its entirety, head over to KT Merry’s blog.

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We featured Amanda & Jeff’s gorgeous Shelburne Farms wedding just a couple of days ago along with some great reasons on the decision to have a “first look”. If you haven’t already seen it, take a peek!

And back in February 08 Abby featured another of Daria’s weddings … one that a loyal Style Me Pretty reader, Robyn, sent in. Robyn & Keith’s wedding took place at The Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont. Robyn said that she had always considered herself fairly creative, but it wasn’t until planning her own wedding that she realized just how much she could do, herself! Here’s the first of the posts from that day.  For lots of DIY ideas, be sure and read Part II and Part III. By the way, the color palette was rich! Apple green (chartreuse), deep purples, browns, and ivories. Rich.

So moving on to today’s featured wedding … when we saw Brandi and Marty’s Adirondack wedding on Daria’s blog, our list of photo requests was a mile long! (Andy actually said we were like kids in a candy store …) We have lots of delightful shots from this wedding, and there are tons more on Daria’s blog!

Doesn’t Brandi look like she’s just about to burst with excitement?

Such a doll! I’ll bet this little girl feels pretty important right about now.

Brandi and Marty were married at St. Agnes, an incredible Roman Catholic Church in Lake Placid, NY.

The photo of Brandi (above) won 2nd place in the “Bride Getting Ready” category of the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s quarterly contest! Way to go Daria!

I think Abby and I were having one of our same color karma days today! Her featured wedding (Julia & Brian) also showcases a yummy yellow color palette. Sunshine, joy, happiness … a perfect wedding color!

Now, a word about baby’s breath. Tons of people say they don’t care for it … but when it’s used like this … mmm … gorgeous.

What Daria and Andy can do with color …. !!

If you’ve been following our Little Black Book Blog for long, you know I love a great ring shot … (and precious “mini-maids”).

The reception was held at the Lake Placid Club Golf House (said to have the most beautiful view of the High Peaks in the Adirondacks, with an open-beamed ceiling, a massive stone fireplace & magnificent antler chandeliers).

So, what else can we say? Brandi and Marty, you guys had an awesome wedding. And Daria and Andy, you guys rock!

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