Rocky Mountain Wedding

After being together for eight years and engaged for almost two, David and I decided it was time to pull the trigger. Realizing no venue in Georgia could compare to the scenery out west, we decided to elope in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. This, however, was not a secret elopement. Both our families and friends were well aware of what was going on. We documented everything by video taping our ceremony and hiring two amazing photographers to shoot it. After our honeymoon of exploring the Rockies, we shared our footage and photos with everyone back home.

We chose Rocky Mountain National Park because it has always been a dream of ours to get married in a national park out west. We flew out to Colorado without knowing where exactly we would have our ceremony. Our wedding was scheduled for the middle of the week, giving us only three days to explore the park and find our ideal spot. We finally settled on Upper Beaver Meadows – a secluded open meadow surrounded by the Rockies. We found two old-growth pine trees standing side-by-side with a perfect view of the surrounding mountains.

I had a slight freak out the morning of our wedding when it started to lightly rain, but it thankfully cleared by early afternoon. After eating donuts and getting dolled up at a nearby salon, we met our minister and photographers at the meadow and hiked to our two trees. The ceremony was simple and perfect. Saying our vows to only each other. Our witnesses were the birds that called our trees home. We took post photos in Moraine Park, and ended the night by eating dinner and a surprise wedding cake (thanks to Dave’s parents) at Twin Owls Steakhouse.

Some of our photos were featured in a few wedding blogs as well as our photographers’ website!

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Colorado Weddings Magazine

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