W

I have one more awesome mountain wedding to share with everyone from the 3 day wedding weekend. This time around we were up at the Donovan Pavilion in Vail for Moe and Alex’s big day. We started off at Antlers to get some prep photos and then the wedding party made their way up the hill on the Gondola to get some photos at the top of the mountain. We were both blessed and cursed up there. I say blessed because the light was beautiful and the rain held off for a decent amount of time for us to get a handful of gorgeous mountaintop photos. But the downside of all that beautiful light in the middle of the day meant the dark stormy clouds rolled in and along with them, the lightning. The resort folks stop the gondola until it’s far enough away to be safe. So we were stranded for a little while at the top of the mountain. Moe and Alex took it all in stride. Seems that this is turning in a family wedding tradition. There was another Dow wedding years ago where the wedding party was stranded on top of the mountain for hours while the wedding reception got going down below. Luckily we were able to get down the mountain, finish up the remaining formal photos, and get into place before the ceremony start time. Talk about lucky! Once again, I’d like to thank Erica Stackhouse for second shooting with me!

Moe & Alex,
What a kick ass wedding party you hosted! Hope you had the time of your lives:) Enjoy the sneak peek photos and I’ll be in touch with the rest just as soon as I get caught up with them!
Congratulations!
April

Bridal Store: The Altar Consignment Shop http://www.thealtarbridalconsignment.com/

Bridal Shoes: Dessy http://www.dessy.com/

Bridesmaids Dresses: JCrew http://www.jcrew.com/wedding  (The girls chose their own shoes and accessories)

Jewelry: The jewelry that Moe wore was a gift from her dad.

Hair: Kate Vredenberg

Make up: Laura Schroeder from Cosbar Vail http://www.cosbar.com/

Suits: The guys all wore their own suits.  Alex got his from Jos A Bank http://www.josbank.com

Wedding Planner: Taylor from Bella Event Design and Planning http://www.gobella.com/

Caterer: Foods of Vail http://www.foodsofvail.com/

Band: Club X from A Moment’s Notice http://momentsnotice.com/

Florist: Bloom http://www.bloomflowershop.com/

Stationary/Signage/Escort Cards: Both Moe & Taylor created these using a custom stamp  from Martina Webb at Blossom Stamps on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/people/BlossomStamps  The stationary was bought from Wedding Paper Divas http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/

Pedicab: Vail Pedicab

 

 

 

Just the gorgeous view from Moe’s hotel room. NBD!

Getting Ready at Antlers

What a cute hairstyle!

Moe wore her grandmother’s garter (the soft blue one on the bottom). How cool is that?

On the gondola on our way to get some photos

This is so cute!

First Look

Love these colors!

Moe, you are gorgeous!

What a view!

Bloom Bouquet

Love the way Alex is looking at Moe as they wait for the Gondola to open up again.

Love this set up:)

Pretty sure the thunder was rolling in at this point!

Alex smiles at Moe as she makes her way down the aisle:)

Such a pretty place for a wedding

The kiss:)

Whoo hoo! It’s official:)

Top photo is the front of the Donovan Pavilion and the bottom is taken from the backside.

Look, they figured out a way to have Bear involved:)

Gorgeous:)

How romantic:)

That looks so yummy! Created by Foods of Vail

Look at this sweet bar! It has an ice luge!

This is quite the apparatus for shot taking.

Parent Dances

Everyone wanted to dance with grandma:)

Let the good times roll….

Favorite:)

Be sure to check out the WEDDINGS area of my site for more wedding photography information!