Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Mr. and Mrs.

Well, this Miss is now a Mrs.! John and I tied the knot April 11, 2009, at the Gateway Canyons Resort in Gateway, Colorado. The setting was absolutely perfect for our ceremony. Our parents, my nephew and a couple friends made the trip for the occasion.





The ceremony was short, sweet and to the point, but the vows were incredibly appropriate. They weren't the standard, but it seemed that they were written just for us. You can see from the photo of us taking our vows that a storm was moving in. While we were driving to Gateway, which is an hour south of Grand Junction, it was overcast and stormy. We drove over the mountains with snow, and as we pulled into Gateway at 2 p.m., the weather stopped. Our ceremony at 4 p.m. had sunny skies except for this piece that was behind us. We took the picture in front of the palisade after the ceremony and then the front moved in. It couldn't have been more perfect timing.










You can see how picturesque the resort is for weddings. While at the resort, we took a hike and John took this picture overlooking the resort and the dramatic landscape. I wouldn't do one thing differently. The resort was the perfect place.




After the ceremony we ate at the resort's Paradox Grill, and I've included the picture of me and John feeding each other cake for Debbie. She was very concerned about it, and we'll be sure to have cake at our one-year anniversary ... It may not be the same cake, but we just might drive down to Gateway for that slice!










Here's the entire family: Levi, Mom, Me, John, Linda and Rick




I'll post more pictures and stories soon. Be sure to check back.

5 comments:

Alisha said...

Congratulations!

P.S. I love your dress!

The McDowells said...

Congratulations! It looks like it was a beautiful place for the wedding! You look great and your dress was beautiful! Your mom looked great as well! Call me when things settle down.

Elaine said...

Thanks for the dress comments. Many people thought I was nuts for picking a color instead of traditional white... but when was the last time I did what everyone else thought I should do ...

Anonymous said...

Yea! Sounds like everything was just as you-all wanted it! Can't wait to see more pics-jh

Anonymous said...

Looks Perfect! Congratulations and all the very best to you both ALWAYS.

And I loved the dress too!

Ruthi