Grace was not a typical bride. She is a passionate, uber-intelligent woman from Venezuela who had her own ideas about her wedding that one simply cannot find in a magazine or blog. This wedding was unique, crazy, unpredictable, and enchanted. Grace was all about the design and Michael was all about the cuisine. By looking at these images you can truly say this is a visual feast that combined the passions and great style of these two doctors from Miami. To make this magic happen, we created a team of vendors from all over the country. The bride and groom brought in Adagion Studio from Miami lead by Cengiz Ozelsel. Holy talent! And then they hired Cabana Pictures out of Miami and New York. I had the pleasure of working with them on another wedding last summer and they have to be some of the coolest filmmakers out there. And finally they sought out Bare Root Flora from Denver, a florist I had never worked with and now can’t have enough of. Frankly, it’s scary to work with many new vendors. Are they cool? Will they be professional? Could we have fun working side by side? With this crew, the answer was definitely YES! Combined with my talented local vendors and my dear friend Karen Bartolomei, owner of Grapevine in Boston, I can say this wedding was for the record books.
We had the hotel structural engineer evaluate the weight of the chandeliers florals to ensure the 300 lbs of florals were stable!In lieu of a stacked cake, the bride and groom chose to have many tiers presented individually.Candied cherries ripe for picking from the tree.Key lime tartlettesGourmet s’mores.
Signing the kettubah right before the ceremony.
A very dramatic flower girl precedes the bride.I love the intensity of her parent’s eyes. Beautiful.
Bare Root Flora blew me away with their floral composition and color choices. So unique, so fun, so artistic.A starry night projected onto the walls to complete the enchanted forest, along with monograms made of succulents.A truly spectacular chuppah composed of curly willow, roses, orchids and a light emitting chandelier.
Seriously? I love a bold bride. She nailed it.
Oscar de la Renta should be proud.The last few minutes of the ceremony were in a rain shower. Here are the bride and groom running for shelter and laughing all the way.
How fun is this? Another bold statement that challenges conventional beauty.Every bride must have her girlfriends and a bottle of Veuve. Imperative.The groom riding up the gondola and writing his final thoughts before he gives his bride her gift.“Mi Amore” was all they could say at their first look.The chandelier in the chuppah was magnifiant and a surprising element.
The groom is inspired by such great chefs as Peter Callahan. Thus, guests were treated ALL night to inspired presentation of bite size edibles. The Arrabelle executive chef did an incredible job.
Sparklers just before the last song.Hora Loca! A latin tradition to have crazy hour with confetti, masks, noise makers and anything else that takes up the party energy.Best friends! The bride had special masks made for her groom, maid of honor and of course herself.
Having the guests dance under an outdoor canopy of lights was breathtaking.A few days after the wedding the bride and groom did a photo shoot through western Colorado, Utah and Nevada. I’ll post the photos in a future blog. They are something to see.
I am an event planner located in Breckenridge, CO. I absolutely love my job and am amazed on a daily basis by the interesting work. Things I love. . . a job well done, Billy Collins poetry, discussing politics with my dad, reading historical fiction, listening to my children giggle, having martinis with my amazing girlfriends, trail running, simply being with my mom in any capacity, walking the streets of New York City and Paris, taking a full afternoon without interruption to prepare a dinner party, world music, John Coltrane, a bud vase of fresh flowers on my desk, telling stories with my huge family, listening to Neil Young around a campfire, going to concerts at Red Rocks, traveling to new places and always visiting at least one art gallery, going to the theatre, Broadway musicals are my favorite, being near a river and thinking, naps. . . being with my husband.
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One Reply to “Spectacular Vail Mountain Wedding for Grace and Michael”
Such a great day for so many reasons. I would never imagined that “every single idea” was going to be listened and recreated to perfection. Organizing an enchanted day with you by our side was not a challenge… was fun, smooth and inspirational. You always brought us down to earth showing us the best way to put the pieces together. You were our rock and the perfect mediator. There is so many things to thank you about and so many good memories with you. Now, when people ask me how I came up with so much in such a little time off: I just say Emily Campbell. Thank you Emily, hope to see you very soon in Colorado! my favorite place in the earth. HUGS
Such a great day for so many reasons. I would never imagined that “every single idea” was going to be listened and recreated to perfection. Organizing an enchanted day with you by our side was not a challenge… was fun, smooth and inspirational. You always brought us down to earth showing us the best way to put the pieces together. You were our rock and the perfect mediator. There is so many things to thank you about and so many good memories with you. Now, when people ask me how I came up with so much in such a little time off: I just say Emily Campbell. Thank you Emily, hope to see you very soon in Colorado! my favorite place in the earth. HUGS