Colorado — The Knot Community

Ceremony site

Lindseyp08 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:11:35 +0000

Hi,
I'm looking for a ceremony site for an outdoor wedding in or around Pueblo. I dont mind if it's not in Pueblo, just not too far away. I have my reception site, it's just not capable of having an outside ceremony, and my fiance and me are set on that. We don't really want it in a public place. Thank you for any advice!

Co Springs Reception Venue? HELP!

bananas1309 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:56:22 +0000

My fiance and I picked out our ceremony venue - the Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs - but we're having SO many issues choosing a reception venue!

We'll be having around 200 guests who are mostly out of town, so we need somewhere semi-close to the Garden of the Gods area that can comfortably seat 200 people AND has a dance floor. We both have big, crazy families that are going to want to party HARD, so having room to dance (and breathe) is a must.

Our wedding is very vintage-chic, classic, romantic, etc., and we've looked at the ballrooms at the Crowne Plaza and the Antlers Hilton, but we just don't really like the feel of a plain-old hotel ballroom after a castle ceremony. We looked at the Garden of the Gods club, but their biggest room still seemed too small. We love the Briarhurst, but still too small.

There has to be some sort of barn or unique romantic venue SOMEWHERE in Colorado Springs that can hold 200 people.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Help is VERY much appreciated! =)

Reviews for My Wedding 5142011

NicoleR0306 — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:15:28 +0000

Reviews:Venue Ceremony/Reception: Mount Vernon Event Center A+ Jean from Mount Vernon was great throughout the whole process. They answered my questions really quickly when I emailed them or called and made sure everything was how we wanted it too. They supplied the food (which was AMAZING got so many comments on it and packaged it up so we could take the leftovers home). The bartender was great and the alcohol only cost us 1850 for 2 kegs and top shelf liquor for 80 people for 5 hours. It was raining so we couldn’t use the outside for our ceremony but they made the inside just as perfect. The staff made sure me and the rest of the wedding party always had food and drinks when we needed it too and helped us clean up and put the hall together before the ceremony.Sarah Saiz Photography: A++++ If you want a great photographer who is very good priced find her. She lives in Texas but travels up to Colorado (just moved down to Texas). She was great the whole day and even stayed 2 hours after she was supposed to leave to keep taking pictures. She went hiking with my FI and his groomsman in the rain up to red rocks to get pictures and was soaked taking pictures outside of us to make sure we got good shots. She was around the whole time and if anyone wanted pictures she would be right there to take them. Our teaser pictures were up on Facebook 2 days after the wedding and we will get all the pictures within 3 weeks. I put our two pictures below that we got so far. She is excellent!!Videographer: The Pros-Brian A++ Brian was great he called me 2 weeks before and the week before to talk about exactly what I wanted. Showed up early and got drenched as well. He made sure he was there for all the special moments and worked great with our photographer. I can’t wait to see the video.DJ: DJ on Demand-Jeff A+. Jeff was awesome, he met with us several times and even got the songs we found on YouTube by just people who were playing the piano for our ceremony songs. Through the reception he was making sure everyone was having fun, played songs immediately if we requested or anyone else did. I would highly recommend him.Flowers: Christian Flowers-Ruth C- The flowers were very pretty but my bouquet fell apart 2 hours after the ceremony so I had to keep sticking the flowers in. She is very nice but the day before our wedding called me because she was confused on the delivery and had to drive all the way out to Aurora from Golden to verify it. She is very nice and sweet and her work is good but communication is not.Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses: Wedding Treasures in Castle Rock Outlets-Heather A++++ Heather and her girls are amazing!!! I was having such a hard time finding a dress and she helped me so much and even stayed open while I was making my decision. The girls dresses was priced lesser somewhere else and she matched them and took 10 percent off. I would highly recommend there store for anything you do. Hair: Kim Jundt and Corrie A++ Kim and Corrie were amazing. They came to the hotel early and spent the whole day making sure everyone hair and makeup was exactly how we wanted it. They even redid my mom’s hair three times because they didn’t think she liked it. We did two hair trials and she didn’t charge me for either one and came to my place both times. Corrie was such a great help and made my girls look fantastic.

Searching for photographer near Walsenburg for July '11 wedding!

Ashley329 — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:21:44 +0000

I live in Kansas and am getting married at our family's cabin in Gardner, CO. Since both towns are soo small, its been very hard to find vendors. If anyone has some information about photographers in the area or some who are willing to travel, please let me know! Thanks!

What do you think of a barn wedding?

Open Heart — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:33:48 +0000

I am considering having a wedding take place at a barn... I think it sounds rustic, but I saw some gorgeous pictures and I just want to know whatever I can about it. Are there any barns in CO to do this? I am in FL but planning a move there in just a couple months.

Bride to be

mjchezem — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:50:22 +0000

Hello everyone my name is Mandi Jo, I am a Bride to Be, August 27th Wedding in Colorado! I just registered with "the knot" and am so excited to share with you all on here!!

FREE Drink Tickets

agrzecka — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:35:33 +0000

We ordered these and loved them but since our wedding ended up being smaller we opted for an open bar. There are roughly 500 drink tickets. Free to someone near the Denver or Colorado Springs area.

It's hard to read in the picture, but they say:

Cheers!

This one is on us!

This ticket is good for one (1): house wine, bottled beer, or soda.

Love, The Newlyweds

XP: limo tour? who's going?

mizjodi — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:07:20 +0000

Anyone going with us? It sounds super-fun, and I'm excited!

www.Lelizabethevents.com

she's got a discount code going on right now too!

Guest Book - Ceremony or Reception?

ALVezey — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:16:43 +0000

Hi all,
I'm wanting to get some opinions on this. My wedding is in less than a month and I'm trying to decide if I should put the guest book at the ceremony or reception site. I've always thought it should be at the ceremony site, but I'm wondering if it would be easier to put it at the reception site. Guests would be able to take their time signing, and it would give them something to do while waiting for us to arrive.

Thoughts? Thank you!

Colorado ice wine suggestions

karenshopping — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:00:14 +0000

My brother is getting married in June in Palo Alto, California. I'd like to get him and his fiancee an excellent bottle of ice wine from a Colorado winery. Any suggestions?

Anywhere but Denver?!

anayajami — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:45:22 +0000

I was wondering if there are any knotties out there from the Durango area??

Dining out for Life tomorrow!

mizjodi — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:20:55 +0000

Who's going out to eat to support Project Angel Heart tomorrow? :)

Red Lion or Cristal Rose in CO?????

paolavaldes — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:12:43 +0000

I am kind of interested in those 2 venues for my wedding (50people) and our burdet is about 8k (or I even wish we could use less) including dress, rings, everything! I think those venues are about 4500 including drinks, food, linens etc etc... Any opinions about any of these places??????????????? thanks in advance!

FS: Cylinder Vases, Pillar Candles, and Aqua Bird-shaped Votives from Crate and Barrel

paigef11 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:27:03 +0000

I am selling the following merch from my recent wedding:

Approx 100 various sized cylinder vases, from votive sized to 15" tall.

96 pillar candles. Some have been burned for a short period of time, but most are brand new, never lit.

30 light aqua, clear glass bird-shaped votives purchased brand new at Crate and Barrel.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wf6y9y&s=7

http://tinypic.com/r/s6hmp1/7

Email me at paige.foster@gmail.com if you'd like more info or some better pics. (I just posted what I happen to have at the moment. I can take more after work.)

TIA!

finding a caterer for a winter wedding in Vail

fashiondenver22 — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:27:32 +0000

If anyone has any recommendations for caterers that either travel to Vail or are (hahaha) somewhat affordable in the Summit, Eagle county areas that would be great!

Dining out for Life 4/28

mizjodi — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:06:10 +0000

Who's going out to support Project Angel Heart's Dining out for Life next Thursday? DF and I will be the volunteer ambassadors downtown Denver!

If you DON'T know what this is about, PAH provides free meals to those with life-threatening illnesses. Dining out for Life has 308+ restaurants in the greater Denver area involved that donate 25% of the food profits for that day!

So go out to dinner, and support a great cause!

wedding dress for sale

Lindseyp08 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:10:30 +0000

Well, I have a wedding dress for sale, never been used, only tried on one time.
It's from Davids Bridal, size 10

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Satin-A-line-with-Beaded-Lace-and-Tiered-Skirt-T9466

I bought it for $649 and would like to sell it for $500 but will negotiate the price.
Please feel free to ask any questions

or email me at linz89@q.com- serious inquiries only

CO Springs Venues and Photographers

ericcatherine — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:20:28 +0000

Working on getting the two big decisions out of the way. We have looked at a lot of venues ranging from Manitou to Monument, from local parks, to hotels, even a pirate restaurant. I am wondering if anyone else can give me any more ideas of somewhere to look.
For a venue we are trying to keep it as cheap as possible because we have large families so an inevitably large guest list. No more than $40/head.

As for a photographer, I am looking for the best quality for the cheapest price. I had a photographer in mind, duvaldigital.com, they are fantastic but they are booked on my day :(. I am a photographer myself so I am picky. I want someone who is very knowledgable and can work in any lighting conditions, I'm not concerned with special effects as long as they are good quality pictures. Also, it must be a 2 photographer team, or at the very least a photographer and an assistant.
For photographers, I don't want to spend more than $2000. Please give me some reccommendations! I am sick of looking. Thank you!

XP: Limo tour/bridal party in north Denver area!

mizjodi — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:51:07 +0000

I know, I talk about L Elizabeth events all the time, but for those of you who HAVEN'T been to one yet, you should realy start! They're always so fun! And not the typical: Laura handpicks who the vendors are, and the evenings are always themed.

Df and I are going on this upcoming one, and I hope some of you will sign up too! What would be more fun than riding around in a limo for a progressive-dinner type evening?

Limo Service Denver Metro

Sally J — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:29:45 +0000

I haven't been over here since my wedding planning 8 years ago! I'm over on the bump more often.

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a limo service? I'd like to get one for my husband's party. Thanks!

Bus rental in the Springs...???

Scheergrl04 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:02:21 +0000

Does anyone know of a reliable company where I can rent a bus in the Springs?? We don't have a lot of room in the budget for this, but we think we should provide transportation to the reception for our wedding party-which includes 20 people (with me and FH and ushers)! Even a school bus would be fine (and kinda funny). If we can't find anything, we definitely want to get a limo for the two of us. Is it wrong not to transport the WP? I've been in weddings that we had to find our own way to the reception.

Finally found my dress!!! Im in love!

bcmarsh23 — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:00:34 +0000

So I just had to share with my fellow bride to be's. I know I literally waited till the last minute to get my dress but I was having a terrible time figuring out what my style was and it seemed like the dresses that I did like were far too expensive. I was referred to The Green Bride and what do you know...I found my dress! I had such a good experience with them, everyone else kept telling me it was too late to order a dress but I ended up buying one off the rack. I bought a beautiful "fit and flare" from Valentina and the best part about it was that it came in way under budget!!! ($450) Just wanted to give a shout out to the ladies at The Green Bride, thank you so much!!! I can't wait to wear it!!! :)

Live Band Summit County

calahc — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:42:24 +0000

Does anyone have suggestions for a live band? We are having our wedding in Breckenridge.

Thanks!

Excited to begin planning!

fennaclark — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:11:27 +0000

Hi all,

I got engaged last month and have started planning in earnest now. We are from New Hampshire but are planning our wedding at a private residence outside of Golden, CO. Outdoor wedding. . .

So much to figure out but excited to learn more on here.

Any suggestions on vendors in the Golden area?

About ready to throw in the towel on this wedding

pattydanny — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:05:49 +0000

I am getting married in the mountains this July. Our reception was to be at a small restaurant in their private room. Unfortunately we have no contract and the woman who owns the restaurant has been unresponsive. We haven't talked to her since last August when we set up the plans, and now she won't return calls or e-mails. Now I am starting to get nervous that we won't be able to have our reception there anymore. I've called other places but guess what?! Everything else is now booked. We are expecting 30 or so guests, 99% of them from out of state, and now it looks like we'll have nowhere to go after the ceremony. I am really worried now and I am starting to think that I should postpone the wedding, or just go elope somewhere. Our budget is only $5k and we have no help from our families.

I don't know what to do, I just feel like crying. My fiance and I are both doctoral students, so we don't have a whole lot of time to do planning as it is and so far I've felt very unsuccessful - we've changed ceremony sites already and are desperate (the wedding will be in Rocky Mtn National Park).

creative ideas for VFW/AMERICAN LEGION reception

AndreaM26 — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:27:42 +0000

Does anyone have any ideas on how to decorate a VFW hall? Its not our ideal location but im trying to make the best of it and not make it cheesy, so we don't break our budget! Haven't seen a whole lot of knotties booking weddings at these places...any other thoughts would be extremly helpful!!

Which vendors in Denver feed you ENOUGH?!?

Kendal&Wade — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:53:55 +0000

I have a family that is BIG on food, does anyone have a vendor they have used that provided more than enough food for over 150 people? My brothers will start an "IHOP after?" conversation if they aren't fed enough, and even though my fiance and I are planning to have everything buffet style, I fear the "fufu" caterers that our wedding venue "strongly recommends" (read pushes on you) will underfeed and I'll never hear the end of the baby food served at our wedding.

Our venue is The Chateaux at Fox Meadows, and our recommended caterers are: The Food Guy; Gourmet Fine; A Spice of Life; Heart's Desire; Greenspoint; and The Black Eyed Pea.

I would appreciate all the help you can give!

Thanks,

Wade

Inexpensive Linens

jenny.hendricks — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:10:03 +0000

Does anyone know any good rental companies in the mountain areas or websites for inexpensive wedding table linens? Thanks!

Looking for videographer recommendations

ksheeks — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:07:22 +0000

We absolutely loved Rising Moon's videos but unfortunately they are booked for our date (July 10) Would love some recommendations - we are looking for somewhat mid to mid-high range price-wise, hoping for something more than just a documentation of the day. Would love something that really tells the emotional wonderful story of the day....

Thanks!

Boulder Area Brides

Dara Jeanne — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:31:27 +0000

I just moved to the area a few months ago and I still need to get my engagement ring appraised and insured. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get an appraisal done? The center stone was from my Mom's engagement ring (who passed several years ago) and I want to take it to a reputable jeweler who will take care of it. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks so much! Have a nice weekend!