Wedding Photos: The Detail Shots and Ceremony

For the Part 1: Getting Ready shots, check them out here. Also, don't be a jerk and remember that if you pin the wedding photos or use them, give credit where credit is due. When I arrived up at the wedding site, my mom was already up there helping Katie get set up. When I arrived, I was greeted by this:

Us gals then scooted up to the bride's cabin and hid waited for the ceremony to start. Since LB drives like a crazy person, he got there WAY too quick so we scampered inside. This one with all the girls is a top ten. 

The shots Preston got inside the cabin are some of my favorites. 

A top 10: (I've been keeping track... I am only at 3 so far)

And now... the details! Here is the flavored water that we had sitting out with mason jars and tags that also served as the seating chart! 

Some blue lemonade that Buddy is pouring into one of our kid cups.

Said seating chart showing my husband's name... awwww.

Photobooth sign I designed in a frame I spray painted. 

Direction signpost. LURVE. 

And now... the place settings. Everything you see was curated by katie and I. She sewed the runners and the napkins. I designed the menus with Rachel and had the forks tied by the boys the night before. 

We also had CDs as our favors and the names of the cities that people were in town from as our table names/numbers. The vintage plates were rented. 

The wine on the tables also had custom labels on them that reminded me of the Mumford concert. 

Our flower girls wore boots! Adorb. You can also see the ring bearer pillow that Katie sewed in about 5 minutes.

LB hugging his dad and all the smiles. 

Our arch! With the coffee filter flowers up top... you'd never know! 

Another top 10 while LB was reading his vows... I am only at 4 top 10 pictures so far. 

My sister and brother in law making sure Mary could see the whole ceremony. God love Skype. 

My vows and reading them... 

Jess in prayer mode. 

We're married!!! Let's sneak a kiss! 

Everything after this picture got crazy amazing up in the mountains...

Stay tuned for next Friday when I share the rest of Preston's awesomeness. EEEEEEEK!

Wedding Photos: Getting Ready

Today is the day that I begin to share Preston Utley's brilliantness by way of our wedding photos with you all. He photographed our wedding on August 9, 2014 up in Breckenridge and I've never loved anything more. These are the pictures of our day as captured by him, so please... if you pin them or use them, give credit where credit is due. Let's begin with the getting ready goodness. This beauty is my dress by Essence of Australia.

Me and my girls all had robes that I got from Etsy. They wore blue and I got the pink one. 

Here, Sam and I are figuring things out like, how in the world do I get this thing on. You know... the little things.

Ahhhh. Dress is on and I have never felt more beautiful than I did in this moment in this picture right here. One of my top 10 favorites from the day.  My little Aurora flower girl thinks so too. She is sporting one of the adorable flower girl dresses Sam and I ordered from this Etsy shop!

Obviously don't even get me started on these Kate Spade blue shoes. IN LOVE. 

Now wait. Who is that handsome devil across the way? My LB. Stud. We rented their suits from Men's Warehouse and had the ties custom made by Knotty Tie Company here in Denver. The suits are from their new Vera Wang line and they looked awesome.  Double checking everything was ready to go! 

I love these two shots of my Esther and I. She's just the best person I know. 

Here's my sister, Maddie, all ready to go with our flowers! Shew! She was rescuing us all day that day... with reminders and her personal brand of amazing comedy. There's round one of wedding pictures: the getting ready at the hotel phase. You are hopefully starting to see why my wedding book was 108 pages of sheer awesomeness... Stay tuned next Friday for round 2: The Ceremony!