Adventurous Wedding in the Mountains, Colorado Wedding Planner
Prescription for Love, a jewel toned fall wedding
A dentist and a doctor married each other, in the fall, in a laid-back adventurous VERY Colorado manner at the Dao House. You just you can’t get much more adventurous then getting married on the side of a mountain and arriving to your ceremony via a 4×4 jeep, right?
If you are familiar with Estes Park, you may know that in 2013 they were devastated by a flood that took out roads, bridges and causes massive mud slides. One such slide happened at the Dao House but what emerged was resilience, community support and love for the mountains we call home. The photo above includes some of the downed trees they have been using to build onto the venue.
Dao House has an interesting history if you’d like to know more…
From a homestead to a guest ranch to a retreat center, the land Dao House sets on was once a gathering place of peace for local rival Native American tribes.
The property of Dao House, formerly Aspen Lodge Resort & Spa, dates back to one of the first settlers in the Tahosa Valley, Elkanah Lamb, who was a minister. In 1875 Lamb cut the first road known as Lamb’s Hill, which stretched to Tahosa Valley from Estes Park. The road enabled Lamb to move his household goods by wagon to his homestead site of 160 acres near the present Wind River Ranch. The Lambs sold their property to Bessie Henderson Gay from Chicago around 1902. Ms. Gay developed the Wind River Ranch, and in 1936 deeded part of the property to a good friend, Harry Walden. The deeded property is the present day site of Dao House. Read more…
Anyway, aside from the interesting history of the venue, this wedding was so much fun as a designer and planner. I had the best time creating something earthy, warm and inviting. The rich textures and colors balanced so eloquently with the rustic and easy-going feel of the retreat. My favorite parts – the jewel tone bridesmaids dresses, Long’s Peak as their ceremony backdrop, the wild lavish florals (seriously the dahlias and the pampas grass!) and the families warmth and hospitality with each other and their guests. It really doesn’t get much better than this!
Photo Credit: Newell Jones & Jones
Estes Park Wedding Planner, L Elizabeth Events
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Wedding Design
Type: Wedding, Mountain, September
Color Palette: Jewel Tones
Style: Adventurous, Laid-back, Romantic
Feel: Earthly, Warm, Distinct
Wedding Vendors
Venue: Dao House
Planner & Designer: L Elizabeth Events
Photographer: Newell Jones + Jones
DJ/Musician: Elite DJ
Catering: Dao House
Desserts: The Dessert Stand
Floral Design: Prema
Hair and Makeup: Glam Team
Transportation: Estes Park Shuttle
Stationary/Invitations: Lexisworks
Rentals: Event Rents
What a gorgeous event! I love Estes Park. We were just there in July. There is always an adventure to be had there!
Isn’t Estes awesome?! The view from the ceremony at this place is incredible. Long’s Peak just shinning at 14,000 feet. It’s a great spot for a wedding.
Wow, now that’s the perfect wedding for the adventure couple. I think that the location is lovely, and everything was just so beautiful.
You did such a great job with the wedding planning for this Estes Park adventure wedding! I especially love the place cards and favor boxes, and that amazing looking cake table!
What a beautiful Estes Park wedding! You put this all together beautifully!
You are so right: the textures and colors of the details from this wedding go so well with the rustic feel of the venue! They also work so well with the those chairs (how neat are those?! I love how detailed they are). I really love all of the details you planned for this wedding — it looks amazing! Beautiful job!
Thanks Emily. That is so kind of you. The venue had the chairs and we built a lot of the design around them so they would blend well be an asset to the overall design.
What a stunning wedding! So full of adventure. The brides hair is flawless! You captured their day so very well.
Thanks for sharing the history of the place! I really enjoyed reading that. You can tell you put a lot of effort into all the planning and the details. I also love the bridesmaids dress color.
My husband and I visited Estes Park in September and I had no idea its history. That is, until now. Everything about the couple’s wedding is so very lovely. I love their sense of adventure and how it found its way into their special day. Everything from the flowers on the wedding cake to the photos in nature was perfect! I wish for them many happy and healthy years together! x
Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous wedding! That opening shot is absolutely amazing, and while I read you were the planner for this event, you all nailed it as a team! Every little detail is so warm and inviting. The rich colors are beautiful against the Estes Park backdrop. The couples’ joy is so evident. My favorite part though, has to be those gorgeous florals… WOW! So bold and delicate at the same time! What a beautiful day!
Absolutely breathtaking! The scenery is so beautiful, those flowers, the couple, just magical! I’d love to have my wedding in such place as Colorado…
oh wow, you planned SUCH a beautiful day for them in Estes Park! They looks so happy and carefree in all of these, even in the in between transportation moments which is definitely the mark of a good planner!
What a well orchestrated wedding day! I love all the design and thought that went into planning this day. What a great team of vendors and beautiful images to showcase your hard work!
I love Estes Park, it is one of my favorite places for weddings. You did a wonderful job planning this day
What an amazing job you did helping them put together their perfect day. Details and planning are so important and you helped them put together the adventure wedding of their dreams.
Oh wow this wedding looks so gorgeous! All the details are so beautiful!
This couple was lucky to have you to help with the wedding planning! It looks like it was such a fun wedding. You did a great job!