Congratulations on your engagement! I always love the Holidays, for many reasons. I mean, cookies, cocktails, traditions and time with family are always top on my priority list this time of year. But I also love it because over 40% of engagements happen. How incredible! How magical. That holiday spirit is the ultimate inspire-er of […]

Oh, happy day! Congratulations on your engagement. That ring on your finger,  I’m sure, it has been quite fun to stare at. for. hours! And now, let the planning begin, but you have some questions. You’ve thought about hiring a wedding planner, maybe you’ve heard they can help sort through the plethora of “stuff” that […]

You guys! Today I’m introducing the first in a series of blog posts that I’ll be posting periodically called From the Mountains. These posts will focus on local flavors, elements, weather and generally cool things about planning a wedding across Colorado’s mountain ranges. I can’t wait to share about the area that I call home, […]

Planning a wedding is a world full of details, design, emotion, FUN and sometimes drama! (…As you might have noticed already) It can become overwhelming, maybe it’s just plain exciting, or maybe it’s hard to make decisions that’s best for you and your partner with all the extra “noise” that surrounds the wedding planning process. […]

Hi  friends! Today let’s have a little chat about a huge topic that tends to get overlooked when it comes to having and hosting a wedding- making sure you get to enjoy your wedding day! You’ve spent tireless hours planning, fawning, crafting, reveling, and swooning over your wedding and the fact that you get to marry the person of your dreams. But guess what? […]

Planning your wedding is a time filled with fun, excitement, researching vendors and getting information about planning a wedding (thank goodness you found ELD!). Sometimes there are too many choices, and it’s a lot to keep in mind while making decisions about your wedding day. But there is one thing that many couples want to […]

Earlier this fall, ESW partnered with Rocky Mountain Bride and some of our favorite creative wedding partners to put together an amazing Havana Dream – Cuban Rehearsal Dinner styled shoot at the newly minted event space at the Breckenridge Distillery. Not only was it amazing to see this vision come to life in print in […]

Establishing a guest list is one of the first things that you have to do when you start planning your wedding, since you have to know how many people to budget for and what size venue you need, among many other things. And as we’ve discussed before, the BIGGEST budget determinant when it comes to a wedding is […]

If you are one of the lucky ladies to get engaged recently, I’m sure you’re soaring on cloud 9 – and you certainly should be. But, I’m sure you’re also excited and ready to begin diving into the planning process, right? You’ve started searching Pinterest, reading wedding blogs (isn’t ELD the BEST?!?!), seeking advice from family […]