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 […]

Nothing is better than answering the phone to a person on the other line in need because this adds that extra something to a job that I already love. While nothing is better than a well designed event that runs smoothly, a close second is being able to provide support, guidance and reassurance to our […]

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? […]

Gosh, when I got of the phone for the first time after chatting with Remi’s mom, I knew that we’d have a blast planning Remi + Talon’s wedding day. They were bringing all their family and friends in to Copper Mountain and couldn’t wait to share the beautiful landscape + nature of Colorado with their […]

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 […]

When receiving the call from Carolynn about her destination wedding in Cuchara, Colorado I was intrigued. This sleepy mountain town has strong familial ties, and is perfect location nestled around the Spanish Peaks complete with a dirt road down town. The bride assembled beautiful dried flower arrangements, boutonnieres and bouquets. They had their ceremony at […]

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 […]