Rain couldn’t stop these two from sharing their love outdoors in the aspens of the San Juan Mountains in July. Zavannah and John’s mountain wedding was blessed by the powers above with a midsummer rain that just made everything that much more magical and memorable.

Photography: Shutterfreek
Florals: April’s Garden
Venue: Silverpick Lodge
Catering: Norton’s Catering

#KNATE’s wedding was one for the books! It’s always extra special when I get to be apart of a local wedding and help support friends on their big day. Kate and Nathan’s wedding was beautiful, but even more so FUN… a central component to how they live their lives here in Durango.

Photography: Jennaye Derge Photography
Florals: April’s Garden
Venue: Smiley Building / Rochester Hotel (lodging and pre-ceremony photography)
Styling & Coordination: Heirlooms
Band: Six Dollar String Band
DJ: Stephen Sellers of DJ Bad Goat
Catering: Durangourmet
Desserts: Blue Sage Grouse & sister-in-law Heidi McGrath
Rentals: Durango Party Rental

McKenna and Joseph’s wedding was a blend of whimsical and bohemian tones and accents, backdropped by the rustic garden-inspired scene that is Ridgewood Event Center.

Photography: Jenne Anne Photography
Florals: Linnaea Design
Catering: Norton’s Catering
Band: Sea to Sea
DJ: DJ Codestar
Hair & Makeup: friends of the bride
Dress: BHLDN
Design, Styling & Coordination: Heirlooms

Adena and Yedida threw a beautiful celebration at Ridgeview Events Center with La Plata mountains as a spectacular backdrop. There were so many wonderful elements symbolizing their story and love… amazing food, a violinist friend playing their processional, personalized river rocks escorting their guests to their seats, decorations made by Didi’s sister and a lovely dovetailed Jewish ceremony. The best part were all the friends and family who traveled from all over the country to share in this joyous day with them!

Photography: Esmé Cadiente Photography
Caterer: Yellow Carrot
Florals: Passion Flower Farm
Hair & Makeup: Tegan Corralis, Hair Fusion
Music: DJ Codestar
Venue: Ridgewood Events Center at Blue Lake Ranch
Officient: Lisa Smith, Har Shalom Durango
Design, Styling & Coordination: Heirlooms

Photography: Kayleigh Rust
Venue: Nucleo San Miguel
Catering: Mountain Top Catering
Cake & Dessert: Fig & Bloom
Decor: Durango Party Rental
Florals: Grande Fete Design
Styling, Design, Coordination: Heirlooms Durango
Dress: Wilderly by Allure Bridals from Occasions Durango

We blended elements of organic, garden-inspired florals with a theme of rustic mountain elegance for G&E’s wedding at Purgatory Resort.

Photography: Missy Rich Photography
Venue: Purgatory Mountain Resort
Planning, Design & Styling: Heirlooms
Floral Design: Grande Fete Designs
Dessert: Skillfully Decadent & Cream Bean Berry
Bride’s Dress: Watters

Amy & Doug’s rustic black tie wedding was a beautiful celebration at Riverbend Ranch… and a magical feat in that their wedding was moved from the originally planned Glacier Club 1 day before their wedding due to the 416 fire! Their vendor team was amazing and the Glacier Club worked hard to make their dreams come true at Riverbend Ranch.

Amy & Doug’s wedding was a gorgeous blending of rustic mountain and elegant black tie themes and style.

Venue: Riverbend Ranch
Photographer: Jenne Anne Photography
Florals: Adela Floral
Hair & Makeup: Reign Hair Salon
Coordination: Carmen Druilis of the Glacier Club
Styling: Heirlooms

The desert always offers up raw, natural inspiration and a wonderful neutral backdrop for a pop of bold color.

Photography by Lucky Malone Photography
Design & Styling by Heirlooms
Florals by Linnaea Designs
HMAU by Reign Hair Salon
Dress by Wilderly Bride (the Magnolia) from Occassions Bridal
Boho rug from Violet Mae Vintage

Artful & Intimate High Alpine Soirée

Karissa and Eugene's wedding was a beautiful cumulation of a year's worth of artful and thoughtful details. From the dreamy mountain backdrop of Telluride Sleighs and Wagons down to the bride's shoes and groom's tie, this wedding was mesmerizing and so authentic in representing who these special people were as individuals and together as a duo.

Venue: Telluride Sleighs & Wagons
Photography: Lucky Malone
Planning & Design: Heirlooms
Styling & Coordination: Grande Fete Designs and Amber Andrew 
Florals: Linnaea Farm
Catering:  The Yellow Carrot
H&MAU: Reign Hair Salon 
Music: $6 Dollar String Band 
Decor & Rentals: Durango Party Rental / Premiere Special Events  / Heirlooms 
Dress: An original by Rae Cumbie
Jewelry: Young in the Mountains /  Mineralogy
Groom's Suit: J. Toor Bespoke

A styled shoot collaboration exploring the balance between organic and industrial and the concepts of ikebana and minimalism.

Photography by Lucky Malone
Design & Styling by Heirlooms
Florals by Linnaea Design
Paper Goods by Brylo Wed
Jewelry from Diane West Gallery
HMAU by Reign Hair Salon
Jumper from Anthropologie

Midsummer Garden Wedding

Artistic, thoughtful and authentic elements and accents were woven into Anna & Peter’s mid-summer wedding to invoke an intimate Scandinavian celebration at Ridgewood Event Center.

Venue: Ridgewood Event Center
Photography: Brumley & Wells
Florals: Lilia Floral
Catering: Durangourmet
Dessert: Barb Mills of Morning Glory Baking
Music: the groom's Fort Collins band 

Adventurous elopement shoot with Klancy & Ryan at Baker’s Bridge in Durango.

Photography Jenne Anne | Destination & Adventure Wedding Photography |  Styling & Rentals Heirlooms | Florals Adela Floral by Natalie |  Vintage RentalsViolet Mae Vintage

a Western Love Story starring Abbey and Jose at the Mountain Spirit Ranch in Chromo, Colorado. Having grown up a Texas girl frequenting Colorado's San Juan Mountains, Abbey wanted a rustic-mountain-type of story with a touch of western elegance as the underpinning of their celebration.

Venue: Mountain Spirit Ranch
Photographer: Natalie Barrett
Florals: Linnaea Farm Design
Desserts: Skillfully Decadent
DJ / Music: Durango DJ
Planning, Design, Coordination & Styling: Heirlooms
 

Meredith and Fred's late September wedding was an elegant affair that began with classical music being played in the great hall of the Glacier Clubhouse. A simple, yet dramatic, ceremony followed on the tee-box with the backdrop of the Animas Valley. 

This wedding had a lot of wonderful elements, but the gorgeous florals by April's Garden paired with the venue space may have been the most special touch to make this celebration amazing!

Photographer: Stacey Conant
Venue: Glacier Club
Planning, Design, Styling & Coordination: Heirlooms
Florals: April's Garden
Classical Music: Classic Act Music
DJ: Stand Alone Entertainment
Transportation: Mild to Wild Charter Shuttles
Invitation Suite: Minted
Bride's Dress: Monique Lhuillier

Layered with texture and bold colors, we love the variety of what the bohemian chic look and feel can express for the free-spirited type.

Photographer: Let’s Frolic Together / Ceremony Venue: St. Columba’s Catholic Church / Reception Venue: The Smiley Building / Planning & Design: Heirlooms Durango / Floral: April’s Garden Weddings / Hair & Makeup: Lemon Head Hair Salon / Invitations & Paper Goods: Bride / Ice Cream: Cream Bean Berry / Cakes: Barb Mills of Morning Glory Pastries / Catering: Zia Taqueria / Rentals: Durango Party Rental / Tabletop Rentals: Heirlooms Durango / Band: Vanilla Pop / Bride’s Dress: Sarah Seven from a&be Bridal Shop / Shoes: Tory Burch / Veil & Belt: Sara Gabriel / Rings: Anna Sheffield / Groom’s Suit, Socks, & Tie: J. Crew / Shoes: Cole Haan / Groomsmen Suits: J. Crew

Emily & Chris through a gorgeous Gatsby-inspired engagement party at the Rochester Hotel’s Secret Garden. 

Photography by Brumley & Wells / Styling by Heirlooms & Celeste Greene / Flowers by April's Garden / Venue: The Rochester Hotel / Food: The Ore House / Dresses: Blu Boutique / Paper Goods: Laura Land

Bride, McCarson Jones of Red Scarf Shots, had a beautiful vision for her ceremony and celebration marrying her love Brad Tafoya on a crisp November day with a pretty brunch following their ceremony in the Secret Garden at The Rochester Hotel.

Blending together her favorite aesthetics of French-inspired style (her beloved city Paris) and all things fine, feminine and vintage, we set up a scene to bring all their ideas together.

Photography:  The Fernwhew Photographers | Florals: April's Garden | Dress designed by bride & Betty Swartz Bozeman | Desserts (gluten free) by baker Jenny Hirt.

Sylvia & Greg's "mountain rustic meets soft chic and big city fun" wedding was simply pure magic!

Venue: Eureka Lodge

Photography: Daylene Wilson Photographic

Videography: Shutterfreek

Planning, Styling & Decor: Heirlooms

Florals & Styling: Grande Fete Designs

Invitation Suite: Zoet Design

Hair & Makeup: Taren Schmida

Desserts: Nothing Bundt Cakes

Kolby and Travis's midsummer mountain luxe wedding was a blend of rustic elegance and elegant chic styles.

The couple held their ceremony at St. Marks Church as it was really important to them to have an extremely traditional ceremony with meaningful, spiritual elements to share with family and friends.

The afterparty was held at a beautiful private residence in the Animas Valley that boasted of big views of Hermosa Valley and the San Juan Mountains - perfect for a fun dinner and dance party in a big white tent! 

Special touches... each table had their own individual cakes for dessert and the mother of the bride arranged a special game for guests with the closest anniversary date to cut the cake and take the cake knife and server home with them. We also had a pallet wall built as the backdrop for the head table, to add texture and a rustic touch.

Photographer & Videographer: Illuminarts
Planning, Design & Styling: Heirlooms
Tent & Rentals: Durango Party Rental
Caterer: Durangourmet
Ceremony Site: St. Marks Church  |   Reception Site: Private property |  Florals: Wildwood Fine Flowers  |  Hair & Makeup: Hair Fusion  |  DJ: Aiko Aiko Sound  |  Band: True to Life |  Officiant: Reverend Debbie Shaw |  Transportation: Buck Horn Limousine

Homegrown, handmade and natural. Chris & Carlee brought loved ones together to celebrate all that is beautiful and wonderful with their natural Stoner Ranch wedding on the Dolores River.

Photographer AMY BLUESTAR PHOTOGRAPHY | Dress Designer VERA WANG | Floral Design LINDSAY YARBROUGH, BATTLE ROCK FARMS | Wedding Stationery & Flower Packets KATE ROWAN | Planners & Designers HEIRLOOMS DURANGO | Caterer SWEET WATER GYPSIES | Venue STONER RANCH |Jewelry MIXX PROJECTS + ATELIER | Dress Shop ONCE WED | Pies & Other Cakes JORDAN BRODERICK

Ashley and Aaron invited their guests to celebrate their love at a beautiful outdoor wedding on a river island at River Bend Ranch. Elements of nature, meditation, simplicity and FUN were central to the design, purpose and place of their celebration.

Venue: River Bend Ranch
Photography: Alexi Hubbel Photography
Florals: Linnaea Farm Design
Decor: Bride, groom & Heirlooms
Catering: Fired Up Pizza
Dessert: Skillfully Decadent
 

Clean | Simple | Natural | Rustic

Less is often more. Amber & Nate evoked the inherent beauty of natural and rustic minimalism for their intimate mountainside wedding. We were so happy to be a part of this beautiful celebration.

Photographer: Jacob Brooks of Brumley And Wells | Designer/Creative Director/ Stylist: Elsa Jagniecki of Heirlooms Durango | Florals: April Albert of Blossoms Durango  | Paper Goods: Annie Brooks of The Wells Makery | Calligraphy: Annie Brooks of The Wells Makery | Venue: Kairalla Residence | Cake Design: Flour Sack Durango  | Rentals: Flour Sack Durango | Catering: Cynthia Stewart of Harvest Grill And Greens  | Favors: Animas Chocolate Company | Wedding Dress: JCrew  – Manuela | Wedding Shoes: Madewell – The Criss Cross Sightseer Sandal

Rustic Mountain Baliwood

We were so excited when the bride Sonia contacted us inquiring about support services for her October Rustic Mountain Baliwood-Inspired elopement at the Antlers on the Creek B&B. 

This was one of the most vibrant color and design palettes to work with and we were so happy to be part of Sonia & Dan's beautiful day!

Photography by Paula Bartosiewicz Photography | Florals: Farmgirl Flowers | H&MAU: The Chair

Rocky Mountain Boho

Everything about Rande & Adam's September 23rd wedding said "adventure," just they had hoped to share with their family and friends.

After a day of cold rain and snow in the high country, the clouds parted and the sun came out and blessed them during their ceremony in the mountains.

Photographer: Salty Spruce Studio
Design, Styling & Coordination: Heirlooms
Florals: Blossom of Durango
Dessert: Skillfully Decadent
HMU: Reign Hair Salon
Dress: Lillian West

A fun tropical boho inspired bridal shower

Photography: Shutterfreek
Event Styling and Decor: Heirlooms
Floral Design: April's Garden, a flower + gift shop
Venue: Kennebec Cafe
Dresses: Occassions Bridal
Hair and Makeup: Reign Salon
Desserts: Fig & bloom cakes and Jean Pierre Bakery, Cafe & Wine Bar
Rentals: Durango Party Rental
Styling Assistants: Amber Kairalla Andrew and Chelsea Jane Johnston
Models: Melanie Mae Harper and Jenne Anne Settles

Vintage Bohemian

Hannah and James wanted a gathering celebrating their love without too much frill or waste so we helped them incorporate simple decor and lighting along with a pop of color with beautiful local flowers from Linnaea Farm. A handmade aspen chuppa provided a sacred space for the bride's heirloom tallit. 

Venue: Dante's at Purgatory Resort
Photography: Adrift A Dream Photography
Florals: Linnaea Farm
Dress: Vintage / bride's grandmother's dress

Farm to table is our calling card.

Breaking bread with family and friends and gathering around all things homegrown and handmade is what it is all about.

Photography by Bonni Pacheco of The Fernwhew Photographers | Florals by Passion Flower Farm

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