There's something about joining your life with your best guy that makes weaving the women of your life together through a shared experience seem especially appropriate. As I prepare for my sister's bachelorette party this weekend, my mind wanders to all the ways in which we women find or create ways to bond in the moments leading up to marriage.
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Better Know a Venue: Sanitas Brewing Company
Colorado, "where the beer flows like wine.” Lloyd describes Aspen this way in Dumb and Dumber, but I’m borrowing this quote to describe Boulder in particular! We Coloradans love our beer, so why not give the people what they want and host your wedding at a local brewery?!
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Better Know a Venue: Devil's Thumb Ranch
If you are a couple who wants to dazzle your guests from near and far with a weekend full of wedding festivities and activities, Devil's Thumb Ranch is a hard choice to beat! Here you will have the Continental Divide as your photogenic backdrop for a friendly hockey match among guests, beers in the hot tub, and of course, for all of your special wedding moments.
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Essential Reading for the Bride-to-Be
At the latest Union Cooperative meet-up, I posed the question: What essential resource are you reading right now? To give “essential resource” some context, this is a meet-up of engaged women in the midst of planning their wedding. Needless to say, we had a lot to say! Here are our suggestions for a great read...
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Better Know a Venue: Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)
The BMoCA is Boulder’s slice of urban chic, city culture, and it’s nestled among all the rest of your perfect visions of Boulder: in downtown just off Pearl, along the Creek Path, at the heart of the Farmers' Market, this two-story building provides an unavoidably perfect view of the mountains. And yes, you can have your wedding here!
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Better Know a Venue: Chautauqua Dining Hall
It is said that former US President Theodore Roosevelt called Chautauqua "the most American thing in America.” Well I’d say that Chautauqua is “the most Boulder thing in Boulder.” If you are looking for a wedding venue that embodies everything "Boulder," Chautauqua Dining Hall just might be your place!
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"Better Know a Venue" Series
Being engaged is magical, but it can also be overwhelming with all of the decisions ahead around your wedding. This series aims to diminish the overwhelming feelings by providing the Colorado venue research legwork for you. This venue profile series is sure to be a valuable first step resource for wedding planning couples, so read on!
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Something For Everyone
We all know the adage, "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." It originates from superstitions about good and bad luck. While I know very few superstitious people, I do know many brides who still enjoy fulfilling this saying as a fun and meaningful part of their wedding day. Here are some ideas to incorporate it into yours...
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Calm, Love, Productive - OR - What’s in a Name?
In Italian, Zola means “piece of earth.” As an outdoorsy, mountain girl, I of course love this. But wait for it….As a wedding planner, there could be no more appropriate meaning than the African Zulu meaning; calm, love, productive.
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I met Jack and Josh partially into their wedding planning and was immediately impressed by how on top of everything they were. They said their first impression of me was the same. And so began a lovely few months planning their wedding, over the course of which I loved them more and more!
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