A Rainy, Outdoor Celebration in an Aspen Meadow

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Updated 08/30/18

Matthew Miller为他的近两年的女朋友策划了一个弗里德曼的完美建议。他选择了旧金山’s Billy Goat Hill Park, where they had their first date; lined an area with votive candles; and even had friends stationed in bushes to snap photos and shoo away passersby. Orly happily said yes—but afterward, she admits, something didn’t feel right. “I knew it was happening,” she recalls of the less-than-surprising moment. “I didn’t feel the way that everyone looks in photos!I wasn’t having those emotions!” So after celebrating, she ran this idea by Matthew: What if they took turns proposing to each other? “I wanted us to make our own rules,” she says. In the ensuing months, they went back and forth, popping the question a total of nine times—via a customized crossword puzzle, for example, during a scavenger hunt around the San Francisco Bay Area, and while paragliding in Italy (“Marry Me?” was written in a field below). “It was a fun way to keep the excitement of that year going,” she says.

对于去年9月的婚礼，马修，在一个太阳能项目开发者的金融，尚在一所下级学校负责人，邀请了180位客人参加了为期三天的活动亚美尼, Colorado. “My grandparents celebrated their first wedding anniversary in Aspen, and my family has been visiting ever since,” says the bride. They enlisted蓝鸟制作to plan a weekend that kicked off with group activities—like bike rides (in the couple’s branded uniforms) and yoga sessions—before Friday night’s Shabbat meal and, on Saturday, a Western-themedrehearsal dinner。On Sunday, the couple married in a meadow—in the freezing rain! “We were always doing it outside...Plan B was ponchos and umbrellas,” Orly says with a laugh. Still, they kept their guests’ comfort in mind by serving hot apple cider, doing the “speed version” of the traditional Jewish ceremony, and planning a fun-filled tented reception. Keep reading for all the impeccable details of this couple's Colorado celebration, as captured by詹姆斯X schulze.。

The ceremony and reception took place at Star Peak Meadow, a spot outside Aspen that the couple often visits when they're in town. "It is one of my favorite views," Orly says. "In the summer, I like to bike there, and in the winter, the only way to get out there is by cross-country滑雪。"

The couple's invitation suite was created by Amber Moon Design to mimic the custom artwork they had commissioned by Karina Puente. The design featured elements from Aspen (trout and leaves) and their relationship (pelicans from a favorite vacation to Italy).

亚美尼’s local flora also inspired the embroidery on Orly’s Dennis Basso gown. The custom design featured a long train that the bride says was perfect for the “wide-open mountain setting.”And as a final touch, she added an intricate belt made with white turquoise and natural pieces "meant to look like stones from the river."

Matthew wore a classic tux and bowtie by Giorgio Armani.

在仪式前，新娘与她的母亲和祖母一起度过了时间。

flowers — 摄影者詹姆斯和苏利;Florals by思想米饭Design

对于鲜花，新娘的愿景“自然”。心情米饭带来了与野花，橡子和早起的树叶生命的想法。

Matthew和Orly确保他们一天的每个细节都经过思想地执行personalized。这包括kippahs，它用他们的徽标印刷。新娘创造了设计，看起来像使用他们的首字母（“O”为Orly的初始和山峰，而是为Matthew的“M”）。

“每个人都有遮阳伞，这是非常戏剧性的，”新娘回忆起仪式。“仪式期间有严重的雷声，我想也许我们应该等待继续。但我们决定在寒冷的雨中去。我不认为我们的客人会忘记！”

bride walking down aisle — 照片由James＆Schulze

The couple wanted to highlight the site's natural beauty, so they had Mindy Rice create an aisle of flowers that looked as if they were growing from the grass below.