Planning a mountain wedding
There’s just something about mountain weddings in Colorado. The air is clean, the people are happy and the views are breathtaking. And, our course, there are endless outdoor activities to keep wedding guests occupied if they’re coming in from out of town (skiing, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, to name just a few). It’s no wonder that Colorado has become such a popular wedding destination for couples all over the world looking for a secluded location to tie the knot.
From Breckenridge to Durango, Aspen to Vail, Glenwood Springs to Steamboat Springs, there are countless mountain wedding venues in Colorado to choose from. We often joke that the state is so beautiful, you could pull your car over to the side of any road in the Rocky Mountains and it would be the perfect spot for a wedding.
When planning a mountain wedding, be sure to encourage your family and friends to drink water in abundance and alcohol in moderation, especially if they’re coming in from out of town and aren’t accustomed to being in the mountains. Altitude sickness is no joke! Also, make sure they carpool and/or rent all-wheel drive vehicles. Weather in the high Rockies can be unpredictable throughout all four months of the year. In fact, we photographed a wedding in Breckenridge on the summer solstice a few years ago and it snowed nearly two inches.
We’ve been photographing mountain weddings in Colorado since we moved here way back in 2008 and we have had the pleasure of traveling to every corner of the state. We’ve shot hundreds of weddings during that time, the vast majority of which have been in the mountains. Below, you’ll find just a handful of our favorite mountain weddings from over the years. Take some time to browse and let us know if you have any questions or would like to check our availability for your wedding. We’re just an email, text or phone call away!
We’ve been photographing weddings for nearly 20 years, which means we always love it when we see something new at a wedding. Something we’ve never seen before. At Tina and Andy’s July wedding at Black Canyon Inn, that thing was a “shitshow of children.” In talking to Tina leading up to the wedding day, she…
Nearly 10 years ago, we had a super interesting “first” during a wedding in Evergreen, Colorado. Instead of a child or a dog, the couple chose to have a hawk carry their rings down the aisle. It was a joy for us to photograph and something we never thought we would see again. Fast forward…
If you follow our work, you know that we love taking photos of our couples under the stars. It’s a tricky thing to pull off, but ever since doing our first Milky Way photo at a wedding back in 2017, we’ve been hooked. We’ll sometimes pull our couple out of the reception for 10 minutes…
I was hanging out near the Mandap before Anika and Mihir’s Lake Tahoe Indian wedding when the officiant came over and struck up a conversation. “Where are you from?” he asked. “Colorado,” I said. He took a beat and said, “There are a million photographers here. Why did they hire you?” I thought about it…
As anyone from Colorado can tell you, certain parts of the Rocky Mountains turn a vibrant yellow color in the fall as the aspen leaves begin to change. This is the most popular time of year for family photos and one of the most popular times for weddings as well. But never have we seen…
One of our favorite parts of photographing weddings in Colorado is the outdoor ceremonies. The state has so many beautiful vistas, nobody wants to be cooped up indoors. The only potential downside is the possibility of inclement weather. But while it did, in fact, pour rain for a good portion of Sarah and Joe’s fall…
We’ve photographed a lot of weddings at The Boulders at Black Canyon Inn. I mean, a lot. But the venue is so cool, we always find something new to photograph. We could probably do a hundred more weddings at The Boulders and not repeat the same photo. But sometimes, instead of doing all of the…
Moira and I always talk about how the single best thing you can do on your wedding day is relinquish control. Go with the flow. Roll with the punches. Never has this idea come to fruition more so than it did at Thy and Cristian’s Breckenridge elopement. Things are inevitably going to go “wrong” on…
We’re back after a three-month break from blogging while we made our way through the busiest part of our 2025 wedding season. Now it’s time to see what we’ve been up to since August. First up: Madi and Drew’s super fun Estes Park wedding at The Boulders! As those who have been following us already…
Jesse and I first learned of Steel Horse weddings when we left the buzz of city life for the raven calls of rural living. One of the side effects we were hoping to experience was a bit more disconnection from the digital world so many of us get sucked into these days. However, we have…
Amber and Jay are no strangers to having teammates. Both played sports at the college level – soccer and football, respectively. Then Amber went on to play soccer professionally while Jay shifted into coaching. And yet it was obvious to anyone who attended their Big Sky wedding that the best team they’ve ever been on…
Now that Jesse and I have some time in the office and a couple weeks off from wedding travel, we get to catch up on sneak peeks and blog posts, including Heather & Eric’s Edgewood Inn wedding! When Heather and Eric first reached out, they explained that this would be a second marriage for both…
