The Avant-Garde Groom

Whiskey. Cigars. Handsome Men. Edgy Style. 

We are constantly pushing our clients to be who they are and let their personalities shine on their wedding day. We truly believe that the union of two people should reflect who those two people are at the core. We seek a less traditional approach that usually leads to a very intimate, unique and personal experience for the couple and their wedding guests. 

We want to encourage grooms to take a more unique approach to their wedding day attire. Throw the traditional or lackadaisical attitude out the window guys. Let’s bring more style to your wedding day attire, because hey, it’s your day too. Wear a suit jacket that isn’t the exact same color as your slacks, wear a felt hat, un tuck your shirt, scrap wearing a tie, be bold by wearing bold colors, grow out your beard, smoke a cigar, drink some whiskey, show your tattoos and let’s celebrate your love for your beautiful bride. 

 

VENDORS INVOLVED: 

Styling, Design, Planning and Coordination: Last Best Wedding Design – www.lastbestweddings.com - @lastbestweddings 

Photography: Matt + Jess – www.wearemattandjess.com -@wearemattandjess

Greenery Backdrop + Boutonnières: Beet and Yarrow –www.beetandyarrow.com  - @beetandyarrow

Venue: Bellwether – www.bellwether.club - @bellwetherclub

Rings: Kristin Coffin Jewelry – www.kristincoffin.com - @kristincoffinjewelry

A Garden Love Affair

Highlands Ranch Mansion is a dream venue for any bride looking to relive her 5 year old wedding day fantasies. We came together with Ali & Garrett Photography, Park Floral Design, and other amazing vendors to create this modern fairytale. 

Bright pops of color in the florals and vintage rentals from House of Yonder brought the tangy, fun, spring elements. We absolutely adored working with Ashley Swapp from Park Floral Design. Her creations are unbelievably stunning. 

Organic, vintage with a modern twist, romantic, farm-to-table, and bright pops of color were the driving factors behind the styling of this shoot. Given the main themes, the vendors were then asked to interpret and create their own vision. After all, we LOVE seeing what people create when they are given the freedom to do so. We could have not been happier with the way our vision was brought to life. A huge thank you to the talented Ali Brannan of Ali & Garrett Photography. The way the light is captured in these oh so romantic photos warms our hearts. 

Thank you to all the amazing and talented vendors who were involved!!

Venue: Highlands Ranch Mansion

Design, Styling, Coordination: Last Best Weddings 

Photography: Ali & Garrett Photography

Florals: Park Floral Design

Rentals: House of Yonder 

Menu/Place Card Design: Danielle Vandal

Wedding gown: Emma & Grace Bridal

Wedding Rings: Todd Reed

Groom's Tie: Primary Ties

Ceremony backdrop: Wanderer Tree Co

Makeup: Alchemy Mineral Blends

Hair: Kate Manz 

Bride: Emma Hirata

Groom: Phil Powers 

Christian + Cody

This was a wedding week for the record books!

Christian and Cody planned a week in paradise with 150 of their closest friends and family. We were lucky enough to be included in the adventure. The wedding week was held in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. We spent 5 days in absolute paradise at an all-inclusive resort. The itinerary was packed full with bachelor/bachelorette festivities, beach days, a Mexican fiesta welcome party, a small intimate rehearsal dinner at a local fish shack, and a remarkably beautiful ceremony on the beaches of Mexico. Seeing that it was November and most of the guests are from Colorado, it was an amazing escape to the tropics to celebrate the love of two amazing people.

PS we are also lucky enough to call Christian and Cody friends. 

The ceremony was held on the beautiful white sand beach, where all the guests said cheers to the bride and groom with champagne following the "I dos". After the ceremony the guests were escorted to the top terrace of the resort for cocktail hour where a mariachi band played traditional mariachi music. Following cocktail hour was a formal sit down dinner and dance party. This wedding was absolutely breathtaking and we are so happy we were included. 

If you are planning a destination wedding, think about including LBW, we love to travel. 

XX, 

Dagny

Venue: Playacar Palace

Photography: Susan Naantichi