I hope you are ready, because you are about to learn the conclusion to one of the internets most highly anticipated cliff hangers.
WHAT did I decide to wear to our Friday Night western-themed Welcome Party.
But first, if you can even stand it…The set up.
One of our favorite parts about our wedding was that we were going to get to introduce all of our amazing friends from Chicago and Texas and our other various life detours to each other, and we wanted to give everyone as many opportunities to get to know each other, fall in love, and promise us God-Parentalship to their future children. So Friday night that meant a Welcome Party on top of Aspen Mountain for all of our guests.
At 5:00 everyone met at the base of the Gondola to ride up to the top of the mountain.
Our absolutely unreal wedding planner, Lisa Vorce, turned the lodge on top of the mountain into well…this:
When you walked in to the lodge, there was a wall of cowboy hats with table numbers painted on them and name tags attached…
Lisa also had my friends give her some favorite quotes/sayings for “taxidermied” deer heads that were hung throughout.
And the dress I chose for this blessed event was…
I went with brown fringe…Because…I mean how couldn’t I.
Everyone else looked FANTASTIC.
The tables were covered in burlap with raw cotton bouquets and other cool junk as well…
(Super yums bar-b-q buffet, the best part of which was the grits bar where you could add lobster, chorizo, bacon etc…I went back for thirds.)
Pete and I welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming…
Before opening up the mic for toasts which were, again, heartfelt and hillarious.
And ended with a rousing, impromptu, edition of The Eyes of Texas
After everyone was sufficiently stuffed, the Spazmatics (The most incredible 80s cover band ever, look them up, they probably play in your area) took the stage…
I don’t know if it was the alcohol, or the altitude…or the sheer power of Pete’s and my love…But the dancing was out.of.control.
I had a long weekend and I don’t really have the energy to think of witty comments for each picture, but I am pretty sure they speak for themselves:
And these were just the internets appropriate choices.
For the gondola ride down there was a basket of cow socks for people to take to rest their toesies up for Saturday…
Which our friends, of course, made good use of.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
How did i miss out on what was clearly the party of the year? Cannot wait to see pictures from the actual wedding!!!
You obviously throw the best parties in the world. This looks insane in the best way possible. And although I didn’t think I’d like that dress, you totally rocked it. I salute your superior vision. I’ll never question you again.
having the spazmatics perform was sheer genius, how could people not have had fun? party looks incredible!
I am JUST catching up on all of your posts from the past week. Wow, your wedding weekend looks amazing. Love all of the details and special touches. YOur fringe dress was perfect! Oh and loved the polka dot dress too!
sooo this looks like it could have been an incredible wedding all on its own!! not just a welcome party. the flatware! the cotton bouquets! the cowboy hat chandelier! OMG! amazing!
one question – what happened to the FANTASTIC dance floor?? please tell me you’re transporting it to your TV room? : )
A
Gurrllll, you know how to throw a party! LOVED the dress and the boots! Good choice. Honestly, you could have worn a trash bag and made it look incredible!
OOC! in the best possible way. next time you have a party, look for the tall girl creeping in the corner just to sneek a peak.
wow. wow. what a party! I could look at the details for hours. The buffet sounded amazing, looks like everyone had an AMAZING time! You looked perfect in that dress. Can’t wait to see wedding pictures!
this post makes me so happy! the party was utterly fabulous!
This party looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to see what the actually wedding reception was like! Hope my upcoming wedding will be as fun as yours – I’m just starting to plan..,
i want some more grits.
now how amazing are you? and this is only the welcome party? Impressed!!
xoxo
and I totally get you with the rain and the boots, what if it gets sunny later?!??!
woo hoo i made a pic! i still don’t have the words to relive aspen…
That is adorable, looks like y’all had a blast!! *Amy
Where can I find the great cowbells used at the place settings?