Winter Wedding on the Mountain

Winter wonderland meets sophisticated glamour. This beautiful bride in a princes Pnina Tornai and Louboutins is the epitome of glamour and grace. Beautifully captured by the one and only Pepper Nix Photography, this is a dream wedding. From the Bride:

Did you do a First Look before the ceremony? WE DID HAVE A FIRST LOOK BEFORE THE CEREMONY. WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD EASE THE NERVES A BIT TO SEE EACH OTHER BEFORE THE WEDDING. IT ALSO GAVE US TIME TOGETHER WITHOUT ANYONE ELSE. THE PICTURES OF THIS MOMENT ARE AMAZING. THEY TELL A STORY AND I LOOK AT THEM CONSTANTLY — RELIVING THE MOMENT BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES MAKES ME SMILE EVERY TIME.

Why did you pick that location for your ceremony? IT IS CLOSE TO MY FAMILY’S WINTER HOME. IT ALSO HAS BREATHTAKING VIEWS FROM WHERE WE SAID OUR VOWS.

Did someone escort you down the aisle? MY UNCLE JEFF ESCORTED ME TO THE BEGINNING OF THE AISLE WHERE MY MOM AND BROTHER TOOK OVER TO TAKE ME DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY TOWARDS MY GROOM. Who and why did you pick that escort? MY DAD PASSED AWAY A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE MY WEDDING AND MY UNCLE SEEMED TO BE THE NEXT BEST THING TO MY DAD BECAUSE THEY WERE SO CLOSE. I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE MY BROTHER AND MY MOM BE A PART OF GIVING ME AWAY SO I HAD ALL THREE ESCORT ME DOWN THE AISLE.

Favorite ceremony memory? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT MY FAVORITE MEMORY OF THE CEREMONY WAS WHEN WE TOLD EACH OTHER OUR VOWS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WHERE MY GROOM ACTUALLY HAD TO WRITE DOWN HIS FEELINGS AND I LOVED EVERY WORD OF HIS VOWS TO ME.Describe your wedding flowers: THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL. WHITE DAHLIAS AND ROSES FOR ME AND MY GIRLS HAD PURPLE/RED DAHLIAS AND OTHER FLOWERS TO ACCOMPANY THEM.

Describe your wedding cake: IT WAS EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED AND MORE. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! IT WAS WHITE WITH BLING — I HAD BROUGHT CARRIE A PICTURE OF A CAKE THAT I SAW IN A MAGAZINE AND SHE MADE IT EVEN BETTER — THE FLAVORS WERE CHAMPAGNE AND RED VELVET

Tell us bout your first dance: WE HADN’T BEEN ABLE TO PRACTICE AND WE WERE A BIT NERVOUS BUT WE DID IT AND IT WAS TO OUR SONG GOD GAVE ME YOU BY BLAKE SHELTON

Where did you get the inspiration for your color palette and design? WHEN I FIRST THOUGHT OF MY DREAM WEDDING I THOUGHT OF MY FAVORITE SEASON WHICH IS WINTER AND SO I DECIDED TO HAVE A WINTER WEDDING. WHEN THINKING OF COLORS I WAS INSPIRED BY THE COLORS OF THE PEACOCK FEATHER. I THOUGHT THAT NAVY BLUE, DEEP PURPLE, AND TEAL WOULD BE A PERFECT COLOR COMBINATION. I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE CRYSTALS INCORPORATED BECAUSE FANCY ANYTHING THAT SPARKLES.

Why a Mountain Wedding? I LOVE THE WINTER SEASON AND MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE IN DEER VALLEY WITH MY FAMILY. PLUS THE PICTURES WERE BREATHTAKING WITH THE SNOW

Who proposed marriage and how did that proposal happen? DAVID PROPOSED IN NOVEMBER BY SLIPING THE RING ON MY FINGER HOPING THAT I WOULD’T WAKE UP, BUT I DID AND SINCE I WOKE UP AND THREW HIS PLANS OUT OF SYNC HE ASKED ME THEN AND THERE. IT WAS VERY ROMANTICMoments you loved, hated, cried, laughed or giggled at: I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THE WEDDING BUT ONE THING THAT MADE ME LAUGH WAS THE HARD TIME WE HAD LIGHTING THE UNITY CANDLE DUE TO THE LIGHT WIND. WE TOOK FOREVER WHILE EVERYONE WAS FREEZING OUT IN THE COLD AND HAD TO HAVE OUR OFFICIANT HELP BLOCK THE WIND WITH HIS FOLDER.

What you would have done differently, if anything: I WOULD HAVE WORN MY DRESS THE ENTIRE TIME. I DID A WARDROBE CHANGE INTO A SHORTER DRESS FOR THE RECEPTION AND I WISH I WOULD’VE WORN MY WEDDING DRESS THE ENTIRE TIME.

Any advice you have for future brides? DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF AND TAKE IN EVERY MOMENT BECAUSE IT WILL BE OVER IN A HEARTBEAT

What was your favorite moment of the day? SPENDING OUR SPECIAL MOMENT WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND FEELING THE LOVE AND SUPPORT SURROUND US.

Name three things you’re glad you did. I’M GLAD I SAW MY GROOM BEFORE THE CEREMONY, THAT I KEPT MY BRIDAL PARTY SMALL, AND THAT I WROTE MY OWN VOWS.

How did you choose your vendors? MY WEDDING PLANNER HELPED ME TO CHOSE THEM. I HAD A GREAT TEAM THAT WORKED TOGETHER GREAT AND HAD WORKED WITH EACH OTHER BEFORE WHICH WAS A GREAT HELP.

Wedding favors: A TIN OF HOMEMADE COOKIES FROM OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE — A LOCAL CHARITY THAT WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.