Aug
05

I know, I know. We haven’t been on in a week or two and I know you gals are missing us! Anyway, we apologize. Things have gotten a little crazy and finding the time to breathe has been a challenge. Anyway, we are hopefully back…at least weekly. And thank you for your patience. WHEW! What a wedding season so far. It’s crazy. Our "ON"season in Florida is our "OFF-SEASON" in Colorado and Vice-Versa…which works out well because we are really able to help each other out!

This week we would like to acknowledge the fabulous Sales & Catering staff of the VERY beautiful Lodge & Spa at Cordillera. We had a wedding there last weekend and we are certain it is one of the most beautiful areas of Colorado we have seen so far. (And a little "famous" after the whole KOBE saga) We kept wondering if WE were sleeping in the "infamous" room - DOUBT IT!

Anyway, the staff at the hotel did an amazing job! They were attentive to the guests needs, very helpful with the room set-up and produced an amazing four course dinner. It was a smaller, quaint wedding, we we find ourselves really liking so their impeccable service stood out even more.

Thank you to the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera staff - especially Kirsten Goodman. A young lady at the hotel who manages all of the weddings from beginning to end. She was truly professional, knowledgeable, flexible and easy to work with…which is a breath of fresh air. Sometimes we find our "mountain" friends a little slower in getting things but she was definitely on top of it.

We will post photos of this wedding shortly.

The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera Website

We would also like to recognize GARY GAVITO DESIGN and VS DESIGN (Valerie Schaefer) for the outstanding decor that they did at the wedding. We have been working with them a lot this year and have more upcoming weddings and so far, they have done an outstanding job. They set up on time, finished early, and had everything taken down by the following morning making the hotel staffs jobs a lot easier.

They did magnificent lighting casting a blue and silver hue to the room, hung silk chiffon curtains around the entire room, draped beautiful cobalt blue silk shantung fabric from the center of the room to various points, and did fabulous white lanterns with blue lights inside in the tent on the back patio. They truly did an outstanding job in transforming an otherwise plain ballroom into a really beautiful space. I tell you girls, decor and lighting is SO important and should ALWAYS be accounted for in your wedding budgets. Most decor and lighting starts at about $8,000 but is totally worth it and adds a lot to the ambiance. Floral and Linens are also a huge factor to consider in your budget as well. Thank you GARY and VALERIE.


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