Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO

Once Joanna Newman and Michael McFarland decided to marry in the bride’s home state of Colorado, they aimed for the sky. “We figured if we were going to bring our guests to Colorado, we should show them its beauty,” says Joanna.

Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO

The guests spent the night at hotels, like this one, at the bottom of the mountain and rode a ski lift up to the festivities.

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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
Once Joanna Newman and Michael McFarland decided to marry in the bride’s home state of Colorado, they aimed for the sky. “We figured if we were going to bring our guests to Colorado, we should show them its beauty,” says Joanna.
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
An excited groom rides up the charilift with his groomsmen for the ceremony. “I loved hearing my friends’ stories about riding the chairlift up the mountain. Some people had never ridden a ski lift before, especially not in the middle of summer dressed in semiformal attire!”
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
The bride’s vivid bouquet of gerbera daisies by Sweet Pea Designs. “I wanted all the flower arrangements to look like just-picked mountain wildflowers,” the bride says. “All other decorations were very simple, so as not to compete with the scenic surroundings.”
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
The bridesmaids carried wildflowers in a variety of hues.
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
Eight attendants clad in sky blue.
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
The flower girls dressed in blue-sashed dresses.
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO
Joanna takes a break from socializing with the ‘maids to pose for a picture
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Riding High: Joanna & Michael in Beaver Creek, CO

On the July wedding day, friends and family rode a ski lift up to Spruce Saddle Lodge. They found their seats on the lawn and gazed at the mountains while waiting for the ceremony to begin.

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