What should a bride consider when deciding on a mountain wedding vs a beach wedding?

When deciding what destination you want to be married in, consider the mountains for the following reasons:

• Unparalleled majestic views for the backdrop of your day with many homes available for rent with these glorious views. There are many more in “beach front” homes with views in the mountains than there are on the actual beach front.
• Endless outdoor activities from, skiing & snowboarding, snow shoeing, ice skating, white water rafting, boating on the lakes, mountain biking, hiking, fly fishing, golfing, horseback riding or walking around the quaint little mountain towns.
• Temperatures in the mountains are fairly mild compared to the heat and humidity found at many beach resorts.
• Winter weddings and summer weddings are equally attractive in the mountains due to the unbelievable weather in the summer & pristine snow in the winter time. Some of our favorite weddings have been on horse-drawn sleighs into the meadow with the snow lightly falling all with the backdrop of a beautiful mountain-scape.

What is a must have “signature” thing a rocky mountain wedding must have?

This is true with every wedding but my best advice is to always have a Plan B for any outdoor venue. From hurricanes on the coast to snow in July, one must always have a good and viable Plan B.

If a bride wanted a high-profile wedding, what location would you suggest?

Even celebrities have chosen to get married in the Rockies from locations in Telluride to ranches in Steamboat Springs to world-class golf resorts in Keystone Colorado. We have all the top-secret locations which can be not-so-secret if you want them to be.

If a bride wanted a low-key, intimate wedding where would you suggest they go?

There are so many magnificent homes around the mountain region and many of them allow you to rent them for special occasions. Many of them can host up to 100 guests and sleep nearly 35 of your closes family and friends all the while offering you the opportunity to have a ceremony on their huge deck overlooking the mountains. Many mountain wedding vendors enjoy the transition of a home during a celebration like this, they have it down to a science and it is very quaint and can be as low-key & high end as you want it.

How long has Rocky Mountain Bride been around?

Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine and it’s online resource has been around for 14 years and we have just begun our national distribution sought after publication. We feature weddings and vendors at all the high-end resorts in the Rocky Mountain west region from Aspen to Vail, Sun Valley to Taos, New Mexico.