For the past five years as a wedding planner in Colorado I have had the pleasure and honor of working with some of best and premier wedding vendors. So when it was my turn to get married this September I struggled with who use. We are so lucky here…there are many, many incredible options for brides. With so many choices how do you choose?
At Calluna Events we help YOU, our clients, with these decisions. By talking with you about your style, budget and priorities we help you select the vendors that best represent your needs. First we talk with you about you and your fiance’s style and help to create an event that reflects you as a couple. We love to help imprint your signature into your wedding day and weekend. From your vows, favors, food, music and decor we help you tie in little pieces to make your wedding completely unique and special. Second we talk with you about your budget and your priorities. What do you have to spend, where is it coming from and what are your priorities. For example, if you really want a band we might want to move a little money in the budget around to accommodate live music. Are you foodies and like great wine but don’t really care about flowers? More money for food, less for flowers and decor. Are amazing, photojournalistic photos a must?! Taking all of these considerations in mind we put together a custom list of vendors we feel match your style, budget and priorities.
For my wedding in September, my husband and I had a modest budget to work with. The venue and setting was very important to us. Ensuring that our guests had a good time and were comfortable was a necessity. We also wanted it to really reflect us and our personalities. Great food that was presented well, a full bar and pairing wines with our food were all priorities. Amazing photos that last a lifetime were a must! Live music, favors, and a large wedding were not so important.
All of the photographs below are from our amazingly talented photographer Regina Mountjoy from Recherche Photography. We LOVE our photos! Regina did an amazing job of capturing the love that was all around us!
Barry Jones from Design Works created floating candle installations in the pond, put up festival lighting to creating a warm glow and lined paths with luminaria.
Our menu was created by us with Catering by Design. It featured four courses (salad, pasta, fish and beef) paired with wines. Our menus, programs, table name cards and other printed materials were designed and printed by The Envelope Please in Boulder. 
Scott Beach, Colorado Bagpiper played at the end of our ceremony to honor my Scottish heritage.
It actually rained a little bit during our ceremony, and during dinner and dancing. We were prepared with umbrellas for all of our guests.
Along with Pellegrino’s and water, we offered our guests orange & green virgin and vodka infused IZZE’s as they arrived for our ceremony. We tied our colors in by serving them with orange & green straws. A Boulder company, IZZE is a great addition to any wedding or event.
Alli Bozeman of Bird Dog Press and Handmaiden helped us create our entire line of custom wedding stationery: from save the dates, to our invitations and escort cards.
My dress came from The Bridal Collection in Colorado.
The infamous Andy Mendoza style my hair and make me runway ready! Andy is fabulous at what he does…make you look beautiful!
Our banana cake with chocolate ganache and espresso buttercream came from Tee & Cakes/Haute Cakes. We custom designed the cake to match our colors and modern style. Kim Boos is such a joy to work with and I’m addicted to her creations!
Our guest book was custom designed by Alli and Bird Dog Press. It is a bound book made up of envelopes in various colors and sizes. Our guests could make a wish on a penny and throw it into the pond near the ceremony site and then write their wish down for us.
I love the photo of the Bagpiper!