Today we officially began our summer wedding season. Summers in the Vail Valley are exquisite and the locals are familiar with the phrase, "come for the season, stay for the summers." That's how most locals end up living here year round - and we were excited to do a local wedding today. While the mountain tops retain some of their snow, all of the snow on the valley floor has melted, and spring flowers are now in bloom - everywhere it seems.
Red Sky Ranch was the site of today's wedding. It hosts one of the valley's newer golf courses, as well as an exclusive community. Today's ceremony was on the range next to the clubhouse, granting a gorgeous vista.
Despite the breathtaking views, the wind was very strong and we struggled to stay warm and keep our music (and stands) in place despite the 12+ music clips. Due to the weather, the guests came out just prior to the wedding party, and as such we didn't play much prelude.
The ceremony was beautiful and the bridal attendants entering to Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, and the to bride to Pachebel's Canon. We were grateful for these selections as they are easier to memorize and we weren't able to turn our music pages without a long pause due to all of the clips needed because of the wind.
After the brief and windy ceremony, we played the Wedding March for the recessional, and then Hornpipe and a few other selections as the wedding party was whisked back up to the heated clubhouse via golf carts.
While mountain weddings can be gorgeous, we find that the weather can be very unpredictable. As such, flexibility and a large supply of music clips are a must!
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