Vail's Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

Despite recent wet weather, Vail is absolutely breathtaking right now. I spent some time this week at a couple of different sites where we often play, and thought I'd showcase a couple of them.

 

This is the wedding area of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Wedding parties often descend the stone steps (upper left) or cross the footbridge (to the center right), while their guests are seated on the patio. Surrounded by the fragrant garden flowers, we generally sit off to the far right, and along with trilling birds and the gently cascading waterfall, we whisk our clients and guests off to an enchanted, idyllic fairyland.

Following are additional garden photos

 

Footpath

 

Kicking off the season

We had an extraordinary wedding Saturday in the Beaver Creek Chapel.

The ceremony was multi-cultural and was conducted in two languages. It included a Spanish choral ensemble from Denver, which provided music throughout the service.
We played prelude as the guests arrived, and also during the Communion.
The post recessional music was fun as we had been asked to play upbeat, contemporary music. We were asked to play 'Viva la Vida,' by Coldplay, as well as some additional contemporary pieces by the Beatles and Elvis.
We loved working with this special couple who put so much thought into the music they wanted use to celebrate their special day, and were extremely grateful to Stacy Pisani of Alexan Events who made everything run seamlessly!