"The WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards® recognize the top five percent of local wedding professionals on WeddingWire who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism. Winners are determined by reviews from over a million WeddingWire newlyweds."
-Wedding Wire 

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! 
We had an incredible year in 2017 growing our business and serving all of our wonderful couples.  We are so thrilled and honored to be in the top 5% of local wedding professionals serving our community for the second year in a row. Thank you to Wedding Wire for honoring us and showcasing our work on your website and a huge thank you to all the amazing couples we had a chance to meet, work with, hug it out with, and share the love with over 2017. We made so many incredible memories working with each and every one of you and it has only taught us how to better our services so we can help create lasting memories for each and every one of you. We are looking forward to 2018 and have been diving head first since the year started. We can't wait to see what comes our way along with all the couples we get to meet and the love we get to share. Thank you!
-The Sweetly Paired Team

Sweetly Paired is so excited to announce our partnership with Colorado Gay Weddings! We believe that ever couple deserves the same access to public business. Weddings are a thing of love and happiness, there is no room for hate in our hearts. Colorado Gay Weddings is a resource for same sex couples to use in order to find LGBT friendly wedding vendors. From caterers, to venues, to florists and everything in between we have got you covered.

FromColorado Gay Weddings:
At Colorado Gay Weddings, we believe every couple deserves the same access to public businesses. We fight hate in our lives every day and firmly believe that weddings are a thing of love. We embrace love in every day life, and we are here to support the couples who need us and the folks out there who want to work with the vendors that support their values. Vote with your dollar. These are the vendors who are not just serving the community, but celebrating it. ​

1. The most important thing to consider is how comfortable your dog will feel. It may mean a lot to you to have them there, but consider your dog's personality.  If they adapt well to new places and don't mind large crowds of people then they will be just fine.  But if your dog has a lot of anxiety and will be frightened, it may be best to think of just doing family pictures some other time. 
2. What role will your dog have? Will they just be a guest of honor or are the going to walk down the aisle carrying the rings? If you are giving your dog a starring role make sure your pet is well-behaved because it can turn into a wild goose-chase very quickly! They may also get spooked depending on the venue location (i.e if your in the mountains and there is other wildlife) or with the large group of people watching them trot away. 
3. Talk to your venue. Depending on where you are, some venues will not allow pets of any kind (or possibly only allow service dogs).  Talk to the managers and see what the rules & regulations are.
​4. Designate a handler. Before, during and after there ceremony have a family member or close friend be in charge of your furry companion.  You and your loved one will be whisked from here to there and back again so adding a dog to that plate will be too much. This way you know your pup is safe, happy, and not getting into any trouble.
5. Have a ride home for your dog. Some venues will allow dogs for the ceremony but they will not be allowed in the reception hall.  So make arrangements in advanced for someone to take your dog home or for someone to pick them up. 
6. Talk to your photographer beforehand! You definitely want to get some awesome shots of your dog on the big day so make sure they are aware to set a little time aside for a little dog friendly photoshoot! (And maybe bring a bag of treats to help them look the camera as well). 

Our philosophy is that our clients are not JUST the host of the event, but they actually feel like guests the day of. This level of service puts ahead of our competitors, because the taken-care-of feeling that our clients end the evening with is such a great experience! We make sure you and your family are not working the day of the event... not even to move decor, handle gifts and personal items at the end of the night, or make sure food and beverage service is flawless for the guests. We work with you throughout the planning process to make decisions that impact guest (and host!) experience the day/week/weekend of the wedding. We've outlined the steps below for ensuring the wedding day is as smooth as possible, and stress-free for the couple and their family, friends, and guests. 

Nadine and Wes are from Denver, but married in Breckenridge, as they love the mountain! In the winter the couple skis frequently, and they knew when they got engaged that they wanted to have the gorgeous Ten Mile Station as their venue. Wes decided on J Hilburn for his gorgeous suit... bespoke menswear in Denver. Bella Calla handles the decor and wedding flowers and rental chuppah. Check out Nadine and Wes' gorgeous twins - as the flower girls for the day! Ten Mile did a great ob with the food and beverage - looky at those mojitos and that cheese platter! Could there be a better backdrop? Dreamtime Images did a fabulous job with the wedding day photography! 

Thanks to Kathleen Peachey - Denver wedding photographer for these awesome wedding photos! This lovely day had blush and ivory flowers, gorgeous candlelight, an absolutely gorgeous wedding cake by Kelley Kakes, and a great wedding venue that is aligned with arts and education - Parker's PACE Center. Bella Calla - one of Denver's best Wedding florists - handled the flowers and decor for the day! Check out the fabric draping on the wedding arch! One of our favorite ceremony decor ideas is small chair ties... for $20-$30 each, you get a big ROI visually, and they can be cut down and dropped in vases for the auxiliary decor - bathrooms, buffet, etc! Those are the spots that we often forget to decorate... little nooks within the venues... Those little aisle flowers can fill the gaps and complete your guest experience! 

Choosing soft colors like blush and peach... Great choice for a spring wedding like this one! The candles make it very romantic, and if you do them right, the candlelight will last all night at your wedding. Also - can we swoon one more time about that cake? 

Sweetly Paired is a Denver, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Colorado wedding planner. We work with destination wedding clients, as well as local Colorado weddings and Denver weddings. We specialize in Colorado styled weddings with a guest experience focus, and a fantastic wedding, dinner, and party to follow. Call us at 303.995.2867 or email lilli@sweetlypaired.com anytime, and we're happy to chat with you about your special day! 

We often work at some of Colorado's best venues! HERE is post about some of them. As a Colorado wedding planner, one of our faves is Devil's Thumb Ranch. It is a mountain wedding venue that is open year-round, and have some spectacular mountain views, along with an awesome rustic mountain lodge, fabulous catering, and great ceremony site options. These photos are from Jenna Rice Photography. 

TaKim and Sean were a fabulous couple to work with for their Colorado Mountain wedding. They did Rustic - but they did it right. No burlap for them... No tacky... it was all lovely! The fall colors, interesting textures, and cute cowboy boots made this wedding adorable! Thanks to Jon Kohlwey Photography for the awesome images and Bella Calla for the decor and florals! If you're looking for an officiant for your wedding, That would be Reverend Scot Sanders, from Wedlock Officiants. He is a fabulous Colorado wedding officiant. 

Colorado has some awesome bakeries, and they produce some gorgeous wedding cakes! Your baker can make a cake that reflects the style and vision of your wedding! Here are some of our favorites form our weddings over the years! 

Whether your style of cake is elegant, rustic, naked, detailed, lacy, embossed, or simple... These Colorado bakeries are great to work with. As a Denver wedding planner, Sweetly Paired is SO excited to work with such awesome sweet-creators such as Azucar Bakery, The Makery, Kelley Kakes, Intricate Icings, and SO many others!