Emily + Joel

My dear friend, Emily, married Joel in one of my favorite places- Beaver Creek!!
It's a ski resort up in the Rocky mountains near Vail. I've skied here before with Em, but I've never been there during the summer, so I was not only excited for Em's big day but to be in such a beautiful place!

Our condo, The Charter, with the mountain behind it.

Beautiful flowers at the condo. This place was like being at Disney World. Everything was extremely manicured and well-cared for- it made you feel like you were in a fantasy place. Look how bright the colors are! It's amazing!

Her rehearsal dinner was at this park. We dined on pizza and veggies in the cool mountain air. Lovely!

Me with my college roommates.
Me, Emily- the bride, Jacki, and Alicia
We've been friends for about 12 years now! Crazy!
When we get together, we fall right back in together. We have great conversations and I miss being with them already.

Em got married at the Beaver Creek Chapel. It's a quaint chapel right at the bottom of the ski slopes. There's a babbling brook right outside of the chapel while it looks out over the majestic mountains. It's almost as pretty as she was :)

The rehearsal was at an Inn that was very rustic and had an Old West feeling. The reception room had these huge windows that let in the nice breeze but also made the natural beauty part of the room.

Emily dancing with her Dad. Joel, her husband, is to the left of her.

Alicia making Luke laugh.

Luke getting to know Jacki better.

All of us together(except Joel- we couldn't find him).
Carlos, Alicia, Jacki, Danny, Em, Luke, me, Trey

Family photo

We stayed in the mountains another day. We figured we'd all need a day to recuperate from wedding fun plus it's too hard to move to another location with a baby. It was great to stay up there because we relaxed and were able to enjoy the cooler temps for one more day!

Luke goofing around for the camera. He's so funny...

Another babbling brook that ran near our condo. You could feel the coolness of the water just by standing near it. Awww.... snow melt, the best!

Ski runs! Wish we could have taken the chair lift up to enjoy those views, but I had fears of Luke falling, so we stayed at the bottom.

On our nature walk that afternoon. I wish we were still there!

Em's wedding was very fun. I'm so happy she got married in such a wonderful place! It was a great excuse for a vacation, and it was great fun to spend quality time with the girls and their significant others. We all had a blast! It also gave me the skiing bug! Maybe we can get back in the winter. I'd definitely recommend this place at any time of the year! It was so fun and absolutely beautiful!!