A Classic, Shabby Chic Wedding at Crooked Willow Farms in Larkspur, Colorado

Melissa Genoshe (27 and a production coordinator) and Chris Donnan (32 and a producer) chose to get married in Colorado where Melissa grew up because it seemed like good middle ground for the LA-based couple and Chris’s family in New Jersey. They exchanged vows on the huge lawn with the mountains in the background, had cocktail hour in a beautiful courtyard and used the carriage house ballroom for the reception. Melissa and Chris used a lilac and ivory color palette in honor of their spring wedding, and they loved the way it looked against the exposed brick and barn wood of their venue. R.S.V.P. Weddings created all the floral arrangements using peonies, roses, hydrangeas, dusty miller and lilacs. “I knew I had to have lilacs in the bouquets because the scent reminds me of home, family and my Dad, who unfortunately passed away before the wedding,” Melissa says. “Growing up, there was a lilac bush outside my window, and I've always loved the fragrance.” Wanting to incorporate a whole lot of fun into their wedding, they rented a skeeball machine for guests to play during cocktail hour along with more classic bean bag toss and a photo booth, too. Celebrity DJ set?the upbeat vibe for the reception especially when Melissa’s cousin requested “Let It Go” from Frozen. “It was then belted out by everyone in the crowd,” Melissa says. “A lot of us worked on the film.” At the end of the night, the couple gave guests freshly baked individual mini pies wrapped with wooden forks decorated with puns such as “at first bite,” “tried and chew” and “forkever and always.”