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A Glamorous, Rustic Winter Wedding at Peaceful Valley Ranch in Lyons, Colorado

Inspired by their New Year’s Eve wedding date, Shelby Smith (29 and an interior designer) and Wyatt Guddeck (30 and a sales representative) had a glam

Inspired by their New Year’s Eve wedding date, Shelby Smith (29 and an interior designer) and Wyatt Guddeck (30 and a sales representative) had a glamorous gold winter wedding. They chose Peaceful Valley Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, for their three-day weekend getaway. The original owner of the ranch was an older Austrian man who built a small one room traditional Austrian chapel up on a hill overlooking the valley in remembrance of his father. Shelby and Wyatt loved exchanging vows in the intimate wooden venue with the large windows overlooking the mountains. They decorated the aisle with pinecones, pine needles and snowflakes to match the winter wedding theme. Shelby wore a untraditional ivory and gold Oleg Cassini wedding dress with a peplum top and a white fur stole. The bridesmaids wore their own glamorous gold dresses and Wyatt wore a silver sheen Calvin Klein Suit with a Burberry plaid tie. Inspired by the classic Burberry pattern, they used it throughout the wedding to balance the rustic with the glam. Shelby and Wyatt used an ivory, taupe and gold color palette with all sort of sparkle throughout the decor. They also added plaid, pinecone and snowflake details to match the winter, New Year’s Eve vibe. The reception was decorated with lots of string lighting and candles for a romantic touch, and the tables were accented with mercury glass, hydrangeas and pine.

Shelby and Wyatt custom designed her engagement ring together. They chose a rose gold band with an oval-cut pink diamond.
Inspired by their New Year’s Eve wedding date, the bridesmaids wore their own metallic gold dresses. They completed the look with black ankle booties and fur stoles to match the winter look.
Shelby's Winter Wedding in Lyons, Colorado
Shelby and Wyatt exchanged vows at Peaceful Valley Ranch in Colorado. The original owners of the ranch were an older Austrian couple who built a small one room traditional Austrian chapel up on a hill overlooking the valley in remembrance of his father.
Shelby and Wyatt First Kiss in Colorado
The ceremony aisle was lined with pinecones, pine and snowflakes to match the winter wedding theme.
Shelby and Wyatt at Peaceful Valley Ranch
The reception tables were decorated with mercury glass candle votives, white hydrangeas and pine.
Pinecones were covered in gold glitter to serve as the escort cards.
Shelby and Wyatt Reception Entrance at Peaceful Valley
Shelby and Wyatt decorated their reception with string lighting and lots of candles for a romantic feel.
Shelby and Wyatt enjoyed a three-tier white fondant wedding cake decorated with gold on the bottom layer to look like a tree. The cake was topped with gold-covered pinecones to match the winter wedding theme.
Shelby wore a Oleg Cassini strapless mermaid wedding dress with a peplum top and gold detailing. She completed her look with a white fur stole to match the winter season.