A Peacock-Themed Wedding at The Manor House in Littleton, Colorado

Erin McCracken (23 and a college admissions representative) and Jeremiah (26 and an EMT) met in college. After about four years of dating, Jeremiah proposed. He got his mother’s ring and had the diamond set into a custom band for Erin. They went to dinner in Beaver Creek and he took her out to the lake about midnight. “It was a full moon and he had gotten wine and chocolate,” Erin says. “The downside is it was less than 20 degrees, and I spent most of the time shivering. Once we had both had enough of the cold he asked if I wanted to go. I breathed a sigh of relief. When I turned around there he was with the ring box popped open in front of him.”Inspired by peacock feathers, the couple designed their whole wedding with them in mind. They used black and blue and their main colors and accented it with shades of purple such as the bridal bouquet by A Florae. The bridesmaids wore black cocktail dresses with royal blue petticoats and the groomsmen wore black tuxedos with royal blue vests, ties and pocket squares. Erin made the peacock feather centerpieces herself and threw silver sequins around them for a little extra sparkle. At the end of the day, they gave local flavored honey from Honeyville for guests to take home. The best part was the personalized ceremony. From the Bride: “We used a whiskey box rather than sand or candles,” she says. “During the vows we placed a handwritten letters, vows and a bottle of whiskey in the box and locked it. It was then opened on our first anniversary. My dad had given the keys out to our wedding party they had placed odd bits of other stuff in there so it was very fun opening it. The other really awesome personal touch that we had was our ring pillow. I ordered a hardback copy of The Notebook, and we had his grandmother read a section from it during the ceremony. My dad covered it in a hand tooled leather covered with flowers all over the front and our names and wedding date on the back.”