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Susan & Robert: An Outdoor Wedding in Evergreen, CO

Susan and Robert wed at Susan’s parents’ home, an especially meaningful choice for the bride. “I had always dreamed of getting married at the house wh

Susan and Robert wed at Susan’s parents’ home, an especially meaningful choice for the bride. “I had always dreamed of getting married at the house where I grew up, and, thanks to my family and everyone who helped pull the wedding together, I got my wish!” she says. The Bride Susan Kieswetter The Groom Robert Glowczewsky The Date August 21 Ready for romance, Robert and Susan took a horse-drawn carriage through the snow on a weekend trip to Vail. Telecommunications director Rob, 38, read Susan a list he’d made of the top ten things he wanted to do in his life, from trekking the Himalayas to spending the rest of his life with her. “I would have been overwhelmed with emotion, but just as he was pulling the ring out, an SUV almost backed right into the carriage,” says Susan, a 33-year-old asset manager. Crisis quickly averted, she then did indeed become overwhelmed with emotion (but not too overwhelmed to say yes!).

The Couple
The Ring Bearer and The Flower Girl
The Transportation
The Ceremony Decor
“Although we were having so much fun we almost forgot to cut them, the cakes were absolutely phenomenal,” Susan says. The bride’s cake was a four-tier confection with champagne mousse and raspberry and apricot filling.
The Hair
The First Dance
Susan wore a strapless, A-line gown in triple gazar with ruffled edges along the hem by Angel Sanchez.
Susan’s three attendants wore two-piece ensembles from Jim Hjelm: an ivory organza over ivory silk halter-style top and ivory over maize skirts.
Susan and Robert stood with the minister beneath an archway made of tree branches that the bride’s father had built while the best man held an umbrella over their heads.