The Ceremony

The afternoon ceremony took place in the Music Hall at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Gina and David designed every element of the ceremony themselves. The couple’s guests surrounded them in a circular seating pattern, with the central ceremony space set off by a floral garland. A family friend performed the ceremony, which began with the bride’s and groom’s mothers lighting tapers for the unity candle while all of the wedding guests read a group reading in unison. The ring bearer and flower girl came down the aisle just before the rings were to be exchanged: We wanted some excitement further into the ceremony, the bride explains. The couple's immediate family stood surrounding them in a circle and passed the rings from one to another, blessing them while the guests recited a second reading.