1259 Alvarado Road    
P.O. Box 595    
Clear Creek County, CO 80444-0595    
(303)569-2026    
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* Over 22 Years Professional Event Planning Experience
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* 30 Minutes From Denver
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The Wedding Carriage



The Bride's entrance to the wedding via horse and carriage:

The carriage picks the Bride's party up at the Bride's dressing cottage and travels on the carriage road along the shore of the river out of sight of the wedding guests. The first appearance of the Bride is on the dam of the lake on the far side of the lake. The carriage continues over the dam and then along the shore of the lake in full view of the wedding guests. The carriage comes to a stop on the carpeted aisle for the attendants, and the bride, to step off of the carriage and walk (on carpeting) to the wedding gazebo.

The carriage would wait at the end of the aisle for the Bride and Groom's exit together. It is a perfect opportunity to provide bubbles or real flower petals to be used as the Bride and Groom exit the ceremony up the aisle. The Bride and Groom then ride the carriage around the lake together as the guests are released from the ceremony. Usually the guests congregate on the lawn and cheer the Bride and Groom as they return to the cocktail reception underway.

At this time the horse and carriage is available to all of the guests to take a ride around the lake during the cocktail reception before dinner is served.

 

Photo by Susan Pacek Photography


1259 Alvarado Road
P.O. Box 595
Georgetown, CO 80444
(303)569-2026
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