DESIGN / VIBE / VISION
Lizzy and Cody’s wedding at Flying Diamond Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, was a joyful, deeply personal celebration that wove together their love of travel, the outdoors, and each other into a weekend their guests will not soon forget. The couple, who both call Colorado home and share a ski condo in Steamboat, chose the ranch not only for its sweeping mountain backdrop, but because the town itself holds a special place in their relationship and everyday life. The aspen trees scattered throughout the property carried particular meaning for the two of them, and portraits among the golden grove with their closest friends and family were one of the most anticipated moments of the day, knowing many guests would be seeing that landscape for the very first time. The wedding’s design was rooted in a recent trip to Portugal, the couple took just days after getting engaged, and that influence was felt in every deliberate detail throughout the day. Vibrant, sun-soaked florals by The Glacier Lily anchored the reception tent in bold marigold, orange, and hot pink, while cocktail hour was kept to a softer palette of whites and yellows among the aspens. As the evening gave way to night, the celebration transformed entirely into the couple’s signature late-night party. Wild West Disco Neon Rodeo arrived in full force at 10 PM, complete with a custom wall of neon signs, cowboy hats, disco wigs, and heart-shaped sunglasses, turning the dance floor into something that felt completely, joyfully their own. Lizzy and Cody made their sparkly, disco-inspired outfit change and re-entered the dance floor through a train of their closest people in full disco regalia, a fitting afterparty that was entirely, unapologetically them.
PROPOSAL STORY
From the bride, “I saw Cody at a table across from me during après in Breckenridge, Colorado, and I went over and told him I liked his sunglasses, quite awkwardly, and then made up that we were having a party. We ended up throwing the biggest party we’d ever had at our ski house because I’d told some random guy we were having a party. And then he became the love of my life, and we’ve been together ever since. On our first real date, we played hooky from work on a powder day and skied A-Basin together. He proposed while we were hiking Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park, and a few days later, we were in Portugal. That trip became the heart of everything we planned for our wedding.”
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