Original Message: Reply By: Ashley 10/13/03 8:12 PM Hi Laura- I am sorry that i haven’t replied sooner but i haven’t visited the site in a while. I am glad that my letter helped you and am so happy that you are interested in Crested Butte as your wedding destination. To answer some of your questions.... the weather was wonderful. It was nice to not have to worry about humidity or rain. The only concern was a blizzard for guests arriving but it just snowed a bit right after the wedding when we rode away in the carriage. It was romantic though to ride to the resturant with snowflakes falling around and then to look out of the windows at Bacchanale and see the snow. One thing to consider is the time of your wedding and pictures. When you call around to book the church and your wedding photographer ask what time the sun sets. That got us in a bit of trouble at the last minute. We ended up doing our wedding pictures proir to the wedding so we would have good lighting. My husband and I only had like fifteen guests at our wedding so I understand completely. There are a couple places that I would suggest checking out for you and your guests. I would check out Black Bear Lodge and also the Sheraton. They are both vertually ski in ski out and have easy access to the shuttle buses. I don’t know about the houses but i would call the crested butte vacations number and see if they have any information on that. We chose Bacchanale because of the atmosphere and the service. My husband and i had eaten there on our first trip to Crested Butte and we had a great meal and we were blown away by the gracious service. They have and upstairs that is beautifully decorated with lights and garland on the banistar, a gorgous bar, and just a low lit romantic environment for us to celebrate. They moved tables downstairs so we could have a dance floor and so courtney could play the music. In every way Bacchanale exceeded our expectations and made our day that much more memorable. They even went as far as serving us a special menu for our reception which included a chicken dish and filet minon (which is not even something they cook on a regular basis). Most of the wedding party ordered the filet which came with a red wine sauce,mashed potatoes and steamed veggies and may i say that it was the best steak. (the guests wouldn’t stop talking about how good it was) Our photographer was Sarah Brandt. She was wonderful to work with and the photos turned out marvelous. We did opt for 90% of our photographs to be in black and white which we both love and i don’t regret it one bit. I won’t lie it was really cold outside when we shot but in hind sight it was worth it. She is a great photographer and we feel really fortunate to have found her. She is someone who went above and beyond what i expected, genuinely listens to the couples wants, and her work in the end is well worth its weight in gold. My husband arranged the sleigh ride (just horsing around) to pick us up at Union Congregation Church and take us around town for a 10 minute ride so our guests could make their way to the church before we arrived. He dropped us off right in front of the reception site. I know this is a book but i just got caught back up in the moment. Congratulations again, Ashley Your Reply: Subject: Message: Your Name: Email Address: (Your email address is used for replies, and will be kept hidden.)    Send any replies to this message to my email address.