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Mandy Richau to Mark Sladden, July 26th, 2003 - Big Sky, Montana

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With our families in different locations, we decided a Big Sky wedding would give us an opportunity for a weekend of fun. We invited our friends and family to join us for activities and a true Montana Wedding. Because we would be planning our day from California we looked to Leslie to help coordinate and dress up our event. She was a lifesaver.

Our ceremony took place in Durnam Meadow - which is a patch of land along the Gallatin River. The meadow was gorgeous and had an old barn that we used to house before ceremony drinks.

Just as Leslie was gathering ushers to seat the guests, the sky opened up with a trickling rain.  Prepared as always, the staff of PCW had umbrellas on hand and we were able to get everyone under the ceremony tent perfectly dry.  As for Mark and I, we couldn’t have told you if it was raining, snowing, or sunny as we were perfectly content on exchanging our wedding vows while getting completely drenched.  It wasn’t until my father summoned us to come under the tent did we realize how wet we had gotten. 

After the ceremony, the rain let up and a gorgeous Montana sky proceeded to shine on our day.  The guests quickly made their way to Moonlight Basin Ranch for the reception.  Champagne and appetizers greeted guests as well as a magnificent display bouquet on the seating card table that was made by Sharon Lehto, designer.  Leslie surprised me by adding peacock feathers to the arrangement in honor of a silly pet name I have for Mark, “my little peacock”.  Everything from the atmosphere of the venue, to the gorgeous reception flowers, music, and food, was absolutely perfect.  A well planned day turned out beautifully and we could not have asked for more.

Ingredients for this Perfect Day:
Caterer--The Timbers, Moonlight Basin Lodge, Big Sky, Montana
Photographer--Melanie Nashan, Livingston MT
Rentals--Montana Party Rentals, Bozeman, MT
Flowers--Paradise Custom Weddings, Bozeman, MT