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AKA our trip to Colorado to make sure that our ceremony venue is as breathtaking in person as it is in the photos! Aaaand drumroll, please…IT IS EVERYTHING THAT I HOPED FOR AND MORE!

We road-tripped all the way from Illinois to Colorado! I know we’re officially OK to get married after being in a car for that long together and not killing each other. Actually, just the opposite—it was fun!

Road trip! Perfect time to break out into song. “And it’s two bare feet on the dashboard. Young love and an old Ford. Cheap shades and a tattoo and a Yoo-Hoo bottle on the floorboard. Perfect song on the radio. Sing along ’cause it’s one we know. It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime. Sweet summertime.”

Road-trip-survival necessities that I brought along:

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Lots of snacks! Yuuuum, Kettlecorn!

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Lots and lots of good music! I’m a music girl, you guys. I haaave to have good music whether I’m driving 10 minutes or 17 hours. In my six-slot CD changer in my car, you will find many random mixes.

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A hefty pile of bridal magazines.

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A portable DVD player with two complete seasons of The Tudors. If you have not seen this show, go watch it! Right now. It’s hot! Jonathan Rys Myers may or may not have been one of my fave parts of the road trip.

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A comfy pillow and blanket.

OK, now, on to the good stuff! When we got to Aspen:

The gondola loading base

Inside the loading base

Inside the gondola heading up the mountain! Did I mention that I’m afraid of heights?!

Made it to the top!

…and this is where we will be getting married. *girly squeal!* This just does not even do it justice—it’s breathtaking!

Up next: We also got our engagement pictures done while we were in Colorado!