Gateway Canyons Resort Wedding
When C+A first reached out to me about photographing their wedding day in Gateway, I was all hands on deck. Gateway is one of my favorite locations on the western slope and such a nice spot that’s in Colorado but feels a lot like Moab.
Gateway is mostly comprised of Gateway Resort - it’s the type of town where everyone who lives in town works at the resort, and most of the staff live on site. They’re all so passionate about sharing this special spot with the guests who stay here and there is no shortage of things to do in Gateway.
Gateway Canyons Resort Activities:
Helicopter tours
Horseback riding
Jeeping + Side by side rentals
An antique automobile museum
Pools to cool off in
Mountain biking
Restaurants
Shooting sports
Wine country tours
National Park tours
A spa
Walking access to hiking trails
Driving access to even more trails
If you’re looking for an all inclusive type of wedding where you and your partner, or even you and your closest friends and family spend the days doing everything Colorado has to offer, then Gateway could be the wedding backdrop you’ve been looking for.
For C+A, we went offsite to an overlook reminiscent of the towering sand stone canyons of Moab to a little pull off that is as private as private gets. This spot that is just a quick drive up a dirt road gives you SO much privacy in an area that already is an escape from the hustle and bustle of what you think of when you think of touristy Colorado mountain town. They started their ceremony by dancing to one of their favorite songs, playing rock, paper, scissors to see who would read their vows first, and saying “I do” in front of the junipers and confluence. We followed up their ceremony by wandering around the area where they found a geocache too! Once the sun began to set a bit, we headed out to some private property of Gateway Canyon Resort that they were nice enough to allow C+A to explore while they celebrated with champagne and read notes and messages from their friends and loved ones. They ended their wedding day by dancing to their favorite song and have a private chef catered dinner by Gateway Canyons Resort.
