Gretchen and Cody wanted privacy without disappearing into the wilderness, family time without turning it into a full production, and a day that felt calm even if it was a holiday weekend. What they got was sunrise vows at Emerald Lake, a slow morning by the river, coffee in town, and an intimate backyard ceremony that somehow felt effortless and intentional in all the right ways.

An intimate winter wedding at Hotel Imogene in Ouray, Colorado.