Holding a destination wedding at C Lazy U Ranch is a picture-perfect way to tie the knot, thanks to a breathtaking location, gorgeous facilities, adventure-filled activities, and a talented on-site wedding coordinator. As your big day approaches, the excitement builds — but so can the stress. To help you navigate the final stretch with ease, we’ve put together a last-minute wedding checklist for couples and their bridal parties, so you can focus on enjoying your magical day!
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Double-Check Your Suitcase
Ranch weddings at C Lazy U are multi-day celebrations, so you’ll need more than just your wedding attire. Pack enough for an entire weekend of outdoor fun — horseback riding, swimming, and more — keeping the ranch’s summer & fall or winter & spring packing lists in mind. Remember, it’s not just a wedding — it’s a vacation too!
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Check with Your Vendors
Get in touch with your vendors a week or two before the wedding to ensure everything is on schedule, especially if they’re expected on site at the ranch. Provide vendors with travel and transportation information, as well as contact details for your bridal party, a family member, or a trusted close friend to ensure seamless communication.
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Keep an Eye on the Weather
You can control many aspects of your wedding day, but the weather isn’t one of them. Colorado summers often feature afternoon thunderstorms, so pack some rain gear (or cold weather gear like a fashionable shawl or stole for a winter wedding) and prepare a Plan B for your wedding ceremony or reception if it’s outdoors. And don’t let the weather give you too much anxiety — C Lazy U offers a variety of beautiful alternative ceremony and reception spaces for any inclement conditions. You can also use the weather to inspire your welcome gifts, like including an umbrella or poncho for the guests!
Confirm Transportation to Your Ranch Wedding
Guests may be arriving from all corners of the country or beyond, so make sure that transportation details are clear. You don’t want to field phone calls from panicked guests who can’t find their way to the ranch on your wedding day! If transportation information wasn’t provided on your wedding website or invitations, designate someone reliable and available to inform the guests.
For your convenience, C Lazy U Ranch offers a shuttle service to bring guests from Denver International Airport, Kremmling Airport, and Granby Station to the ranch.
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Personal Touches and Favors
Prepare welcome bags for guests and ensure they’re ready for distribution. Ease your mind leading up to the wedding by packing any gifts or favors as early as possible — and then pack them with your suitcases so you don’t forget them. If you’ve decided to send out some goodies before your destination wedding, make sure they are shipped on time.
Legal Documents and Licenses
Ensure you have your marriage license and any other legal documents ready. Double-check that all necessary paperwork is prepared and signed. Assign someone responsible for bringing and keeping track of these documents on the wedding day.
Print Out Your Itinerary
Even if you’ve gone through the event over and over in your mind, the stress of the wedding can make you a little forgetful. Print out a detailed itinerary for yourself and your bridal party to keep everyone on track.
Have Honeymoon Preparations Ready
Review your honeymoon itinerary and confirm all bookings. Pack for your honeymoon in advance to avoid last-minute stress. Make sure all travel documents and essentials are ready and accessible!
Pack an Emergency Kit
Luis’ Old Place at C Lazy U Ranch is an on-site general store that offers many amenities and needs, but you should still pack your own emergency kit just in case. Make sure to pack a few items that may come in handy in the event of an unforeseen accident:
- Sewing kit, including needles, safety pins, scissors, fashion and hem tape, thread and buttons
- Tweezers
- Nail polish, including clear and the color you’ve chosen for your wedding, and a nail file
- Deodorant
- Feminine hygiene products
- Razor and shaving cream
- Makeup touch-up kit
- Stain remover pens or towelettes
- Pain relievers
- Bandaids
- Dental floss or toothpicks
- Extra earring backs
- Shoe polish in the groom & groomsmen’s colors
- Superglue
There are plenty of other things that may come in handy, so don’t be worried you’re bringing too much — you may end up needing that obscure item after all!
Make a List and Check it Twice (or Three Times)
The easiest way to ensure you remember everything for your big day is to start making a list far in advance. Write down in a notebook or shared document on your phone or tablet everything that can’t be forgotten for your wedding. Working on the list long before it’s needed will give you plenty of runway to remember things that might have slipped your mind. Then, as you pack up for your trip or start your wedding day, cross things off only after they’re securely packed or attended to. This is a great way to assure everything goes to plan. Remember the old proverb: “The palest ink is better than the best memory.”
Enjoy the Time Before the Wedding
Hosting your wedding at a luxury dude ranch means that you’ll be treated to a weekend of fun and adventure on top of exchanging your vows! Instead of stressing about the flowers and the music, enjoy the time you’ve been given to create amazing memories with your family and friends. Don’t forget to savor those long horseback rides through the Rocky Mountains, or pamper yourself with a one-of-a-kind experience in the Lazy You Spa.
Weddings at C Lazy U Ranch are unique — you get exclusive use of 8,500 acres of stunning, authentic Western scenery. Make it a part of your wedding weekend, and embrace every moment in this chapter of your love story.
For help planning your enchanting Western wedding, or to book a stay, contact us to get started today.
