Western Wedding, Part II

A few days ago, I managed to introduce only the first half of our trip to Colorado to celebrate the wedding of our friends Matt and Valerie (July wedding 2 of 3, if you're keeping track). To recap, we flew in to Denver, drove the mountainous drive between Denver and Steamboat Springs, and enjoyed our first rodeo!

On Saturday, there ceremony was held in a public botanical garden in Steamboat Springs on cloudless July day.


The reception followed about an hour later, at the original wing of the local library, which now functions as an event space. We drove to the reception and eagerly awaited the arrival of the newlyweds.

In the meantime, I enjoyed the comforts of a nearby swing...


...and we walked across a little stream.


Crowds gathered on the banks of the Yampa River, just behind the library, because the newlyweds arrived in the coolest way possible...by raft!

So cool, right?