REAL WEDDINGS
HOW IT ALL BEGAN Lauren and Leo, who are both Park City transplants (she’s from Torrance, Calif. and he hails from Newport News, Va.), met on the job at Montage Deer Valley. “We worked in different departments but realized a connection when we were out for drinks one night with a mutual friend,” Lauren says. “We hit it off instantly.” Fast-forward five years later: While each had moved on in their careers—Lauren sells real estate and Leo is both a whiskey blender for High West Distillery and recently launched his own wine label, Model Citizen—their relationship was stronger than ever. And, so, Leo decided it was time to bring it full circle. “He proposed to me back where it all began, on the Vista Terrace at Montage Deer Valley,” Lauren says.
THE VENUE For their wedding, the couple “wanted to throw a big family party where we could all be outside and enjoy the beauty of Utah,” Lauren explains. As such, from the moment she and Leo arrived for a site tour at Tag Ranch, a working ranch and event venue bursting with upscale western charm, they knew it would be their wedding venue. “When we arrived at the ranch we instantly felt at home,” Lauren says.
THE BIG DAY
Lauren & Leo TAG RANCH, COALVILLE JULY 17 Planning & design by MARAE EVENTS Photography by HEATHER NAN
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Marae Events’ Sarah Tucker helped Lauren and Leo zero in on a modern and neutral color scheme based in white, ivory, creme and sage green with black and tan accents. The couple was married at the ranch’s flagstone patio ceremony site under a rough-hewn timber arch flocked with free-form florals. Woven baskets heaped with grasses and greenery, inspired by the rolling hills surrounding Tag Ranch, lined the aisle to the arch. Additional baskets were filled with parasols and woven fans for guests to cool themselves with during the ceremony. Lauren wore a romantic off-the-shoulder, A-line gown with an
