This time of year thoughts turn to powdery slopes and blazing fireplaces—and if you’re a snow-lover, the idea of a wintry wedding: a fur-trimmed gown, an entrance by horse-drawn sleigh, and an appropriate feast (fondue? venison?) by the light of 1,000 candles. If that sounds sublime (and if your budget is on the generous side), consider the five superb Rocky Mountain wedding resorts I profiled in this post for CNTraveler.com: The Little Nell, Hotel Terra, Sundance Resort, the Westin Riverfront, and the Sun Valley Lodge.
And if you’re not downhill types? You’re in luck. Because summer rates in these hills are dramatically lower than at their winter peak. So you can marry surrounded by wildflowers, piney scents, and Alpenglow, and your guests can afford to be there with you.
That’s what we call a Rocky Mountain high.