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Alta Lodge

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Ceremony Location

Location, location, location!

Some great venues where I've preformed weddings:

• Alta Lodge, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta, UT
• Alta Ski Resort, on the slopes, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta, UT
• Aspen Landing, Taylorsville, UT
• Cactus and Tropicals, Salt Lake City, UT
• Cactus and Tropicals, Draper, UT
• Conrad Ranch, Provo, UT
• Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT
• Great Salt Lake & Salt Flats
• Jeremiah's, Best Western, Ogden, UT
• La Caille Restaurant, Sandy, UT
• Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, UT
• Log Haven, Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT
• Louland Gardens, UT (formerly known as Rose Sach's Gardens)
• The Lowell Hotel Lodge, Park City Resort, Park City, UT
• Market Street Grill, Cottonwood, SLC, UT
• Millcreek Inn, Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT
• Memorial House, Memory Grove
• Noah's, South Jordan, UT
• Noah's, Lindon, UT
• Old Meeting House, Salt Lake City, UT
• Park City Ski resort
• Pierpont Place, Salt Lake City, UT
• Red Butte Gardens, Salt Lake City, UT
• Silver Fork Lodge, Brighton, UT
• Snowbird , Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta, UT
• Tuscany, Salt Lake City, UT
• Wadley Farms, Lindon, UT 
• Wasatch Mountain Lodge, Brighton, UT

• Camp grounds
• Private residences 

Some things to consider when choosing a location:

• The formality of the wedding. Will the ceremony be casual or formal. Of course you can have a formal ceremony in the woods, but it might be more difficult. 
• Accessibility. Consider older participants and guests or people who may need special assistance. Will there be a lot of stairs or hiking involved? Is it wheel chair accessible? 
• Weather contingencies. What time of year will your wedding take place and what will be the most likely weather? Do you or does the venue have a back-up plan for an out-door wedding in case of rain, cold, or excessive heat?
• Number of participants.
• Travel distance and time between wedding and reception and lodging. 
• Scheduling. Time of day, or night. Day of week. Time of year. Special dates. To get a very specific and special time/day/date I strongly recommend scheduling everything well in advance.

Wedding Music

The music during your wedding can be very important, especially if there are a lot of people. It cues participants. It let's everybody know what's happening and when there is a transition. It's in the background and pleasant and subconscious - not a blaring announcement. The more recognizable and traditional the music, the easier it will be for many, especially the older, people to follow along. That said, your wedding should be uniquely yours. That means chose music that you like, that is important or special to you and your wedding party. Your music can be recorded or live, played by a musician or group or sung a capella. Or choose no music. If your wedding ceremony takes place in a natural setting, you might really like having the music of the wild birds, or wind through the trees, or water flowing. The choice is yours.

Here's a great site with a lot of wedding song suggestions: http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-songs