A Winter evening wedding in Cheyenne. First a some getting ready moments at the Plains Hotel whose rooms and spaces are so generous. Lots of breathing and elbow room. Then, over to St. Mary’s Cathedral on Capitol Avenue for the ceremony. It’s a majestic church, finished in 1909, is 135 feet high (!) and is finished in Wyoming sandstone. Anyone who’s attended Mass at St. Mary’s will surely mention the pipe organ. It’s massive, and is surprisingly a late addition, completed in 1992. Over 2,800 pipes celebrating his glory.
A moonlit sparkler exit out the church exit was planned, but I don’t think exploding sparklers were in anyone’s plans. One was lit, and it immediately lit the others in the bag. Poof! No groomsmen were hurt during this wedding moment. I practiced Rule #1 for a Cheyenne Wedding Photographer … keep shooting.
The Plains Hotel is such a great reception venue. Lots of downtown charm, well-maintained from its cattle and boom days from the early 20th century. It’s name goes back to when Cheyenne was called “The magic city on the plains.” Somebody once told me it’s haunted, by a honeymoon gone wrong. Among other odd signs, laughter can be heard in the hallways upstairs. The only laughter I heard on this particular night was in the Plains awesome reception room as the dancing when late into the night!
Planning your own St. Mary’s ceremony? Or a Plains Hotel Cheyenne wedding? Click on the CONTACT button at the very top of your screen to see if I’m available for photography on your day.
