Recommended Vendors

Trusted Partners We Love Working With

Over the years, we’ve worked alongside an incredible community of vendors who understand Tennessee Pass — the landscape, the pace, and the care required to create a beautiful experience here.

While you’re always welcome to choose vendors who feel right for you, the professionals listed here are familiar with our property and share our approach to thoughtful, backcountry-elegant celebrations.

Why We Recommend These Vendors

A bride and groom outdoors in a forest clearing, with the groom carrying the bride, both smiling. The bride is wearing a wedding dress and the groom a light-colored suit. Two dogs are running in the foreground.

Planning in the mountains comes with its own rhythm and considerations. Our recommended vendors:

  • Know the property and its flow

  • Understand mountain timelines and conditions

  • Work seamlessly with our team

  • Value calm, professionalism, and care

  • Help create experiences that feel natural and elevated

Choosing vendors who know the setting helps your day unfold smoothly and stress-free.

Vendor Categories

  • Blue Earth Salon Hair and Make Up By Lauren (Leadville) - Two local Leadville favorites who work well together and know the area. Convenient for couples who want to keep getting-ready close to the property.

  • Bhava Beauty & Wellness (Avon) - A full-service bridal beauty studio in Avon with a dedicated bridal team. Great option for couples with guests coming in from the Vail Valley.

  • Graykin Hair and Makeup (Buena Vista) - Based in Buena Vista and well-versed in mountain weddings. Known for a natural, polished look that holds up in altitude and changing weather.

  • Ark Bridal (Salida) - Bridal-focused hair and makeup studio in Salida with experience working on-location at mountain venues across central Colorado.

  • Face of Make-Up (Salida) - A Salida-based makeup artist with a clean, editorial eye. Works on-location and travels well for wedding days.

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Hair & Make-Up

  • Stellar and Sage (Leadville)- In addition to planning, Stellar and Sage offers a boutique rental collection right here in Leadville. Booking locally means avoiding delivery fees and working with a team that already knows the property.

  • Settings Event Rental (Poncha Springs)- If you need a larger or more specific selection, this family-owned company has an extensive inventory. Keep in mind that prices listed online don't include delivery.

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Linens & Tent Rental

Music

  • DJ Bertie - Experienced event DJ with a strong track record at mountain venues. Brings good energy and knows how to read a room.

  • Dancin’ Shoes - Full-service DJ and lighting company with experience at Colorado mountain weddings. Great option if you want someone who can handle both sound and ambiance.

  • Smelted Hearts (Band) - A local live band with roots in the mountains. If you want live music at Tennessee Pass, these are our people.

Photographer

  • Reda Ruokyte - Film-inspired, documentary-style photography with a warm, natural aesthetic. Her work at Tennessee Pass speaks for itself.

  • Amanda Podesta - Colorado-based wedding photographer with an editorial eye and a relaxed approach on the wedding day.

  • Austin Francis Sylvest - Colorado-based photographer and videographer specializing in film — 35mm, medium format, and Super 8. Documentary style, candid approach, and a genuine eye for the real moments. If you've seen the Allison & Reed photos on this site, that's his work.

  • Gillespie Photography - Well-established Colorado wedding photographer with extensive experience at mountain venues. Consistent, beautiful work.

  • Daylene Wilson - Known for vibrant, story-driven photography that captures the feel of a day as much as the moments.

  • Sierra Sturt - Mountain-based photographer with a moody, romantic style that works especially well in backcountry settings.

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Shuttles

  • Black Mountain Limo - Reliable mountain transportation with experience serving events in the Leadville and Vail Valley area.

  • Hey Rides - Wedding-focused shuttle service with flexible options for moving guests between lodging and the venue.

  • Peak 1 Express - Group transportation specialists with deep roots in Colorado mountain weddings. Good option for larger guest counts or guests traveling from Denver or the Front Range.

Custom Pottery

  • Katie Anderson / Hello Fern Creations — Handmade pottery by Leadville artist Katie Anderson — and the same hands behind all of our Tennessee Pass dishes, including the plates, bowls, and our incredibly popular mugs. Think wildflowers, mountains, trout, and the kind of color palette that feels like it belongs in a Colorado kitchen. Katie does custom work and her pieces make beautiful wedding gifts, place setting favors, or keepsakes for the wedding party.

  • Erin Farrow / Whistle for Dixie — Erin is a Leadville-based ceramicist with a warm, whimsical style. Her handmade mugs, bowls, and vessels have a tactile, lived-in quality that makes them feel personal even before you personalize them. Custom orders available — reach out directly through her site.

Coffee Trailer - The Copper Colt

A coffee trailer brought to you by our very own General Manager, Erica Curry, and her husband Ewan McCain. The Copper Colt serves specialty coffee and espresso drinks and is available for events — think morning-after brunches, welcome gatherings, or a caffeine station to get your wedding day started right. Having the Copper Colt on-site is the kind of detail guests remember. Follow along on Instagram @coppercoltleadville for updates and availability.

Holly is a donkey. She carries beverages in baskets on her saddle and mingled with your guests at your wedding. That's the pitch, and it is a very good one. Handled by Leadville artist and ceramicist Erin Farrow, Holly has big ears, a bigger personality, and a genuine love for getting her photo taken. She's great with people, great with kids, and a guaranteed talking point for the rest of your marriage. Seriously — if the mountains aren't enough of a backdrop, add the beverage burro. Inquire through Erin at Whistle for Dixie.

Hat Bar - Wool & West (Leadville)

If you're looking for a memorable addition to a bridal brunch, rehearsal dinner, or post-wedding gathering, Wool & West is it. Located right in downtown Leadville, they offer a personalized Western hat experience — guests choose their style, shape, and accessories, and walk away with a hat that's genuinely theirs. Owner and founder Kerry works with you to set up a private hat bar experience for groups, which means your guests get to spend an hour doing something hands-on, creative, and distinctly Colorado. Hats can be branded with initials, a date, or a symbol, and styled with feathers, ribbons, and bands from their curated selection. It's the kind of activity that doubles as a keepsake — people don't forget the hat they made at your wedding. Wool & West was recently named Best New Business of 2025 by the Leadville Herald, and it shows. Book early — they fill up!

Personalized Gift Items - Flaming Hair Productions

Leadville's custom laser cutting and engraving shop. If you want something personalized — wooden signs, engraved tokens, custom ornaments, cocktail skewers, earrings — these are your people. They've done everything from cedar memorial signs to party favors, and their work has a handmade, local quality that feels right for a Tennessee Pass wedding. Great for welcome bags, rehearsal dinner gifts, or anything you want to have your names or date on without it looking mass-produced.

Cocktail Trailer - Ophelia’s Cocktail Trailer

Ophelia is a vintage Airstream turned mobile bar, and she's available to bring to your Tennessee Pass wedding. Owned and operated by Emma Mims right here in Leadville, Ophelia's serves handcrafted cocktails, custom signature drinks, local craft beers on tap, mocktails, and everything in between. The trailer itself is a piece of the aesthetic — mountain charm meets Gatsby glam — and it works beautifully as a cocktail hour bar, a welcome drink station, or a late-night add-on. Emma works with you to build a drink menu that fits your vibe, whether that means a signature cocktail named after your dog or just cold beer and good wine served with care. TIPS-certified bartenders, flexible packages, and a team that genuinely loves what they do. As the Assistant General Manager at Tennessee Pass, Emma knows this property better than almost anyone — which means when Ophelia shows up, she fits right in.

Our venue is unique enough that we don't recommend just any planner — we recommend Stellar and Sage. Owner Carrie Mallozzi and her team know Tennessee Pass well and work closely with us from the first booking conversation all the way through to the farewell brunch. Day-of coordination is included in our packages; if you need more hands-on help, they also offer partial and full planning packages.

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Wedding Planning

  • Wild Poppy Design (Leadville) - Leadville's local florist, right on Poplar Street. Wild Poppy does everyday bouquets, wedding and event florals, centerpieces, and custom arrangements — all with a style that captures the feel of mountain life here. They're our first call for couples who want their flowers to feel like they came from this town, because they did. Book early for wedding weekends; they're popular for good reason.

  • Garden of Eden (Frisco) - A Summit County favorite with a lush, organic aesthetic and strong experience with mountain venue weddings.

  • Petal and Bean (Breckenridge) - Breckenridge-based floral studio known for wildflower-forward arrangements that feel right at home in alpine settings.

  • Growing Wild (Buena Vista) - Specializes in wild, foraged, and locally sourced floral design. A great fit for couples who want their flowers to feel like they came from the landscape.

  • Rose Petals (Vail)- Vail-based florist with a refined, elegant style. A good option for couples coming from or connected to the Vail Valley.

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Florist

Outdoor event space with a white canopy tent, black speakers, a woman with headphones, decorated table, a fire pit, and trees in the background.
A wedding ceremony taking place outdoors in a forested area with mountains in the background. The bride and groom are standing in front of a small crowd, with an officiant between them. Guests are seated in rows of chairs, many wearing hats, with the scene set against a partly cloudy sky.
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A couple dressed in wedding attire, with a woman wearing a white lace wedding dress and a man in a green suit with a floral tie, are holding a donkey's head adorned with a flower crown. The couple is smiling and looking at the donkey during the wedding celebration.
A display of various colored hats hanging on a white wall and seated colorful chairs around a wooden table with hats and catalogs inside, situated in a room with hardwood floors and a mirror.
A collection of circular tokens with a wood-like appearance, each featuring the text "Leadville Shack Club" and the year "1906". The tokens have a design with crossed pickaxes and a hammer.
Close-up of a ceramic mug with a textured, multi-colored glaze, sitting on a wooden block against a dark, weathered wooden background.
A white food truck with wood accents and a large window, parked next to a passenger train car with 'LC&S' markings, on a gravel lot with a picnic table and partly cloudy sky.
A vintage silver Airstream trailer with a cocktail stand on top, displaying bottles of alcohol behind an open window, and a sign that says 'COCKTAILS' mounted above. There are string lights hanging above, and the setting is outdoors surrounded by trees.

A Thoughtful Approach.

This list is intentionally curated rather than exhaustive. Each vendor is chosen for their professionalism, creativity, and ability to work gracefully within a mountain environment.

If you’re considering a vendor not listed here, we’re happy to review and coordinate with them to ensure a smooth experience.