J
une is the traditional month for weddings, and since marriage is a hot topic today as well, we are Great Getaway’ing around the country to find romantic places to lasso love and wrestle a big ‘ol lifetime of happiness to the ground. “Bridle path” takes on new meaning for Trail Blazers! Tere’s a lot to be said for sticking to
tradition, but it’s also fun to break the rules and flaunt convention. Tell Mama and nosy Aunt Mabel to relax. Nobody knows romance beter than a stalwart cowpoke, and nobody knows how important horses are to our lives than Trail Blazers. No need to leave them out of your wedding plans. Deck the halls with rope, cacti and sunflowers instead of fancy ribbon,
roses or baby’s breath. Wear Stetsons, denim and boots instead of silk, patent leather and a veil. Read cowboy poetry instead of Browning or Keats. Serenade the wedding party with soulful bluegrass and country music instead of Bach, Beethoven or Brahms. And for goodness sake, serve barbecue and bourbon instead of caviar and champagne. In fact, I’ve heard it said that barbecue is cowboy caviar.
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omething borrowed, something blue, something scenic and memorable too! We begin this Great Wedding Gait-Away in one of the
most picturesque places on planet Earth: Idaho. Te vistas are glorious and a memorable wedding is yours for the planning.
Te Rider family (how cool is that name, huh?) owns and operates Rider Ranch and Te Willows, where families are born and dreams come true. In fact, the heart of the mater lies in Coeur d’Alene, which means “heart.”
Rider Ranch occupies over 1,000 acres of private land, plus offers access
to Forest Service land by special permit. Your boundaries are limited only by your level of desire. Te operation includes catle, horses, timber and a sawmill. Te interest is always on sustainability, responsible ranching and maintaining the land as a natural habitat for wildlife and farm animals. Te horses alone have their own 300-acre pasture. As they would in nature, they stay outside in winter, growing a thick coat, eating plenty of hay, and chasing each other in the snow. Perhaps that’s why they are so content and well trained, taking staff and guests safely across the terrain or performing their work duties willingly and athletically. Te ranch (and Forest Service land) offers pleasure trail rides, plus an
CONTACT INFO: ◗ Wolf Lodge Creek Road ◗ Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 ◗ 208.667.3373 ◗
info@riderranch.com ◗
www.riderranch.com
event called Family Barn Night, which includes a wagon-ride meadow tour, children’s hand-led rides, and a hotdog/sausage campfire dinner. No lodging is offered at this time, but many options are just a hop, skip and canter away. Weddings (and other special events such as family reunions) take place
at Te Willows, a specially designated park-like private area with willow trees, an iconic red barn, open meadows and natural forests. Brides and grooms can get their forever “yee haw” on, and seriously, what could be a beter way to say, “I do!” then giddyup on to the honeymoon, which is the exclamation point at the end of the long “geting married” process.
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“Rider Ranch occupies over 1,000 acres of private land, plus offers access to Forest Service land by special permit. Your boundaries are limited only by your level of desire.”
Rider Ranch
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