How it is almost 2019? I feel like we were just slipping into those sparkly gowns from our C+L anniversary shoot. This year has been a whirlwind both in C+L land and our personal lives. Even though life gets crazy, we need to remember to take a step back and reflect. 
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2018 has been a wild crazy ride for the ladies of C+L. We are so incredibly lucky for all of the vendors and C+L couples we have gotten work with this past year. Because this year has been so amazing we wanted to share our favorite moments with you all. 

​Strap in friends, this is going to have lots of pictures of pretty things. 

Last year we posted our goals for 2018 and now it's our time to tell you how we did! 
 
PERFECT OUR CLIENT PROCESS // First of all, is this ever perfect? The answer is no. We're constantly improving our client process whether that is noting down questions we need to ask them, budget templates, welcome guides, all the things. We're in a much more streamlined place than we were last year, but cannot wait to keep improving! 

STYLED ELOPEMENT // Level up: planning a Glacier National Park elopement for 2019! 

BLOG POSTS // Our goal was to have one blog post a month. Well we did have 15 blog posts, but we missed posting in March, June, July, and August...have you noticed that since we hired an intern, we've had more blog posts? #blessMaredith

NEWSLETTER // We started a newsletter last new years and had some great interactions! We chose to put this on the back burner while we worked on our client experience. Maybe we'll bring this back to life in 2019?! 

BOOKINGS // We didn't set a number goal for 2018, but we had ten! We currently have seven for 2019 and are completely content with that number. This year we're getting more large packages - our fave! 

NETWORK // 2018 was the year of networking. We have straightened our relationships with vendors we've already had and created new bonds. We hosted our second annual vendor appreciation with the help of White Raven. We ate delicious Clove Cart Pizza and drank festive holiday punches.

FOCUS ON OUR FRIENDSHIP // Boy, did we. The first year of C+L was all about hustle. We were stumbling along trying to figure out our new business and it's all we could talk about. This year, life happened for all of us. We leaned on each other more than ever. 

THANK U NEXT 2018! 

We have been extremely lucky to be able to work with many delightful couples since the start of Champagne + Linen in 2016. We like to work with couples who reflect who we are and what our brand is - contemporary couples who want to enjoy what Montana has to offer with their loved ones. Melanie and Blake are a true C+L couple through and through. Their summer wedding last June at White Raven in Alberton, MT was the absolute perfect day filled with lovely little details that we still dream about.

It all started with some gold flatware from Target. Melanie saw photos from our White Raven winter styled shoot that featured this flatware, and gave C+L a call. She wanted to know if we would be able to help her find similar gold flatware. Although, Melanie and Blake did not end up using the same concept for their tables, the table setting at their wedding is still one of our favorites (Yes, we say that about every table setting).

The simple and clean decorations complimented White Raven’s modern elegance perfectly. They had a friend bringing ferns all the way from Washington for their centerpieces. Melanie and Blake had Polaroid cameras for their guests to document the day with. Homemade lip chap as a party favor. And a table of delicious finger desserts provided by Poppy Bakery (Mariah ended up ordering a dozen potato chip chocolate chip cookies from Poppy after that wedding…). 

The highlight of the wedding however was seeing how close friends and family were. Their special day included:

• the newlyweds getting (Smirnoff) iced by the officiant right after the ceremony and again during dinner
• tequila signature drinks
• Melanie’s gorgeous wedding gown
• Blake’s dapper suit
• The mother of the bride scream-singing Bitch Better Have My Money by Rihanna.

Photographer // Dina Remi Studios
Venue, Bartender & Catering // Summit Mountain Lodge
Transportation // Harlow Bus Service
Flowers // Mum's Flowers
HMU // Christina Stevens-Bridal Stylist
Rentals // The Party Store

Oh, Brian and Hannah. Where to even begin? These two were a dream to work with. We coordinated their Montana destination wedding. Their main priority was to spend as much time with their family and friends as possible. This is what lead them to have a camp theme wedding - getting to share meals, floating on the lake, and enjoying the beautiful Montana big skys. Their wedding was at the Spruce Lodge at Glacier Camp which allowed their guests to stay on the property and enjoy the camp life. 

These two were also the most welcoming people you can ever imagine. Not only did they allow us to stay on property but also IN THEIR HONEYMOON ROOM (the night before the wedding)! Whaaaaat?! On top of this, they put us at the "Dream Team" table! Come on. Just having a seat is ground breaking, but DREAM TEAM?! How fricken sweet. 

​Hannah is a graphic designer and added all sort of camp touches to their wedding day - those darling custom wooden coasters? That was her. The table names that were titled after inside jokes they had with those guests? How sweet are they?! Our favorite camp touch was their frosé machine...okay it's not camp related (at least none of the camps we went to had that), it it was a huge hit. 

Now that's enough words, check out these beauties that Cluney Photo captured. 

There's no better way to start off your wedding day than floating on the lake surrounded by your favorite people. 

What was your favorite moment during your wedding day? 

HANNAH: I honestly loved all the reception dancing (especially the couples dance that showed the amazing marriages surrounding ours!) and then night swimming and hanging out by the fire pit once the music had to stop. It was great hosting a camp-style wedding because of the extra time we got with everybody near and dear to us. Time still flew by SO quickly, but I felt very present thanks to having the full weekend of fun.

BRIAN: I thought the toasts were awesome. Such amazing and heartfelt sentiments from some of our best and dearest people in our lives. I think it sort of set up the rest of the revelry for the evening. Sitting there at dinner and looking around at every important face from my past was an absolute trip and something I'll remember forever. ​

Photographer // Cluney Photo
​Cake // Blue Box Bakery
Venue and catering // Spruce Lodge at Glacier Camp
Alcohol and bartenders // Spinnaker Casino Bar & Grill
Rentals // Flathead Valley Party Rentals
Coordination // Champagne + Linen 

Whether you want to go the more traditional, modern, outside the box, or classic route we've got some inspiration for you. Here are a variety of different arches that Champagne + Linen has designed to give you some inspiration!

What are you planning on doing for your arch?! Tell us below!