How to Have a Snowy Winter Wedding in Vermont

Smiling bride and bridesmaids in red dresses pose in snow

A fresh snowfall blanketed the surrounding landscape for Hayley and Alek's romantic winter wedding at Stowe Mountain Lodge in Vermont. The new snow was the perfect backdrop for their romantic wedding vision that included lots of snow (of course), pops of red, and fresh greenery throughout.

Jaclyn Watson Events did an amazing job styling their big day with everything they could ever want, including personalized details like custom mittens for the bridesmaids and a wishing tree guest book. See all the heart-warming highlights below captured by the talented J.Harper Photography and in the full gallery.

Winter wedding invitation nestled among cozy knit socks

Bridesmaids toasting with personalized champagne flutes Cozy knitted mittens next to a Hooray champagne flute

snowy wedding in vermont

For Hayley & Aleks’ wedding, family from different states and different countries gathered in Vermont for a beautiful and intimate celebration of their love. Having a snowy wedding was important to, a now Arizona-resident, Hayley! The choice in location was easy for her and Aleks, but coordinating the family and friends travel was the real challenge. Their goal was to make it as easy and seamless as possible for everyone traveling and really went above and beyond to provide for those who went that extra mile to travel to Stowe, Vermont for them. The extra effort on both the couple’s and guest’s parts really made the environment of the wedding feel so welcoming and intimate. Everyone there truly wanted to be a part of the event and Hayley & Aleks were surrounded by so much love on the most beautiful start to their lives together.

Winter bride smiles with bridesmaids in red dresses and mittens

Winter wedding bride laughs with bridesmaids in red gowns

Bride holds lush white winter bouquet with greenery

Groom and groomsmen in grey suits stand in the snow Two boys in suits hold red roses at winter wedding

Bride and groom walk with wedding party in the snow

Newlyweds share romantic embrace in snowy landscape

Elegant white branch wedding arch with floral decor indoor

Joyful wedding couple walks hand in hand through snow

Bride and groom kiss romantically in the winter snow

Personalized details

The couple provided a lot of personalized items for their bridal party and family, from mittens to glassware, they included a little of everything. It was evident that each and every person involved on their big day was so important to them. The guest book was a wishing tree; guests wrote their wishes and congratulations on tags and hung them like ornaments from a small tree, providing a neat and different way to have those personal messages reach the couple. Little touches such as those really helped make the wedding day a personalized experience.

Elegant wedding table setting under lush greenery arch

Elegant winter wedding table setting with orchid menu Lush floral table runner with red white flowers greens

Candlelit evergreen and rose floor decor for event

Winter table number 1 holder with candle and snow decor Romantic winter decor a hanging red rose and candles

Elegant winter wedding table centerpiece candles snow table 1

Heartfelt guest wishes hang on tags from a lit tree Wedding favors painted pine cones in plastic bags

Elegant three tier white wedding cake with green garland

Praying for snow

Aside from the environment and personal touches, a very memorable part of Hayley & Aleks’ wedding day was the snow, believe it or not! A sad truth of New England is that it does, in fact, rain in the winter. The week leading up to the wedding date was prime January thaw, with lots of rain and snowmelt. We kept all our fingers crossed, wore our pajamas inside out and backwards, and held our breath as the day grew nearer and we monitored the weather forecast. Then, those magical little snowflakes appeared on our weather apps, and the morning of their wedding the snow started and did not stop the whole day. The day provided a beautiful light snow and moments of that perfect glimmery snowfall that leaves everything sparkling and gave Hayley her dream winter environment! It was truly something special!

Newlyweds share a kiss at their wedding reception table