Samantha + Kyle @ The Benchmark at Cascade

Real Weddings

Jun 29

Written By Amber Andrew

WHAT: A laid back easy going day to celebrate with family

WHEN: June 6th, 2026

WHERE: The Benchmark at Cascade

COORDINATORS: Stella and Victoria

VIBES: Laid back, easy, calm

These are a few of my favorite things:

The MOST chill bride you'll ever meet

From our very first meeting to our last Sammy (& Kyle) were not stressed or pressed about anything. They were just happy to have their people together and get married. The best example I have for you to truly understand just how calm and content she was is, on the morning of her wedding, the hair salon she was supposed to get her hair done at cancelled on her. She simply texted me that fact and said "That's okay, now we're having fun exploring durango salon's" I kid you not! She found a salon that could work her in in between clients and was happy to shift the timeline in whatever way because of the set back. The whole day was like this. Easy, happy, and content.

Here’s what the couple had to say:

“The view was stunning. Never been to the area and just chose the spot off pictures. Event space was perfect for a smaller wedding and the planners were flawless all around.”

Drive-up entrance

Cascade is such a gorgeous mountain venue, key word…mountain. With a venue in the mountains, there are a few edits you have to make to the typical wedding. One being that the aisle doesn't have the typical start for a bride to walk. So this bride chose to have her dad drive her up in their Jeep. Once everyone else was in place and they had made their entrance, her dad helped her out of the car and we got her down the aisle. I think it was such a cute way to enter and spend a couple of moments with her dad just before the ceremony!

Dessert Bar Dreams

Some people say a wedding isn't a wedding without a cake...others don't need the cake and opt for some other type of other dessert or even a dessert bar. Well this couple did just that and I don't mean cookies and cupcakes. I mean cake pops, cheese cakes, fruit tarts, Oreo shooters, peanut butter cups, and more! The Tipsy Baker truly brought their vision to life and the spread offered something for everyone.