Preferred & Recommended Vendors
The full list of our recommendations and insights for your wedding day!
While we require the use of pre-approved caterers, bar services, and planners (visit this page on our site), we are happy to recommend the following additional vendors based on our personal experiences. Working with the below vendors has been a wonderful experience, and we want to pass that along to you!
NOTE: We are regularly updating this page!
Catering
Pick One
Biscuits & Berries Catering - 303-277-9677. Website here.
Catering By Design - 303-781-5335. Website here.
Footers Catering - 303-762-1410. Website here. View their PDF Here.
GB Culinary - 720-526-2039. Website here.
Greens Point Catering - 303-772-2247. Website here.
Mountain Crust Catering - 720-515-0917. Website here.
Occasions Catering - 303-789-1867. Website here.
Relish Catering - 303-532-4095. Website here.
Rocky Mountain Catering - 303-216-0553. Website here.
Serendipity Catering - 303.561.3663. Website here.
Sugar Pine Catering - 303-827-3763. Website here.
Three Tomatoes Catering - 303-433-3332. Website here.
Bar Services
Pick One
Peak Beverage - Peak offers carefully curated spirits, wine, beer, fresh lemon and lime juice, mixers, glassware, and trained certified bartenders for every event. With a unique all-inclusive pricing system, you're guaranteed a hassle-free event that will never run out of product. It's your dream bar, with dream bar service.
Cocktail Caravan - Our clients love great classic, handmade and fresh cocktails and are looking to create a meaningful experience through unreasonable hospitality for their guests. The flexibility to curate an elevated guest experience based on their preferences with completely customizable packages is a priority.
Wandering Wagon - The Wandering Wagon is a boutique mobile bartending company specializing in garden-to-glass cocktails. Our team is passionate about creating a memorable experience for you and your guests that will be talked about for years to come!
Party Liquor - A great option if you want a one-stop-shop for your alcohol order and drink menu! Very communicative, and fun!
Unique Idea: Coffee Bar!
Goodhart Coffee - If you’re looking for a fun beverage option for the end of the evening (who doesn’t love coffee and a sweet?) we encourage you to check them out!
Selah Coffee Co - Another great option for boutique coffee and the cutest vibe.
Planners & Coordinators
Pick One - or email us if you have a planner in mind.
A Bride’s Best Mate - You can’t match Alison’s enthusiasm and attention to detail. She’s so fun and a great vendor to be part of your day! Offers month of, partial, and full service planning.
Brooks Bridal Events - Kayli is a sweetheart who has trained under a few planners, and is so excited to share in celebration and the joy of wedding days! Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Heirloom Events & Design - We adore Emily and her team. They lead with kindness and are so organized, wonderful, and friendly. Cannot recommend enough! Offers coordination and partial planning.
Collective by Sachs - This husband and wife duo offers all types of packages, and is passionate about supporting lively, authentic wedding days with excellence. Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Right as Rayne Events - Kinsey is a wonderful, organized, up-beat planner who does it all! We love working with her! Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Dream Big Event Co - Owner, Jes, is a dream come true. The perfect balance of relaxed but detailed, fun, and unforgettable. Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Enchanted Designs Weddings & Events - Owner Mallorie’s full service wedding planning and design brings perfect levels of elegance and poise to any wedding day! Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Forget me Knot Weddings - Owner and lead planner, Kristin is the “hostess with the mostess” who curates details and ensures beautiful, stress-free days. Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Hannah Kathryn Events - A planner who loves love, family, and ensuring the personal details of your day are not missed! Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Karis Elizabeth Weddings - Karis is seriously one of the best planners. So communicative, so sweet, and really on top of every detail while staying relaxed and fun! We love her! Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
McArthur Weddings & Events - Expert planning and coordinating with candle rentals and a very positive attitude. We love to see it! Offers partial and full service planning.
Milkglass Productions - A luxury wedding planning boutique specializing in comprehensive design, planning and wedding day management. Full service planning.
Mountainside Events - Specializing in creating and sharing unique experiences that create lasting memories. Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Paper Forest Design - Wedding planning and design with paper forest design is focused around creating a natural, understated, impactful and intimate gatherings no matter what the size or scope. Offers partial planning and design or full service planning.
Perfect Touch - Sweethearts who bring wedding days to life! Offering Full service and day of coordination. They also offer wedding rentals!
root + gather - Providing boutique full-service wedding planning and design celebrating unique and unconventional love stories. Full service planning.
Sugar Willow Events - Stunning, adventurous full-service design with personal details, and thoughtful communication. An excellent team. Full service planning.
Touch of Bliss - From month-of to full service planning the Touch of Bliss team is careful and detailed with every aspect of your wedding day. NSG couples enjoy $250 off any package. Offers coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Birch & Honey Collective - Very creatively designed weddings and provides coordination, partial, and full service planning.
Transportation & Lodging
Need help with room blocks and shuttles? Check out Engaged Sourcing! They do they work for you 100% free, and Kye is a dream to work with! Don’t struggle alone on this!!
Shuttles:
Peak 1 Express - We are consistently wowed by their team and their willingness to come up the driveway all the way!
NOCO Party Bus - Offering larger shuttles than other companies, we love their communication, pricing, and flexibility.
Two Step Limo - Helpful, communicative, and providing excellent shuttles services.
Boxcars Transportation (Formally A Advantage) - They offer everything from shuttles, sprinters, party busses, to getaway cars!
Hermes Worldwide - Their wide range of shuttle options make them a great fit for wedding day transportation.
Gold Rush Transportation - new to us* - offering smaller shuttles and service to the venue! Email admin@goldrushtransportation.com to contact.
Lodging:
The Golden Hotel - Located in downtown Golden, which is a very fun and mountain-esque area, lovely for guest adventures.
The Eddy Taproom & Hotel - A new boutique-style hotel in Golden, Colorado with a very cute aesthetic, and meeting space perfect for a rehearsal dinner! Email Jamie (jpilar@theeddygolden.com) for details and to talk about setting up a room block! They also have virtual tours here.
Origin Hotel Red Rocks - This pet-friendly hotel is located right off i-70 with convenient access to Denver, the airport, and the venue!
Comfort Suites Evergreen - Suite rooms in this conveniently located hotel allows easy access to a switchback-free road to the venue, and a fun location in Evergreen, CO, nestled along pine trees!
Club Hotel - A restored hotel in Idaho Springs, it has about 20 rooms, and is perfect for family, wedding party, and those wanting to be close to the venue!
Denver Marriott West - This hotel has everything, with convenient access to 6th Avenue, leading directly to Idaho Springs!
Hotel Indigo Denver - Located right by Union Station, it’s just a quick 40-minute drive to the venue, and an easy A-Line Train ride from the airport to this hotel. We recommend them highly if you want a city experience for guests!
Uplift Inn - In Idaho Springs, this hotel isn’t large enough for all your guests, but a great fit for wedding parties or family members wanting to be super close to the venue! Click here for our special North Star Pricing!
Photographers & Videographers
We update our photographer section regularly, cycling out recommendations. If you want more photo samples - check out our instagram! Every photographer on this list upholds North Star Gatherings values of inclusion and telling all love stories in the wedding industry!
Photographers:
The Love Club - Owned by our very own Sydney and her friend Sam, they take joyful, documentary-style photos and are a lot of fun to have at your day. LGBTQ and woman owned.
Annalesia Veasey Photography - Annaleisa has such a way with the camera, catching light, and all the unique unforgettable moments that happen on your wedding day. Videography also an option!
Allison Easterling Photography - Such bright, beautiful, artistic and energetic photos we love so much! There’s a certain elegance to her photos we love.
Menique Coos Photography - We really love her energy, her playfulness, and her true-to-color editing! Inclusive (of course!)
Mae Lynn - Film wedding photography full of texture, life & color! Mae is as sweet at they come!
Josie V. Photography - Artistic, vibrant, and super beautiful photos that capture the day perfectly. In a nutshell: artistic photos for the creative couple.
Sarah Beranek Photography - Sarah’s great attitude is so infectious and her photos are bright, fun and so enjoyable!
Taylor Hassebroek Photography - Her photography has such heart, beautiful lighting, and awesome attention to detail. We love working with her.
Lauren Finch Photography - Lauren takes beautiful, details photos, catches special moments, and is on top of getting sneak peeks out! We love her positivity and kindness.
Videographers:
Jones & Co - They’re fun, they’re unique, they’re the best wedding videos you’ve ever seen!
Water & Whimsy - LGBTQ+ friendly, so good at what they do, and we love their videos! Their website can be found here.
Chris Rasmussen - Specializing in cinematic, more traditional wedding videos, Chris captures special moments with flimic quality. Website here.
Entertainment & Decor
Entertainment
The Get Down - Truly the best of the best when it comes to wedding entertainment. Tony and Aubrey will keep your guests dancing, and never stop the good vibes.
String & Sound - A fantastic option for live music! We really love their energy and the atmosphere they create!
Aisle Finesse - We really love David’s communication, professionalism, and ability to bring the party! They also offer live musicians and a photo booth and 360 photo booth! It’s kind of a one stop shop!
A Music Plus - Professional but fun DJ’s that can keep everyone dancing all night long!
Diamond Empire Band - They really bring the party and fun when it comes to a live band!
My Shindig DJ’s - They have done a great job at previous weddings, always being friendly and on top of the details.
Kaybay Entertainment - Fun DJ’s, you’ll love the vibe and atmosphere they curate, plus their excellent communication!
Decor
The Borrowing Bride - Adorable lounges, glassware, candles (!!) and more! Plus, women-owned and wonderful to work wtih!
Event Design by Scott and Katie - A great vendor for draping, unique lighting, disco balls, and cold sparklers!
Event Rents - Tents, dishes, furniture, and lots of linen options!
Colorado Party Rentals - Dishes, furniture, linens, and more for your day!
Have a Seat - They have some really cool chuppas, arches, rugs, and backdrops
Oak & Twine - Really well priced rentals with beautiful options. Bonus: they have LED taper candles if you really love the look of candles without glass!
Wallflower Rentals - Your one-stop-shop for super unique furniture and details
Kelly Johnson - A neighbor to the venue, she provides plant rentals for a sustainable, unique option for decor. Check out this blog post to see what she’s created! 303-726-8106
Florists
Marigolds Flowers - Besides being a lovely person, Tara is such an incredible florist with awesome vision, and she’s local to Idaho Springs! She decorates our planter pots every year at the venue, and is a beautiful, wonderful florist.
La Luna Florals - Beautiful, expressive and unique. La Luna is latina owned and makes truly amazing floral installations!
Mae Florals - We are just so, so impressed with everything Emily has done at the venue. Her designs are so unique and fresh, and we really love her work!
Emma Lea Floral - Where do we begin? Imaginative, lovely floral installations are this flower house’s specialty. Sustainable, and straightforward pricing too!
Floral Wild - Adriana is a sweet soul with incredible floral creations full of texture, color and fun!
RLY RLY Studio - Owner Sky is so creative, and uses more than just flowers to create whimsical and memorable wedding florals! She will come up with a 100% unique floral plan that is truly memorable. Perfect for couples looking like florals you have never seen before.
Fairytale Floral - This team makes such dreamy and stunning flowers and can play with a huge variety of styles - we can’t get over it! They are full service.
Compass Rose Floral - We are blown away by how real and lively their faux floral arrangements look. We love working with Compass Rose, and encourage you to check them out to incorporate some sustainability into your floral.
Artemis Flower Farm - Locally grown flowers with straightforward pricing right on their website, and women-owned! Great option for a more organic feel to flowers
Hair & Makeup
Til Death - Ray and Amanda are personalized hair and makeup artists that are so kind and personable and will bring your vision to life!
Beauty on Location Studio - Great makeup artists our couples have loved! View their pricing brochure here!
Amy DaCosta - a team of hair & makeup artists who do such a great job!
Divine Beauty Artists - They do both hair & makeup and knock it out of the park!
Rocky Mountain Hair Co - Located in Beaver Creek (perfect if you’re staying deep in the mountains and great at creating effortless beauty.
Nicole Toledo Makeup Artistry - Her work speaks for herself!
Beauty Kit Studio - A beauty salon offering hair and makeup for wedding days!
Dessert & Other
Sweets:
Alyce in Flourland - Truly delicious cakes and desserts made from scratch by Alyce, one of the kindest people you will ever meet! She is so creative and makes the most beautiful desserts!
Love, Emily - The coolest, most fun cakes, cookies and wedding day goodies!
Black Knife Bakery - Seriously good macarons in the most beautiful colors and delicious flavors. North Star Gatherings buys her macarons regularly for our tours and we are obsessed. Perfect for tableside favors or dessert.
Flick of the Whisk Cakes - Really beautiful and tasty cakes and cupcakes for weddings! They are super nice to work with.
Gingerly Baked - Delicious and lovely cakes! They book up quickly, and for good reason! $750 minimum.
Olivia Rose Cake Art - Delicious and cute cakes and dessert options, plus really, really good gluten free cakes!
Officiants:
Jen with Small Circle Ceremonies - A sweet soul who officiates intimate and joyous weddings! Her website is here.