Hannah & Reed’s Windswept High West Distillery Wedding in Wanship, Utah

Wedding Date: June 6, 2026

Some couples meet on an app after three months of careful profile-crafting. Hannah and Reed met because a girls’ trip to Jackson Hole went bunk during a blizzard, Hannah’s mom had warned her not to go, a storm was rolling in, and sure enough, the trip fell apart before it even really started. So instead of Jackson Hole, Hannah rerouted to Boneyard Saloon instead, one of Park City’s true locals’ spots, the kind of place you go when you actually live here. Reed struck up a conversation, asked for her number, and (his words, not mine) made a point of asking her to not make it weird that he’s asking. Reader, it was not weird. It worked. Turns out mom was right about the storm, and so was whatever instinct sent Hannah to the Boneyard instead.

What followed was the kind of relationship built on actually liking the same things: their people, the outdoors, distance running, biking, and pretty much anything that gets them outside and moving. So when it came time to plan a wedding, there was really only one kind of setting that made sense — big sky, wide open land, and a little bit of that same unpretentious Park City spirit that brought them together in the first place.

Why High West Distillery Was the Right Fit

Hannah and Reed are Park City locals, and High West Distillery in Wanship is about as Park City as it gets — a working whiskey distillery turned wedding venue, set in wide open fields with the Wasatch and Uinta mountains framing every angle. It’s rustic without trying too hard to be rustic, and it gave this couple exactly what they wanted: a day that felt like them, not like a wedding they’d seen on Pinterest. Celebrating in open fields, with room to breathe and room to run around, just felt right for two people who are happiest outside.

The day had a breeze to it — nothing dramatic, just enough to remind everyone they were getting married in the mountains and not a ballroom. Didn’t matter one bit. The energy from family and friends was warm from the first moment, the kind of closeness you can actually feel and not just see in photos. For a couple who cares this much about their people, I leaned into a documentary approach — staying close, staying quiet, and letting the day unfold the way it actually happened instead of directing it. That’s where the real moments live: family laughing together, friends catching each other’s eye across the field, the day just being lived instead of staged.

Where They Really Shined: The Dance Floor

If I’m being honest, the dancing is where this wedding peaked — and it’s where my favorite photos from the entire day came from. That documentary approach paid off all night, but it especially paid off once the band kicked into gear. You can see it in every shot: the energy, the pure fun, the kind of smiles that only show up when people forget they’re being photographed. Every single guest had their own signature dance move, and I mean that — not one person on that floor was doing the same thing as the person next to them. It made for a night where every frame I got back was a 10 out of 10, full stop.

Hannah’s dress came from The Bridal Studio in downtown Salt Lake City, and it moved just as beautifully on the dance floor as it did walking down the aisle — which, if you’re picking a wedding dress, is a detail worth paying attention to.

If you want to know what kind of couple Hannah and Reed are, look no further than the discoball ski helmet that got passed around the dance floor song after song. It’s such a Park City detail — a nod to their love of the mountains, worn proudly by whoever’s turn it was to really commit to the bit on the dance floor.

A Welcome Dinner at Another Park City Staple

The night before the wedding, the celebration kicked off with a welcome dinner on the rooftop at No Name Saloon on Main Street — another true Park City institution, and the perfect low-key way to kick off a weekend that would end with a mountain wedding the next day. It’s a fitting choice for a couple who met at a bar just down the road.

Guests traveled from all over for the celebration — as close as Park City itself and as far as Switzerland, which says a lot about how loved this couple is, and how many people wanted to be there to see it happen.

Working with Wedding Expectations

Hannah and Reed found me through a referral from Wedding Expectations, the planning team behind their wedding. Samantha and Meghann are an incredible team, and it’s always a good sign when a referral comes from planners I’ve already had the pleasure of working with — it usually means we’re speaking the same language before the couple and I even meet.

A Day Built on What They Actually Love

At the end of the day, Hannah and Reed’s wedding wasn’t about trends or trying to check every box on a Pinterest board. It was about their people, their favorite local spots, a whole lot of good music, and a dance floor that never emptied out. High West gave them the wide open backdrop to do it in, and the wind and the mountains did the rest.

If you’re planning a wedding that feels like an extension of your everyday life together, your favorite bar, your favorite mountains, your people, I’d love to help you tell that story.