Adventure Day: Flight with Tom

Adventure Day: Rafting the Animas

Adventure Day: River Trail Hike

Adventure Day:  Durango Hot Springs

Meet And Greet Night

Ceremony/ Dinner/ Reception

Summer

We are excited to have you in our wonderful town of Durango and can't wait to see you all for this special day! Since many of you need to make plans (the earlier, the better. Durango gets very busy in the summer), here are the details: Friday June 7, 2024 All Day"Adventure Day" for Out-of-Town GuestsSee details below. Friday June 7, 20246-8PMMeet and Greet appetizers and champagne toastStrater Hotel downtown Durango Saturday June 8, 20246-10PMCeremony/Dinner/Reception at our house. 54 County Road 221, Durango, CO 81303Ceremony at 6PM, guests may start arriving at 5:30PM.Outdoors. Large tent if there's rain. What is Friday's "Adventure Day" you ask? Well, we are inviting our out-of-towners to experience some activities we love about Durango. Like a plane ride over the mountains, a rafting trip down our river, or a soak in our natural hot springs. See the "Things to Do" page for more details and times. If you end up RSVP'ing for these then it will be our treat, a way of saying thanks for coming all this way to be a part of our special day! If this is your first time to Durango and the train sounds fun, we highly recommend it. You'd want to skip our "Adventure Day" activities and ride it Friday and take the bus back so you're back in time for our 6PM Meet and Greet appetizers at the Strater Hotel (see below). We would not reserve the train for you, it'd be your responsibility. This is also an activity you can do Saturday before the Ceremony. https://www.durangotrain.com/ Friday at 6PM we will be hosting a Meet and Greet at the Strater Hotel in downtown Durango. Everyone (including Locals) are invited. Appetizers will be provided as well as a champagne toast at 7PM. After this we encourage everyone to stay downtown for dinner (on your own). See our restaurant recommendations on the "Things to Do" page. Reservations recommended, it is very busy in the summer. Saturday the 8th you will have all day to explore the area until the Ceremony starts at 6PM. See the "Things to Do" page for our recommendations. Paper invitations will be mailed out late February if you prefer to RSVP that way. Otherwise, click the RSVP button below, it's pretty easy. We are asking for RSVP's by April 1st so we can plan. Please don't hesitate to ask us any questions about the weekend. Thanks and can't wait to see you!

Our Wedding

Brought together by aviation... 

Tom and Callie

In 2015 the Tom and Callie would work their first trip together at SkyWest Airlines. Pilot and Flight Attendant. It would be another year before they would put effort towards getting to know each other. In Fall of 2017 Tom bought the Comanche Aircraft that would be the beginning of Callie's future pilot career. In 2018 Callie would move to Durango and they would begin sharing their everyday lives together. Phoenix, AZ would be the next stop to help Callie pursue her goals. Between Michigan vacations, the pumpkin patch, and flying airplanes they'd form an incredible bond. This wedding is to say thank you to everyone that had a part and witnessed the 8 years they've triumphed together and solidify this beautiful union. Thank you for being here.

Our Story

Adventure Day Details.  Friday All Day

If you RSVP for these activities at these times, they will be our treat! Out-of-towners will need to RSVP for these on this website or with the paper invitations we are sending out soon. Please RSVP by April 1st. And you don't have to sign up for any of these if you want to do stuff on your own or just relax! Flight with Tom over Durango. Friday 7AM-9:30AM.A 30-minute flight in our small plane over Durango. Up to 3 adults and/or children can fly with me at a time. If you've never been in a small plane and have an adventurous spirit, you'll love it! River Trail Hike. Friday 10AM-Noon. Tom will meet you at the Doubletree parking lot and walk along the paved river trail then loop around back into town. Very mellow walk and good for all ages. About an hour into the hike we will be at the Sky Steps: 500+ stairs to the top of the mesa with great views of town. A strenuous climb for those that want a little workout! If you don't want to do the stairs you may head back to the Doubletree or wait for us to come back down. (You can not sign up for our Rafting down the Animas River listed below if you do this River Trail Hike). Rafting down the Animas River. Friday 9AM-Noon.A 1-hour trip through the heart of Durango. Mostly mellow with a few larger rapids at the end. Guided by experienced rafting guides. (You can not do this raft trip if you sign up for the River Trail Hike) Durango Hot Springs. Friday 1PM-3PM.Our treat for a 2-hour admission block starting at 1PM. Soak in pools of natural hot springs. Wonderful outdoor setting. Food trucks on site if you want to get lunch or a beverage.

Things to Do  (Saturday before the wedding?)

Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Probably the most popular reason people come to Durango in the summer. A beautiful and nostalgic ride through the mountains up to Silverton, an old mining town wonderfully preserved. We really recommend doing this if you've never been to this area. You'll need to take the bus back because it will get you back by 4:30 and able to attend our wedding events. Otherwise if you take the train back it arrives later, like 6:30PM. You could do this on your own on Friday instead of the Adenture Day activities. Also a great option for Saturday. Mesa Verde National Park. About a 30-minute drive from Durango, explore the Ancestral Pueblo ruins. Drive up to Silverton, CO. A 60-minute drive through the majestic mountains and over beautiful passes to the historic mining town of Silverton. Have lunch there and explore the shops. On the way you could stop off and explore Purgatory ski resort. 30 minutes past Silverton is Ouray, "Switzerland of America" and this section of the drive is part of the famous Million Dollar Highway with breathtaking views and sketchy dropoffs! Drive to Telluride, CO. About 2 hours one way, it's a beautiful drive. Ride the free gondola up the mountain and down into Mountain Village for lunch. Hiking. Plenty of national forest hiking nearby, but we recommend either the Animas Mountain loop beginning at the 32nd St. trailhead on the north end of Durango (3-4 hours loop, fairly strenuous with great views of the valley) or the Colorado Trail at Junction Creek trailhead (3 hour roundtrip up to Gudy's Rest and back, fairly strenuous). Another good one is Potato/Spud moutain trail, a one-mile hike to a beautiful lake. Window shopping in downtown Durango. We love The Earthen Vessel for local arts and crafts and gift ideas. Animas Chocolate Factory is great for treats. Cream Bean Berry is our favorite ice cream stop. Lake Nighthorse. In-town Durango is our beautiful lake where you could rent a paddleboard and explore. Earlier the better as it can get windy and wavy. A fun in-the-water playground for kids. Golf. Two courses, Dalton Ranch (expensive and super nice) and Hillcrest at Fort Lewis college (more like the town muni course, but beautiful and up on the mesa with mountain views)

Tom and Callie's Favorite Restaurants

El Morro Our favorite downtown restaurant. Great appetizers, cocktails, food, ambiance. Quiet. Eolus. Seafood. Seasons. More formal and good food. 636 Main. More formal, sit-down restaurant with great food. Quiet. Serious Texas BBQ. Awesome comfort food! Steamworks	Brewery, TV's, great food, a little louder/livlier. Carvers Brewery, but still great ambiance, great food especially breakfast.

Things to Do

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Wedding Party

Q + A

Durango gets very busy in the summer so we recommend booking your accommodations as soon as possible. VRBO/Airbnb are good options for larger groups. We did not reserve a hotel block anywhere, but we recommend the Doubletree and Strater because they are downtown and offer lots of dining and shopping options. Other chain hotel options are available a mile or two from downtown. Unfortunately no hotels offer airport shuttle service. The wedding ceremony/dinner/reception is at our house, about 15 minutes south of Durango. Car rental is available from the airport. Uber/Lyft is spotty, but a few taxi services are pretty good: Buckhorn Limo, Durango Cab, or any of the cabs listed on the Durango airport website: www.flydurango.com. If you're flying in, renting a car is probably the best option. Please let us know if you would be interested in a shuttle from downtown Durango to our house for the wedding on Saturday night. It would pick you up downtown, bring you up to our house, then take you back downtown afterwards. Even if you have a car with you and don't want to risk driving after a drink or two, we'd still love to take this drive off your hands. If enough show interest, we will rent a larger "bus" for the group. You will see a question in the RSVP about this shuttle.

Callie & Tom

Callie & Tom

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