Geoff and I won a 3 day mtb trip (which we'll extend at our own cost) to Northstar in Tahoe. It covers airfare, hotel, lift tickets and a prepaid Visa with a chunk of change to pay for food, car rental, bike rental (or flying your own bikes), etc.

We were thinking of getting hitched while we were there and it seems like there is no shortage of companies to help with the plans. We had planned for it to be an elopement of sorts - invite the close family/friends to come but no obligation.

When breaking the ice at Thanksgiving, we got some of the "well Mom will want to be there and can't afford it, we'd like to come but summer is really tough for us, all of our 2009 vacation is scheduled, etc". Really, it's not a big deal if anyone is there. In fact we had planned on it being just Geoff and I until family started weighing in. My mother and I aren't close and might speak three times a year. Geoff's parents don't care either way. We had planned on hiring a video person and having a nice reception when we got back and thought that would be "good" enough.

I guess I'm just trying to rationalize it all. It's our trip and why not make it our wedding and honeymoon all in one? It has to be taken this summer per the contest rules.

Do we seem selfish? We're scared that we'd feel obligated to entertain non riding family and I'm just peeing in my pants to ride mtb's at Tahoe. I wouldn't want to look back and be bummed that we didn't go off and do our own thing...

As far as ideas, we had thought about the top of the chair lift at Northstar and then riding down the trail as Mr. and Mrs. but then I've had those "I want the white dress" moments and am trying to figure out how to tie it all together. Should we do the traditional "by the lake" setting and then ride later or try to pull off a "real" mtb wedding? Wonder how hard it would be to find someone ordained that rides or that matter a videographer that rides!

Anyone get married in Tahoe or close enough to share anything?

Jeni