Janie and Jake’s love story is the stuff that rodeo dreams are made of. Janie (a WPRA barrel racer and reporter for the Cowboy Channel) met Jake (a professional Bronc rider) after roping one night in Amarillo. The two hit it off, and although Jake was living in Oklahoma, he kept coming back to Texas and the pair went on a real date. Dinner led to a drive to the canyon rim on her grandmother’s ranch, where they sat and talked for hours. It was at that same spot that he proposed. When it came time to picking a wedding venue, it was also the only spot that made sense.

The couple wanted to celebrate their love story and the ranch in every way. Tinged with western style and bright colors, it would still be elegant, welcoming, and fun. From the beginning, Janie and her mother wanted horseshoes incorporated. Not only because of their love of the animal, but because of the bride’s family tie to Binion’s Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. The color palette began with tones of teal, pink, and sage, and evolved to include fuchsia, mauve, and rust to blend with the colors of the canyon and the red dirt that West Texas is known for. Finally, a range of browns were folded in to honor Janie’s love of Ralph Lauren.