Memories
featured BP moments
Winner March 2012
My Wedding Night
“When my husband and I decided to get married, I wanted a vintage ring. He proposed with a...”view memory
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My Wedding Night
“When my husband and I decided to get married, I wanted a vintage ring. He proposed with a...”
Bliss
“Bliss. That is how I would describe our 31st anniversary celebrated at “The Brown” in November...”
Baby Mia at the Baby Grand
“My husband took our 15 month old daughter with us to have cocktails with friends in the glorious...”
Precious Memories
“My memories go back to when I was in my 20’s and enjoying “High Tea” with girlfriends during the...”
Memories After 50 Years
“My guest had stayed at BP as a child. His parents were ranchers who attended the Stock Show...”
A Hundred Memories
“The Brown serves as not just one, but many memories for us. It’s our number one getaway spot. My...”
A Surprise Proposal on December 1, 2005
“David and I met as next-door neighbors and on December 1, 2005 we were celebrating the 5th...”
Tea & Nixon
“I took my mom Maggie (85) and my Aunt Erdis (82 and almost blind) to "High Tea" one afternoon at...”
Great Limo Service
“Last winter we were with you for a weekend trip to downtown for shopping and dining. We used...”
Tea With My Daughter
“Even though I have stayed at the Brown Palace a number of times with my husband on short vacations...”
Elevator Ride
“We got on the elevator and I commented to the woman inside. "Has anyone every told you you look...”
A Journalist In Denver
“In 1966, when I was a young journalist and had just moved to Denver from Boston, I learned there...”
40th Birthday With Tea
“Today my best friend and twelve of her girlfriends celebrated her 40th birthday with tea at the...”
Special Delivery
“There is no more elegant, luxurious, historic and photogenic of a hotel than the Brown Palace in...”
Danny Showers At The Piano
“Sitting at the piano to eat with Danny Showers playing on Easter for brunch. It was the first time...”
Unexpected Pleasure
“I drove from California to Vermont in 1964 with my sister, who was going back to college. Before...”
20th Wedding Anniversary
“We stayed on our 20th wedding anniversary. It's now going on 27 years! We were greeted with very...”
The Brown and My Parents
“I have stayed at the Brown Palace many time. My favorite being the time I brought my parents (ages...”
High Tea and Shirley Temples
“We were fortunate enough to spend some time at the Brown Palace back in June 2002 as we were...”
A Remembered Visit
“I was reading a message and saw your advertisement. As a result I went to your site to relive...”
The Brown and Cannon
“My favorite memory at The Brown Palace was when my grandson, Cannon was 3 yrs old. He had been...”
Welcome Home
“In 2009 I came home from Afghanistan. The circumstances were not that happy however because I came...”
A Dark & Stormy Night!
“It was a dark and stormy night! (not really) My daughter loves ghosts and anything associated with...”
Room Service
“My husband and I spent our wedding night at the Brown Palace. When we got up the next morning, I...”
Three Favorite Memories
“I actually have 3 favorites: 1. This would have to be my daughter's wedding! The "Brown" did a...”
Old Blue Eyes at the Bar
“After completing The Brown's Wine Tour Passport (which was a wonderfully fun event pairing wines...”
Emotional Honeymoon at The Brown
“My wife and I stayed at the Brown Palace at the tail end of our honeymoon on Christmas Eve 2006...”
BP and the Prize Steer
“When I walked into the BP for lunch one afternoon and saw the prize steer from the stock show I...”
Ghost Tour
“A couple of years ago, my husband and I went to one of the ghost tours offered by the Brown...”
Blueberry Heaver
“In 1983, my Grandpa and I took a train trip from Chicago to Denver. I was 8 years old and to say...”
4 Generation Tea
“My favorite Brown Palace moment was when my Grandma, my mom, my sister-in-law and my new baby...”
Childhood Memories
“I do wish I had photos from my stays as a child at the Brown Palace. I have two memories and I...”
A Moment Of Luxury
“I go to the Brown for afternoon tea whenever I need a moment of luxury of time away from my...”
40th Wedding Anniversary Dinner at the Palace Arms
“Last year, my wife & I made a trip to Denver to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. We had...”
A Transcendent and Inspirational Moment of Elegance.
“It was a long standing tradition of my family to go and look at the decorations at the...”
First Time Mom
“I had just had a baby a couple of months before. Not only was this my first Mother’s Day, but...”
Three Year Anniversary
“My husband and I were celebrating our 3 year anniversary, and I splurged and got us a room at...”
Nearly 30 Years Later
“"When I was 7 years old my parents took our family on a vacation. As I learned later this would...”
Caroling in the Grand Room
“We came to the Brown Palace and found the piano player playing Christmas Music. He then...”
My favorite Palace in the World
“Upon arrival, I knew I had stepped into another world. My everyday life vanished when I heard...”
Musical Moment
“Well I wish I had an image to share of my face when we had drinks at the Ship Tavern and were...”
Engagement!
“On February 4, 2008 my long time boyfriend brought me to the Brown Palace (BP) and we had...”
Tea for Two
“I first visited the Brown Palace as a college student. I was interning for a semester downtown...”
Christmas Traditions at The Brown Palace
“For the past 6 years, my daughter, Rachel, her friend, Olivia and her mom, have made a tradition...”
A Stylin' Start at The Brown
“My parents decided to have a family celebration dinner with all seven of their adult children at...”
Magical Night
“December 28, 2004 ( Lobby) It was a magical night for my wife and I, we needed to stay in Denver...”
I Met My Husband at The Brown Palace Hotel in 1999
“I met my husband at a party at the Brown Palace on Dec 17 1999, we will have been married 10...”
Afternoon (Tea) Time with My Sister
“For our entire adult life, my sister Sarah and I have always lived in different cities. And...”
Thanksgiving Day at the Ellyngtons Brunch
“My favorite Brown Palace moment was last year when my son and I celebrated Thanksgiving Day at the...”
Christmas Splendor
“A few years ago, I was running a corporate breakfast at The Brown Palace in one of the private...”
1960 Reception
“My husband John and I celebrated our wedding reception in the ballroom 50 years ago Sept. 3, l960....”
Honeymoon
“It has almost been a year since me and my husband got married (August 14, 2009). My...”
Witte/Godo Dream Wedding
“I was 13 years old when I attended my first High Tea with my mom and women of our church, and...”
The Colorado Peach Queens
“For 10 years I was a coordinator and official chaperon for the Colorado Peach Queen program in...”
Baked Alaska in a Snowstorm
“I was 13 years old and my parents took me to the Brown Palace Hotel for my birthday, which...”
Time with My Daughter
“My daughter and I rarely have a chance to get away by ourselves (without the grandkids), but...”
Brunch at Ellyngton's
“The Brown Palace Hotel is a magical place. The minute you walk through the beautiful glass doors...”
34th Anniversary
“My husband surprised me for our 34th anniversary by taking me to the Brown Palace Tea. He knows...”
Denver? Our New Home!
“The year was 1981 and we were transferred from Hawaii to Denver. We spent the first month (July)...”
Morning of Magic
“The memory that I have of the Brown Palace is from 1965. My parents had business in Denver and...”
WWII Honeymoon at the Brown Palace
“The year was 1943... in the middle of WWII. Lt. John E. Morrison was on a special leave from the...”
Growing Up at The Brown Palace
“I have had 12 favorite moments at The Brown Palace and plan on having a lot more. I am about to...”
100th Birthday Afternoon Tea
“My favorite memory is the 100th birthday afternoon tea I planned for a dear friend in 2009 in...”
Our Perfect Wedding
“Our perfect wedding, the Brown Palace staff managed to produce the most beautiful wedding in 4...”
Sugar Cube Princess
“We always enjoy the Brown Palace's tea My sister-in-law, my mother, and me. Mom and I come...”
Night Before My Wedding
“On the night before my wedding, my parents "splurged" for one last night. We reminisced, laughed...”
Emeralds at Ellyngton's
“My husband, Dennis, and I decided to go to Ellyngton's for Sunday Brunch for, what I thought...”
Embrace
“My favorite moment was my moment that stepped foot in the BP. I was filled with wonder and awe- a...”
Tea With My Four Daughters
“Sitting for tea with my four daughters under the age of 10 and explaining to them how people...”
Christmas Brunch
“This was Christmas brunch 2 years ago and we had lots of snow. I was determined to bring my 89...”
21st Anniversary Surprise
“My husband purchased a Discover the Palace Package at a Charity Auction and surprised me for our...”
A Must!!
“I have lived in Denver for 10 years, but hadn’t been to Lobby Tea at BP until a few years ago...”
Valentines Birthday Surprise
“This past Valentine's Day, also my 30th birthday, I wanted to surprise my fiancé with a room at...”
Angels in the Lobby
“I’ve visited many times as a child, but nothing could beat last Saturday night, November 28! My...”
A Walk Down Memory Lane
“I was in Denver for a Conference and had great fun exploring all the area attractions. While...”
My Palace is Blue
“I was meandering across the second floor bridge that elegantly reaches across the road, when I...”
A Safety Pin for a Princess
“I'd had to bribe my 7-year old daughter to wear a dress for the occasion of High Tea at the...”
Little Princess
“In the mid seventies I came out to Colorado, with my family from the Midwest for a camping...”
Anniversary at the Brown Palace
“We made a reservation to spend our Anniversary at the Brown Palace. It has been a special way...”
A Ghost Among Us?
“My book club, Words, Women and Whine selected Murder at the Brown Palace by Dick Krick for our...”
Brown Palace Afternoon Tea
“My best friend Maggie and I had just moved here and wanted to experience all the traditions Denver...”
2nd Grade Field Trip
“I have a few memories of the Brown Palace but the one that sticks out in my mind is quite funny. I...”
Smith/Abote Wedding
“Our Wedding! August 29th, 2009 – It was beyond perfect – After months of planning with Heather de...”
Surprise Birthday Bash
“My slightly younger wife had been poking fun of my impending 40th Birthday in 2009 for a few...”
Anniversary Surprise
“My wife and I decided to celebrate our anniversary at the Brown Palace. One of the Brown Palace...”
Our New And Improved Memories
“Eighteen years ago, I took a tour of the Brown Palace and thought to myself, "Someday, I will stay...”
My 30th Birthday
“For my 30th birthday, my husband James surprised me with a fantastic and romantic evening in...”
10 Fabulous Years
“My husband’s parents began taking my husband to The Brown Palace when he was only 5. They...”
Anniversary Celebration
“My husband surprised me several years ago with an anniversary celebration at the Brown Palace...”
Home
“The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa was our home for nearly two weeks in the fall of 2009. We...”
A Magical Day
“My now husband of almost 3 years and I met in Maryland where he was stationed for the Army. We...”
Wedding Night
“The Brown Palace Hotel holds a special memory for my wife and I. My wife and I were married in...”
Champagne & Oysters For My 65th Birthday
“On my 65th birthday, my best friend Christine surprised me when she asked me to meet her...”
Brown Palace Proposal
“December 30, 2004 the man in my life used old world, classic romance to propose. Brian...”
Wedding Weekend - My Last Night As A "Brown" In The Brown Palace!
“We always loved the Brown Palace and we wanted to include a piece of Colorado history to our...”
My Nicest Dress
“In March of 1990 I celebrated my 10th birthday at The Brown Palace with twelve of my closest...”
30th Anniversary
“This year our children gave us a one night "Light Up The Night" package for our 30th wedding...”
40th Anniversary
“For our 40th anniversary, our children purchased a package at the Brown Palace to use in...”