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These eight Colorado wedding venues will leave a lasting impression

These eight Colorado wedding venues will leave a lasting impression

From historic mansions, ski resorts and flower farms to barns, museums and even caves, Colorado boasts almost any wedding venue a couple could imagine. Here are a few beautiful and unique sites to say “I do.”

Black Mountain Lodge, Summit County

If you want to leave your out-of-town guests truly breathless, consider hosting a ceremony at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. This venue can accommodate up to 200 guests, and they’ll arrive to the event center — perched at 11,500 feet — via the Black Mountain Express. Even the bridal party “processes” in on the lift.

Outdoor ceremonies are held mid-mountain on the deck of the lodge and in view of the Continental Divide. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the lodge ensure beautiful vistas throughout.

Boulder Flower Farm, Boulder County

If peonies bring you pleasure and lavender leaves you weak in the knees, consider exchanging vows surrounded by your favorite blooms. Boulder Flower Farm’s seasonal guide will help couples plan their wedding at peak season for perennials, sunflowers, zinnias and more.

This working flower farm might be business by day, but it knows how to throw a party. Guests will enjoy dancing on the flagstone patio, hanging out by the firepit or even playing a game of horseshoes.

Grant-Humphreys Mansion, Denver

Built in 1902 for Colorado’s third governor, this mansion is a Beaux-Arts gem in the Quality Hill neighborhood. The grand old charmer lets guests feel like high society. Dance the night away in the formal ballroom and invite talented musicians to try their hand at the antique piano.

Features include a grand staircase amid what the listing on weddingwire.com touts as “10,000 square feet of romance.” Guests can drift from the parlor to the library to the columned portico like the elite of yesteryear.

Flying W Ranch, Colorado Springs

Best known for its chuckwagon suppers and Western stage show, this sprawling property a stone’s throw from Garden of the Gods is also one enormous wedding venue that bills itself as “a living symbol of the Colorado experience.”

The grounds can accommodate up to 6,000 people for outdoor celebrations or up to 900 in the wood-hewn Saddle Ballroom. Couples can ride past towering sandstone formations in a horse-drawn bridal carriage and take a break from dancing with a round of axe-throwing.

Dunafon Castle, Jefferson County

If you’ve dreamed of getting married in a castle, here’s your chance. The structure was meticulously designed in the style of a 13th-century Celtic castle, tunnels included. The 17-acre property and its surrounding ponds and trails will make you feel like you’ve stepped into your own kingdom.

Benevolent royalty knows the importance of doing good, and hosting an event at Dunafon Castle accomplishes that. A portion of every event goes to help the Step 13 Program, a nonprofit transitional living program.

Three Peaks Ranch, Westcliffe

Book the entire ranch and treat your guests to a special night under string lights and stars. A large, canvas pavilion is barely a barrier to the outdoors, with floor-to-ceiling windows boasting incredible views of the Sangre de Cristos.

Three Peaks Ranch invites couples to book for a day or even an entire weekend. There’s enough room for eight guests to stay overnight in four luxury cabins, some of which include hut tubs, outdoor fireplaces and wrap-around porches.

Silverthorne Pavilion, Silverthorne

The average wedding in Colorado costs more than $30,000, according to investment firm Fidelity. Cut the expense without sacrificing a gorgeous event by booking your special day at Silverthorne Pavilion.

Guests traverse a historic bridge over the Blue River on their way to a patio with a large stone fireplace, and couples can exchange vows riverside surrounded by a verdant grove of pines. Fees to use the site are quite reasonable, peaking at $5,750 for a Saturday in the summer.

The Little Nell, Aspen

The Little Nell’s famed wedding deck is only open for weddings in summer and fall, so don’t delay in booking what the hotel claims is “one of the most beautiful mountain wedding venues in the world.” You’ll be transported by gondola above 11,000 feet and met with views of the Elk Mountains and an expanse of pines and wildflowers.

If you prefer a colder season, The Little Nell offers its wedding overlook in March and April and will even supply blankets to keep guests cozy as they toast your love.

Denver event and wedding venue Historic Grant-Humphreys Mansion was built in 1902 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood for Colorado’s third governor. Model Cassi Hoven - Veiled Visuals. Hair and makeup - Freiya Beauty. Dress shop - Lovely Bride Denver. Dress designer - Saint Bridal. Photo by Mark Reis (Mark Reis)
Denver event and wedding venue Historic Grant-Humphreys Mansion was built in 1902 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood for Colorado’s third governor. Model Cassi Hoven – Veiled Visuals. Hair and makeup – Freiya Beauty. Dress shop – Lovely Bride Denver. Dress designer – Saint Bridal. Photo by Mark Reis (Mark Reis)
Three Peaks Ranch (Three Peaks Ranch. Gesina Marie Photography)
Three Peaks Ranch (Three Peaks Ranch. Gesina Marie Photography)
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