Colorado Venues we can Afford?!

A great resource is www.weddingsitesandservices.com. This lists most of the venues available as well as costs.

Try Mount Vernon Country Club. They have a beautiful venue with a large patio and their food is great!

Let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

Check out these options:

Highland Meadows Golf Course, Windsor CO

Edgewater Pavillion, Windsor CO

Mary's Lake Lodge, Estes Park

Lake house, Evergreen CO

Word of advise.....I was looking for Colorado venues and ANYTHING near Estes Park/RMNP is $$$$! You are paying for the views, for sure.

The lake house in Evergreen is AWESOME.....but they dont allow alcohol since its a public park.

What was really cool is when we were mountain biking around Daniels Park last year, we ran across a couple of dudes setting up chairs overlooking the mtns. TUrns out they rented the area for $50 (permit) and rented the 100 chairs for $2 each. They saved $$ by picking up the chairs themselves and hauling them in their trucks. So if you really want a cheap but beautiful view, check out the state parks or national forests.

I belive there is a girl on here who is getting married in the San juan national forest.

And YES......

www.weddingsitesandservices.com

is AWESOME...thats how I found my place. Meadows at Marshdale. It was a little pricey, but it fit our personality to a tee. :-)

Try Ellis Ranch or Sylvan Dale Ranch, just outside of Loveland. Or The Fountains At Loveland. I think they are reasonable. Ellis Ranch let's you bring in outside catering so that may save you some money. Good luck!

Just be aware that with Ellis Ranch there are a lot of additional fees you have to pay that add up quickly! We looked into it, but decided it was not for us. We will be going to a wedding there in less than a month though!

If you are looking for some great views there is a boy scount ranch west of denver that has an outside ceremony site on the top of a hill. I can't think of the name right now, but I will look when I am home over lunch. I think fh still has some info on it.

Sorry, it looks like fh deleted his files off his laptop already. We found it in the website listed above though!

We really feel once a bride truly looks at other venues they will find to are truly one of the most reasonable priced venues in Colorado. We have a few additional charges for items like bartending, linens, horse drawn carriage. We are a venue who lets you bring in your own vendors giving you the opportunity to have control over your expenses. You are welcome to bring in your own alcohol and do your own catering or bring a cater in of your choice. We also include items that most other venue don't like the DJ and we also include both a grooms and bridal suite. We would love to have you send us your email and we would be more then happy to email you our pricing and give you a personal tour. Smiles, Ellis Ranch

We also went with the Meadows at Marshdale. We are getting married on a Sunday though so the price is dramatically cheaper. The catering though is... EEK. They have a list of preferred caterers that you have to use or else pay $500 additional. I love my caterer, I truly do, but it is by far the most expensive part of our budget.

The greatest thing is that you can bring in your own booze and, of course, it's gorgeous. Good luck with everything! Keep shopping around, I'm sure you'll find something within your budget that fits your personality!

YEP! I'm the girl getting married in the San Juan national forest and I just have to get a permit which is free! BEst venue ever!!

I've been looking at the Meadows at Marshdale, are you doing the Barn or the Terrace?

Thanks for the tip on weddingsitesandservices.com, there are so many places that aren't listed elsewhere. The search continues!

Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

Jennifer O and I are both doing the ceremony at the Mountainside Arbor and the reception in the Red Barn!

Hi venue twin! YES! The barn and the mountainside area is AWESOME!

I didnt like the terrace cause it wasnt hidden by all the aspen trees like the mountainside does. Also, the inside where people eat from the terrace...is well...not too attractive, IMHO.

The barn is AWESOME...the only drawback (and I think Angela can agree) is that its multi-leveled....so people will be split between the dancers and the socializers. But luckily, the peeps coming to my shin-dig will meander and not a lot of wallflower action going on. :-)

If you do go and see it, ask for Joe to show it to you. He is VERY nice and lives literally down the hill from it...so he can meet you at odd times....just call in advance.

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park has really nice and pretty affordable wedding packages.

So friends of mine got married at evergreen lakehouse. Check it out the deals are really good and it looked amazing!

http://www.evergreenrecreation.com/facilities.php?id=16

We may have found our spot! We'll find out if it's for real when we tour tomorrow. The Golden Hotel is a hotel, which we'd been avoiding because so many of them put you in windowless rooms, but this offers a beautiful patio on the creek with a view of the foothills. For $1,500 you get the ceremony and reception site, 5 hours of event time, all the tables, chairs, linens, dinnerware, and servers! Plus a complementary honeymoon suit! That's what I'm talking about!

Found it on www.weddingsitesandserves.com so thanks again for that tip!

Ohhh...the Golden Hotel is GREAT! Good luck!

Oh...and Roxanne...the Standley Hotel.....affordable? Ok...Im gonna be a little bitchy here, BUT $70/per plate PLUS ceremony site fees, and everything else is NOT affordable IMHO! PLUS! oh and this would drive me INSANE! Since its a such a huge destination wedding site cause of the name they literally push weddings through like cattle. My photogrpaher shot a wedding there and they had to wait an HOUR to get photos taken in front of the lake because of all the other couples getting photos there. Uhmm..yeah...I dont think so!

*drops mic and walks away*

I am loooving the Mountainside Arbor and Red Barn!

Another good location which is super affordable is the Stone Mountain Lodge

http://stonemountainlodge.com/weddings/?gclid=CIPbudmZh7UCFSOnPAodjFEA3A

For 100 guests its 3900 and you get the venue from 9am-midnight

How did the Golden Hotel go? Yes or no?

We did like the Golden Hotel, but ended up deciding we wanted a place we could self-cater. We went with the Sunshine Mountain Lodge in Lyons http://www.sunshinemtnlodge.com/ (it was featured on the $2000 Wedding Blog http://2000dollarwedding.com/2008/07/from-conception-to-reception.html). Absolutely lovely place if you're willing to DIY it and have a small guest list (ours was around 60 people).