It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
So You Want a Colorado Wedding?
What Types of Wedding Locations are in Colorado?
There are many Colorado wedding locations, sites and venues for your wedding ceremony and reception. These range from fabulous mountain resorts to historic “castles” to parks with lush gardens to event halls with crystal chandeliers and spiral stairways for that grand bridal entrance. While you can always have an indoor wedding reception anywhere, depending on the climate and altitude, various Colorado locations are perfect for an outdoor wedding, especially in the summer. For lot's of suggestions on choosing your Colorado wedding location, visit 168Colorado.com
Some Great Towns for Your Colorado Wedding
Among the Colorado ski destinations, Eagle and Vail have mountain lodge and hotel locations for wedding receptions, as does Aspen. Other areas to consider are the front-range cities of Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder. And, there are Front Range mountain towns like Estes Park, Lyons and Manitou Springs, which are in the mountains, yet convenient to larger cities.
In Colorado Springs, weddings locations and halls range from the 5 star luxury hotels with 5 star pricing to intimate bed and breakfasts with lovely gardens to park areas that have no on-site lodging. Some of these Colorado Springs venues are wedding reception halls which specialize in hosting events but have limited or no overnight lodging. Less expensive (but not necessarily cheap) wedding sites can also be found in Colorado Springs. Garden of the Gods park is sometimes available for small weddings (up to 50 persons) by special permit. Budget minded couples should also look into having a backyard reception or reserving organizational spaces like at an Elks Club, etc (this is an idea for almost every town)
Do Your Wedding Guests Need Lodging?
Many destination wedding packages in Colorado are offered by resorts with ballrooms and convenient lodge rooms that you can reserve entirely, for the whole weekend. This may not be your style or your budget. You can still complement your Colorado wedding at a venue without lodging with an overnight stay nearby. Then you get just the reception you want but get to sleep at a cabin or small bed and breakfast, for example. – see 168Colorado.com for your Colorado lodging needs.
