100+ Best Small Wedding Venues in Colorado for Your Micro Wedding (Updated 2025)

Written By Katie McNaught

You’ve decided to forgo the traditional, expensive, conventional wedding in favor of an elopement or micro wedding. There are a ton of Colorado wedding venues to sift through out there, but it can be overwhelming when they’re all catered toward weddings of 200+ people. Whether you’re looking for affordable small wedding venues in Colorado, a ceremony site, a unique wedding venue, a wedding venue with mountain views, or small wedding reception venues in Colorado, I’ve got a list that has them all.

Since 2020, smaller weddings have become increasingly popular, and it’s looking like they’re here to stay even beyond the pandemic. I’ve had loads of couples ask me for resources for planning their elopements and micro weddings, so I figured I’d make a resource of small Colorado wedding venues I can give everyone that lists tons of different venues with varying vibes and price points —- so whatever you’re looking for, this list will have it.

Maybe you need a small venue because you’re having a reception afterwards, maybe you have guests that have limited mobility and need a more accessible place, or maybe you have a group size that’s just a little bit too big to take on a hike — no matter what your reason is, there’s probably a venue somewhere in here that can suit your needs.


Table of contents

  • Affordable small wedding venues

  • Wedding venues with lodging

  • Mountain wedding venues

  • Small wedding venues close to Denver

  • When do I need a venue for my small wedding?

Affordable Wedding Venues In Colorado

One reason you might be eloping or having a micro wedding in Colorado is because it’s much cheaper than having a big traditional wedding. 

These small wedding venues in Colorado all offer ceremony sites (and some reception sites as well) at much more affordable rates than traditional venues. 

Most of these venues are pretty bare bones when it comes to accommodations, but if you’re looking for something low-key or rustic out in nature, these will suit your needs perfectly.

Colorado Wedding Venues With Lodging 

Maybe you have a lot of out-of-state family coming to your wedding, maybe you want to have a camping retreat with all your favorite people, or maybe you just want a fun getaway for you and your love to enjoy in the place you’re saying your vows. 

If that’s the case, these Colorado mountain wedding venues with lodging offer a variety from rustic cabins, glamping wedding venues, boutique hotels, ski resort wedding venues, to everything else in between.

Colorado Mountain Wedding Venues

elopement at the maroon bells Colorado mountain wedding venue

Many of the venues mentioned above have sweeping mountain views, but if you’re looking for even more stunning backdrops for your ceremony, these Colorado wedding venues with mountain views have great outdoor settings and are in the middle of beautiful scenery. 

Whether you’re looking to ride a ski gondola up to your ceremony, or you want to go on a Jeeping adventure through the San Juans, all of these outdoor wedding venues in Colorado will be able to accommodate your adventurous day.

Small Wedding Venues Near Denver

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If you’re looking for a place closer to home to have a reception, don’t care about having crazy mountain views, or if you just want something a little more unique for your day than the Colorado ski resort wedding venues, these venues are all great options for hosting folks closer to the amenities Denver and the front range have to offer.

When Do I Need A Venue For My Colorado Wedding?

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Bigger groups

Most Colorado national park wedding venues (and other free public spaces) don’t allow more than 10-20 people including guests and vendors. It’s also bad practice in general to gather more people than that in a public space because it overwhelms the area, clogs up parking, disrupts foot traffic, and disturbs other people using the area. 

If you’re planning on having more than 10-15 people included in a national park wedding in Colorado, you’ll need to reserve a space.

Privacy

With a venue you can usually (with some exceptions) guarantee you’ll have the space to yourself. Some public land (especially those within a 2-3 hour radius of Denver) can be very busy with other people. 

This means you’ll likely have tourists and hikers watching your ceremony, people in the background of photos, difficult parking, noise that disrupts the ceremony and private moments, etc. If you want to avoid this, a venue is a good option and you can still take photos in some of the epic mountain scenes.

Receptions

A lot of people elope or say their vows privately and then gather with family and friends afterwards to celebrate with everyone. Or you may want to say your vows someplace out in nature, and then gather someplace else with seating and a roof for all the other festivities.

As much as I love a little DIY picnic, sometimes it’s good to have an indoor space or structure to retreat to if the weather turns bad.

Accessibility

A lot of folks are — or have loved ones and family members that are — older or disabled which makes some activities like hiking to the top of a mountain more difficult to do. Booking a venue usually ensures that the pathways will be easier to get around. 

The more bare bones venues in parks might still not be able to accommodate everyone, but most will have paved walkways and wheelchair accessible ceremony sites for everyone included that needs it.

 
 
 
 

Need A Colorado Wedding Photographer?

Found your dream venue and on the hunt for a photographer now? Or maybe you’re eloping and you’ve decided you don’t need a venue anymore, but still need help finding elopement locations in Colorado. Well hit me up and we can find a spot that’s perfect for you and your love to say “I do” somewhere really special.

Katie McNaught
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