People who land on my site and start clicking around for planning advice usually have something in common. They want their wedding to be unique! Why have the same wedding that all 6 of your college besties had last year when you can have a wedding that is a fun experience for your guests as well as a party to celebrate you!
Farm weddings give your guests the chance to wander around and meet cute animals, sit by a creek with their feet in the water, have a silent disco party, or eat dinner outside under a huge cottonwood tree. It’ll be the wedding people talk about for years!
I personally love a good farm wedding!! How can you go wrong combining the joy of a wedding with animals, flower fields, charming vintage vignettes, and a laid back outdoor vibe?
Where to find the perfect farm for your wedding?
I think the farm wedding venues we have in Boulder really capture the essence of a “Colorado wedding.” There’s a little slice of paradise between North Boulder, Lyons, and Longmont where gorgeous old farmsteads have been turned into living spaces, and many of them offer weddings!
Who should plan a farm wedding in Boulder?
We are laid back, outdoorsy, and have our own keen sense of style that includes Airstream trailers, Patagonia jackets, and dog leashes made of climbing rope. None of us want to get married in a stuffy ballroom, and we all know what a trek it is to head up I-70 even though the views are worth it. Maybe “kitchen witch” is a phrase familiar to you and your army of houseplants.
Sound like your vibe? If so, consider some of these charming, unique, and experience oriented wedding venues in the Boulder area.
Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order, with some of my favorite farm wedding photos.
Best Farm Wedding Venues in Boulder
Planet Bluegrass
I love this place SO much. I can’t really put it into words, but I’m going to try. The ceremony site backs up to the dizzyingly high red canyon walls of Lyons with the rumbling water right at the base of it. If you’re lucky, a guy on a tube with a pet duck will drift by in the middle of your vows. There are huge arched cottonwoods surrounding the ceremony site and the beach at the edge of the river. You can cook s’mores over the firepit in the evenings and check out the stars. I love the open sided pavilion for the reception, and all the cute houses and buildings scattered across the property. It’s definitely the biggest out of the “farm venues” I have in this post. So, if you want to give your 250 favorite people the amazing Colorado vibes, this is the spot for you!
You can’t put together a list of farm venues and skip the amazing Lyons Farmette! It was one of the first that made the farm style big across the Boulder area, and I love them for it. Like Planet Bluegrass, the Farmette and Riverbend are on the shore of the river that runs through Lyons, and right at the base of the canyon wall. The venues are all beautiful cottonwoods surrounding tents with magical fairy lights strung between them. What could make it any better, you ask? How about the Farmette’s Alpacas, goats, chickens, and fields of home grown flowers?
They put a heavy emphasis on the Farm-to-Table lifestyle, and encourage you to reach out to them in advance to talk about what they can do for your dinner and decorations from the farm.
Price for Venue Rental: $5,500 to $7,000
Includes:
Farmette (125 guest count max)
Venue use from 12pm to 11pm
Sailcloth Reception Tent
All the farm animals
Tables, chairs, and a sound system
Airstream suite and a two bed one bathroom house for getting ready
Use of the fire pit!
Vintage 1954 Chevy truck that you can use for decoration
Venue Manager and 1hr walkthrough consultation
Riverbend (200 guest count max)
Venue use from 12pm to 11pm
Sailcloth Reception Tent
Tables, chairs, and a sound system
Glamping tent and cottage for getting ready
Use of the fire pit!
Venue Manager and 1hr walkthrough consultation
Other Notes:
Riverbend has limitations on the use of amplified sound and encourages “silent discos”
They ask that you choose from a list of preferred caterers, bartenders, and DJ’s for both venues
If mountain views from an adorable homestead are your jam, then Shupe Homestead just might be the wedding venue for you! They boast views of Mount Meeker and Longs Peak from the ceremony site, and access to fields behind the property means you can have the front range in the background of all your photos with your partner. The grounds also have an adorable pond surrounded by landscaped flowers, a few different garden areas lit with twinkle lights, and an open ceremony site underneath some gorgeous old trees. They also are one of the few farm venues to have a fully covered and walled in dining/reception area to protect you from the weird and wild Colorado weather. There are adorable seating areas with vintage furniture scattered around the property, and a few cozy areas with chandeliers hanging from the trees. The ambiance there is definitely something special, and the owner takes such amazing care of his people on their wedding day!
Lone Hawk Farm is a working organic farm just outside of Boulder. My favorite part of their grounds is their adorable apple orchard nestled right in the middle of the property. They have a few gorgeous spots for your ceremony, an amazing nordic farmhouse style reception hall, some adorable animals, and views out to the front range from their overlook deck. The grounds on the farm are huge and allow for some fun exploring by your guests, or the two of you taking photos. My other favorite part of this venue is the gorgeous archway covered in vines that is right outside the reception hall.
You can incorporate organic produce from the farm into your catering menu making for an amazing farm-to-table experience. If you want more of that vibe, they also host dinners on the grounds rather than in the reception hall.
If you want to check it out before your wedding, they host farm dinners through the fall!
Price for Venue Rental: $2700 to $3900
* Small Wedding Option up to 20 guests: $1200 *
Includes:
Event Barn
Ceremony Site
Getting Ready Cottage
Use of sound system
Tables and chairs (round banquet tables or rustic farm-style)
A getting ready suite and separate getting ready room
Beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces – a large airy event barn, covered patio, tree-shaded lawns with fire pit, and a spacious observation deck with mountain views
Other Notes:
You can work with any caterer
Acoustic music or music plugged into their sound system. There is an 85 decibel sound limit, and music must end by 9pm
Another stunning farm venue in along the rural highways between Boulder and Lyons! Ya Ya Farm and Orchard, like Shupe Homestead, has some truly gorgeous views out to the front range from the ceremony site, and the property is full of mature cottonwood trees. The Ya Ya orchard has a few more rustic touches than the other farm venues we’ve gone over so far. A distressed wood barn and an old tractor are popular photo backdrops, but I love their winery vines and orchard the most! Like Shupe, there are grassy fields behind the property that you can sneak into for some sunset shots during the reception. You can set up your dinner tables under the string lights in the yard, or in the tent, but who doesn’t want a picturesque outdoor dinner? Imagine how magical the property is in the springtime when all of the flowers are blooming in the orchard trees!
There is limited information available on the Ya Ya website about what is included in their wedding packages and what their pricing is, but you can check out their site here: yayafarmandorchard.com
They do mention they can accommodate groups up to 150!
Pastures of Plenty
Pastures of Plenty is a new favorite farm venue of mine. I just recently had the honor of working there for the first time. No joke, halfway through the wedding I texted my partner and said “we messed up by not getting married here.” It has everything that a farm venue needs: fields of growing produce, greenhouses, silos, ivy covered pergolas, cottages, glamping tents, and some of the best vintage styling of any venue I have been to. It was love at first site! The ceremony site has a gorgeous arch surrounded by potted flowers, the cocktail hour garden is full of unique seating areas for all the guests, and dancing happens under the stars! Just in case it rains, there are two large tents with seating for guests as well.
Every detail of this place is curated with such attention to detail that the experience for the guests is absolutely serene and immersive. They have a rustic built in bar, and multiple serving areas for food that are just as charming as the rest of the venue. There’s even a large outdoor oven so the guests can watch and smell their farm-to-table dinner being prepared for them. The catering is in house and you don’t need other options, trust me.
The Boulder Farmhouse is an idyllic little oasis with everything you could want from a farm wedding venue including a renovated farmhouse, cottage, barn, silo, and animals (obviously the most important part)!! They include an outdoor tent for your reception, but dinner can also be set up fully outdoors if the weather cooperates. You can use the numerous buildings as different backdrops for different parts of your wedding day, and enjoy the fields that look out towards the front range for photos!
They only take limited events per year, so go check it out ASAP!
The Boulder Flower Farm is one of the newer venues on this list, and has really come into it’s own recently with their packages for smaller weddings. They have a package specifically designed for microweddings or weddings under 25 people! They encourage their couples to get creative and really build a day that celebrates them. They let you bring in any of your own vendors, and don’t have restrictions on bartending or catering like many venues do. There are multiple spaces that you can set up your event on the 10 acre flower farm… and YES before you ask there are magical fields of blooming flowers during the summer! Swoon.
Price for Venue: $3,500 to $7,500
$3,500 for up to 25 guests
$5,500 for up to 65 guests
$7,500 for up to 99 guests
Includes:
Complete access to the 10-Acre Flower Farm
Flower budget use on flowers from the farm to decorate everything!
Grape Arbor
Large flagstone patio (great for a reception area)
Fire Pit
Horseshoes (gotta love some lawn games)
WIFI — Huge plus for a microwedding with virtual guests!
Other Notes:
Use any vendors you want! Bring in tents, lounge furniture, DJ’s etc. etc.
Add the residence on the property as a getting ready space for $3,500
I hope this post helped you get some ideas together for planning the farm wedding of your wildest dreams. If you can’t tell, I love them, kind of a lot. So, if you are planning a wedding at any of these amazing farm venues, shoot me a message! I can’t wait to hear more about it. Did you find another amazing venue that I didn’t write about here? Comment below so I can go and check it out!! If you’re a venue that I left off this list, hit me up and lets fix that!
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