Colorado Wedding Venue Feature: The Barn at Sunset Ranch
It’s time for another wedding venue feature! Today’s fabulous venue is none other than The Barn at Sunset Ranch, one of my top 10 venues in the Colorado mountains!! Sitting just a few miles outside of Buena Vista, Colorado, this wedding venue features stunning mountain views, a lovely rustic barn to dance the night away inside, and SO much more that I just can’t wait to share here. Let’s dive in and break down everything that makes The Barn at Sunset Ranch one of Colorado’s premiere wedding venues!
The Different Spaces Available
One of the immediate draws of The Barn at Sunset Ranch as a wedding venue is that it has EVERY area of your wedding day covered! Anyone who knows me knows how much I value a wedding venue where you can spend your entire day on site. The Barn at Sunset Ranch not only makes this possible, but also does so with incredible style! The grounds of the ranch make for a stunning outdoor ceremony space, complete with epic views of Mount Princeton, the wide open meadow leading to the mountains, and the exterior of the rustic barn which acts as a great backdrop for portraits.
Speaking of the barn! Giving the venue its namesake, The Barn at Sunset Ranch is the perfect indoor space for your reception festivities! The barn can comfortably fit up to 160 guests, and has a distinct style of classic rustic vibes with modern amenities included. Not only that, but the barn also features getting ready spaces for both wedding parties, which I LOVE! There’s also a staging kitchen with a large commercial fridge for your caterer to use during the day. Finally, the barn also has an outdoor, string-lit patio space which can be used for cocktail hour or as an additional space for your guests to mingle and enjoy themselves!!
A Breathtaking Setting
In addition to having space available for each and every part of a wedding day, The Barn at Sunset Ranch also gives couples an amazing setting for each moment of their day. The surreal views of Mount Princeton make for a backdrop for your ceremony and portraits that feels truly out of this world. The interior of the barn is equally wonderful, with 2,400 square feet of space for you and your guests to enjoy. While the exterior of the barn looks tastefully aged and rustic, the interior has been updated with a plethora of modern touches to bring the best experience possible for couples and their guests to enjoy! While that classic feel is still intact inside the barn, having modern amenities and luxuries this easily accessible makes for a simple, stress free, and enjoyable wedding day experience!!
As gorgeous as the venue is, The Barn at Sunset Ranch is also pretty flexible when it comes to couples wanting to add to the space with their own décor! The Barn at Sunset Ranch allows couples to use additional hanging décor, so long as it is not suspended by damaging means such as tacks, nails, or screws. Couples are free to use command hooks on the wooden columns inside though, and magnets can be used to hang decorations from the tin walls as well! When booking with The Barn at Sunset Ranch be sure to discuss any additional décor you’d like to include in your day as their team will gladly guide you on how to bring that vision to life!!
An Abundance of Amenities
One of the many things I love about The Barn at Sunset Ranch as a wedding venue in Colorado is that they provide their couples with a substantial amount of amenities for their day! These include:
Archway and Ceremony Seating
18 Round Tables and 3 Long Tables with Wooden Cross-Back Chairs
Large Wooden Table for use Serving, as a Head Table, or a Sweetheart Table
Large TV for Slideshows
Getting Ready Spaces for Both Wedding Parties
Staging Kitchen for Caterers
One Hour Walkthrough Prior to the Wedding
Cocktail Tables on the Outdoor Patio
And a Fire Pit
In addition to these amenities, the venue is also completely ADA accessible, including the bathrooms! Finally, the venue has temperature control so that couples can enjoy their wedding in complete comfort regardless of the season!!
Vendor Requirements
One area where The Barn at Sunset Ranch gives couples a great amount of creative freedom as a wedding venue is in the vendor team they’re able to create for their day! When a couple books The Barn at Sunset Ranch they’ll receive a welcome guide that includes a preferred vendor list for them to choose from. This list is great for couples that aren’t sure on certain vendors they want for their day, as they can rely on these vendors to provide a stellar experience due to them being recommended by such a top notch venue!
This doesn’t mean you can’t choose vendors outside of this list though, rather it’s a guide to help you if needed! The only vendor that the venue requires you to book is The Pour Trailer, they’ll be the ones serving alcohol at your wedding if you’re serving any. You may book them to also cater the alcohol, or you can provide your own if you’d like! Outside of The Pour Trailer though, you have full control over the vendors that will make your dream wedding day a reality!!
The Barn at Sunset Ranch recommends couples book a Day of Coordinator in order to ensure that the day runs smoothly, and this is something I also recommend as it really does make a difference!!
Payment and Reservation Info
The Barn at Sunset Ranch offers couples the freedom to book the venue any day of the week for their wedding celebration. At the time of writing, Monday through Thursday weddings cost $7,500 while Friday through Sunday weddings cost $8,500.
In order to book the venue, half of the rental fee is due in order to reserve your date. The remaining half, as well as a refundable $500 damage deposit, is due one month prior to the date of your wedding.
Finally, the Barn at Sunset Ranch also requires couples to book liability insurance for their wedding day. This is something they dive further into in their Welcome Guide, which couples receive when they book with The Barn at Sunset Ranch.
Planning the Logistics
With its close proximity to Buena Vista, planning out the logistics for your wedding at The Barn at Sunset Ranch is incredibly simple, just another reason as to why I LOVE this venue so much. Buena Vista is home to so many places to stay, things to do, and is an all around fantastic base camp for your Colorado adventures! Buena Vista is also only around a 2 hour drive from Denver, so getting there from the airport isn’t too taxing, even if your flight was on the longer side!!
An All Around Incredible Wedding Venue
The Barn at Sunset Ranch really is the whole package when it comes to wedding venues in Colorado! It should come as no surprise now to anyone why this venue is on my list of favorites in the state!! In case you wanted to see more of the incredible wedding venues the state has to offer though, be sure to check out some of my other wedding venue feature pieces. Also, if you’re looking to book me to document your wedding day you can send me an inquiry via my contact page so we can start planning your celebration today!!
