Venue Only: 12 consecutive hours of exclusive use for up to 150 guests, the ceremony site, the Bride Barn, the Groom’s Tipi, and tables and chairs for your ceremony and reception, plus a 1-hour rehearsal the day before. Micro Wedding: 6 hours of exclusive use for up to 50 guests, with the same spaces. Both include an on-site ranch manager for your wedding day. For everything that’s included, see our wedding packages. Set-up and clean-up happen within your block of time.

We have very simple and straightforward pricing. In addition to the venue fee, we require an $800 damage deposit, which is due 30 days before your event. This damage deposit is 100% refundable if no damage beyond normal wear and tear occurs. We do not have additional service fees or per-person fees.

The Venue Only package gives you 12 hours, and the Micro Wedding gives you 6 hours. Both include set-up and clean-up.

Yes. Please contact us for current hourly rates.

Event insurance is required by many ceremony and reception sites. Younger Ranch has put this policy into place to help protect you in case you are held liable for property damage, bodily injury, or alcohol-related accidents.

We require $1 million general aggregate and $1 million per occurrence. In addition, if any alcohol will or may be served at your event, you must have host liquor coverage.

This is a very simple process. We recommend going through a company called WedSafe. Go to www.wedsafe.com, fill out the short application, pay the required amount (typically $100, or $175 with host liquor liability added), email Younger Ranch a copy of the certificate of liability, and you’re done. The whole process takes about 15 minutes.

We believe in giving you freedom and flexibility in your planning. A few vendors come from our trusted list so your day runs smoothly:

• Coordinator: hire one from our list of professionals
• Food: choose from our list of caterers
• Alcohol: Peak Beverage
• Rentals: Event Rents or Colorado Party Rentals

Event insurance is also required. All other vendors, such as florists, DJs, and photographers, are your choice.

Yes. We are here to help you throughout the entire planning process. We’ll be happy to put together a vendor list based on your needs, and we’ll do our best to match you with vendors who fit your personality, style, and budget.

Yes. You’ll hire a coordinator from our list of professionals. They’ll guide you through planning and run your wedding day. On your wedding day, your coordinator will handle five very important tasks:

1. Run your rehearsal.
2. Create your ceremony and reception timeline.
3. Run the day’s events. Your coordinator is the go-to person for all vendors, keeps the wedding on schedule, and makes sure all of your wedding day details go as planned. Your coordinator must be on site and available for your entire block of time.
4. Decorate your reception area and ceremony site.
5. Make sure the venue is left the way it was found when everyone has left, so your damage deposit is returned.

Yes. We have worked with many coordinators over the years. Please contact us for our list.

Yes. Younger Ranch provides a ranch manager on site for your entire block of time. Our ranch manager works directly with your coordinator to ensure a seamless event, restocks and cleans the restrooms throughout the event, and acts as a concierge for your family and guests.

This is a joint effort between Younger Ranch’s staff, your caterer, and your wedding planner. We don’t want you lifting a finger on your wedding day. Leave the set-up and clean-up to all of us!

No. All rentals are handled by your caterer and ordered through our required vendors, Event Rents or Colorado Party Rentals.

The Venue Only package includes a 1-hour rehearsal the day before the wedding. Rehearsals are held from 9 am to 10 am unless special circumstances call for another time.

Yes, a final walk-through is required, and it’s essential for a seamless event. Walk-throughs should be scheduled with your caterer, wedding planner, and a Younger Ranch representative only. If you have other vendors you’d like to meet with, please schedule them after the initial walk-through. Walk-throughs should be scheduled no less than 14 days and no more than 30 days before your event. To schedule yours, first contact your Younger Ranch representative for available dates and times, then coordinate those times with your caterer and wedding planner.

A walk-through usually takes 60 minutes. At the walk-through, you will need to provide Younger Ranch with the following:

1. Final payment
2. Room diagram(s)
3. Event timeline
4. Certificate of insurance
5. List of vendors with contact information
6. Wedding planner checklist

You can choose any hours you like for your block. We kindly ask that weddings wrap up by 11 pm, with guests leaving at 10 pm and clean-up until 11 pm. For Venue Only, the most popular 12-hour block is 11 am to 11 pm. Your guests arrive at 3:30 pm, and your ceremony is set for 4 pm.

3 to 4 hours for set-up, 1 hour for the ceremony, 1 to 2 hours for cocktails, 4 to 5 hours for the reception, and 1 hour for tear-down.

We recommend having your guests arrive 30 minutes before your ceremony time. This gives them time to park and find their way to the ceremony site.

You and your vendors may access the property the moment your block of time begins, and no earlier.

On occasion, items can be dropped off on the day of your rehearsal if we don’t have a wedding that day. All set-up, including deliveries, must be completed within your block of time. Linens and rental items are usually picked up the next morning.

No. All items must be picked up within your block of time.

We will provide a generator for the sound equipment that you or your DJ provide. Check with your DJ to make sure our generator is powerful enough and compatible with their equipment.

Yes. The reception barn is 40 x 60 feet, the open hay barn (pole barn) for cocktail hour is 34 x 38 feet, and the ceremony arch is 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide.

Yes. We have some layouts drawn up to help you with this. Just ask, and we’ll give you a copy or email them to you.

Yes, as long as they’re hung with wire, string, or zip ties. No nails, staples, or screws.

No. Due to liability, you or your vendor must provide your own ladder.

Younger Ranch does not have a liquor license. To help manage the liquor coming on and off the premises, we do require that you use Peak Beverage as your liquor vendor, and that ALL alcohol be served by a TIPS-trained bartender, also provided by Peak.

Yes, we know how popular home brewing is these days. Peak Beverage can certainly feature a product of your making at your wedding.

Yes.

No. Food and beverage are an additional cost. For a food estimate, please contact one of the caterers on our list. Alcohol comes through Peak Beverage.

Yes, you can! Just remember to bring your own utensils, plates, glasses, bottle openers, etc.

Yes. We are prepared for weather and have great “Plan B” and “Plan C” options that can be put into action as early as the day of the wedding.

Yes. However, no open flames are allowed. Flameless candles, or dripless candles contained in glass, are acceptable. These include votive cups, hurricane lamps, lanterns, and floating candles.

No, due to the high fire danger in our area.

Yes. Only real white or ivory rose petals may be dropped outside.

Yes. We love dogs and animals. A ranch can be a dangerous place for small pets, and we need to make sure your dog stays safe and that Younger Ranch’s cattle aren’t put at risk, since some dogs love to chase cows by instinct. If you agree to keep your dog on a leash, clean up after them, and supervise them for the whole event, we’ll be happy to have your dog be part of your wedding day.

Yes. We understand how exciting planning a wedding can be. Please remember, though, that Younger Ranch is privately owned property, and drop-in visits are not allowed at any time. To visit, please request a “Visitor’s Pass” from your Younger Ranch representative. We’ll do our best to accommodate your request.