Blame Her Ranch (Outside Santa Fe, NM)

lanning process and never took more than a day to respond to any of my emails. For the wedding itself, he went above and beyond my every expectation to make sure our wedding day went smoothly. He even glued the arm back on our wedding cake topper when it fell off! I promise that you won’t find a better wedding venue in New Mexico. We received so many compliments from guests and being able to stay at the same place we were holding our rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception made all the difference. Everyone was incredibly impressed and my husband and I couldn’t have been more pleased with our experience. I highly recommend this venue to any bride!

t was really nice and relaxing being able to have the time to set up, hang out, and enjoy the pool/hot tub/skeet shooting/movie theater/golf "driving range". It felt like we were truly at home when we arrived, and there was so much space for our guests that stayed at the ranch for the weekend (24) to sleep comfortably. Randy set up gorgeous lights, tables and the dance floor in the lawn area the day before the wedding so it wasn't rushed with vendors arriving which was great. Speaking of vendors-- Randy got all of the contact information from them and did great with coordinating arrival times so we didn't have to worry about it at all. During the planning process the communication was top-notch, and the owners/Randy were very open to us visiting the ranch whenever we requested to help with our "wedding vision" and planning out the setup that we wanted. If you choose to book this venue be prepared that it's about an hour outside of Santa Fe, but it is 100% worth it in terms of the beauty and customization of the wedding day. I would say this is a venue perfect for a couple that is ready to do a lot of planning to make a day "your own" if you don't get a planner. We booked shuttles for transportation for our guests (Road Runner Shuttle--top notch) from Santa Fe (Blocked a hotel at Santa Fe Sage Inn-- affordable for guests and great location), got a food truck/buffet vendor for a more casual dinner service (Palate Food Truck, Real Burger Catering-- both amazing), port-a potties, hired bartenders, ordered kegs from Tractor Brewing/got Costco wine, got our DJ (complete weddings), had live music from the Gershom Brothers, and decided to do our own flowers from whole sale. (PS--special shout out to Dham Khalsa photography-- don't get me started on how perfect they made the whole process, seriously) That being said, I am really happy we chose to do that rather than being constrained by the typical wedding venues with "price per person" and a set menu for food/beverages. We had about 180 guests and the venue comfortably held them (capacity 250). We did a pre-wedding cocktail hour in the barn by the ceremony space as the guests arrived in shuttles and then had our rehearsal in the lawn area/house. The natural beauty of the ranch allowed for us to have to do minimal decorating (basic table settings and decorated the ceremony arch with greenery/flowers) and it was flawless. We have gotten so many compliments from our guests talking about how it was the most beautiful wedding venue they've ever seen (I know, everybody says that, haha), and how a few of our engaged couple-friends want to "steal" it and use it for their own wedding. If we could re-do our wedding day (I wish), I would choose Blame Her Ranch over, and over, and over again. You guys made the best day of our life so special, thank you so much.

he ranch has an amazing view and lots of fun activities for family and friends. Wish we could go back and do it again.

nd help us create a memorable event. Highly recommend this magical spot!! So grateful we found them.

!! It is a laid back kind of place that hands over the keys to you for the days you rent it which is amazing! Randy is there to help in every way possible without hovering. We had 75 guests total and 23 family members that stayed in the ranch with us. There was room for everyone to hang out and enjoy the weekend. The feel was a weekend family vacation that we just happened to be getting married at, which was exactly what we wanted. The barn for the reception was beautiful and really didn't require any decorations. We rented in December and Randy asked if we wanted Christmas decorations to be set up, which we said YES, and it made the place feel even more "homey". The ceremony site on the edge of the mesa was gorgeous and I wouldn't have changed anything about our weekend. Randy even helped us find a special spot off the ranch for our photographer to do the "first look shot" at sunrise. I can't say enough good things about that place. The price seems a little high at first glance but once you see what all comes with it and how many days you get, you can't beat the math compared to other venues. BHR does not nickle and dime you for extra costs, the price you see is the price you pay.

lace to yourselves! There was no need to rush off to our honeymoon, it felt like we were on vacation already. Our dinner was so outstanding because everything flowed into place. At night we danced away under the brightest stars you will ever see. Getting married at the beautiful Blame Her Ranch is what made our wedding the best wedding we have ever gone to; we are definitely looking forward to our next visit.