Chatfield Farms Weddings & Receptions

Colorado's Best Kept Secret

$3,500 starting price

Denver Metro Area, Littleton, Colorado

Service area

151 to 200 guests

Holds ceremonies and receptions

Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms is a rustic wedding venue located in Littleton, CO. Our property is located by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, providing a gorgeous landscape for any event. In its early days, this land was ranched by the Hildebrand and Green families. To this day, all of the farm’s 700 acres have been lovingly cared for, presenting as a beautiful environment for any wedding event. Facilities Our venues areas include the Green Farm Barn, Deer Creek Stables, Prairie Garden Terrace, Deer Creek Schoolhouse, Polly Steele Center and even a Yurt! We also have the sprawling amphitheater and the open-air chapel with majestic views. Gatherings can range from small, cozy elopements to grand and opulent weddings. We'd love to hear from you! Give our office a call anytime between 9:00am-4pm to speak with one of our Venue Sales Associates. If you would like to be added to our contact list, please fill out this form: https://keap.app/contact-us/1845069045727308 We have the dedication, drive and passion to ensure your wedding is one to be remembered for years to come, and we would love for you to be a part of Chatfield Farm's history. We protect your privacy and your information will not be transferred to any other individual or company

+17 years in business

Speaks English

4 team members

Pricing details

Starting prices

Reception

$3,500

Reception

$3,500

Ceremony

$1,400

Bar services

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Catering

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Couples usually spend $8,000
Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees.
Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices. Peak season for this venue is Nov-Dec.

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Amenities + details

Amenities

Ceremony Area

Covered Outdoors Space

Dressing Room

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

Outdoor Event Space

Reception Area

Ceremony Types

Civil Union

Commitment Ceremony

Elopement

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Guest Capacity

Up to 200

Settings

Barn

Farm & Ranch

Garden

Historic Venue

Mountain

Museum

Park

Trees

Venue Service Offerings

Rentals & Equipment

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Availability

4.3

out of 5.0

61 reviews

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Chatfield Farms offers a beautiful and well-maintained wedding venue with both indoor and outdoor spaces. The staff, particularly Jeremiah, is praised for being accommodating, responsive, and professional. Reviewers highlight the seamless setup, helpful vendor recommendations, and the convenience of having a day-of event coordinator. Despite minor concerns like bathroom locations and cleanliness, Chatfield Farms is highly recommended for its stunning aesthetics and exceptional service, making weddings there truly special and memorable.

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Conrad B

10/14/2024

We had worked with Jeremiah Tjossem and he was amazing. Very accommodating, responsive, and helped us through a lot of the early planning stages for our wedding. Chatfield Farms gives you a wedding planning checklist that is extremely helpful. Our wedding took place at the end of September this year at the Green Farm Barn with a guest count just over 70. It is a beautiful space that is well taken care of. We were fortunate enough to have great weather and were able to be seated outside which made the experience even more perfect. The GFB only has one bathroom but there were additional portable toilets nearby due to the corn maze which was a nice added plus. Do note the timing of the fall corn maze. The corn maze is across the field if you’re planning a wedding in the fall. We hardly noticed the corn maze and it wasn’t a problem. The vendors we chose all worked great together and their familiarity with the venue really helped. They have a recommended vendor list (which you should use to avoid an extra fee) and they all have worked together. Setup was seamless and stress free for us and for the wedding party. You are required to have a day of event coordinator, but that is completely worth it for planning and day of coordination. Our ceremony took place at the “Open Air Chapel” and is worth the extra cost. The area was beautifully landscaped and well maintained. The flower pots and all the florals already there made the chapel look amazing and helped with limiting costs of extra florals at the ceremony site. The walk between the open air chapel and GFB is also beautifully tree covered. We had a full package which included the getting ready suite, “The Polly Steele Center”, and access to the silo garden space next to the GFB. The getting ready site was gorgeous and so nicely decorated. It was a good amount of space too with several rooms to get ready and changed in. It was clean, cool, and a great distance from the GFB. It was just really nice to have that space and the extra bathroom for getting ready. The silo garden space was a perfect spot for our first look, photos, and guests to visit during cocktail hour. Overall, this venue is very beautiful and we could not have been happier choosing this venue. The staff was very professional and respectful and would highly recommend this venue to anyone moving forward. Our wedding was perfect and the venue really made it so special!

Paul F

10/07/2024

Chatfield Farms was such a beautiful venue for our wedding, and it felt great to support their conservation programs. The team was very professional and pretty easy to work with. We had a few times when we had to follow up with them more than once to get a question answered, but their responses were always helpful, and they were very accommodating in creating the wedding of our dreams. We loved that they are very flexible on which vendors you choose so we could get exactly what we wanted within our budget. When it came to the wedding day, the staff was very helpful in supporting all of our other vendors, even running people around on the golf cart and making sure our vision was realized.

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Kelly G

9/02/2024

We loved working with the Chatfield Farms Team! They made our event run seamlessly and were always around for questions. We had our wedding at the Green Farm Barn and got so many compliments about the beauty of the gardens. The day was truly a dream.

Brittany S

6/26/2024

Andrea and her team helped me have the perfect day! They took my vision and brought it to life.

Megan P

6/22/2024

We used the chapel for our ceremony and the Green Farm Barn for our reception, and it was perfect! Even with the Antiques Road Show filming at Chatfield Farms the day before our wedding, everything was taken care of and ready for our day!

response 08/29/2024

Hi Megan, We are so happy to hear that you had a positive experience and appreciate you're...

feedback! We hope you can come back and enjoy the gardens sometime soon.

Michelle M

3/01/2024

Taylor at Chatfield Farms was very kind and helpful throughout our planning process. I would highly recommend the Botanical Gardens @ Chatfield Farms for any special occassion.

Oliver B

12/07/2023

Taylor was our venue coordinator at Chatfield Farms, and she did a great job. She was extremely organized and professional, and she was always cheerful and happy to answer questions. We got all our flowers through Chatfield Farms through their new Bucket of Blooms program. Despite the cold, rainy spring that delayed flowers blooming, Josie was able to find many beautiful blooms and greens for us. Our venue was the Green Farm Barn, and we highly recommend it! It's much more private than Deer Creek Stables, with a lot of room to spread out. Please note that we had 130 people at our wedding, and the barn didn't have enough room for them all to sit inside. That was fine for our wedding, because we lucked out with the weather. But it's something to know! It would have accommodated 85-90 people. The Gardens were beautiful in mid-June! And not very buggy for our morning wedding. There was an explosion of flowers all over the place, so we didn't need to decorate much at all. Beautiful venue--accommodating staff.

Monica L

12/04/2023

We had a great experience with Chatfield Farms for our wedding. Jeremiah was awesome to work with and super helpful with the various 900 questions I had. Everything was executed beautifully, down to getting lucky with nice enough weather for an outdoor ceremony in November. We got a great deal getting married outside peak wedding season, so that was also a huge perk. There are only a few things that I wish had been different about the venue. The bathrooms were a short walk away from the barn where our reception took place. It would definitely not be an issue during the warmer months, but it probably would have been nicer for guests not to walk outside when it was cold at night. We did have a late fall/early winter wedding though and that one is definitely on us. Additionally, there were some pretty heavy spider webs/buggy type stuff along the corners of the ceiling in the barn that I wish had been cleaned up prior to our reception. Not a huge deal, but something I noticed and might bother others.

Sara A

11/11/2023

We had our ceremony outside and our reception in the Green Barn at Chatfield Farms. The whole day a dream and the team was fantastic! Even though it rained on our day, the team was able to flex and make it all work. In the end, the rain stopped and we were dancing outside under the twinkle lights. I loved the venue, the flowers, the aesthetic, and the team there.

Rachel M

11/02/2023

Chatfield was a stunning venue for our September wedding this year. We had the ceremony at the open air chapel and the reception in the deer creek stables. From the guests’ view, everything was absolutely perfect! As the bride and groom, we had some frustrations during the planning process and with Chatfield not executing what we had agreed upon for our wedding day. First off, there are a ton of rules to follow with this venue- so much red tape when it comes to which vendors you can use for your wedding. There was an unnecessary lack of communication between Chatfield and our caterers, Organic Roots, and the rental company, AllWell Rents. We discovered later that we did all the leg work which they said they could’ve handled- but it was too late. When we booked the venue, our representative from Chatfield was Anna. Anna left the job soon after and we didn’t hear from the new contact, Caiti for a couple months. Caiti told us they’d be at the venue day of the wedding to help our coordinator set up but Caiti never showed the day of- with no explanation:( We feel Chatfield fell short in several areas in planning/ execution after setting clear expectations of the wedding. The wedding was beautiful but we feel the price tag didn’t match what we got the day of. FYI, there will be people/visitors walking around your venue and the gardens even if they tell you that they will clear the guests out

Christina B

10/31/2023

Chatfield Farms was a wonderful venue for our early fall wedding! We used the outdoor chapel for our Jewish wedding and the communication to get our chuppah on the grounds was easy and straight forward. We had our reception at Deer Creek Stables and when we came around the corner for our reception, it was so beautiful with the fairy lights that it took our breath away. What a beautiful venue and we loved that it wasn't privately owned. The gardens were gorgeous and a perfect backdrop to our wedding!

Bri B

10/22/2023

We had our reception here. While the venue was beautiful and we enjoyed the day, I wouldn't recommend using this venue unless you're okay with a lot of added stress. Communication from the time we initially toured our venue to the day of the reception was a challenge, as Chatfield was fairly unresponsive. We also had a major issue with our layout. I gave our updated layout to our event coordinator 2 weeks before the event as requested, but when we showed up for the event, the layout the events staff used was months old and incorrect. We had to change literally every table except for the 2 food tables before we could start decorating, which led to a ton of added stress in setting up the event in time.

Lana M

10/14/2023

Best place to have a wedding !

Hannah F

10/07/2023

We had our wedding at Deer Creek Stables in June, and it was perfect. The gardens and venue were absolutely stunning. I am especially grateful that the Stables gave us an easy weather backup, given how rainy June was this year, but we got extremely lucky and the weather was perfect, allowing us to keep the stables open and have the outdoor wedding that we had hoped for. All of the staff at Chatfield were so lovely to work with - incredibly kind and accommodating throughout the whole process. We also picked our caterer and DJ from their recommended vendors list and had a good experience - and it was really nice to know that our vendors were already familiar with the space and staff at Chatfield. I can't speak highly enough of our experience with Chatfield - an enormous thank you to Jeremiah and the whole team for making our wedding so stress-free and such a good time.

Sarah H

10/06/2023

We got married here September 30, 2023 and had a negative experience. Leading up, there was very little communication and it would take them up to 3 weeks to respond to our emails. Our event coordinator was sick for our walk through so could not attend and did not make any attempt to schedule an additional walk through with us, leaving a lack of understanding for our event day of. We paid for a half day that was to start at 4pm and were told that we could be on site at 3pm. We even paid $400 additional to be able to use the yurt from 3pm - 4pm. We were reassured upon signing our contract that there would be no problem setting up the wedding in an hour and that this was common. When the wedding party arrived, our contact from Chatfield was nowhere to be found and the yurt we rented was locked and the AC was not on for us. This left our wedding party standing in the heat for 40 minutes waiting to hear from someone from Chatfield and delayed our schedule for set-up. Additionally, we communicated ahead of time the specific people who would need ADA accommodations with a golf cart. Chatfield did not have a cart ready for the guests when they arrived and clearly did not have a plan in place, as they drove us around in the golf cart without communicating to us that there wasn’t another one for the guests. They are refunding us for the $400 we spent on the yurt, but I do not think this makes up for the experience. The location is beautiful and the guests were overall happy, but, I was immensely disappointed by the service we received for the amount we spent on this venue. Also to note, if you do go with this venue in the fall that the corn maze is no joke and the site is very busy with people from the public until about 5:30pm.

Madeline H

9/30/2023

We hosted our wedding at the Chatfield Botanic Gardens and it was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. The entire team made it an incredibly easy process from choosing the venue to pulling off our big day. Jeremiah with the gardens even stepped up to keep our family and friends safe when a rattlesnake tried to crash the party. If you're looking for a place for a whimsical garden party then Chatfield is the place for you.

Leah R

8/22/2023

Beautiful- dreamy and the perfect spot for our summer wedding. Working with Bridgette and Jeremiah was the most easy! We are very laid back and Bridgette and Jeremiah made sure every one of our needs were met. The night was absolutely perfect.

Brianna P

8/09/2023

Our wedding day at the Deer Creek Stables in Chatfield Farms was an absolute dream. At first, we thought we made a mistake by booking the venue because we had to bring everything in externally (decor, alcohol, etc.) which meant a lot of extra work, but our venue contact, Jeremiah, was so incredibly accommodating and worked with us to help alleviate some of the stress around the logistics and everything turned out great. If you book here, I highly recommend going with their preferred vendors (especially Rocky Mountain Catering) because they know the venue like the back of their hand and will ensure a flawless execution. Looking back, I couldn't imagine getting married anywhere else. Everything was so beautiful.

Monica S

7/11/2023

We had our wedding celebration at Deer Creek Stables and could not have been happier with the gorgeous (and affordable) venue and accommodating staff. Our guests were blown away by the stunning scenery and even a few remarked to me that they were going to return the very next weekend- they adored the location so much! The Botanic Gardens also set me up with a flower vendor and I was able to make my own center pieces which was a highlight of the wedding weekend!

Lindsay D

6/05/2023

I used the Dear Creek Stable for my ceremony and reception and it was beautiful. the staff were very accommodating to what I wanted everything to look like and they make great suggestions of things I have not thought of. they took care of everything on the big day from setting up the ceremony chairs and bringing them back into the reception to helping arrange the bar. I got two walk-throughs to get all the details right and there was always someone I could ask my questions to. thank you guys so much for the perfect day!

response 06/06/2023

Hi Lindsay, We are thrilled to know you had such an amazing time at Chatfield Farms on yo...

ur wedding day :) Thank you for the kind words and congrats again!

Rich C

5/26/2023

This was an exceptional event space and the team is unparalleled! Jeremiah was incredibly flexible, helpful, and always quick with his responses. It was clear that their priority was for us to have the best wedding possible and to allow us to focus on our celebration without having to worry about the details. We really appreciate the staff and the location, the venue is absolutely beautiful, and we absolutely would recommend the Chatfield Botanic Gardens to anyone that asked! Thank you for helping make it such a wonderful day for us!

response 06/06/2023

Hi Rich, Thank you for your kind words about Chatfield Farms! We try to go above and beyo...

nd to make sure our clients have the best days ever! Thank you again for hosting your private event at Chatfield Farms <3

Sarah B

1/25/2023

Besides being absolutely gorgeous, sitting at the base of the foothills, this venue could not have been more perfect. My husband and I wanted something casual and outdoors, which is exactly what we got, getting married at the outdoor gazebo and then moving our reception to the stables, which were decorated to a T! The lighting and the setup of our reception was perfect, everyone enjoyed the cocktail hour out on the patio! The weather held perfectly and at the end of the night several guests were still gathered around the provided fire pit, while the few of us who could still feel our feet were finishing our final dances. The event team was amazing and allowed us to come tour the venue whenever we needed to prep for our big day and were constant communication during our final month. Shout out to all the staff as they keep this place beautiful year-round!

response 02/23/2023

Hi Sarah, thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are so happy that you enjoyed wor...

king with our events team and that our venue provided the perfect place to create your wedding memories at. And indeed, our horticulture and operations team are incredible at keeping the venues and gardens so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your experience here!

Ariel P

8/15/2022

I loved our venue and would recommend it time and time again. The venue was so gorgeous to start that I didn’t feel like I had to do a ton to make it what I wanted. Every staff member we worked with were kind, understanding and very professional! Would 10/10 recommend

response 02/23/2023

Hi Ariel! We were also so happy that you the first couple to enjoy our Buckets of Blooms f...

or your wedding flowers straight from our farm. We hope you get to come back soon and enjoy reliving the beautiful memories here. Thank you for your kind words!

Leslie L

7/08/2022

Our daughter was married last weekend, 7/2/22 at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms. While the setting was beautiful, ,the ceremony lovely, and guests had a wonderful time, there are several behind the scene details prospective couples should be aware of. 1.(staff turnover 4 event planners in a year 2)) staff not returning phone calls for several days 3) lack of coordination among Garden staff as to who does what. If you are someone who enjoys a challenge this is your place.

response 12/29/2022

Hi Leslie! Thank you for your feedback. We are excited to have new processes in place for...

our skilled staff and have hired an additional Venue Sales Associate with our high volume of phone calls. Moving forward, a coordinator/planner is required for weddings at Chatfield Farms so that our team can focus on ensuring our venues are in top shape for weddings, as we are unfortunately not trained as event coordinators. We are confident that all of these efforts will ensure a higher quality experience. Thank you for hosting with us, and we are glad to hear that your guests and daughter had a wonderful time and enjoyed the beauty of the gardens!

Kathryn H

7/05/2022

Amazing venue for the price

Amanda W

9/21/2021

We got married at the Green Barn Farm venue at Chatfield Farms and it was perfect! I worked with Elanor when we originally booked the venue, but she ended up moving out of state 2 months before our wedding. I was a little worried about being transferred to a new coordinator, but Keni Pratt proved to be an excellent upgrade. After we booked the venue it was challenging to get timely email responses, but when Keni took over it was smooth sailing from there on out. Keni was incredibly responsive, professional, and we accommodating. Our wedding went seamlessly and we had an amazing time with our family and friends. Also, it didn’t break the bank! We had a day-time ceremony and reception on a Sunday and it was very reasonable compared to other venues I looked at. I would highly recommend Chatfield Farms!

Angela K

7/15/2021

Scott and I got married here this past June and it was a dream! The gardens were in full bloom and it was incredibly green! I couldn't have imagined a more incredible venue! Elanor, who was our event contact was extremely helpful and responsive! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Hayley L

6/04/2021

My husband and I loved getting married here! It was beautiful and the staff were so helpful. At first, we were a little hesitant by the preferred vendor list but ended up being thankful for it throughout planning. The vendors on the list are there because they are wonderful and know the venue. Our wedding day went off without a hitch thanks to Chatfield Farms and their vendors.

Ali G

8/04/2020

Chatfield Farms is a beautiful venue and met all of our expectations! Brittany was great to work with and provided quick responses, which was much appreciated during the uncertainty of Covid-19. When we were forced to change our wedding plans, Brittany offered us a variety of options that helped to relieve a lot of the stress! We had to cancel our reception, but we couldn’t give up the beauty of this venue and decided to still use the Open Air Chapel for a small family ceremony. It worked out perfectly and we are so happy that we were still able to incorporate Chatfield Farms into our special day. I would definitely recommend this venue for either a full ceremony and reception, or just a beautiful and intimate ceremony site for a Covid elopement!

Grant B

7/26/2020

We searched all over the front range, the foothills and when we visited Chatfield, we knew it was the venue for our wedding. We've been working with Brittany and her experience in the industry has been extremely valuable. They have an approved vendor list, and if you hcoose someone outside of that list you will need to pay a fee. Honestly, this really helped the decision making process and we were confident we would receive top notch service. The two different sites are great and require minimal decoration. They have been a pleasure to communicate and work with during the ever changing circumstances due to Covid.

John G

7/07/2020

I took a wonderful tour at Chatfield farms. Although my fiancée and I went with a venue that was closer to home, I feel confident that Chatfield would have been a superb wedding venue due to their great hospitality, responsiveness, attention to our concerns and wishes, and how easy and fun they were to work with. The grounds are breathtaking; we loved that guests would always have something to look at or a place to wander throughout the reception. I would be quick to recommend Chatfield farms to anyone searching for a venue.

Kassey M

5/26/2020

This was an absolute beautiful place to get married! Elanor was fantastic to work with and really understood our easy going, nontraditional style. I would happily recommend Chatfield Farms to anyone looking for an affordable and beautiful place to get married!

Jessica G

10/01/2019

The gardens itself are beautiful, but the staff and communication are what make this venue a one star. We worked with Elanor and it would take 4 follow up emails to hear back about a simple question. Sometimes we even had to loop in the venue manager to get an answer (Most of the time actually). We even had to email them for almost 3 weeks to get them to TAKE OUR CHECK, to pay for the venue. Shouldn’t that be the easiest part? Really bad. Our event coordinator didn’t even make our walk through. They let us know they would be there during set up for any questions. When we got there and my day of coordinator had questions, they event staff WERE NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. It would take around 20 minutes for my coordinator to get a hold of them and when we communicated with them through the walkie talking to get assistance for our elderly with the golf carts it took 30 minutes for them to come around. Isn’t part of what we paid a decently responsive team? It’s sad when your day of representation can’t get a hold of the event staff at all. I know this isn’t a one off experience because I bought some second hand items from a bride who had her wedding there and also had a terrible customer service experience. Lastly, the staff didn’t turn on the AC in time and out cake started to melt. They told us to put our other cakes in the brides room because someone else’s cake melted the other day. They provided no refrigeration for our cakes even though they knew that cakes melted in the past. All in all this venue would be perfect if they just hired better and more communicative people. Pablo was great though, if you have the option… work with him.

Erin C

9/17/2019

This venue is spectacular. Beautiful views, flexibility for ceremony, reception, cocktail hour, etc. Bridal suite and grooms suite included. Our wedding was at the Green Farm Barn, ceremony was just to the side of the barn and dinner was on the lawn with yard games and dancing on the patio. (Perk is the barn was our Plan B if weather didn't want to cooperate!) Everything worked out so well. The only reason 4/5 stars is that the venue has some pretty strict rules: must use their vendors(or expect a per person penalty $), decoration limitations (flame, stakes in ground, confetti not allowed). The points of contact for the venue left a lot to be desired. They are very nice, but very busy so many times days goes between responses or plans fall off the radar if you don't follow up and confirm schedules with the points of contact at the Gardens. This is also a very busy venue, weddings Friday/Sat&Sun during peak season along with other events, etc. I would do it all over again at Chatfield Botanic Gardens, though!

Elizabeth D

8/06/2019

My daughter was married at Chatfield last weekend and the wedding and reception couldn't have been more perfect. The staff were responsive and helpful from the initial tour to the end of the reception. The ceremony took place at the Open Air Chapel, the reception at the Deer Creek Stables, and the dancing on the Prairie Garden Terrace. The setting, gorgeous landscaping, and fairy lights in the trees around the dance floor made it all magical. On a more practical note, there are nice bathrooms with handicapped access, which was important for one of our elders. We appreciated that one of the security guards had a bottle of bug spray that he offered around, since there were some mosquitoes in certain areas. Chatfield provides a list of approved vendors that are required. We were actually very grateful for that, since it reduced the vast universe of options and guaranteed that everyone would be familiar with the venue and its rules. Preparing a full meal without a catering kitchen, for example, requires special equipment and skills. We were delighted with all our vendors and many guests said that it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever attended.

Kristen H

7/02/2019

We had a fantastic experience with the Chatfield Farms venue and team. As the bride, I received numerous compliments on what a gorgeous venue it was and how lucky we were to find it. The venue itself is stunning-- all the natural greenery and flowers makes for cheap and easy decorating! We specifically were married in front of the aspen grove at the edge of the main lawn and used the Deer Creek Stables for our reception. The stables kept us protected from weather and provided plenty of space for a 60 person dinner and dance floor (and cocktail hour on the patio!) The trees are lit at night, making the most magical setting for pictures, cake cutting, and mingling with friends. As far as the events team at Chatfield, Brittany was a pleasure to work with. She was available to answer all of our questions leading up to the big day and at our walk through, and then day-of, our wedding planner said she was easy to work with and accessible throughout the night. They take care of ceremony chair set up and have a variety of tables that can be used for the reception as well. Having access to a beautiful venue that allows couples to bring in their own beverages, pick from a wide range of catering teams and other vendors, doesn't have taxes and fees-- everything about this venue is a win-win! We would HIGHLY recommend Chatfield Farms for a wedding/reception.

Justin A

7/02/2019

We had our wedding on June 1st at the Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms - specifically at the Deer Creek Stables. The location was gorgeous and the events staff (Brittany and Eleanor) met all of our expectations from the original showing to the walk through to the day of our event. We had many notes and special requests, and they accommodated each of every one of them. From setting-up and arranging our ceremony chairs perfectly for our wedding of 56 guests to always being present whenever needed during our ceremony and reception for any problems we needed fixed, they were stellar. With another wedding the same day at the nearly Green Farm Barn, we were so happy that the assurances in our earlier meetings that we would not even know they were there came true! We paid for a quality experience at the Chatfield Farms and this venue certainly delivered it! As a groom, I was thrilled that they made this day so special for my wife and I!

Sarah L

6/15/2019

We had our wedding June 1 at the Chatfield location. Yes, the gardens are gorgeous, but the events staff fail miserably at anything passing for competence. First, despite scheduling the walk through with Brittany, she did not attend it. Eleanor did. Second, despite our discussion of the chair number and arrangement for the ceremony (and explaining how important it was that my wedding of 60 not be swamped), they put out more than 120 chairs. Thus, not only did Brittany fail to attend, she failed to read the notes from the meeting. Additionally, the day of, not only was the cooler not running in the yurt for the groom and his men, but there were no working lights. When we asked the gardens staff if any one was around from events (we could not find them in their office despite it still being well before 5:00), the answer was no and no one was available to fix the problem. They did give us a business card. Our music was drowned out by the pulsing, sometimes profanity-laced music from the other wedding that day (despite assurances in our earlier meetings that they monitor the noise level). The restroom in our reception venue was never unlocked by staff. Brittany and Eleanor who were supposed to "tag team" the event were no where to be found. When we expressed our concerns, we were first assured that someone would be in contact (they were not). When we reached out and made contact, they only blamed the other wedding as having required too much of their attention (i.e. folks in trees and the like). Apparently the fact that we also paid for a quality experience (and deserved, if not the experience, compensation) did not seem important to them. Stay away unless you plan to be the crew climbing the trees!

Karis H

6/02/2019

We had our wedding at Chatfield Farms and overall the day was magical! We utilized both the both "barns" for our event because of snow/rain, and they were both beautiful and comfy enough for our party of 115 guests. Pablo was so friendly and helpful, as well as flexible as weather threw our plans. As an out of state bride, he and his team made the planning easy and almost stress free (as much as possible). Biggest complaints- because of front, the flower pots were covered with huge tan covers, and these eyesores were in several pictures sadly, I would have loved to have them removed for a few hours. Also, we didn't have as free rein to take pictures in as many spots as I had planned. Overall though, beautiful and affordable venue! Check this place out!

Kate C

5/24/2019

We got married last weekend at Chatfield Farms. Elanor has always been so communicative throughout the whole process. The barn was the first venue we saw and we put our name down and looked at many other venues that didn’t come close in terms of quality and price. Elanor was so great to work with and we appreciated having her as our point of contact from start to finish. The logistics of the day went incredibly smoothly, and we are so grateful to Elanor and the whole team at Chatfield for that. Our guests also raved about how gorgeous the venue and backdrop were, but of course we already knew that! We got married in the field in front of green farm barn, and it was the perfect backdrop! Thank you so much to everyone there who made it a success, especially Elanor! Also highly recommend the ponds further beyond the barn for photos!! So gorgeous out there!

McKenzie W

11/21/2018

This venue was absolutely gorgeous! We barely needed any flower decorations as the venue naturally provides them itself. The back drop of the outdoor chapel was also stunning! To be surrounded by the mountains in a grassy green area with a beautiful pergola was more than I could have imagined! I can't say enough about how beautiful the grounds are! Not to mention, the big tree in the middle of the dance floor/deck lights up at night and it was absolutely perfect! It made the whole night seem even more magical! The event managers here are also very helpful. They worked to get me exactly what I needed and explained things so that it was easy to understand. I recommend this venue to anyone!!

Rachel M

9/13/2018

We had our wedding at Chatfield Farms and it was a dream come true! We got so many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony was at the Open Air Chapel and the Green Farm Barn was a perfect place for our indoor/outdoor reception. It fit in beautifully with our boho/garden themed wedding and couldn't ask for anything more. Pablo was wonderful and very responsive in answering all of our questions. I would highly recommend this venue for a more relaxed but gorgeous wedding!

Carrie B

6/10/2018

We got married at Chatfield Farms. The venue was beautiful and everything we imagined as far as looks are concerned. However, in our year and a half engagement and since we booked, we went through three different venue event coordinators. The first two were great, and the most recent was horrible. Pablo forgot about important conversations and details within a week’s time and was so difficult to work with because of that. His lack of customer service and communication skills is truly shocking for someone who works in hospitality. For our ceremony, we requested 48 chairs. The venue set up 100 and told our privately hired day-of-coordinator and parents that it was heir problem to deal with—aka put away all of the extra chairs and figure it out. Please, do not have the same experience we had. Take your money elsewhere. Yes, the venue was beautiful. But the people are horrible to deal with. Go somewhere else—there’s lots of beautiful places in Colorado. I would give this review one star, but the second star is for the beauty.

Liz H

8/27/2017

The Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms is a beautiful venue. However, from my experience thus far, I would not recommend anyone host an event here, as their customer service is absolutely horrible. I completed an online inquiry at the beginning of July. After over a week of not hearing anything I decided to call the venue directly to try and set up a visit. We set up the visit for the last week in July and we were extremely impressed with the facilities, despite the fact that Haleigh forgot we were coming and had double booked herself. After a short wait, Sarah was kind enough to show us around and go over options. She stated she would be emailing me more information the following day. I never received that email. Again, despite this, my fiancé and I were ready to book a date for both our wedding and reception. I emailed Haleigh two days after our visit with our top choices for dates and again, never heard back. My multiple calls and voicemails went unanswered over the following weeks. At this point we had no choice but to look into other options (which worked out because our location is AMAZING!) But obviously Chatfield Farms is not concerned with customer service. The best part was, nearly 4 weeks after our site visit and 6 weeks after my initial inquiry, I received a copied and pasted generic email responding to my online inquiry and offering to set up a site visit. As I said, the venue is beautiful but beware of their lack of communication and customer service should you decide to host an event here.

Janelle N

7/27/2017

So disappointed. I've been trying to plan a wedding at Chatfield Farms but I'm finding them unresponsive and frankly not interested in doing more than making excuses. We did manage to get a tour after asking several times. We were greeted by someone more interested in their phone than my fiancé and I. She had no idea why we were there and obviously hadn't even glanced at the extensive form they require. She said it's been chaotic because of some unexpected resignations. Since then no response to my requests to know the next steps. I give up. If chaos and incompetence is how they roll I certainly don't want that for my wedding.

Jessica V

8/01/2014

Chatfield Botanic Gardens was the most incredible venue I could have dreamed of for my May 31, 2014 wedding! It's rustic feel and gorgeous backdrop of the foothills was breathtaking. We were lucky to meet Michele Wilcox the first day we toured the grounds, and from then on she was our Chatfield contact and ended up being our Day-Of-Coordinator. She. was. AMAZING! She answered all of my questions throughout the year long planning process (no matter how silly). Once we got closer to our date, she met with me multiple times to discuss details, vendors, timeline, etc - there was no detail too small - she wanted to know about every piece of our day, and ultimately she played a huge part in helping me pull off my dream wedding! The day of the wedding she set up both the ceremony and reception spaces to perfection with all of the intricate details we had talked about. I never once questioned if the spaces would be what I envisioned, and her and the Chatfield team made them more beautiful than I could have even imagined! She kept folks in line, on time and took the reins so that I could enjoy my day and not be stressed! More than anything, she was an absolute pleasure to be around on one of the most important days a girl has! I would HIGHLY recommend Michele! We are so grateful that we had such an organized, professional and genuinely nice person to help us with our big day! THANK YOU MICHELE!!!!

Melissa S

5/15/2014

Chatfield Botanic Gardens was everything I was looking for in our wedding venue.... a barn with great views of the foothills. It also fit decently into our budget (compared to other venue options) because we booked off-peak season. Employees Chris Warford and Michelle Wilcox were both very helpful and accommodating. I had many questions throughout the process and I never once felt like an annoyance. Overall, I feel we had a great working relationship and was satisfied with the outcome.

Kayla W

9/11/2013

We had our August 2013 wedding at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield in the new reception venue called the Prairie Garden Canopy and it was beautiful. The staff and everything was very good. It rained a bit right before our ceremony was supposed to start and Michele handled it wonderfully - it stopped right in time, they dried off the chairs and got us out there virtually on time. Also, the new tent site is so pretty with the large tree lit up with twinkle lights and the new deck. Everything was beautiful.

Christi P

7/01/2013

Chatfield was a perfect setting for our wedding. The ceremony site is gorgeous with the foothills in the background. We had our reception by the schoolhouse and it was exactly as we'd envisioned - all outdoors, relaxed, under the stars, with plenty of space for people to mingle, play lawn games, and dance. The directors are somewhat difficult to get a response from, but the location was worth the frustration of limited and delayed contact.

Caitlin M

6/03/2013

We recently got married at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. First the pros. It is an absolutely gorgeous Colorado location with a big beautiful barn, open fields, a mountain backdrop for the ceremony, natural gardens and even goats and chickens. The barn makes an incredible reception site, with the patio out front being perfect for both your cocktail hour and your dance floor. We fell in love with the location and knew it fit with our rustic romance vision for our wedding. However, I will say the service isn't great. They are fortunate to have such a great venue site otherwise I don't think they would have nearly as many weddings. Communication was nearly impossible and most messages weren't responded too without multiple calls and emails having to be sent. Our site manager didn't show up to a meeting with us and we were left standing there waiting. She didn't answer her cell phone and didn't respond to us about it for days. They also have a lot of kind of crazy rules. I understand it's a botanic garden and historical site but they're so stringent. They also squeeze in as many events as humanly possible. On our wedding day, they fit 3 weddings in on a Saturday, including a ceremony only at our site only an hour before we had access to the space. They also keep a lot of information to themselves that they don't want their weddings to know, like scheduling a color run at the gardens during a wedding and adding additional ceremony sites that can alter your existing contract for things like signage and parking. Overall, they just do not make it easy to work with them, even if you have other fabulous vendor partners. The venue is gorgeous and it worked out just fine for us, especially with the help of other amazing vendors. If you fall in love with the place, it will be beautiful, just be prepared to do a lot yourself, ask a lot of questions, get everything in writing and possibly have to deal with less than stellar service. I'd highly suggest hiring a day of coordinator or wedding planner, or paying your florist and cake bakers etc to deliver to the site for set up since they really do not do much to help with that either.

Shauna F

10/22/2012

I fell in love with the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield absolutely instantly. It is so gorgeous there. Even though we had to change our plans of having both the ceremony and reception there to just the reception, we were still so pleased. The only thing that was tough about only having a ceremony there was that I didn't have as private of a "getting ready" space. I got ready in the gorgeous schoolhouse, but that building is right at the entrance. TONS of people saw me before I actually walked down the aisle, which was a bummer. Other than that, the ceremony space at the Outdoor Chapel was marvelous. It's definitely pricey, but gorgeous.

Jessica R

10/21/2012

My groom and I planned a destination wedding at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield from CA. It really was very simple dealing with both Mary and Chris, despite the initial worry of specifications with the site, it was a breeze and they were very well prepared and had everything ready and set up just like planned. There were no unexpected surprises here. The site was beautiful, with sparkle lights that made the night feel as though we were in a magical place! They even helped get a golf cart to help my 85 year old grandmother around when she had trouble walking at no extra cost! Our guests could not stop saying how much they loved it. I would highly recommend this outdoor venue!

Shannon C

9/24/2012

I love the Gardens at Chatfield. The outdoor chapel is beautiful and the barn is a great place to hold the reception. My only issue is that there seemed to be a lot of hidden costs that I didn't know about until a few weeks before the wedding, but these were balanced out by the ability to buy your own alcohol to be served by the catering company.

Nicolette R

8/23/2012

I was a DIY bride and found this excellent venue, very affordable. Extremely beautiful site, we hardly had to make any decorations, because there were flowers in bloom everywhere on July 29. Mountain backdrop- perfect! Our ceremony was on the outdoor chapel, reception in the barn. The site had recommendations for almost everything you could need. We chose to hire one of their recommended caterers, because they are familiar with the site, how to get into the barn, etc. They made it hassle free. The rest of our "hired help" were family and friends: photographer, DJ, singers, cake maker, etc. The site was so helpful to all of these people and showed us exactly where to set everything up. This site has a wedding almost every weekend, and you can tell, becuase they were SO professional. I can't think of a single question that they didn't know the answer to. My Dream Come True!

April F

8/05/2012

Overall this was in a great location if you want something out of the city, along the foothills. The venue is beautiful and the barn reception area is great if you are ok with a bit of a rustic feel. The downside was the barn did get a bit muggy on a 90 degree day and the venue is very strict with entry/exit times, so a Day of Coordinator is a must. Also, we could have better things to say about the staff. They are very strict and a bit uptight! So, beware that they will be happy to throw on some damage fees once the party is over.

neicy w

7/23/2012

Chatfield was amazing! The venue was absolutely gorgeous and Mary and her staff really bent over backwards to see that everything was just right. One amazing worker, who's name I never got, raced my friend to the ceremony who went to pick up the forgotten rings on a golf cart and literally got her there in the nick of time! BEAUTIFUL, perfect day...THANK U!!

Kerrie J

6/27/2012

We loved getting married here. It was beautiful and everything we wanted. I was a little frustrated at times with all of the different rules. Mary was our coordinator with Chatfield and she did a great job. I wish there had been more catering options. Make sure to book in advance because it fills up fast!

Stephanie W

7/26/2011

The gardens were absolutely lovely, and we loved the location. We got many compliments on how gorgeous it was. The barn is super fun and the outdoor chapel is fabulous. My only complaint throughout the planning process is the customer service that we received. In person, the staff was very friendly, but most of the communication took place over email. It took weeks to hear back about many of my emails, and usually it took a second email following up. Otherwise, great!

Rachel T

7/13/2011

What a perfect place to have a wedding reception. The barn fit our theme perfectly - a country, casual wedding. We all wore boots, danced to country music all night long and ate BBQ to our hearts content. Since the barn was a little small for our guest list of 180+ we put tables inside the barn and outside on the grass - people loved having the choice! The barn looks amazing with the twinkle lights, add your centerpieces and candles and it is stunning. The patio outside the barn that also serves as the dance floor is perfect - especially when the weather is nice. Chris and Mary were both very helpful as the event coordinators. The property is beautiful and allows for some great photo opportunities. And the best part - it was SO affordable!

Leah M

5/30/2011

We made an appointment to see the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield with the event coordinator, Chris. We showed up right on time, but saw no one nearby. Finally, we knocked on a door and met someone who told us the Chris wasn't there. She called her cell phone and couldn't get in touch with her. She stood us up for our appointment. The other woman showed us around the grounds, but we were not impressed- no rain option, one shabby little bathroom, and a small, worn down reception site. Needless to say, we opted out of this venue. Chris never called to apologize which seems like some bad business to me.

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