Guyton Ranch -Colorado Mountain/Barn/Ranch Venue

I wanted to put together a thorough but concise review of Guyton Ranch for any other couples exploring mountain venues for their special day! I will outline all the pros and cons so you can make your own informed decision for what suits you as a couple! We got married on September 21, 2024. The pros of this venue: Incredible mountain views, 270 degrees, all around you. This includes 13er's and cool terrain. Far enough from the road to remove most noise and be alone in the dramatic valley. Perfect mix between the country and the mountain vibe. Ranch style house and barn for your reception. Mountain views, high elevation feel, aspen trees on property. Onsite housing that sleeps a whole family which can help eliminate booking a separate Airbnb. And 4 nights and 5 days on property which greatly helps with set up/tear down. Complete flexibility on vendors, location of ceremony/cocktail hour/reception. Plenty of freedom for couples that want that. Loud music, self-serve alcohol, non-traditional vendors or weddings, this is great for! The cons of this venue: Lack of communication, coordination, and assistance especially during the planning phase. For example we self toured the venue 3 times with the property owner never being available or cancelling at the last minute. We've actually still never met them. Every time we had a question (and you'll have plenty since it's just a blank slate venue) we had to follow up multiple times to get answers which typically came a week later. Owners badly need to hire a full time manager of the venue/property for communication, it is obvious they are keeping overhead lower but not doing that. The venue is very basic. Eeverything is self set up so assume all day prior and all day after will be set up and tear down/clean up of the whole property. Some tables and chairs are very old and need to be updated. Bathrooms, while nice, will be a trailer bathroom. This will cause some difficulty with guests who have trouble climbing a few stairs, cause some lines to form, and change the wedding formality slightly. In addition, it is slightly misleading, but you don't hire your own, they hire royal restrooms for the whole season and park it there and then charge you for its use. Total price of our venue was misleading. Online we saw $7,500, but our contract ended up being $10,000 since it was "peak season and there is an up charge", but that is not published anywhere. This caused some friction early on in our booking phase. Other information that can be a pro/con depending on the couple: The venue is at 9,800 ft which is what gives the amazing views and vibe but keep in mind that increases your change of hourly weather change. We had rain and snow on our day in September which was memorable for sure! And obviously more intoxicated guests as well due to the elevation. Day of coordinator an absolute must for all the moving parts of this type of unique venue. Sami Jo was a life saver. (720) 485-2887 Will NOT fit 200 people in the reception barn. Outside you have all the space in the world but we squeezed 150 inside the barn with a dance floor and it was perfect but couldn't hold many more. We found a decent number of vendors willing to drive to the venue from Denver but your options will be more limited than closer venues, and assume a travel fee on every vendor which adds ~10%.

WOW. Cannot say enough about how special this venue is. The massive mountain vistas, wide open spaces, fresh air and coziness; this place has is magical. If you are looking for a venue to escape to the mountains and craft a purposeful weekend full of your favorite people in a rustic, outdoor paradise, you've found it. We got married in mid July on the ranch and had the full weekend to enjoy time with loved ones. From the very beginning, Allison was flexible and genuinely wanted to know how to help make our day a success. This is not your traditional cookie-cutter venue and is such an exceptional place to really make your wedding YOURS. The property is massive and so picturesque with sweeping plains and big mountains all around. The space is so accommodating for whatever you want to dream up for your special day and perhaps most unique of all, it can be rented for an entire weekend as a place to stay and celebrate with those you love so you don't need to try to squeeze everything into a single evening. We had a relaxed welcome event with a taco truck, beers and yard games on Friday night as an excuse to spend some extra time with out of town guests. As it cooled down, everyone gathered around the firepits trading stories. The night before really took pressure off of the wedding day and the meadow within the ranch was so perfect. There is even a saloon with a whole selection of games (ping-pong, cornhole, horseshoes) already there to enjoy. This also served as a fabulous indoor space for 15 minutes right after our ceremony on Saturday when we had a quick afternoon thunderstorm roll through. The barn was cozy and a perfect space for dancing during the reception. We danced until 2 am and although our vendors all trickled out when their roles were done, there was no cut-off time at the venue itself so we were able to dance all night long. This is incredibly unique. Very few venues allow this. We fell in love with the views first but truly could not have imagined a more fabulous, relaxed space for our celebration. Thank you Guyton Ranch! It will forever be a special place in our hearts.

We got married beginning of June at Guyton Ranch, my family and a couple friends stayed on the property for 2 nights, and we had the rehearsal dinner on site as well. We LOVED this venue! Allison and Michelle helped us with timeliness and so much kindness. The ranch house was stocked with emergency kits and amenities needed for a wedding. It did storm in the afternoon both during the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, but there were plenty of indoor spaces ready to use in a pinch. Wedding was small, less than 40 people, but could have accommodated more easily. Thank you for making our wedding everything we dreamed of!

We got married at Guyton Ranch in September 2023! The views and ranch were incredible, both for photos and for the actual celebration. We planned our wedding in 6 months, and so I was not expecting to find something as beautiful as Guyton Ranch within our timeframe. We felt so lucky that there was an opening in September! And the fact that we could essentially have the entire venue for a weekend and didn't have to rush to set up or take things down was well worth the price of the venue. We were able to not only have our wedding there, but create a whole wedding weekend experience with our friends and family that we will forever cherish. We did not have a planner and so we worked directly with Allison ourselves. Allison was friendly, helpful, and accommodating throughout the process. There were a couple of times where communication took a while from the venue, but when taking into consideration that we got direct communication from her, the owner, and it wasn't going through anyone else we still felt satisfied with the experience and communication. A child in our wedding party broke something on grounds and we were really horrified and felt terrible, and Allison was kind and understanding about it. The cost of repair came out of our security deposit and she documented things clearly and we got the remaining funds back, no issues. We are so happy we chose Guyton Ranch and would choose it again if we had to do everything all over again!