201-250 guest capacity
This venue can host up to 250 guests
About this vendor
The historic Riverside building has worn many faces during its long life in Boulder: a candy shop, a photo studio, a restaurant and bar, a private residence, and now, your perfect wedding venue! Built in 1914, The Riverside offers a distinctively charming space that is rich with history and enjoys an ideal downtown location directly alongside Boulder Creek.
This building offers a unique space for every kind of wedding, ranging from an intimate gathering to a huge bash! Enjoy a perfect outdoor cocktail hour on the outdoor patio listening to the babbling creek and enjoying the shade of surrounding trees. When it’s time for dinner, make your way into one of The Riverside’s gorgeous reception spaces, complete with exposed brick walls, reclaimed hardwood flooring, and huge windows that provid
Amenities + details
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
On-Site Accommodations
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Guest Capacity
- Up to 250
Settings
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Destination Weddings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Rentals & Equipment
- Service Staff
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To start off, this is going to be a lengthy review - and if you get anything out of this: Do NOT book Riverside for your wedding.
My husband and I got married at Sunrise Amphitheater then had our reception at Riverside about a week ago - but I feel very strongly about this that I had to leave a review (and I am not that type of person).
We booked this venue last October during Covid when we had to move our wedding. We decided to have a small wedding in Colorado (we're from Texas) and Riverside had great reviews and looked like a nice venue to host a wedding of about 50 guests.
When we booked, we first were speaking back and forth with the manager of Riverside who's name was Nicholas. He was very nice, but pretty unorganized with our event. He did not know how to answer our questions (regarding food/open bar), took long to email my planner back, and once we booked it just seemed like Riverside was all over the place and extremely unorganized.
We went for a food/drink tasting in January a few months before our wedding. The owner Richard, some lady named Rachel who we never saw again, and a chef named Ethel was there. Nicholas did not show up, which was disappointing because he was our main point of contact. We tried a parmesan encrusted chicken and prosciutto wrapped salmon for our two entrees we wanted for our wedding. The food was DELICIOUS. I mean I was SO excited to have those plates served at our wedding.
Our wedding rolled around, Nicholas transferred us to his wife Lauren who was going to be our day of coordinator. She was new to the job. We did a walk through the day before our wedding, the place was FILTHY (it looked the same as it did in January). There was mold on the windows, spider webs, the HVAC system was dusty, bricks were missing and they filled them with random pieces of wood. I mean the place is a dump. It was raining that whole weekend and the ceiling was LEAKING. In the main room where our reception was going to be held. I was livid. Lauren said "yeah we usually just let the leaking do its thing until it stops." Freaking ridiculous.
So to sum up, during my wedding reception the ceiling was STILL leaking (Lauren promised to get it patched up which it is was not), the patio was nice and green because of the rain (but still behind the bar was a mess and had random eye sores - like they couldn't clean that up?) the food that was served at our wedding was a COMPLETELY different plate than the food we tried at our tasting. The two plates were dry, cold, and took forever to be served. My husband and I didn't even eat our plate. I was extremely disappointed. And the fact that they took forever to serve 45 guests a plate of cold food was infuriating. The whole planning process was a mess, and I was so upset with how everything turned out. I could go into further detail, but I'll spare you. What's done is done, but if you have high expectations for this place to host your wedding. Don't.
We had our holiday party at the Riverside this year and it was a great success! We had about 160 people and everyone enjoyed the space and loved the ambiance. We fit well in the main large room and it was nice to have the other two smaller rooms for more intimate conversations. The food was fantastic and the party assistants at Riverside were great too! I was taken very well care of every step of the way. For decor, I simply brought in about 12 dz strings of 100 white lights which they strung up for me that afternoon and brought in several flower arrangements from next door and the place looked great! We've had small off-site meetings there as well and are always well taken care of. Did I mention the food was great!
The Riverside was the perfect space for our wedding ceremony and reception. There really is no other venue like it in Boulder! Our ceremony felt so intimate indoors, and the outdoor space for cocktail hour is absolutely beautiful! Leanne was such a pleasure to work with and went above and beyond to make sure the day went over smoothly! The food was incredible - everything was so fresh and cooked with love. The Riverside will always hold a special place in our hearts and we 100% recommend it!
The Riverside was an amazing place to have our wedding reception. Everything went beyond our expectations from the outstanding food, to the romantic setting by the creek, to the phenomenal service. Our guests commented on how it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. The setting down by the creek was beautiful with string lights and an outdoor bar and dance floor. I could not have dreamed up a better atmosphere. The team at the Riverside was also so attentive and accommodating. They were so easy to work with in the planning phase and the night of the wedding they took care of us and our guests so well. I simply could not have asked for a better experience for our wedding reception.
If you’re looking for a place that is unique, quaint and spicy, and where the food you indulge in is fresh and vibrant, then look no further than The Riverside in Boulder, CO. This place along with their professional staff will put together an amazing event for you. From this day forward, we will always give The Riverside the first right of refusal on any of our future events. Try them out!
The Agora did an excellent job hosting our wedding reception. We had 100 people, a full dinner service, and a band. The space fit us comfortably, and the old brick, high ceilings, and view over Boulder Creek made for a wonderful setting.
We also had a number of unusual requests - that the venue help us with audio recording, mix a custom cocktail, and set up a pretty involved photo display for our guests to peruse. Leanne and her team did a great job with all, and were highly professional.
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1724 Broadway, Boulder, CO
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