The Wedding Experience at Rugged Horizon
How a Typical Wedding Works
Whether you are here for a day or a full weekend, here is how a wedding typically works at our venue:
Arrival and Set Up
Arrive and begin setting up your personal decor.
Tables and chairs will already be set up in the venue per your layout.
Rehearsal
Reduce wedding day nerves with a brief rehearsal. Review the order of your processional, song changes, and speaking parts.
Package Tip: Add time on Friday before your wedding so you can host an informal welcome or rehearsal dinner and stay overnight in the loft.
Getting Ready
Get ready on-site in the furnished loft apartment.
Hair and makeup artists can travel to you so that you are present for the important moments of the day.
Ceremony
Morning - We set up the chairs for the ceremony outside (weather dependent). You add any personal decor or on-site rentals that you like.
Afternoon/evening - guests arrive and head toward the ceremony site. Ceremonies typically take place in our meadow, with mountain and valley views all around. The ceremony site is a short walk from the venue.
For guests with limited mobility, we offer a golf cart shuttle service. We are on hand during this time to direct guests and to help with the timing of your walk down the aisle.
Cocktail Hour and Photos
Immediately following the ceremony, guests transition back to the venue for social hour, refreshments, and yard games on the lawn.
You and your immediate family take photos in the meadow.
Reception
Dinner moves inside the barn and guests get to know each other over a shared meal and toasts.
You will not feel confined to a specific space or strict timeline — you and your guests can linger on the patios, wander the grounds, play games on the lawn, and mingle inside and out.
Sunset and Evening
Sneak away for a private moment with just the two of you. This is a good time for sunset photos before you rejoin the dancing and celebration.
End of the Event
Make a grand exit and say warm goodbyes to all those who came to celebrate you.
Clean Up and Check-Out
On the Wedding Night:
By midnight, all events must be concluded and all food trash/open beverage containers thrown outside in the dumpsters.
Package Tip: Add delayed check-out to your package so you can stay overnight in the loft and finish cleaning up by Sunday at 2:00 pm.
By Check-Out:
By check-out for your package, all guests/vehicles must be departed, all events concluded, and the venue cleaned up. We will take down tables, chairs, and collect our rental items.
