WEEKEND WEDDING INFORMATION

My base price for a 2 day (weekend) wedding event is $10,500.  This base price includes 2 nights lodging for a maximum of 36 guests (17 bedrooms, 2 per room, 2 bedrooms sleep 3 in twin or bunk beds and 4 shared bathrooms) breakfast both mornings for the 36 guests, use of the facilities for reception, wedding, rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.  Day guests of up to 100 for the wedding itself.  Use of dance floor, chairs, tables and tents are included.  If there are over 100 guests but under 150 there is an additional charge of $200, This is for additional infrastructure required to host a larger party.

The base price is for 2 nights at the lodge, normally with a Saturday wedding this is a Friday and a Saturday night, this includes use of the facility for the wedding and breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning for the overnight guests.  The lodge has 17 available rooms and each room will sleep 2 persons, either a queen or a double bed.  The number of guests staying overnight at the lodge is 36 maximum.  There are 3 shared bathrooms for 16 bedrooms, 1 room with a private bath.  I can accommodate up to 150 for the wedding and reception In order to put this price in perspective, my normal rate for a overnight stay is $125 (plus tax) per night per room, x 2 nights ($250) x 17 rooms ($4250) plus $3000 for use of the lodge during the day and another $2750 for tents, tables, etc..  For weekend weddings I do not break this down and allow partial renting of the rooms, it is a package deal.
Weekday weddings (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) I do not require booking of the entire lodge, you may use the facilities for a rate of $3000 per day this does not include tables, tents etc these are extra, and overnight stay is optional.  
A 50% deposit will hold your wedding weekend or weekday wedding.
We have dogs and cat in residence, I will allow one additional dog per event, there is an additional charge of $50.00 for the animal, this is non refundable.  I need to be informed in advance of any animals.  My animals are confined to the non public areas of the lodge during the event.

There is a $500 damage deposit required.  This is refundable in the event no damage occurs and rules are followed, specifically no smoking at the lodge except the designated smoking area which is down the hill about 50 yards away from the building.  Violators found smoking in the lodge or elsewhere on the property will automatically lose the damage deposit and be escorted from the premises. A credit card number can be held for a deposit.
  I have a large tent awning that is approxiamately 25 x 60 feet.  It cannot be used in high winds.  The rental price is included in the weekend base rate, if you have a week day wedding the tents are an additional charge.     In order to have a reception for 150 you should plan on putting up the tent and tables out in front of the lodge.   I believe my biggest draw is the ability to make this wedding venue affordable.  This tent cannot be used in high winds or a downpour.  If the weather was terrible then you would probably want to move the reception indoors anyway.  I have a garden level meeting/bar area that is essentially one large room 30 feet x 60 feet.  It is a walk out basement with windows along one side of the room.  I have had weddings that were in Sept or October, and after it got cold at night the wedding moved to the basement where the live band was playing and everyone danced to 10 pm.
Smoking of any type as well as use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers is not allowed anywhere near or in the lodge, smoking is only allowed in the designated smoking area in the lower parking lot.  Violation of this policy results in a loss of damage deposit as well as immediate removal from the property by the offending guests.  The lodge is also a DRUG FREE zone and use of “legalized” edibles are not allowed on the property for the protection of other guests.
The building itself is 100 feet long x 30 feet wide, There is a wide deck along the entire front of the lodge.  On the main floor there are 4 rooms or areas, each about the same size, 25 x 30.  The kitchen (private space), the dining room (38+ can sit and eat in the dining room) the living room (which has a pool table, several sofas and a piano), and the library (more sofas and chairs, parlor wood stove and lots of books).  For the bigger weddings I have opened up all the main floor rooms and guests mingled and used the deck for the wine beer and snacks before the ceremony or while waiting for dinner to be served.  The view from the deck is just great. My kitchen is not a commercial kitchen, however I have had wedding parties hire 'friends" to prepare the meal,  That is possible and has been done,  but it is helpful if you do this if you can have a lot of the items prepared ahead of time and just heated up.  My kitchen has 2 wall ovens installed in the basement along with a stove top and a large 3 door commercial refrigerator and a 2 place sink.   

There are caterers in Durango who have been out to the lodge for events.  I also have 10 to 15  6 and 8 foot rectangular tables and white table cloths.  I also have 15 round tables 60 inch diameter and round table cloths for the 60 inch round tables.  The  tent can easily fit 10 to 12 tables.  Each round table can seat 8 or 10 persons using the white folding chairs. (8 is considered normal, 10 is considered intimate).  I also have 150 of the folding chairs.  I also have a dance floor and the rental price is included in the weekend base rate.  The weekend base price includes tables, chairs, dance floor and tents.  I also have a 8x8 foot band platform for your use I also have enough dinner plates, wine glasses, beer glasses, and mason jars and flatware for 150 persons (in the event you bring in 'friends' to prepare the meal).  I have some chafing dishes; others can be rented if needed depending on menu.  I charge a cleaning fee for the dishes and linens.   Currently I do not have a liquor license so any alcoholic beverages served are the responsibility of the couple, both in purchasing and monitoring guests. This is a huge savings alone.  My rental prices pretty much are just enough to cover the cost of either cleaning the item or a percentage of the overall replacement cost which would be enough to cover some breakage.  As far as access to the lodge.  I cannot park cars for 150 day guests.  Approximately 1/4 mile from the lodge is a large parking area for day use, used primarily by trucks with ATV trailers for off loading.  I have guests park here and either walk or have a jeep or other high clearance vehicle shuttle back and forth.  I have had a wedding where we used a 4-6 person ATV (called a mule), this works well.  Ask me about the shuttle.   This shuttle is only available on the wedding day. It is strongly recommended that any vehicle coming down the lane be a high clearance car or truck. You could use a Subaru wagon for example BUT with the weight of 4 persons in it the Subaru would probably drag a bit and risk puncturing the oil pan on a rock.  A jeep Cherokee can accommodate the same number of passengers and will not drag on the lane.  Silverton has a pretty good assortment of lodging choices, from basic motels that welcome pets for about $80 a night, to cabins, to high end B&Bs that run over $200 per night per room.  Check out the town of Silverton website for a listing of lodging.

 Let me know if you are interested in more information. 
Early Bird Discount of $500 for weekend events booked prior to Feb. 28 of the same year.