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Why Not? Have a Mid Week Wedding ......

Updated: Mar 3

Midweek weddings and non-traditional weddings are gaining popularity! So, why not have a midweek wedding? Trends are leaning toward more non-traditional weddings. In this blog, we will explore 5 advantages of a mid-week wedding.



Grand Junction wedding venue with mountain views.  Antique truck, large cottonwood trees, ranch land, mount views, San Juan mountains
Western Colorado Mountain Wedding Venue

5 Advantages of Having a Mid -Weekday Wedding


Cost Savings

Weekday weddings are more affordable but offer the same amenities that a traditional wedding offers. Venues offer cheaper more affordable packages for Sunday thru Thursday weddings. And, don't forget airfare is cheaper and so are hotels . Making traveling for your out of town guests more affordable.


More available Venues

Planning a mid week wedding can be easier and faster because venues have more availability and dates to choose from. Popular wedding venues book out 6months to a year or more in advance.


Offer more flexibility

Weekday weddings can offer more pre and post wedding parties and offer more dates to choose from.


Offer more intimate gatherings

Your guest list may be limited as some people may not be able to travel but makes for a more

affordable and more intimate wedding. The more guests you have the more expensive your wedding becomes. Liniting your guest counts allows you to add a few luxury items making your wedding unique and memorable. Maybe it is a sit down dinner, or hiring the beer burrow for your cocktail hour or may having a band instead of a DJ.


Weekday and smaller weddings offer Extended Celebrations

Extended Celebrations allow for more time to spend with those closest to you making for a

memorable wedding. Extended Celebrations can include adding special activities such as river rafting or going to the hot springs or playing golf at one of the local gofl clubs.



Bride in bridal suite wearing her trending fall wedding dress  at a Gunnison wedding venue
Bride at Antler Ridge Weddings in Bridal Suite just before wedding ceremony.

Midweek Weddings allow you to get the best wedding vendors for your special day - photographers, event planners, caterers, and more! Venues and vendors can give you more options to customize your wedding. Midweek weddings are great if you are planning a smaller wedding. It allows for a more intimate and relaxed atmosphere. But, Midweek Weddings also allow for your wedding guests to be able to take a mini vacation. Your wedding can then turn into a longer celebration. The weekend can become a time to organize hikes, river rafting, wine tasting with your extended family or best friends. Those special events will create memories of a lifetime compared to the traditional wedding . Midweek weddings can become a unique experience.




Our Premiere Colorado Wedding venue located in western Colorado is an ideal choice for a mid-week wedding. Antler Ridge offers week day affordable packagess that includes a bridal and honeymoon suite. The wedding venue offers a picturesque setting conveniently located just 60 minutes from Grand Junction and Telluride. Say "I do" surrounded by natural beauty and rustic charm. The wedding barn was designed to give you an indoor-outdoor feel. It opens up on all four sides allowing you and your guests to enjoy the amazing views with amazing sunsets in the evenings. Choose from three ceremony sites with incredible mountain backdrops. Use the outdoor wedding Gazebo for your rehearsal dinner or to serve signature drinks while photos are being taken. The bridal suite is a great space for all your bridesmaids and can be used the night before your wedding to have a "last girlfriend" night of fun and laughter.


Our wedding guests love hiking the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, river rafting, hiking in Ouray, and riding the Gondola in Telluride. If you are considering a Colorado Barn Wedding venue and want to learn more Contact us today .


Antique bar at wedding reception with party lights and tractor seats. at a Gunnison Colorado indoor reception
Antique bar in the wedding reception area. Serving signature drinks for cocktail hour

.Bride and Groom posing in front of rustic Colorado wedding barn venue for  photo shoot at Sunset.. Gunnison Colorado
Rustic, elegant, chic barn wedding venue near Grand Junction Colorado

Antler Ridge Weddings is a locally owned family wedding venue centerally located on the western slope near Grand Junction , Delta, and Gunnison. Did you know…when you choose a locally owned wedding venue you are helping to develop and improve the local economy? It’s true, your locally owned wedding venues are small business owners who not only create hundreds of jobs for the local wedding industry every year, we actively support our local economy. Please consider a locally owned venue, you can find locally owned wedding venues featured on this wedding venue map.


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