New Wedding Venue in Estes Park
I am so excited to be writing about the Della Terra Mountain Chateau, a fantastic new Estes Park wedding venue. Pam and her team are in the middle of construction, and I got to take a tour the other day — and I have to say I’m super impressed.
The Chateau is up on Highway 34 about 100 yards from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and the whole property borders the park. Pam’s pretty interested interested in green weddings, and as a result, the construction has taken environmentally friendly building practices into consideration. Yay! And della terra is Italian for “of the earth.”
The property is located just below Macgregor Slab, a huge, 300 foot rock formation (with great climbing, by the way!) that’s super beautiful. The views up to the formation are outstanding, as are the views across the the valley. Della Tera is replacing an old campground, and instead of building a huge parking lot, Pam’s decided to convert each campground space into a mini parking lot. So instead of having a huge patch of asphalt littered with cars, all guests will be parking in tiny spaces hidden amongst the trees. It will do a lot to maintain the natural feel that makes the property so special. Then the guests can get up to the chalet on battery-powered golf carts, or on foot.
At the top of the lot is where the ceremony site and building are. The ceremony site is going to be out of this world! There’s a natural spring that forms during the summer, which will feed a series of streams, ponds and water features on the grounds. When brides and grooms say their vows, they’ll be perfectly framed by the Macgregor Slab behind them, and the guests, sitting in a little amphitheater with stadium seating, will be able to see straight up into the park. It’s awesome. Afterward, everyone will walk along a little cobblestone pathway (along the spring-fed stream) back to the Chateau for the reception.
And wow, the inside of the building is going to be amazing. When you enter, there’ll be a little wine tasting nook, a huge fireplace in the middle of the foyer (surrounded by couches), a two-story waterfall, a private downstairs movie theater, and even rooms for guests to sleep in (complete with in-room waterfalls), the list goes on and on. It’s just awesome. I was so blown away by the tour. I can’t wait until it’s finished. I think it has sleeping for around 100 people in the Chateau itself and in some of the on-site cottages, with a capacity for up to 200 wedding and event guests.
Anyway, I gotta say, if you’re planning a wedding in Estes Park, check out Della Terra. It should be finished by next April, with weddings starting in June (I think). Word is still spreading about this place, but I have a feeling that once people learn about it, Pam’s going to be booked up pretty quickly.
