The Top 10 Intimate Wedding Venues

In this blog, I am introducing to you some of the best 10 intimate wedding venues. The world is filled with magnificent destinations and incredible wedding venues for your intimate ceremony and reception. It can be difficult to make the important decision of your wedding location when there are so many options. This blog covers 10 intimate wedding venues that are a cut above the rest, from simple Airbnb to grand retreats. They are all unique with one core similarity, all 10 wedding venues are for intimate style weddings. Whether you are planning an elopement for the two of you or a small gathering, intimate is the key to these 10 wedding venues. Research more into the destinations and wedding venues that are shared here, there are links to explore. Who knows, one might grab your heart and be available for your wedding day. They book out fast so get planning!

Bridal couples are enthusiastic to find that special place where they can imagine their dreamy intimate wedding ceremony and reception. Life is all about options and choices and it is a smorgasbord of wedding venues out there. How exciting that you get to choose where and which one. What destination appeals to you? Which landscape do you love? What type of intimate wedding style are you after? Hopefully, the 10 best intimate wedding venues will shed some light on the topic, moving you closer to planning your dream intimate wedding.

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Enjoy reading through this Wedding Venue blog and check out more information on their websites. If you would like to connect with me to photograph your day and share your Wedding dreams, I would be honored.

Now let’s get looking into my pick of the best 10 Intimate Wedding Venues:

1. Aman Resort Amangiri, Colorado – intimate wedding venue

1 Kayenta Rd, Canyon Point, UT 84741

+1 435 675 3999

Amangiri Resort in Canyon Point Utah, Colorado is one of the best luxe intimate wedding venues. 5-Star Amangiri Resort boasts architecturally designed accommodation, world-class facilities, excellence in service, and fabulous cuisine. Picture your intimate wedding party surrounded by 900 acres of pristine red-rock formations, canyons, and mesas in the depths of the desert in Utah, Colorado. Combine adventure, serenity, and beauty, to plan an extraordinary intimate desert wedding.

Before and after, relax with your guests by the resort pool, Aman spa, and exceptional restaurants. All accommodation has its own unique luxe style and full privacy with panorama views, plunge pool, soaking tub, and firepit. The wild west and tamed luxury seamlessly meet to gift Amangiri Resort guests the intimate wedding venue experience of a lifetime. Professional staff will bend over backward to help you plan the best intimate wedding.

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2. Finca Austria Resort, Costa Rica – intimate wedding venue

200 Metros al norte del collegio;

Guancaste, Guanacaste Province,

Nosara, Costa Rica

Don’t be put off by the length of the address, this is Nosara, Costa Rica, and this intimate wedding venue is outstanding. Perched on top of a rich green plateau, the world-class Finca Austria Resort overlooks a sublime landscape. Hundreds of hectares of stunning mountains, tropical tree-filled terrain, and beaches in the distance will be the view that takes your breath away. Finca Austria Resort beckons the bridal couple that wants privacy and paradise in a phenomenal resort-style accommodation, facilities, and service. Finca Austria Resort de Nosara is in the north-western region of Costa Rica on the Pacific Coast.

A world-class wedding venue with the best professional service from the Manager and concierge to take care of all your personal needs. They arrange everything you desire for a magical intimate wedding. Every guest has complete privacy with excellent, generous accommodation to celebrate your intimate wedding. There are 4 magnificent resort spaces to stay in depending on the view you want, and the size needed for the bridal couple and guests. Villa Mariposa, Casa Colibri, Mango Cottage, and the Jungle Lodge. Head to their website for more information on Finca Austria Resort de Nosara and to view their wedding venue accommodation options
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3. Loloma Lodge, Oregon – intimate wedding venue

56687 McKenzie Highway
McKenzie Bridge, OR 97413

Dearest Bridal couple if you have your heart set on a unique and intimate wedding venue in the woods then book a tour at Loloma Lodge. They have years of wedding ceremony and reception experience and go above and beyond to ensure your intimate wedding day is fabulous. I guarantee you will be back year after year to celebrate life’s milestones with family and friends. What makes it one of the best intimate wedding venues?

Firstly, a wedding at the historic 1932 Loloma Lodge on the McKenzie River is an experience. The workmanship that has gone into building this intimate wedding venue is a labor of love. Strong wooden beams with 30ft ceilings in the living space, warmed by a huge stone fireplace and cozy furnishings. The upstairs, downstairs bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and sweeping verandas can accommodate up to 10 guests. The four Riverside Cabins are gorgeous self-contained, immaculate cabins by the fresh flow of the McKenzie River. Each has fireplaces and are great intimate wedding accommodation for 2. Picture yourselves together the day after, sitting on the deck by the river, reflecting on your wedding day.

Secondly, the woodland surroundings are a beautiful setting for the riverfront ceremony and reception. Immaculate gardens, lighting, full caterers’ kitchen, outdoor, indoor ceremony, and reception spaces. Lastly, their packages are well priced with attention to detail and their professional service is excellent. They desire weddings to be all that the bridal couple imagines and more.

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4. Willow House, Texas – intimate wedding venue

Terlingua

(432) 213-2270
Are you looking for an intimate and remote desert-style wedding venue? Welcome to Willow House, Texas. Only 6 miles from the beautiful Big Bend National Park, in Terlingua, Far West, Texas. I’m sure you’re getting a picture right now of its magnificent and barely touched 300-acre landscape. Although a bit of a journey to get to this remote intimate wedding venue, it is worth it. The wedding photos alone will be worth it. Willow House is only a few miles from the small, historic town of Terlingua and there are wonderful café and restaurant options.

Willow House is birthed out of a vision for a desert retreat where people can come to relax and unwind or hike and discover or both. Thoughtfully established with uninterrupted stunning views of the Chisos Mountains, this newly built Willow House is becoming a popular destination. It is simply a magnificent space for an intimate sunset wedding ceremony and reception. Accommodation offered is sophisticated, southwestern style, single-story, separate casitas. 11 fabulous designed casitas and 1 larger proprietor’s casita. Perfect accommodation for an intimate wedding guest party. Great measures were taken in the design to ensure the land and community were respected. Willow House is unique in that couples will be immersed and humbled by the love in this wedding venue. Love for the land, love for community, love for dreams, love for guests, and love for life!
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5. Joshua Tree House, California – intimate wedding venue

Joshua Tree House in California is an effortless destination. Only minutes from both the west entrance to Joshua Tree National Park and downtown Joshua Tree village. Planning a wedding in this destination at this location is for the couple looking for a fun, adventurous and intimate wedding. Staying in your own 1949 hacienda on the edge of the desert is romantic. A place to marry and share your love without any distractions. Surrounded by natural beauty and fresh clean air, the sunrises, sunsets, and starlit skies will leave you desiring more. More of each other, more time together, more romance and more adventure.

The Joshua Tree House has plenty of incredible character. An immaculate and well-equipped hacienda offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a hammock room, a jacuzzi, wireless internet, and can sleep up to 6 people. A rusty peach and sky-blue desert palette, with shiplap ceilings and Spanish tiles, it is a beautiful space. Sitting on the deck or on the couch by the fire, Joshua Tree House in California is special. Imagine planning an intimate desert wedding on the property with over 100 Joshua Trees in the background.

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6. Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm, California – intimate wedding venue

301 La Casa Grande Cir, Goleta, CA 93117

+1 805 618 1944

Los Dos Pueblos is translated as ‘The Two Villages’ and is located on a pristine coastline in northwest Santa Barbara, California. Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm is a 50-acre property and has one of the world’s largest orchid farms. Imagine marrying on an exotic orchid farm, on the beautiful Gaviota Coast. This is one of the best intimate wedding venues for bridal couples that absolutely love ocean views. A true Californian breath-taking landscape on the one wedding venue farm. Sandy beaches, rugged cliffs, magnificent coastline, cactus, and the addition of orchids.

The intimate wedding ceremony takes place on a cliff where you promise endless love to each other while overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Wedding portraits at Los Dos Pueblos are captivating! Step off the ocean view cliffs and step into the gorgeous and romantic greenhouse for the wedding reception. Dos Pueblos Orchid Farms reception greenhouse is made superbly of framed glass. The natural lighting is fabulous as it shines through the clear rooftop and walls – that’s right, it is all glass. Whatever your wedding vibe it can be achieved to make the space your own personal style. Book a tour and enjoy planning your Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm intimate wedding, I guarantee you will thank me.

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7. The Willow, Arizona - intimate wedding venue

31241 N 159th Ave, Surprise, AZ 85387

(623) 204 7242

A definition of intimate is – a very personal and private nature. Welcome to the very personal and private natural surroundings of a magnificent intimate wedding venue destination. The Willow in Surprise Arizona is virtually brand new. Opened in 2021 as an exclusive desert wedding and event venue The Willow is a family-owned and operated property. An all-inclusive intimate wedding ceremony and reception are offered and a wedding venue rental site option. The Willow staff are wonderful and will do everything in their power to ensure you have the best intimate wedding day possible.

The Willow Arizona offers different locations both indoor and outdoor for customized intimate wedding ceremonies and receptions. Choose green grass with a gorgeous flower arbor, desert floor and styled arbor, paved terrace, and concrete veranda for your intimate wedding ceremony. Every space has beautiful landscape views. Receptions at sunset and into the night are spectacular. Romantic starlit skies and an outdoor Arizona desert wedding reception are the perfect way to end off a memorable day.

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8. The Red Earth Venue, Moab – intimate wedding venue

545 UT-313, Moab, UT 84532

+1 435 210 0616

Are you an adventure bridal couple? Do you live your days longing to explore new destinations? Then you need to check this intimate wedding venue out. The Red Earth Venue is in Moab, Utah and I haven’t found a wedding venue that is as versatile as this one. Rent out the whole 16-acre property and have yourself whatever style of intimate wedding you dreamed of. Red Earth provides a 19x19 wooden stage for the wedding ceremony, one high-powered generator, and portable bathroom facilities in Fall and Spring. Everything else that your heart desires for your ultimate intimate adventure wedding can be rented through Moab Event Services. A flat rental fee of $2200 dollars is required, for this spectacular location.

Right in the heart of Moab, Utah canyon county, Red Earth Venue is a wedding photographer’s dream landscape. Picture yourselves on top of the red rock cliffs in your beautiful bridal attire surrounded by the echo of your vows to one another. Make as little or as much noise as you like because there will be only you and your guests there. Innovative Red Earth owners are building a sophisticated 1,800 sq ft pavilion that will be multipurpose… an excellent addition for an indoor wedding ceremony or reception space, hopefully, it will be ready by the end of 2022. One of the main reasons this place is perfect for an intimate wedding venue is because the founder behind it is a wedding photographer and nature lover.

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9. La Chacuel Spa Villa, California – intimate wedding venue

La Chacuel Spa Villa in Yucca Valley, southern California is only 27 miles north of Palm Springs. A wilderness desert on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, the La Chacuel Spa Villa is set in serene natural surroundings. The desert's quietness is one of its most endearing features. On arrival, all stress melts away and your whole body is filled with wellness. Blissful in every way, La Chacuel Spa Villa is modern, and sophisticated with A1 accommodation in neutral earth tones. Wherever you find yourself relaxing together with your loved one, the views are magnificent, and the spa villa is an oasis in the desert. The pool, jacuzzi, bathrooms, windows, entrance, bedrooms, kitchen, seriously everything is top-notch. Your intimate wedding venue will sleep 8 guests. It doesn’t get more romantic than to be in the destination La Chacuel Spa Villa, in Yucca Valley California. Journey the next step of your love story the way you dreamed it would happen. The two of you and a couple of witnesses in the desert oasis declaring a lifetime of committed love through marriage.

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10. The Woodlands House, Oregon – intimate wedding venue

The Woodlands House in Oregon is the perfect place for a very intimate wedding anniversary. By this, I literally mean, weddings of any size or professional photography are not allowed on the property. It is such a lovely space, that I thought I would add it to this blog, as every married couple needs a romantic destination to unwind, reflect and celebrate. Of course, you can take your own personal pics and enjoy looking back on them as a wonderful anniversary memory. The home, its environment, and the gorgeous bridal couple are in the perfect PNW setting for stunning anniversary photos.

A beautiful double-story home, The Woodlands House is set on 5-acres of private Oregon pine forest. This dwelling is gorgeous and spacious and has everything you need to enjoy your intimate anniversary day. The rustic, Scandinavian style with a neutral color palette blends beautifully with the landscape. In-home intimate anniversary photos are highlighted with the wonderful natural light that shines through the magnificent large wood-framed windows. The front door has a unique clear glass floor and ceiling entrance. If you are looking to unwind after fun and adventure in the nearby Colombia Gorge or Mount Hood, The Woodlands House bathroom is like a spa retreat. I love the two sweeping verandas, hot tub, stonewall fireplace, gorgeous furniture, and furnishings. Check out the pics I’m sure you will love it too!

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Let me know if you would like to connect and chat about your wedding/elopement day at these venues or anywhere else. I would be honored to discuss your plans and be a part of your special day.

Below is a variety of intimate weddings for some inspiration as you are planning yours!