We know that choosing a venue is a difficult task and most likely the largest ticket item in the wedding budget. It influences nearly every aspect of your wedding day. From the overall feel to logistical challenges, and most importantly (according to these biased photographers) provide the backdrop for every photograph. Choosing our favorite venues of 2024 is easy, more difficult is deciding which venues to leave off the list. So, we came up with seven in no particular order and provided bullet points of the features that push these venues over the top. In 2024 there wasn’t a single wedding venue we didn’t appreciate, but these made our favorites. If you are getting married soon, and are shopping for a venue, we have included the corresponding websites, just keep in mind the location.
Blue Door Venue, Mesilla, New Mexico (https://bluedoorvenue.com/)
• Roxanne from Livingston Bridal is the manager
• Indoor/Outdoor availability
• Amazing Bridal suite for getting ready and outfit changes
The Meadows, Fabens (El Paso), Texas (https://www.themeadowstx.com/)
• Sprawling countryside views, fields, mountains, sunsets (appropriately named)
• Farm vibes
• Large capacity
• Outdoor
Epic Railyard, El Paso, Texas (https://www.epicrailyard.com/)
• Industrial vintage atmosphere
• Indoor/Outdoor availability
• Rooftop views of borderland
• Eleven Sixteen Beauty Salon on site
Hotel Encanto, Las Cruces, New Mexico (https://www.hotelencanto.com/)
• Desert Oasis Garden Pool area with foliage, tall palm trees, and Spanish Colonial pillars
• Large capacity Ball Room
Hotel Paso del Norte, El Paso, Texas (https://www.hotelpdn.com/)
• Boutique luxurious atmosphere, architecture with traditional elements and multicultural nods
• Rooftop views of downtown El Paso
• Unique dome ceiling bar
• Historic, renovated, elegant
Hotel Paisano, Marfa, Texas (https://hotelpaisano.com/)
• Retro Cowboy aesthetic
• Artsy hipster small town destination
• Historic indoor/outdoor
Fulford Barn, Brownfield, Texas
• Private forest oasis in the middle of the West Texas Desert
• Outdoor naturally shaded grassy field suitable for large capacity weddings
• Coy pond with waterfall feature, trail through bamboo forest
• Whimsical lighting after dark
