Santa Fe Wedding
Love the southwest? Then a Santa Fe wedding should be on your destination wedding short list.
Some favorite wedding venues in Santa Fe include:
Georgia O'Keeffee Museum
217 Johnson Street
217 Johnson Street
Hyde park Lodge
740 Hyde Park Road
740 Hyde Park Road
JW Eaves Movie Ranch
105 Rancho Allegre Road
105 Rancho Allegre Road
But, our favorite is the Loretto Chapel, located at 207 Old Santa Fe Trail. (We'll talk about other Santa Fe wedding venues in future posts).
The Loretto Chapel was recently showcased on the Style Network's series "Married Away," and is host to more than 200 weddings a year.
Built in 1878, the Loretto Chapel was modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, and has consistently been named "the best place to get married" by the Santa Fe Reporter's "Best of Santa Fe."
Built in 1878, the Loretto Chapel was modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, and has consistently been named "the best place to get married" by the Santa Fe Reporter's "Best of Santa Fe."
Why is the Loretto Chapel so special? Try thge 150-year-old stained glass windows and Italian gothic altar for starters. But the real draw is the mysterious staircase to the choir loft twenty-two feet above, with two 360-degree turns and no visible means of support, a design very innovative for its time and still perplexing experts today.
In the late 1800s a mysterious man came to the chapel looking for work and built the staircase after expert carpenters concluded that a staircase couldn't be built due to the small size of the chapel. Legend has it that the mysterious staircase-builder was none other than St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters.
In the late 1800s a mysterious man came to the chapel looking for work and built the staircase after expert carpenters concluded that a staircase couldn't be built due to the small size of the chapel. Legend has it that the mysterious staircase-builder was none other than St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters.
So, what better way to celebrate the mysteries of love than in a chapel with a mysterious staircase?
Those looking to elope to Santa Fe are in luck, with a wedding package for just the two of you at the Chapel for $750 for an evening wedding lit by chapel candles.
Those couples looking for more elaborate weddings will want to check out the "Sant Chapelle" package which includes the minister, flowers, photography and a string quartet for $5,500.
Call for more information at 505-982-0092.
And, what's eloping or a wedding without a honeymoon? Our recommendation is La Fonda Hotel on the Plaza. The plaza is a great place to stay to experience all that Santa Fe has to offer. Call them at 1-800-523-5002 for more information.
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