COUTUREcolorado, named best blog by 5280 for two-years running, selected the SteamPlant Event Center as one of Colorado’s most fabulous places to get married in 2012.  This one-of-a-kind online magazine and resource guide is fast becoming one of our staff go-to favorites for wedding and life and style ideas. From the latest fashion trends to wedding color schemes, their daily posts are an invaluable resource for planning your Colorado wedding. Throughout the next year, you can look for our best SteamPlant weddings to be featured, as well as interviews with our staff. You can explore our listing here, as well as the other great Colorado venues they selected here.

In other great news, one of our favorite 2011 SteamPlant brides is featured on the cover of this spring’s Rocky Mountain Bride. Check out the cover here, which was taken by Colby Elizabeth Photography this past summer.

Do you want to replicate the Rocky Mountain Bride cover photo? Salida is famous for its “ghost signs”. These hand-painted advertising signs are preserved on our histoic downtown buildings. Our wedding parties can’t get enough of them and they are a photographer favorite. Here are a few fun “ghost sign” shots from our collection, courtesy of Cedar House Photography and Story Lens Inc Photography.

‘Tis the season for engagements! Congratulations to all of you who received a ring on your finger this holiday season! From all of us at the SteamPlant to you and yours, best wishes and the happiest of New Years!

It is the time of year our office buzzes with excitement. We begin fielding frequent inquiries regarding our 2012 calendar openings. If you are looking to schedule a 2012 wedding at the SteamPlant Event Center, this March, April, May, September and October offer the most flexibility on dates. We still have a limited selection of Friday’s and Saturday’s left in June – August, 2012.   We are also receiving brides-to-be for Event Center tours, one-on-one consultations with our on-site wedding planner, cake and menu tastings with our preferred caterers and more. To book your special day, or learn more about our offerings, give us a call at 719.530.0933 or email us at info@salidasteamplant.com. We look forward to working with you to plan your dream day! Congrats again and Happy New Year.

Wondering what the SteamPlant Event Center has to offer? A modern, refurbished ballroom with seating for 200, an cobblestone patio nestled on the banks of the Arkansas River, a convenient  location in the heart of downtown Salida, CO and the unforgettable backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Enjoy a sneak peak here:

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Photos courtesy of Cedar House Photography, Colby Elizabeth Photography, A Platinum Memory, StoryLens Photography and Baby Doe’s Studio.

We are delighted to learn that Maegan’s and Chris’s homespun, D.Y.I summer wedding at the SteamPlant Event Center will be featured on the cover of Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine this spring!  Congratulations! We can’t wait to see it!

Here is  sneak peak of their wedding, courtesy of  Colby Elizabeth Photography:

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Announcing a *FREE* Monarch Mountain Lift Ticket and a complementary day pass to the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center for all attending Brides and Grooms!

Winter is a cozy time at the SteamPlant Event Center.Our tree is trimmed, the halls are decked and the plaza is covered with snow. Zak and Lacee wed in a local church and came to the SteamPlant for their reception. We love how they used aspens, fir boughs and pine cones to bring the outdoors inside, and candles and twinkle lights to brighten the darkest time of year. Enjoy photos of Zak and Lacee’s wedding here:

Salida, Colorado – January, 27 2011 -

The SteamPlant Theater and Event Center is selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Venue!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by reviews and surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Salida SteamPlant Theater and Event Center stands among the top five percent of wedding vendors in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Salida SteamPlant for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

The SteamPlant is delighted to be recognized among the very best venues within the WeddingWire Network, including those listed on the wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

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Ashleys & Davids Wedding was actually one of our first Weddings in 2010, we still love to remember this beautiful event  and wanted to share some of the pictures provided by Cedarhouse photography. More

We have still a few dates available at Salida SteamPlant. Did you know that Salida’s Historical Downtown is the largest in Colorado? Guests coming to  destination weddings to Salida who have never seen the town before are in aw over the cute town.   Many of them ask us what they can do to move here.  Salida is a very unique place to get married. Check it out.