Willow Ridge Manor

Willow Ridge Manor was a beautiful venue for our wedding. The Bridal room and Grooms room were both very large and made it very easy to get ready. Gregory and Lawrence were kind and attentive and very easy to work with. Gregory made everything very easy and helped with anything we needed. When we signed the contract he gave us a list of preferred vendors which was very helpful. We got married on December 6, 2015 and they had it all decorated with Christmas decorations which added to it tremendously. My guests loved the Manor and I received multiple compliments. I would highly recommend this vendor to anyone.
Shelly Luoma
&
John Luoma

I recently was a bridesmaid at this venue. The outdoor space is updated and nice, the inside of the manor was ok. A little dated, not that it matter, but I felt like I was in a episode of Days of our lives in the 80’s, and it smelled like a moldy basement, oh yeah and no AC upstairs where you are supposed to get ready!
The owner showed up the day of the wedding barking orders at everyone, literally. Which if he had that many rules and stipulations he should have allowed for enough time to reiterate that at the rehearsal the day prior. Although at the rehearsal ceremony he rushed us through everything, literally, cause he had another appointment. Which was also bogus, who rushes a rehearsal, what if the bride would have fainted from nerves, fiddlesticks!!!(since I wont post cuss words) Mind you because of the rush, my suitcase was also accidentally left at the venue and since the owner was in such a hurry to lock the gate, as a bridesmaid I had to make due the next day with no toiletries, nothing! No one wants to deal with when traveling from out of state, then have to get dolled up for a wedding. I blame the entire situation on Gregory.
Back to the day of the wedding. As the owner was micro managing the wedding party, he didn’t have enough sense to turn on the kitchen or the water in the mean time. The caters had no ovens and being that the wedding party had to set up everything, it made it quite cumbersome to quickly get things going and set up. We were scrambling to make picture time. Why we couldn’t have set up the night before was beside me, must of had some big appointment!!!
Eventually the owner had a epiphany of sorts and finally exited the premises for picture and the ceremony to begin, thanks god! But for some reason the little man decided to come back quite early and tell the staff that the bride and groom had to shut down early, 10:45pm precisely. Who does that, this is someones wedding day! The night was amazing until that point. Unbenounced to me, the owner and his brother attempted to start arguments with the wedding party and literally ruin the rest of the night The entire wedding party scrambling to start cleaning and break down the decorations everthing! While in the mean time, the owner Gregory, the owners brother and the groom with his brothers are trying to talk to him and get out of there. The owner, Gregory, tried to attack the groom and the grooms little brother steps in, the owner bites the little brother!!! True Story!!!
I have never witness anything like that in my life, expect for Mike Tyson, and I wouldn’t even give this Gregory the courtesy of being compared to Mike Tyson.
DO NOT GET MARRIED HERE, these people are crazy and would not recommended to my worst enemy.

Had the best experience with our wedding here in June! The venue was amazing and wonderfully affordable. Everything went perfectly! I wish I could do it all over again!

We recently had our wedding ceremony and reception at Willow Ridge Manor (5÷2÷15). It was a perfect day! It was an ideal location with fantastic views — just a perfect place to begin a new chapter of your life. When we booked the Manor in October, we had very little idea of exactly what was needed. Gregory was our guide through the entire process. His professionalism and knowledge was outstanding. He gave guidance that was experienced based, and provide a list of vendors that he had successfully worked with over the years. We worked directly off of his list and everyone he recommended was wonderful. We only strayed from his list once (flowers) and that was the only disappointment of the day. Gregory and Lawrence were available for questions and assistance from the day we booked the venue, through the end of the reception. The venue had the feeling of having your party in someone’s home. Everyone felt right at home and we had many compliments from our guests that it was the best wedding they have ever been to and Brian and I couldn’t agree more. Thank you Gregory and Lawrence for making our wedding day an event we will never forget!

I got married at Willow Ridge Manor on July 19, 2014 and it was absolutely beautiful. When my husband and I started to look at wedding venues last year I almost overlooked Willow Ridge Manor due to the fact that I was not impressed with the interior of the venue. Upon visiting the space I was able to see the potential of hosting both a ceremony and reception entirely outside. Gregory, the owner of the venue was wonderful and easy to work with but I was shocked when he informed me that he had never had a bride attempt to host both the ceremony and the reception outdoors. Right then and there at our meeting I told him that I was going to be his first! To say that it was a huge undertaking might be an understatement, I am an event planner so I had a lot of knowledge going into planning this event but I was also planning from out of state which made things complicated. Since they had never done this type of event before there was a lot of things that were not standard knowledge such as the dimensions of the outdoor space or the amount of time it would take to turn the space over. Gregory was great about allowing myself and my vendors access to the space to take measurements or just look around and get a feel for the event flow. Gregory is just the man that you want there the day of your wedding, he has worked on hundreds of weddings before and knows just what to do. On the contract he is listed as the Event Planner and he is a great resource for the day of coordination but for the kind of event that I was putting on I needed an additional event planner or event designer really to pull off my vision. In the end we did end up having a few things go awry with the wedding but Gregory was on top of it! He jumped in with a camera to take some photos at the beginning of the day and then stepped in to help us deal with the authorities at the end of the night when one of our guests put on an unsanctioned firework show that caused a small brush fire. I really could not have been happier with Gregory and how he handled the day, stood by us as clients and really worked hard to make sure that our event ran smoothly! I really felt excited about how everything turned out and think that we helped to show Gregory the real potential of his space which is beautiful! I was even happy to see him dancing on the sidelines during the night; it’s great to see that he enjoyed our event as much as we did! In the end we could not have picked a more beautiful venue surrounded by mountains and red rocks.
Note on Lifestyles:
Lifestyles Catering is the exclusive caterer at Willow Ridge Manor and they are fantastic! Dijana was our catering contact and she was so wonderful to work with. She has been working with Gregory for a long time and was very knowledgeable about the venue. Dijana was very honest about all of the food selections on the Lifestyles menu and helped steer us toward items that would work well for our event. She also helped to figure out all of the additional staffing to turn the space over and was a great liaison between Gregory at the venue and my event designer Lilli. We asked a lot of Dijana and her staff when we decided to use my family heirloom vintage china for the wedding, some of the plates dated back to the early 1900’s. Dijana talked us through the logistics of using the plates and her staff was so careful when handling them. Of the nearly 500 pieces of china that we left in the care of Lifestyles only one was broken and it was a more modern piece which was easily replaced. The food was amazing, we had a lot of complements from our guests and the staff was so attentive to anything that I needed on my wedding day. I am an event planner and I would absolutely use lifestyles again for any corporate events in the future.
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I’m cross-​posting this review on multiple sites (in case you see it elsewhere), because I want anyone looking for a venue to know what a WONDERFUL experience I had at Willow Ridge Manor.
Gregory and the staff of Willow Ridge Manor and LifeStyles Catering were PERFECT, and I can’t emphasize that enough. I had my wedding here in November of 2014, during a week hit by a «polar vortex.» Gregory was ready to take care of everything in case of bad weather, but thankfully our wedding day was the only day during the week that wasn’t snowing or bitterly cold, and was actually sunny and beautiful and nice enough that we still were able to have the ceremony outside in the beautiful scenic setting that Willow Ridge Manor has to offer. The red rocks were capped with snow, the sun was bright, and Gregory had cleared off the seats and bowery and walkways so that it was clear of snow. The venue is classic and beautiful and felt special, rather than other generic wedding venues. This one has charm and age and beauty that we and our guests adored. I received so many compliments about the beauty of the ceremony and the venue!
The reception was equally perfect. The staff was attentive and made sure that everything proceeded as planned, and were quick with set up and take down of the buffet, the passing of champagne to guests. The dance floor was great to have in place, and the reception hall is so pretty that we didn’t have to decorate with anything extra! If anything, the staff were too attentive, and were very strict about the end time of the reception and last call and last song! The party was so awesome and everyone was having so much fun, that we were sad to end it! :)
I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Gregory is absolutely wonderful and was great to work with! The cost of the venue is very affordable for all the great amenities they offer, and we booked off season and received amazing value! I would 100% recommend Willow Ridge Manor to others!

We used this venue for our daughter’s wedding and couldn’t have asked for a better place! The staff is wonderful and the owner is absolutely wonderful in planning and working with our vendors. We used the preferred vendors and everything went smoothly and we thank Gregory for giving our daughter the wedding of her dreams!

Compared to other places we viewed in Denver, this venue was AMAZING for the price! The food was awesome and caterer great to work with. Staff was very accommodating, our wedding was beautiful, and Gregory is an absolute PLEASURE to work with! If you want the beautiful Colorado scenery without driving way up into the mountains, this is your place. Thank you Gregory and team!

You have to love the views when you’re on your bike and of course the screaming desent on 285 toward Willow Ridge then down past the Fort into Morrison. This is my piece of European Cycling in Denver!

This was the very first of my list for wedding venues but I left there pretty disappointed. It did have a nice curb appeal, large brides room and great view. I felt like for the price they charge, before the food was a bit much for what they offered. I found that things looked a little shabby in places and wondered what that would look like in a year after committing my money and efforts to this place. My other dislike was the catering, you of course must use their exclusive caterer that did not seem appealing to me at all, prices and the horrible reviews. This venue actually landed at the bottom of our list, not worth the money.

Went here for my friend’s wedding. It’s very traditional for a wedding venue. Her ceremony was outside and that meant either music via the DJ (who then had to move back inside) or hire someone. She hired a violinist which was pretty however did not lend itself well to hearing it while it was being played but it was pretty. Hot because it was June. The view was incredible.
We had buffet style food which I don’t care much for. The potatoes were amazing. The salad, veggies, chicken and the roll were so-​so tasted like traditional wedding food. They didn’t serve any kind of alcohol during dinner which made a lot of people angry. Their piano didn’t work for cocktail hour music…
it was nice but I wouldn’t get married there for the price she paid and what she got.

I got married here in June. Gregory was extreamly helpful and returned all of my phone calls. He answered all of my questions. The site was beautiful and our photos look beautiful. The do force you to use an exclusive caterer, so be prepared for high catering costs. The food was good, but pricy. My husband and I both enjoyed the ambiance and old feel inside the mansion. Check it out if you are interested.

In looking for a venue for our wedding reception Willow Ridge was on our list of places to check out. We called and Greg was informative with regard to price and reservation details. He also encouraged us to come out and take a look in person. So, we did.
The day we went was a bright winter day so I’m not sure what the place would look like in the summer or even in the evening. In the day it looked like a classically decorated event center. It is clean and well taken care of. The brides room is large with a seperate bathroom and a huge mirror. It was one of the nicer brides rooms I’ve seen. The grooms room was equally well appointed.
The view is good. I wouldn’t say great, because really you are either looking down at a lot of oversized suburban houses or across a highway. I can imagine that any photographer worth the $$ would be able to make it lovely.
All in all, I can imagine this is a great place to have a wedding and reception.