The hangar glowing at dusk with a wedding reception underway at Alta Ranch

A multi-day wedding venue in Montana

Most weddings are over by midnight. Here your people sleep in the log cabins, wake up by the river, and get a few more slow hours with you.

  • 2 or 3days on the ranch
  • 14sleep in the three cabins
  • 200guests at most
  • Exclusiveuse, no other groups

What does a multi-day wedding at Alta Ranch include?

Two packages turn the wedding into a weekend. Mountain Escape is two days with one night in all three cabins, for $6,500, and it's our most booked package. Montana Legacy is three days with two nights in all three cabins, for $8,500, with room for a welcome gathering, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception and farewell brunch.

Both are exclusive use for up to 200 guests, so the whole ranch, the hangar and every ceremony site are yours for the weekend.

The wedding party celebrating in the meadow with a cabin behind them

How a wedding weekend usually goes

  • Friday afternoon: bags go into the cabins, someone heads to the river with a fly rod, and a campfire gets going after dinner.
  • Saturday morning: getting ready in the cabin, coffee on the table, a quiet hour before photos.
  • Saturday afternoon: vows under the big pine with the mountains behind you.
  • Saturday night: dinner and the first dance under the hangar string lights.
  • Sunday morning: slow coffee, a farewell brunch, and one more look at the valley.
A couple's first dance under the string lights in the hangar

Two days or three?

If most of your guests are flying in, three days usually earns its keep. People who traveled get a real trip, the rehearsal dinner and the brunch have their own space, and the wedding day isn't rushed. Montana Legacy covers that with two nights in all three cabins.

If your crowd is closer to home, or you'd rather keep it to one big night with a slow morning after, Mountain Escape gives you the wedding day plus a night in the cabins for the people closest to you.

A canoe and row boat pulled up on the shore of the trout pond

What guests do between events

Plenty, without anyone needing to plan it. There's private access to fish the West Fork for native Westslope cutthroat, a trout pond with a canoe, a row boat and a paddle boat, trails out to the edge of the national forest, and campfire rings for the evenings. Hiking, horseback riding and white-water rafting are close by in the valley.

The weekend packages side by side

Extra hours and camping are priced on request. Outside caterers are welcome at every package.

PackageThe MeadowBitterroot CelebrationMountain EscapeMontana Legacy
Price$2,750$4,000$6,500$8,500
Days on the ranch1123
OvernightNoneNone1 night, all 3 cabins2 nights, all 3 cabins
Event time8 hoursFull dayFull weekendFull 3 days
Guest limit50200200200
Exclusive use of the ranchNo, cabins may be rented to other guestsYesYesYes
Ceremony sites1 of your choiceAll (meadow, river, trees)AllAll
Getting-ready cabinAdd-on1 cabin, daytimeIncludedIncluded

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Multi-day wedding questions

If yours isn't here, call (406) 349-2142 or send us a note.

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How much does a weekend wedding at Alta Ranch cost?

Mountain Escape, two days with one night in all three cabins, is $6,500. Montana Legacy, three days with two nights in all three cabins, is $8,500. Both are exclusive use for up to 200 guests.

Who sleeps on the ranch during a wedding weekend?

All three log cabins are included, which sleep 14 in total. Most couples give them to the wedding party and immediate family. Other guests can camp on site for a fee or stay up the valley.

Can we hold the rehearsal dinner at the ranch?

Yes. Montana Legacy includes room for a welcome gathering, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception and farewell brunch, and the hangar works for dinners as well as the reception.

Can we bring our own caterer for every meal?

Yes. Outside caterers are welcome at every package, so you can use one caterer for the weekend or different ones for each event.

How far ahead should we book a wedding weekend?

As early as you can. We host a limited number of weddings each year and weekend dates go first. Send us your date to see what's open.

Come walk the land, then pick your date

We host a limited number of weddings each year. Tell us your date and a rough guest count and we'll tell you what's open.

Book your wedding date Or call (406) 349-2142