Mortenson Ranch · Santa Fe, New Mexico
Private movie-town ceremonies, open-range receptions, and a seamless wedding weekend designed around your story.
The Big Day
Our movie ranch and private ranch locations set the stage for your love story. From intimate chapel ceremonies to refined courtyard gatherings, every detail is shaped around your vision. With authentic Old West surroundings, curated spaces, and a team that handles planning and execution, your wedding comes together seamlessly.
Your only job is to celebrate.
The Venue
At Mortenson Ranch you have the entire space to plan your perfect event. Exchange vows at our chapel or under an open sky with the vast New Mexico landscape in the background. Host an elegant dinner in our hotel, then step onto the main street to the saloon for poker or a live band. Our staff and preferred vendors help you create your perfect wedding, reception, rehearsal dinner, or other celebration — we meet you where you are to make it happen.
From rustic to fully sophisticated.
Parking Spots
Plenty of room for guests and vendors
formal seating in hotel
Need space to eat?
acres
2 ranches 1 movie town
old west bars
Plenty of room for guests and vendors
Day-Of Coordination
Included in every Mortenson Ranch wedding is dedicated day-of coordination designed to protect the flow of your celebration. From setup and final detail placement to vendor communication, timeline management, ceremony cues, reception transitions, and end-of-night clean up — our team or preferred vendor handles the logistics so you and your families can be fully present.
How It Unfolds
Every wedding we host is fully custom. Whether it’s a full weekend, a rehearsal dinner, or a single-day reception, each event is built around your vision. Here’s a look at a typical flow many weddings follow.
Vendors arrive, setup begins, and your wedding party can walk the grounds to finalize details before anyone else arrives.
Everything comes together. From final preparations to the ceremony and celebration, the day flows seamlessly across the ranch and into the evening.
A slower morning to wrap up the weekend. Vendors pack out, final items are gathered, and guests begin to head out.
A Starting Point
Every wedding is different. This is the starting framework — we'll shape the actual plan together.
Fill out the inquiry form below and we'll set up a call to walk through the details — what you're picturing, what's flexible, and how we bring it to life.
Start the ConversationWhat's Always Included
What's Possible Here
This list is the starting point, not the limit. If you're picturing it, ask us.
Multi-location event flow
Move guests between ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception spaces.
Ceremony on main street
Exchange vows in front of the Western movie town storefronts.
Ride in or ride out
Arrive or leave on horseback or by carriage.
Full décor build-out
Work with our vendors to design and build your entire setup.
Custom tent installations
From open-air to fully covered, built anywhere on the property.
Bar and alcohol service
Full-service bar setups through our preferred vendors.
Live music or DJ
Bands, acoustic sets, or DJs placed anywhere on site.
Custom lighting across the property
Set up Lighting that carry the event into the night.
Cowboys and cowgirls on horseback
Riders moving through the event and greeting guests.
Animals on site
Horses, buffalo, cattle, and more available as part of the experience.
Clyde the Buffalo appearance
A rare and memorable moment for guests and photos.
Private dinner setups
Tables placed anywhere across the ranch or town.
For Vendors
Want to work with the Mortenson Ranch team?
We're always open to meeting creative professionals who share our standards for quality, communication, and care. Reach out and let's talk.
Join Our Vendor ListUnique to Mortenson
Two things only Mortenson Ranch can offer — and both are part of your wedding.
One of the most authentic Western prop collections in the Southwest — saddles, period wardrobe, vintage firearms, antique furniture, original signage, and film-used set pieces. Available for your ceremony, reception, and photography. Bring the ranch's history into your day.
Clint Mortenson has made custom silver, buckles, spurs, and leatherwork for film productions for decades. Want a one-of-a-kind belt buckle for the groom? A set of matching silver pieces for the groomsmen? Custom tooled leather work? Clint can make it happen — and no one else can.
Two Settings, One Ranch
Book either location — or use both for ceremony and reception.
The Property
Real Weddings
Real celebrations. Real land. Real stories.
Photography by Talitha Tarro | talithatarro.zenfolio.comFrankie Gomez | frankiegomezphotography.pic-time.com
Words From Our Couples
Words from couples who began their forever at Mortenson Ranch.
Amazing doesn’t begin to describe our wedding. We chose the ranch setting to reflect our family’s background, and we couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out.
From beginning to end, Clint and his team supported us and our family in bringing our dream wedding to life.
The setting was everything I ever wanted. I looked all over the Southwest, and I’m so glad I chose this location. I’m still getting calls from family and friends about the wedding.
Want something simple or a dream — I'll be your right hand the whole time. Let's make it happen.
— Missy
Your Right Hand
Every wedding at Mortenson Ranch is supported by Missy, our Director of Sales & Events. From the first inquiry to the last dance, she's your point of contact, your planning partner, and your advocate. Simple or a dream — she handles it all.
Let's Talk
Share a few details and we'll guide you through the next steps.
A Western wedding unlike anything else near Santa Fe — built around you, your vision, and your day.
