Plan an Aspen destination wedding: when to marry, getting guests in (and the 2027 airport closure), lodging blocks, transport, the welcome dinner and our role.
An Aspen destination wedding is a three-day weekend for everyone you love, at altitude, often with travel that involves a connection. The venue and the planner shape the ceremony. What shapes the guests' memory is everything around it: how they arrive, where they sleep, how they get home after the party. That is the part we handle.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Reviewed November 2026
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is closed from April 4 to November 19, 2027 while the runway is rebuilt, private jets included. Summer and fall 2027 groups arrive through Eagle, Rifle or Denver, and the ground plan has to start there: the 2027 closure guide. A 2027 summer wedding should tell guests early which airport to book.
For family or the wedding party flying together, a private charter is one option. For a group flying privately, we request quotes from FAA-certificated Part 135 operators and set out the aircraft, the operator and the total price in writing. Aspen Privé acts as an air charter broker under 14 CFR Part 295, not as a direct air carrier; the operator has operational control of every flight. Nothing is bookable online: a quote is not a reservation until you approve it and the operator confirms. How a charter quote works. Request a group charter quote.
Guests met at the airport, and wedding transportation between hotels, ceremony and reception.
Chosen for the size of the group and the tone of the evening: the rehearsal dinner guide.
Residences prepared, a photographer for the moments outside the main event, and massage at home the morning of.
The bachelor and bachelorette weekends, if they happen in Aspen too.
You contract the venue and, ideally, a wedding planner. We coordinate the confirmed Aspen-side services around them: transport, drivers, dinners outside the main event, residences and the photographer. We are not a venue or a wedding planner and claim no preferred rates; each service is confirmed in writing before booking.
Summer and early fall for outdoor ceremonies and long evenings; winter for a snow wedding with a cozier weekend. Check the venue's weather plan either way.
Usually through Aspen, Eagle or Denver. Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is closed April 4 to November 19, 2027, so summer 2027 guests should book Eagle, Rifle or Denver.
Yes: airport arrivals, shuttles between lodging, ceremony and reception, and late returns, sized to the confirmed guest list.
No. We work alongside your venue and planner and handle the Aspen-side guest logistics and services around the event.
Arrange the details around the day, with one contact here in Aspen.
From Aspen's airport to the door in a private SUV, timed to your actual landing.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
A local Roaring Fork Valley photographer, English and Spanish speaking, for family portraits, couples, proposals, celebrations and private dinners, in town, at the house or out in the valley.
Heat, lights, beds and the first evening sorted before you walk in.
Aspen, known
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport: 2027 closure dates · US DOT: air charter brokers (14 CFR Part 295) — checked November 10, 2026.
Send the wedding date, guest count, venue or shortlist and where guests will stay. We plan arrivals, transport and the evenings around your venue and planner.
Plan the wedding weekend
