Unique Wedding Venues in the Dallas/Fortworth Metroplex

Marriages are meant to last a lifetime and what better way to start that adventure than with a wedding so unique that its will not only be a treasured memory for the bride and groom but will become folklore for your family and guests.

Imagine, if you will:

A Royal Renaissance Wedding at Scarborough Faire® Renaissance Festival

Scarborough Faire® is located south of Dallas in Waxahachie, Texas. All wedding ceremonies are held in the Faire's private village wedding garden and three wedding packages are available:

The Faire's "Gentry Package" is for small exclusive weddings for up to 10 guests. A fully licensed official, dressed in 16th Century attire, will conduct the ceremony in the private garden (reception not included).

Cost: $750.00 (tickets for additional guests are extra)

The Faire's "Nobility Package" accommodates up to 30 wedding guests. Live period music is provided during the wedding ceremony and then the bride, groom and guests will retire to a private pavilion for a sumptuous Renaissance feast.

Cost: $2,000.00 (tickets for additional guests are extra)

The "Royalty Wedding Package" is designed for up to 50 guests and includes all the amenities of the Nobility Package with many extras that honor the newlyweds and reflect the pageantry of the era.

Cost: $3,250.00 (tickets for additional guests are extra)

Limited Dates:

The Renaissance Festival grounds are available for weddings on weekends only and only from early April through Memorial Day Monday.

Available Hours:

The Gentry Package is available in three, 1-hour time slots: from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. or from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

The Nobility & Royalty Packages are available in three, 2-hour time slots (1/2 hour for the wedding ceremony and 1-1/2 hours for the wedding reception: from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. or from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m..

Contact:

Phone: (972) 938-FAIR (3247)

Toll Free: 1-888-5-FESTIVAL (533-7848)

Fax: (972) 938-1890

E-mail: weddings@scarboroughrenfest.com

A Riverboat Wedding on Lake Granbury

The Granbury Riverboat is docked on beautiful Lake Granbury in historic Granbury, Texas, southwest of Fort Worth. The double-decked riverboat will accommodate up to 240 members of the wedding party and guests and has all the facilities needed for a wedding and reception cruise that will be vividly remembered for many years.

Cost:

All cruises are tailored to the needs of the wedding party, there is no preset price for wedding cruises.

Times and Dates:

The Granbury is available almost anytime you want it as long as you make arrangements early enough. Typical cruises last 1-1/2 to 2 hours but, again, all cruises are tailored to the needs of the wedding party

Contact:

Reservations: 817- 279-8687

E-mail: info@granburyriverboat.com

A Cowtown Wedding at the Fort Worth Stockyards Wedding Chapel

The Stockyards Wedding Chapel and New Frontier Reception Parlor are located in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. Tony Lama boots and Stetson Hats are not required but welcome if you want to get 'hitched' in style in the city known as Cowtown.

Two wedding chapels are available: the intimate Hitchin' Post Wedding Chapel will accommodate 10 guests for the very small nuptial and the elegant Double Diamond Wedding Chapel accommodates up to 100 Guests. The New Frontier Reception Parlor provides truly elegant accommodations for the after-wedding festivities for up to 100 of the newlyweds' favorite people. Then the happily married couple can exit in true Old West style either in a beautiful, antique horse-drawn carriage or on mount matching horses or even ride into matrimonial bliss on a pair of longhorn steers. Who could ever forget a Cowtown wedding like that!

Information:

All cost and schedule information is available by filling out the online Information Request Form or:

Mail to:

Fort Worth Stockyard Wedding Chapel
140 East Exchange Avenue, Suite 139
Fort Worth, Texas 76106

Phone: 817-624-1570

Toll Free: 888-684-9069

Fax: 817-624-1562

E-mail: info@stockyardschapel.com