Spearfish's Wedding Venues, Catering, and More
Whether it’s a winter wonderland or a summertime bliss styled wedding, there’s so much to prepare and plan; that day is one for the books! Hoping to have your wedding in Spearfish but don’t know where to start? Check out these top venues, caterers, as well as best scenic spots for photos right here.
Venues
Hoping for a small, intimate wedding? Ruby’s Garden is a charming location, tucked away behind the Historic Booth House in the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery. This location seats up to 200 of your closest friends and family landscaped with beautiful greenery and flowerbeds that creates an enchanting backdrop. The Wilbur S. Tretheway Pavilion in Spearfish City Park is also a great place to hold your reception, with plenty of parking and room for your guests.
Looking for a venue with some rustic charm, look no further than Elkhorn Ridge Resort. The Elkhorn Ridge Event Center offers a beautiful outdoor ceremony location with an indoor area for the reception that’s conveniently located near the main resort. The second option are the Courtyard Barns on the original historic Frawley Ranch. A picturesque country setting with a beautiful backdrop and quiet atmosphere, perfect for an outdoor wedding.
Wanting that clean, modern styled look? The Barn at Aspen Acres offers a beautiful, serene location just outside of Spearfish that offers three views for your wedding day. Choose an indoor ceremony or go outside with your choice of the rolling hills or Crow Peak as the setting for when you both say ‘I do’.
Whether you’re a Yellow Jackets fan, a BHSU alum, or hoping for a dreamy outdoor venue The Joy Center offers a variety of packages to fit your dream day. Make your entrance down the stunning circular stairway and share your vows underneath the historic “Arches” that will make the moment blissfully unforgettable.
Tucked away within the limestone rocks and pine trees is the Spearfish Canyon Lodge. The natural landscape makes for a stunning setting for an idyllic wedding day winter or summer. Choose your option of exchanging vows beside the 40-foot stone fireplace in the Great Room or outside in a private spot on the Lodge property.
Spearfish Convention Center is also open for wedding receptions with plenty open space for you to decorate how you see fit. The Indian Springs Gazebo makes for a lovely scenic backdrop for your wedding ceremony.
Catering
You and your fiancé big pizza lovers? Maybe you’re hoping for a barbeque selection or a chicken entrée with mashed potatoes, salad and mac n’ cheese for the sides. When it comes to your catering needs, Spearfish has a wide assortment of options from barbecue to Mexican cuisine to Dutch oven pizza, you’ll find exactly what your reception needs.
- Old West Dutch Oven Catering Company
- Pit 14 Barbecue
- Nonna’s Kitchen
- Guadalajara
- Catering By Dave
- Miller Creek Pub Catering
- Latchstring Restaurant
- Spearfish Convention Center
Scenic Photo Destinations
Everyone knows, when it comes to a wedding, photos are MUST! 50 years from now you want to look back on that day and glance through the photos remembering the joy and celebration. Spearfish offers some incredible backdrops for you and your fiancé’s engagement and wedding photos.
Walk around Spearfish City Park where you can grab a photo near the waterfall and gazebo at Indian Springs. Walk through the D.C. Booth National Historic Fish Hatchery and grab a few photos in front of the railroad car or historic Booth House.
Wander through Spearfish Canyon with the gorges set behind you and the smell of pine and spruce all around. Make a pitstop at the waterfalls to capture a breathtaking piece of nature alongside a beautiful moment in your life. (Picture it: Bridal Veil Falls as the backdrop to your own veil flowing in the wind.)
Lookout Mountain is another great spot for picturesque photos of the beautiful hills and the city down below. Go through the tunnel that leads to the trailhead and set your sights on photos in the open space or along the trail. With so much beauty and idyllic scenery in the area, your wedding—or even engagement—photos will truly be incredible.
