Dry Lake Bed Weddings
An Extraordinary Site For Intimate Micro Weddings
The simplicity and beauty of nature at the Dry Lake Bed in Boulder City, Nevada offers couples a sunset wedding venue unlike any other. When the sun dips low and the light starts to fade, the attraction of this starkly empty landscape reveals itself. Once a vast lake covering more than 20-square miles, this standout desert feature is now the perfect blank slate for your special day. Pops of color from florals, dresses and ceremony site additions are all the more impressive against this serene backdrop.
Why the Dry Lake Bed is Perfect for Micro Weddings and Elopements
- Unique and unexpected wedding venue
- A spacious location, allowing plenty of privacy for wedding couples
- Venue accepts over 20 guests
- Photographs extremely well and has been used by Hollywood directors for years
- A charming and simple wedding site that can be decorated however you wish
- Convenient location, within 30 minutes of the Vegas Strip.
LGBTQI+ friendly venue
About Our Dry Lake Bed Packages
Plan your perfect wedding without compromise with Cactus Collective Weddings. We work with each couple individually to make sure that every detail, big and small, are arranged for your wedding. We’ll handle the professional photography, officiant, bouquet and boutonnière, and the wedding permit along with the wedding venue so you don’t have to. Planning a wedding has never been more convenient.
Photography Only
- From one hour to all day coverage options
- Options for the getting ready portion of your day and your reception
- Professional photo editing
- All image rights
- Custom online gallery for viewing and downloading images
- Optional printing and photo books available for additional charge
Just the Two of Us
- Days: Monday - Thursday
- Guests: 0
- Photo: 60 Minutes + Editing + Image Rights
- Modern Minister
- Bouquet and Boutonnière
- On-Site Host
- Complimentary Consultation with our Transportation Concierge
Ocotillo
- Days: Monday - Sunday
- Guests: Up to 12
- Photo: 90 Minutes + Editing + Image Rights
- Modern Minister
- Bouquet and Boutonnière
- On-Site Host
- Complimentary Consultation with our Transportation Concierge
Agave
- Days: Monday - Sunday
- Guests: 13-30
- Photo: 90 Minutes + Editing + Image Rights
- Modern Minister
- Bouquet and Boutonnière
- On-Site Host
- Complimentary Consultation with our Transportation Concierge
- Complimentary Consultation with our Hotel Room Block Concierge
Saguaro
- Days: Monday - Sunday
- Guests: 31-50
- Photo: 105 Minutes + Editing + Image Rights
- Modern Minister
- Bouquet and Boutonnière
- On-Site Host
- Complimentary Consultation with our Transportation Concierge
- Complimentary Consultation with our Hotel Room Block Concierge
About the Dry Lake Bed
The Eldorado Dry Lake Bed is conveniently located along highway 95 as it passes the Bird Spring Mountain Range just south of Boulder City, Nevada. The combination of the flat lake bed and the rocky peaks rising to an elevation of 4,900 feet creates vivid shadows and impressive sunsets making it a favorite spot for photographers and filmmakers.
One word of caution, while we absolutely LOVE this venue, it isn’t for everyone. There is a growing solar electricity generation field that shares the space to the south and can feel obtrusive to some couples. We’re sad to see the panels encroaching on the vast emptiness, but are happy that plenty of wide open spaces still exist to make this impressive landscape one of our top choices for couples that want a look they can’t get anywhere else.
The same abundant sunshine that powers nearby solar fields at high-noon, makes for perfect natural lighting conditions late in the afternoon and at twilight. Imaginative photographers that know how to manipulate this site and its unique conditions take some of the most dramatic and satisfying wedding pictures you’ll ever see.
Bring your imagination, your whimsical decorations and add-ons, and your sweetheart to the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed to be transformed into the star that steals the scene on this incredible natural stage. Don’t let the appearance of the surrounding solar farm fool you, this venue remains a real Las Vegas gem!
Personalize Your Collection with Extra Touches
A cake and champagne mini reception, live acoustic ceremony music and eco-friendly décor. These are just a few of the extra flourishes you can book through us so your special day feels extra special. See the full list of options.
