Dry Lake Bed Weddings

Name: Dry Lake Bed
Address: Las Vegas

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A bride poses on her wedding day at the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed. She is standing at a three-quarters angle from the camera. Mountains can be seen in the distance.

Two women place their foreheads together and stand holding each other on the Dry Lake Bed south of Boulder City near Las Vegas, Nevada. They are both wearing elegant sleeveless dresses. The sunsets over the mountains behind them.

A wedding is being held at the Dry Lake Bed in Las Vegas. At the center is the bride and groom and the officiant. They are flanked by their bridesmaids and groomsmen. Several guests sit in chairs arranged in front of them.

A wedding floral bouquet sits on the parched ground of the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The purple and pink flowers are wrapped in a ribbon and accented by greenery.

A wedding officiant reads from his prepared remarks as he marries a couple on the Dry Lake Bed in Boulder City, Nevada, outside Las Vegas. The couple holds hands while listening to officiant.

A man in a white military uniform escorts a bride down the aisle. A wedding ceremony is being held on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. Guests have stood up to their chairs to watch the bride walk towards the front of the gathering.

A bride and groom lock arms and drink Champagne from coupe glasses. They are toasting their marriage following their wedding on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed outside of Boulder City and Las Vegas, Nevada.

A man in a light tan suit rests his arm on the top of the door of a red Ford Mustang Convertible. He is sitting in the driver's seat and smiling as the sunlight hits him from behind.

A boutonniere is pinned onto a groom's lapel. He is wearing a white tuxedo jacket and a black bowtie.He sports a beard, long hair and sunglasses.

A woman in a flowy bright red dress and a man in a gray suit walk together and laugh. They are celebrating their wedding on a sunny day at the Dry Lake Bed in Boulder City, Nevada.

A bride and groom and their wedding party all walk towards the camera. The entire group is raising their arms, pumping their fists and hooting and hollering with joy. They are on the Dry Lake Bed near Las Vegas.

Lens flares partially obscure the face of a groom as he looks lovingly into his bride's eyes and holds her head in his hands. The two look lovingly at each other during their wedding at the Dry Lake Bed.

A couple celebrates their wedding on the Dry Lake Bed in Boulder City, Nevada. They stand together with the man behind the woman and each raise their arms and scream with excitement.

A bride holds hands with a groom while the groom jumps into the air and clicks his heels.The photo is filled with the dry cracked ground of the Dry Lake Bed south of Las Vegas, Nevada.

A man and woman both wearing black hold each other and smile as they stand in front of the rear end of a red 1965 Ford Mustang convertible that is parked on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed.

The sun sets behind the mountains at the Dry Lake Bed near Las Vegas, Nevada while a bride leans on her groom's chest. They are posing for photos on their wedding day.

A wide shot of a bride, groom and officiant standing in the middle of the Dry Lake Bed during a wedding ceremony. They are surrounded by nothingness except for the dry cracked ground stretching off into the distance where mountains rise in the background.

A wedding is being held on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed. The bride and groom are in the middle and are flanked by their wedding party. Guests are seen sitting on wooden benches.

A groom and bride hold each other closely as they turn towards the camera and laugh. They are posing for photos following their wedding ceremony at the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas.

A groom sprays a bottle of Champagne into the air in celebration as his new wife looks on and laughs. The couple is celebrating their wedding on the Dry Lake Bed just south of Boulder City, near Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed, a groom and bride cut into a wedding cake. They are standing behind a mini celebration table decorated with flowers that also has a bottle of Champagne, and two Champagne flutes.

A bride and groom order drinks from a bar that has been built into a vintage camping trailer. Their wedding took place on the Dry Lake Bed south of Las Vegas.

Two women hold hands and stand together on the Dry Lake Bed south of Boulder City near Las Vegas, Nevada. They are each holding a small bouquet of flowers. They are both wearing elegant sleeveless dresses.

A bride with a big smile holds a bouquet of flowers in front of her body in this close up photo. The bouquet is adorned with red tulips and roses. The woman has long dark hair with bangs covering her eyebrows.

A bride admires her bouquet of white flowers that she holds in front of her. She wears a long sleeveless lace wedding dress with a necklace and earings for her wedding on the Dry Lake Bed in Las Vegas.

A woman in a long flowy red dress faces her fiance as they stand together with a wedding officiant. Their wedding ceremony is taking place on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed. Bright sun fills the image from the rear.

Bright late afternoon sun illuminates a kissing husband and wife. They are celebrating their wedding day on the Dry Lake Bed south of Boulder City, Nevada.

A groom and bride use golden forks to dig into a piece of chocolate wedding cake. The cake is being served at their wedding on the Dry Lake Bed near Las Vegas.

A close up photo of a bridal bouquet of flowers which are held in the right hand of the bride while her left hand is placed against her body where it meets her new husband's hand.

A bride stands with her groom. The photo is taken from behind the groom with the bride facing the camera and smiling at the groom. They are getting married on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed.

A close up of a bride posing for wedding photos. She is holding her flowers about shoulder high as she turns her head back to the left and towards the camera. She is wearing a light blue denim jacket and a white veil.

A bride and groom smile and laugh as he pops the cork on a bottle of sparkling wine. They are celebrating their wedding at the Dry Lake Bed in Boulder City, Nevada near Las Vegas.

A groom and bride kiss as they celebrate their wedding with cupcakes and Champagne. They are standing behind a pair of small tables arranged with the treats, flowers candles and a sign that reads, "All of me loves all of you".

A groom kisses his bride with a lacy white backless wedding dress. They have gotten married on the Dry Lake bed south of Boulder City, Nevada. Mountains are seen in the background.

Moody clouds move in over the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed as a bride and groom embrace while posing for wedding day photos. The wide shot shows the cracked and dried out ground, and the mountains rising in the distance.

A mini celebration table is seen with flowers, a wedding cake and Champagne glasses. Behind the table a bride and groom are out of focus against the setting sun. The stylish table sits on a red decorative rug that has been placed on the ground at the Dry Lake Bed in Southern Nevada.

A bride reads her vows to her new husband during their wedding ceremony at the Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas. They are standing at a triangular wooden arbor adorned with flowers. A male officiant stands between the couple.

A blond haired woman in a white dress with long sleeves poses for a photo on the Dry Lake Bed. She holds her bouquet of flowers in front of her body with her right hand and tips her large white sunglasses away from her eyes with her left hand.

A bride in a white wedding dress faces away from the camera and into the sun so that the photograph captures her bubbly dress as it is contrasted against the stark landscape of the Dry Lake Bed.

A groom poses at the center of a group photo with his groomsmen. They are standing facing away from the sun and they cast long shadows in front of them onto the ground of the Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas.

A close up photo of a man and woman holding each other and smiling as they stand in front of the rear end of a red 1965 Ford Mustang convertible that is parked on the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed.

A man and woman sit in the front seats of a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible. The photo is taken from behind the car. The top is down. They are posing for wedding photos on the Dry Lake Bed south of Las Vegas, Nevada.

A groom and a bride in a strapless white wedding dress toast each other with Champagne coupe glasses. A wedding cake and an ice bucket with a bottle sit on a table which they stand behind. They are celebrating their wedding on the Dry Lake Bed.

On the Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas a man in a dark suit embraces two women in matching bridesmaids' dresses. The group smiles with delight.

As the sunsets over the mountains behind them , a groom and bride stand boldly as they pose for pictures on their wedding day at the Dry Lake Bed near Las Vegas.

A wide shot of two brides standing together and holding hands. They cast long shadows on the parched ground of the Dry Lake Bed near Las Vegas.

A medium shot of a groom and his bride embracing on their wedding day. They have just gotten married on the Dry Lake Bed near Boulder City and South of Las Vegas, Nevada. The ground they stand on is dry and cracked in an artful way.

On the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed, a groom and bride turn towards the left of the picture to look off camera as their wedding officiant addresses their guests. There is a wooden triangular shaped arbor decorated with flowers.

A just married couple raises their hands in the air to celebrate their wedding. They walk on the dry cracked ground of the Dry Lake Bed, while a young boy claps for them in the background.

A bride and groom slow dance together on their wedding day. It is a sunny afternoon and they are wearing sunglasses. Their dance floor is the dry and cracked ground of the Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas.

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

Give your wedding adventure your own personal touch with your choice of memorable must have add-ons. Extras such as getting candid photos throughout your ceremony, mini celebrations and extended photography coverage are just some of the fun options. See the full list.

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Engaged Couple

“Blown away by the location, the ceremony, and easy-going feel of the whole wedding day!”

Alison A

Married October 2023

“They made our special day very stress free. Everyone is very kind and they make sure everything is just how you want it.”

Sheridan E

Married November 2023

"Cactus Collective made wedding planning so easy. As a new bride starting to plan a wedding it quickly became very overwhelming. When I found Cactus Collective who pretty much does everything for you so much of my stress was lifted."

Tianna K

Married October 2023

Dry Lake Bed Weddings

An Extraordinary Site For Intimate Micro Weddings

Why the Dry Lake Bed is Perfect for Micro Weddings and Elopements

About Our Dry Lake Bed Packages

Photography Only

Just the Two of Us

Ocotillo

Agave

Saguaro

About the Dry Lake Bed

Personalize Your Collection with Extra Touches

Happy Couples

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