I love our dude ranch venue so much that it stood head and shoulders above the other candidates. But I thought I'd show them to you anyway: for you Tucson brides, there are a lot of cool spaces. This one is the Tucson Museum of Art.
We ended up not choosing it because the indoor space is sort of lackluster, but I did like this little TV corner they were going to let us set up for the kiddos.
And this is the good part: giant giant courtyard, capacity of 750 people. I thought it would be cool to have everyone sit at one long, long, long table, under those string lights. The problem, really, is that this space didn't come with anything. I'd have to organize food, linens, tables, bartenders, waitstaff, cleanup and everything else on my own, from Chicago. I felt an impending ulcer and decided it was too much to coordinate from far away. But I bet it would be beautiful for someone...

I also liked it because my stepfather, who died a few years ago, was an artist. Getting married in a museum would have felt like he was there. I need to find a new way to feel like he's there.