Are you looking for special location for your wedding day – a place far from banquet halls and formula weddings?  Perhaps you have dreamed of getting married in the country with green grass under your feet and a canopy of trees over your head?  Maybe you are looking to have a “green wedding” and are hoping to exchange vows at a place contributing to a healthier way of life?  Or, perhaps you, (like us), love Southern Arizona’s rich heritage and are looking for a historic, private ranch with horses and adobe buildings to share with your guests?
Well, there is NO OTHER PLACE like Agua Linda Farm to have your wedding, even Tucson Lifestyles named us as one of the top places to visit in the Tucson area!  We have also been featured in Town and Country Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens and the New York Times.  In southern Arizona, this is an oasis in the desert!  The adobe hacienda was built by the Ronstadt family and designed by noted local architect, Josiah Joesler in the 1940’s.  The family farmed the Agua Linda until Arthur Loew, a Hollywood movie producer, bought the ranch in the late 1950’s.  (His house guests included Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, Robert Wagoner and Gene Kelly, to name a few!)  Arthur’s son, Stewart has since converted the 63 acres into an organic vegetable farm, selling sustainably grown foods to local families.  The 10 or so acres surrounding the adobe hacienda, guesthouse and pool house has been the passion of Stewart’s mother, Regina.  Three decades of tending to this space has turned the grounds into the show-stopper that it is today – green lawns, roses, hollyhocks, iris’, primroses, daffodils and more take turns being the star of the show throughout the year.

-    Time Flexibility
We do not limit your wedding day to a few hours like most places – the day is yours!  Want to save some money and do some of the set up yourself?  No problem, you have the whole day!

-    We are not locked in with any specific caterer or bar service.
Although Agua Linda is lovely enough for an elegant catered meal, perhaps you want a potluck?  Maybe you like the idea of a picnic style lunch with baskets and quilts spread in the grass – it’s up to you!  Do you have a favorite caterer or type of food you were hoping to serve?  You decide. (We would also be happy to recommend caterers who have been here before.)

-    Every wedding here is unique!
Some examples; one couple and their guests followed a path of mini-pumpkins out to a pasture where hay bales had been placed instead of chairs for the ceremony; another couple set up square tables end-to-end to form a long rectangle and served dinner “family style” with big bowls of pasta and other dishes placed every few guests; one bride opted to not rent a dance floor – she provided baskets of inexpensive “flip-flops” that matched her color theme for ladies to swap for their heels and dance on the grass; a few brides have come to the farm the morning before the big day to pick their own flowers in the garden; another couple were married at the near-by Tumacacori Mission (the elegant, yet very rustic remains of the former Catholic mission now a state park) then had there reception at the ranch – there are no formulas here!

-    Going green!
Looking to “green up” your day?  Many brides start by choosing a venue that is in the “green business”.  What better place to have your environmentally conscious wedding than at a local, organic vegetable farm?  And, often, things we grow can be incorporated into your day.  There is very little carbon footprint that goes into a salad grown right here being included in your menu.  Certain times of the year flowers are also available or, in the fall, decorative gourds and pumpkins make lovely and reusable centerpieces.  One bride used packets of our hollyhock seeds as a favor for her spring wedding.  Sunflower seeds are also available, or how about a pack of spicy crushed chili for a red themed wedding?

-    No need to decorate!
Many of our guests (especially mothers-of-the-bride who have had other children married elsewhere before), comment on how little decorating needs to be done.  Sure, some still want to go all out, but the natural beauty here (especially in the spring and early summer) provides just about all the eye candy you need – and the view – well… it may compete a little with the bride!

-    There is plenty of room!
Say you have a big wedding – over 300, no problem.  Or, perhaps you want to spread out – have the ceremony in one part of the farm, the reception somewhere else, drinks in the pool house, croquette on one lawn and horseshoe pitching on another while the little ones take a hayride and visit the petting zoo – we have a lot of room and love it when people maximize the space.

-    Lovely dressing room!
Although we do not offer the interior of the home, we do have a lovely dressing room for the bride (additional room available for groomsmen*).  The room is large and professionally decorated with a private bath, full-length mirror, make-up mirror and direct access to outside where a fountain playfully splashes!

-  Arizona at its finest!
Agua Linda Farm epitomizes the romantic notion of an Arizona ranch!  Out of town guests will especially appreciate it here.  Splashing fountain, adobe hacienda with red tile roofs, giant mesquite trees (Poncho Villa may have napped under that tree…?), sprawling mountain views beyond pastures dotted with horses and cattle – Agua Linda has the perfect blend of elegance and the rustic west that is uniquely Arizona!

-Natural Shade
Our farm is for outdoor events only.  You are welcome to bring in a tent or rent ours* (seats 100) for insurance against rain (usually not a problem – this is Arizona, after all!), but you don’t need shelter from the sun.  Our giant mesquites, mulberries and cottonwoods take care of that.

-Stewart and Laurel Loew
Aside from our wonderful location, we think we are the next best reason to plan your event here.  We are not interested in being wedding coordinators, but we do more than just reserve the day for you.  We are more than happy to meet with you to go over the details and make suggestions.  We know this place better than anyone – we can tell you (more or less) what flowers will be blooming when, where the electrical outlets are, when the trees will be leafed out in the spring, etc. AND we have done so many events here – large and small – that we have a lot of ideas of how to make your day special and flow right.  We work hard on the day of your wedding to help tie up loose ends, direct parking etc.  We also are multi-talented.  Stewart used to be a sound engineer and can do the music for you, mike your ceremony and more.* Laurel has a good eye for decorating and has done many of the centerpieces and bouquets for weddings here at the farm, usually saving the clients a lot of money.*

-    “The best wedding I have ever been to!”
We hear it time and time again! 

-    We are not a restaurant and do not do catering
-    We do not have interior space for events (other than pool house, which is included in all packages).  In the event of very bad weather, you may want to rent a tent.  Ours seats 100, but does not have sides.*  Under no circumstances will the house be opened to the public.
-    We do not rent tables, (picnic tables with benches available, no charge) chairs, linens, etc. 
-    We are not a hotel and do not have overnight accommodations (we can recommend nearby places)

(*extra fees for these services)

-    Use of space for rehearsal, ceremony and/or reception
-    Use of any outdoor area (we have many to choose from)
-    No time limit – the whole day is yours!
-    Dressing room for bride
-    Use of mobile wrought iron arbor for ceremony
-    Use of pool house which has a bar and fire place
-    Collection of large, medium and small galvanized buckets and tubs for beverages
-    Use of walk-in refrigerator, freezer, garbage dumpster and garbage cans
-    2 bathrooms for guests
-    *More options available for additional fees, scroll down.

-    On site floral design (price varies)
-   Up to 19 picnic tables with attached benches, seats 4-6 (great for casual, country reception – for a more formal/traditional event, you will need to rent tables and chairs), set up $10/table.
-    Set up of our 24x40 foot tent, (fits 80 guests at round rented tables, 100 guests with family-style (end-to-end) rectangle rented tables or our picnic tables (no charge)) $300 (no sides)
-    Lighting – set up of framed overhead lighting for reception or ceremony area with 2inch globe white lights or color lights, $150
-    “twinkle lights” (like Christmas tree lights), white, framed around reception or ceremony area, $90
-    On-going scenic hayrides for your guests around pastures, $50 hour
-    Set up of fire pit, $30 (great for kids roasting marshmallows, in fact, one bride borrowed one of our Radio Flyer Wagons (no charge) which she filled with adorable kids “sack picnics” and a basket of s’more ingredients, very cute!)
-    Seasonal vegetables or flowers from our garden, wholesale prices vary

-    Microphone/speakers for ceremony, $30
-    Your choice of music during ceremony through our sound system, $50
-    Microphone/speakers for toasts during reception, $30
-    Use of our sound system with your I-Pod or ours, microphone for toasts/announcements,  $50/hour, 2 hour minimum
-     Ambiant surround sound with music networked throughout ceremony area, reception area and pool house.  This can be for whole event, or just during certain times, (as guests arrive, during dinner, etc.), $100.  Choice of latin mix, country mix, modern or classical genres.
-    In-House D.J. with your custom mix of music, microphone for toasts/announcements, $400 for 4 hours, $80 each additional hour
-    Entire sound package, $500, (includes 4 hours of D.J., 80/hour each additional hour) includes:

• Microphone/speakers for ceremony

• Ambiant surround sound music while guests arrive and immediately following ceremony.

• Music during ceremony, your choice

• In-House D.J. with your custom mix of music

• Microphone/speakers for toasts during reception

Looking for a beautiful, unique location for a wedding on a budget? NEW! We have put together a ‘ceremony only’ package that may be just right for you.  This package is offered for intimate groups of up to 30 of your closest friends and family for 1 hour and a half.  We will set up ceremony seating and drape fresh cut ivy over our wrought iron arbor for a ceremony overlooking the beautiful Santa Rita Mountains, (you provide officiant/minister).  Our in-house flower designer will have a bouquet ready for the bride, often made with flowers grown on the farm!  Choose from 3 genres of background music provided by us.  After the ceremony, your guests will wish you well with a complimentary champagne or sparkling cider toast.  Buckets of bottled water will also be available to quench your thirst.  Then, take advantage of the many lovely spots to photograph your special day (you provide photographer).

Ceremony Only $450
Includes
-    Use of farm for ceremony and photographs for 1 hour and a half.
-    seating for up to 30 guests for ceremony
-    wrought iron arbor draped in fresh cut ivy garland
-    bridal bouquet of seasonal (often, from the farm) flowers (no flower choice)
-    sound system, coordinated by us with choice of Latin instrumental, classical or modern romantic genre.
-    complimentary champagne or sparkling cider toast for 30
-    galvanized tub of chilled bottle water for guests
-    event director
-    Use of all outside areas for photographs
*Package does not include wedding officiant/minister or photographer.

-Small wedding cake for 30, use of silver cake knife and server, Minton china dessert plates, and cake table with lovely linens. 
We slice and serve: $150           ($30/plate replacement charge for broken plates)

-Small wedding cake for 30, use of silver cake knife and server, paper dessert plates, plastic forks and cake table with lovely linens. 
We slice and serve: $80

-twinkle lights strung from trees (evenings only), $90

-bridesmaid bouquet, no flower choice, $30 each

-flower girl bouquet; no flower choice, $25 each

-tractor drawn hayride, (best at sunset after ceremony with champagne in hand!), $75