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Weddings, portraits, and photo shoots at a mountain home in Genesee, Colorado — thirty minutes from Denver.

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A house built for moments worth remembering

Perched on a mountain slope above Genesee, this home looks straight out at the Continental Divide. A flagstone patio, a stone-walled fire pit, and a stand of pines frame the view from every seat outside — and the house sits on 1.7 wooded acres, so there's room to wander well past the deck. We built it as a home first, and we think it's too good a backdrop to keep to ourselves.

Hosted by Danny & Mily Dodson.

Danny and Mily Dodson with their dog, the Continental Divide behind them

What you can host here

Intimate weddings & celebrations

Ceremonies, vow renewals, proposals, engagement parties, milestone birthdays. The flagstone patio seats a ceremony; the deck handles dinner and dancing after. Bring your own caterer and planner, or we can point you to people who already know the house.

Tell us your guest count and we'll confirm what's possible

Photo sessions, by the hour

Engagement and elopement shoots, family portraits, senior and graduation photos, holiday cards. You get several settings in one booking: the open deck and the Divide, the flagstone patio and fire pit, and 1.7 acres of ponderosa forest behind the house. Golden hour runs long up here — most photographers take the last two hours before sunset. Bring your own photographer or ask us for names.

Two-hour minimum · pricing on request

Larger gatherings

Larger gatherings may require a Jefferson County special event permit and a parking plan. County review can take around two months, so start the conversation early — the earlier we know, the more dates we can work with.

Allow 2+ months lead time

Overnight stays

We are listing the house on Airbnb and Wander for overnight stays, including the night before an event so you are not driving up the mountain the morning of. Ask us directly in the meantime.

Coming soon on Airbnb & Wander

The space

The house and deck lit with string lights at blue hour — The house at blue hour

Deck seating and string lights after sunset with the mountains beyond — Deck seating after sunset

The house, upper deck, and flagstone patio with fire pit seating — Patio and fire pit

The open deck at sunset framed by tall pines — Room to gather

The deck at dusk with the mountains catching the last light — Dusk on the deck

Open ponderosa forest on the property with room to walk between the trees — Room to wander

Tall pines silhouetted against an orange and violet sunset sky — Sunset through the pines

Shafts of late light breaking through cloud over the foothills — Light through the weather

A ponderosa pine covered in hoarfrost against a blue winter sky — Hoarfrost in the pines

Mule deer crossing the snow just beyond the deck — Neighbours, most mornings

A bull elk with a full rack standing among the pines — A bull elk, passing through

A cinnamon black bear walking between two ponderosa pines — The neighbourhood bear, making his rounds

The northern lights above the stone chimney and lit windows of the house — The house under the northern lights

The deck railing and mountains beneath a violet and magenta aurora — The deck, under the lights

Green and magenta aurora above the ridgeline, framed by ponderosa pines — Aurora over the ridge

Two people silhouetted against a magenta aurora, hands raised in the shape of a heart — A night that showed up for them

Check availability

People tell us it feels like a resort. It's just our home — and we're glad to share it. Tell us what you're planning and roughly when, and we'll come back to you with availability and pricing.

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Come on up.Take it all in.