Where to host an intimate ceremony for 10–30 guests in the Ozarks, without the cost or logistics of a traditional wedding.
The most memorable weddings aren't the biggest. They're the ones where every guest matters, every detail feels personal, and the setting carries the day. Eureka Springs has softly become one of the best places in the country for that kind of celebration — small, intentional, and beautifully held.
The town itself is a Victorian arts village built into the side of the Ozark Mountains — winding streets, stone staircases, and historic chapels. Just outside town, ten thousand acres of forest, lake, and bluff line. For couples planning a wedding of 30 or fewer guests, that combination is hard to find anywhere else in the South.
You're three and a half hours from Dallas, two from Tulsa, an hour from Bentonville's regional airport. Guests can fly in Friday and be at the welcome dinner by sunset.
Most small weddings in Eureka Springs fall into three shapes:
Most small weddings in the Ozarks lean toward natural, uncluttered design.
Forest Springs sits on ten private acres just minutes from downtown Eureka Springs. The property hosts small weddings as full buyouts — your group has the rooms, the sauna, the pool, the firepit, and the forest to yourselves for two or three nights.
It's built for couples who want their wedding to feel like a long weekend with the people they love most, not a four-hour event. No on-site dining — we point you to the best nearby local restaurants for rehearsal and reception, or arrange a private chef on property.
Thorncrown Chapel — a glass chapel in the woods — is the most photographed ceremony site in Arkansas and seats around 100. The 1886 Crescent Hotel and historic St. Elizabeth's also offer small-ceremony packages. Most small-wedding couples pair one of these for the ceremony with a private property like Forest Springs for the stay and reception.
A 20-person wedding weekend in Eureka Springs — full property buyout, two nights of lodging for the inner circle, ceremony site, reception dinner, and a coordinator — typically runs a fraction of a traditional Dallas or Nashville wedding. Most couples save enough to extend the trip into a honeymoon.
Email hello@forestspringsresort.com with your date and guest count and we'll send a buyout proposal within 48 hours.
Forest Springs
A boutique resort & spa in the Ozarks