Thinking of tying the Knot in a Victorian Castle? Look no further...

Castle Marne is a great place to get married!

Ever dream of exchanging your vows in a historic Victorian Castle?  Castle Marne is the perfect place to be married.  Below are a few photos of a lovely wedding held here last month.

Tom and Julie Seaba invited 15 very special guests to join them in celebrating their wedding.

Julie had a  cake with the top layer Yellow Cake with Raspberry filling

and Chocolate Cake with German Chocolate filling.

Her bouquet was long stemmed Calla Lilies with ivory ribbon

Tom and Julie make it official.

Her beautiful bouquet with some of the Castle's silver in the background

The Castle Marne can accommodate a small intimate elopement with just the two of you or go as high as 35 for a stand-up cocktail reception.  

For  more information on weddings in Castle Marne, give us a call.  Melissa and her professional staff are eager to assist you in planning and celebrating your perfect wedding.  303-331-0621, 1800-92MARNE.

Celebrate the Holidays with Afternoon Tea at Castle Marne B&B

Imagine Christmas carols in the background, the aroma of fresh baked scones filling the air, you are surrounded by vintage Christmas lights and decorations all while nibbling on tasty finger sandwiches at a truly Victorian Afternoon Tea at the Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast.

The Castle serves Afternoon Tea everyday, year around, but there's something special about sipping piping hot tea in a Victorian Castle at Christmas time.  Give us a call, space is limited.  We'll be keeping the decorations up until Sunday January, 8th if you can't join us sooner.  303-331-0621

Merry Christmas!

Tasty Christmas Morning Muffins

Planning your Christmas menu?  This is a great recipe for Christmas morning breakfast.  Make the batter ahead and bake off as you need to.

Eggnog Muffins


1 egg beaten
1/3 c. canola oil
3/4 eggnog ( Silk brand Eggnog works beautifully for those who cannot tolerate milk)
1/4 c. rum

2c. flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2/3 c. sugar

1 t. nutmeg to sprinkle on top of the muffins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a small bowl stir together beaten egg, oil, eggnog and rum then set aside.  Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a medium-size bowl.  Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg mixture.  Mix together just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Spray mini muffin pans.  Fill the cups with the muffin batter 3/4 full and sprinkle the tops with the nutmeg.  Bake approximately 15-20 minutes or until the tops are lightly brown.

Makes 36 mini-muffins.  Enjoy!

Denver East High School does it again!

Congratulations to the East High School "We the People" Constitutional Scholar Team.

Congratulations to the East High School "We the People" Constitutional Scholar Team.  Our Constitutional Scholars won the Colorado State Championship yesterday, December 12, 2011, at the Colorado State Capital.  Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast extends our congratulations to the whole team and specifically to our own Louie J., Castle Marne Innkeeper and junior at East High School for winning this prestigious competition.   We are proud of each of our scholars, along with their coach, Mr. Mark Thalhofer, as they head to Washington D.C. in April to compete in the National "We the People" Competition. East Angels, you ROCK!

Jane Austen Celebrates her 236th Birthday at the historic Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast

This past Sunday, December 11th, some of Jane Austen's biggest fans gathered at Denver's historic  Castle Marne B&B to toast the lauded lady author and wish her a very happy 236th birthday.  The party-goers enjoyed tasty finger sandwiches, delicious quiche and scrumptious scones and desserts.  The authentic loose leaf Earl Grey Tea was a big hit as well.

The Jane Austen Society of North America, also known as JASNA is an organization of over 4,000 lovers of her novels.   Some of her most well-known stories are "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma".  The Denver/Boulder Region of JASNA gather throughout the year to share many pleasures: discussing Austen's novels; toasting her on her birthday (December 16th); listening to lectures, panels, and performances, illuminating her writing, life and era: learning English country dancing and 19th-century card games and much more.

To learn more about joining JASNA visit their web-site www.jasna.org or email Rae Wiseman at rae.wiseman@comcast.net.

On behalf of the family and staff of the Castle Marne B&B have a very Happy Birthday Jane!

Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour was a Huge Success!

Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast, the Colfax Business Improvement District www.colfaxave.com, along with 5 other Victorian mansions ushered in the 2011 Christmas Season last week with the 2nd Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour.

Thank you to all the wonderful tour goers for supporting the Denver Children's Home www.denverchildrenshome.org, by attending this wonderful event.  Over 400 visitors stopped by for some Christmas cheer and toured the historic homes on Denver's Upper Capitol Hill.

The weather was cold but sunny and folks were treated to a free carriage ride.

Two fabulous choirs set the holiday tone by singing traditional and contemporary carols.  For more information about the carolers, please visit their web-sites.  The Original Dicken's Carolers www.originaldickenscarolers.com, and The "Last Note Singers"   http://www.ponydesign.com/LastNoteSingersWebsite/LNS_StartPage.htm.  They donated their time and lovely voices to entertain everyone.  

Cara Schuman treated tour goers with her piano playing inside the Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast.  We met Cara while she and her boyfriend were overnight guests here at the Castle Marne.   Cara has played piano for the annual historic candlelight tour, at the home of Washington Irving in New York's Hudson Valley where they used to live.  She offered to play for us, we were thrilled to say the least.  

When all was said and done, this was a very successful event.  For next year, 

plan ahead and put Saturday November, 24th, the first Saturday after Thanksgiving on your calendar.  

On behalf of all of us at Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast, the Colfax Business Improvement District, the elegant and historic Victorian mansions on the tour and the Denver Children's Home, have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!