Boon's Beautiful Evening. { Bridle Oaks Barn} { Event } { Deland, FL }

Wow,  it's been a long time since I've posted. Well, I definitely have a good reason to, tonight!

Last weekend we had quite a wonderful evening at Bridle Oaks Barn. We had a tasting for 16 brides with Anthony from Smoke Showin' BBQ and Catering.  It's really the most wonderful BBQ on the planet. Anthony cooks all the food fresh on site and his fire chief James, smokes all the meat. You have to check them out if you like GREAT, fresh, LOCALLY SOURCED food!
So after we had eaten, I had a little surprise for the brides. (well, a large and handsome surprise!)

We were also lucky enough to have Sunbelt Rentals donate a huge AC unit for the barn, so all our guests were comfortable. Big thanks to Jerry Trapp for that donation !

BOON, a beautiful draft horse from Moonlit Acre in Deland, guided by Laura Moon came and drove his carriage right into the barn. The gasp when everyone saw him, I'll never forget. Laura gives carriage rides to brides at the barn. It is a very special service and Boon is the sweetest horse ever.
She donated this to us for the night so the brides there could see and meet Boon. Then, she gave free carriage rides.

Then... the excitement didn't stop there ! Laura from Laura Reynolds Artistry  came and did gorgeous makeup and hair on a model (thanks Molly!) for a photoshoot we had a little later. I'm so happy to have Laura here as our go-to Hair and Makeup girl !

Julia from Julias Floral Design made a stunning bouquet, headpiece and arrangement for the dessert table in the barn. All were gorgeous and dramatic. We love our Julia and knew the bouquet would be perfect.

Of course Alice from Alice's Art Gallery did the photo shoot and is responsible for all the photos you see here. We love Alice and she did a fantastic job!

One of our in-house coordinators, Ashley Richards Events did the tables and decor in the barn, and everything was lovely.

All in all, it was such a memorable and fun night. I never knew I'd meet such cool people and make such great connections at Bridle Oaks. It's truly an honor to know all of you, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for contributing to Bridle Oaks for all of our events!

For the Love of Flowers. { Julia's Floral Design at Bridle Oaks Barn} {Deland}

Forever… I've been in love with flowers. I feel so lucky lately 

because each time Julia brings them to the barn I get to feel, smell

and sometime photograph these little beauties that nature has given

to us as gifts. I just love looking at all the intricacies with each and every one.

The differences in texture, color and smell. They really are amazing, if you

think about it. Julia does such a wonderful job arranging them. I can't say

enough how much I appreciate her being able to create these works of art

with my brides. They all love her and even if they only get a bouquet, 

she still puts the same amount of love and attention to the creation. 

If you want flowers for any reason, Julia at Julia's Floral Designs in

Deland is the place to go. It sounds like an info-mercial… but it's not ! 

I just truly adore and appreciate what she does for our weddings and

events! 

Heather and Dale at Bridle Oaks

It's been too long since I did a blog post! I guess things have been

VERY busy at the barn. I've been meeting with so many upcoming 

brides, helping to plan weddings, feeding chickens, cleaning up… 

time has just passed by. 

Last night we probably had the BEST wedding YET!

Why… you ask? Well.. mostly because the people make a wedding,

and all of Heathers guests made it a fun and memorable night.

But also… it's  because Heather took our advice and used the best vendors

we know.  It made the night beautiful, seamless, memorable, and most of all.. fun!

Julia from Julia's Floral Design  did an incredible job with the flowers

and there were a LOT of them … It was amazing!!

DJ Phil  did a most excellent job with the DJ'ing and music. He made

sure he had guests out on the dance floor all night… they even had a

lip sync battle! 4 Rivers did the catering. Food was hot, delicious and ready to go. 

They also clean up everything… which saves everyone a ton of work.

J & T was bartending. Our favorite bartenders who are ready and willing

to lend a hand anytime with anything. I only took a few photos, 

but please view them. What a great night! 

Congratulations to Heather and Dale, who now jet off to

exciting ICELAND for their honeymoon!! 

BBRRR ! Snuggle up and have fun! 

Busy Bees on the Farm ! {Bee Photography} {Bridle Oaks Barn}

Gosh, I can't believe I've waited this long to do another post!

I feel terrible about that, but I've been SO so busy here at

Bridle Oaks.  It's just amazing what's been happening.

We are almost booked solid (for Saturdays) next year for weddings.

We had a hugely successful open house and luncheon hosted by

The Perfect Wedding Guide last week.

But before that… we had a stylized shoot that was organized

by Jessica at Encore Events It was so cool to see the beautiful

models completely finished with hair and makeup by

 Tatiana with Elegant Occasions

The photography was done by the terrific husband and wife duo,

Brandi and Jonathan of Bee Photography. Below, I have chosen some of

my favorite photos from their shoot. Just to give credit where credit is due:

The flowers were byUnion Blooms Floral

The rentals by Orlando Wedding and Party Rentals

The cake was from Cupcake Crazy

 The beautiful gowns! CasaDiBella at Celebration

All this was made possible because of the idea of this person:

Tatiana at Elegant Occasions, Orlando.

Tatiana came out to see me before the barn was even built!

She had the first ideas for the stylized shoot. It was really cool to see

her vision come to fruition. Working right along her was Jessica at

Encore Events, and she styled everything for the shoot.  Thanks to all of the above for

making Bridle Oaks look like such a magical place to have a wedding !