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!

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! 

Barn Blessing and Misc photos ! { www.bridleoaksbarn.com}

Wanted to share some photos with you from this past Sunday

out at Bridle Oaks Barn. We had a barn blessing from Pastor Mike

Coleman. It was very special. We had approximately 65 close

friends and family attend our ceremony. The best part was the

pot-luck afterwards! Pastor Coleman may also hold random

Sunday morning church services out at the altar during the year. 

I'll keep you posted for a schedule. 

We are counting down the days to our first wedding, Sept 5th !

I believe we have 16 days left to finish our work and get all

the last minute details in place. Crunch Time! 

By the way, many have been asking about our website.

We DO have a website up at:
www.bridleoaksbarn.com 

Please check it out ! 

Bridle Oaks first stylized shoot featuring photography by Alice's Art Gallery [AAG} {Deland}

I'm so excited to share with you the first glimpse of

some great photography from  Bridle Oaks Barn. 

Alyssa, (aka. Alice) of Alice's Art Gallery AAG, of Deland, FL

did a fantastic job capturing so many sweet moments at

our shoot. We had Falcon all dressed up in some beautiful 

florals from Julia's Floral Design ! (also from Deland, FL)

**More on those flowers plus many other incredible arrangements

coming up later in the week. For now I'll share just a few amazing

photos from our shoot. It was so nice to put the photography job

into someone else's hands…. but the best part was how easy Alice made it.

She was accommodating, generous with her time, easy to work with,

and as shown here, did a beautiful job!  I urge anyone who would

like to capture a special person or event to contact her.

You can contact her on FB at Alice's Art Gallery.

Thanks for looking, and more coming up in a few days!

Our doors have been built and installed ! { Bridle Oaks barn} {Deland}

Ok, I told you guys I had a little surprise today…. Our double

doors were set up today that the bride will walk through on the

way to the altar !! We also landscaped a large area

behind and around them. It all looks so pretty.

 They are customizable in several spots. Up top you

could hang a flower garland, fabric or paint a quote on wood. 

You could even put tiny white lights on them. The possibilities are

endless! We've been so busy this week. 

OH !!  One more thing…..

 ! WE PASSED OUR FINAL INSPECTION ! 

What a great weekend it's going to be...

Have a good one !