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! 

Julia's Floral Design at Bridle Oaks Barn {Deland Florist} {Julia's Floral Design}

Ok… How to contain myself…

Been wanting to post this since we did our 

stylized shoot ! I was recommended to use Julia, of Julia's Floral Design 

from a friend in the wedding industry, and a fellow Deland resident.

I can't tell you how happy I am to know her and to have found her. 

I only wish I could use her exclusively for our brides! (maybe someday)

She did a STUNNING job on the flowers for our shoot and she was

incredibly generous, patient and worked so hard for us. I can't

say enough good about Julia and my experience with her. She is a 

true talent and gem in this industry, and I wholly recommend her 

for any bride who gets married at Bridle Oaks, or anywhere! 

C'mon ya'll…. she used artichokes in an arrangement !!

How cool is that! 

The bouquet was absolutely gorgeous, so romantic and Southern,

which is exactly the look we were going for. 

And the table centerpiece….. AH!!

She put it on a pedestal ! So pretty… 

Anyway, Julia's amazing, !!  Enjoy looking at the rest of the photos. 

All photos taken by Alice! of Alice's Art Gallery