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! 

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 ! 

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 !