Altar is complete and barn is underway! {Bridle Oaks Barn} {Deland, FL}

Well, today I write with exciting news… The altar is finished !

We still have oak benches coming for seating, and I need to tile

the top of the table, but other than that, we are complete! BIG thanks

 to my mom and Lilly for cleaning all those small window panes too. 

The team of barn builders came this week and started arranging posts

and beams to construct the barn. They are a very nice group of guys, 

who hopefully won't mind their photos from afar on my blog.

The barn will be complete in approx. 8-10 weeks. I will be blogging 

as it's constructed so keep an eye out for that. We have a memorial

at Bridle Oaks for my great Aunt on April 7th. I will show you photos

of our purchased chairs and tables after that. Exciting times !

Have a GREAT EASTER SUNDAY my friends!

Our First Event was Awesome ! {Bridle Oaks Barn} {Doug's 40th!}

Well, Our first event was so much fun that we didn't get home

until 1:00am. If you knew me, you'd know something was 

definitely going right over at Bridle Oaks Barn!

 This was my amazing brother's 40th birthday. My sister in law

had planned such a fun and cool birthday for my brother with

all his longtime friends and of course, our family.

The greatest thing is that my brother, Doug, has some

REALLY INCREDIBLE

people in his life and circle of friends. We had world-class

skydivers, doctors, pilots,  EXTREMELY talented musicians, 

serpentarium owners, skiers, snowboarders, poets, painters, 

and a host of crane operators ! LOL  A grand collection of people all to 

celebrate this great guys life and milestone birthday.

 Everything with the first test of the cocktail barn went smooth. 

Acoustics were great, lighting, and parking…. everything was

just cozy and unique. I can't wait for some special brides to experience the

uniqueness and fun that Bridle Oaks Barn has to offer!

We've broke ground …. and we have a BLUE floor! { Bridle Oaks Barn }

Exciting news to share on this happy Friday !

Bridle Oaks Barn, the REAL barn, the BIG barn 

has broken ground! It's only a matter of approx. 8 weeks and 

our reception and event barn will be finished. My father

was one happy camper to see these bulldozers out there 

today, and so were we ! Falcon was eyeing the bright yellow

bulldozers with suspicion, just yesterday we were riding out

there on a flat, large pasture area. In other news… our cocktail

barn (otherwise known as The Coop) now has an awesome stained 

blue floor. It looks fantastic, and really adds a bright pop of 

color to our venue. We have also started some more serious

landscaping. Today 45 Flax Lily's were added in some border areas. 

Next up…. the finishing touches on our outdoor altar area and

new fencing out front at the entrance area. 

Have a fantastic weekend! 

BIG day for Bridle Oaks ! {Rustic wedding venue}

Well today was a huge day at the Bridle Oaks Barn... Our animals

came home to stay! Falcon, our horse, joined Finch, our donkey 

(hopefully his best mate), to check out their new digs and get to know

each other. They only rubbed noses today. In a few days we will 

let them be together for a little while. When Falcon realized he had 

a potential friend staying over, he got VERY excited... as you can see

in this video. He kept running back over to the fence where he 

could see Finch. Ashley and I are as excited as can be about our 

new additions! We even took a Falcon Selfie! The rain made it a bit of a 

bummer, as I would've stayed out there longer, but tomorrow is a new day 

and I'll run over first thing to see how they did. Falcon would be a great horse

for a bride to ride into her ceremony on, so if anyone is interested in that,

let me know! 

(check out this last photo, where Falcon 

is totally giving me a kiss on the forehead!)

Falcon and Finch coming home Saturday! { Bridle Oaks Barn }

Well… the time has finally come. This Saturday, our beautiful paso-fino horse

Falcon, and his cohort and partner in crime, Finch, will finally get to meet 

each other and check out their new digs too !  Falcon has been with a wonderful

trainer in Deland for two months. He has been getting fit, healthy, and we have also

been taking riding lessons on him. (myself and my sis-in-law Ashley, that is) 

We couldn't be more excited to introduce them to their new barn and surroundings.

Ashley and I will continue riding Falcon and learning from Judy, our trainer. 

Bridle Oaks barn wouldn't be complete without a couple of farm animals, and we

are truly blessed to have inherited such a great horse with the property. For those

of you who may not know, horses are pack animals and need a friend or two to keep

them happy. Donkeys are wonderful friends for horses. Plus… Finch will also

protect Falcon from any predators (like coyotes) I know it sounds crazy, but it's true!

Photos below! 

(Finch has his winter coat on, so he's looking a bit shabby here!) 

Oh, and don't they have the cutest little trailer to ride home in?

                                      

Bridal Altar under construction ! { Bridle Oaks Barn}

So today was an exciting day at Bridle Oaks Barn ! 

We have officially started the outdoor altar which is situated

in a beautiful wooded section of the property. Right now this

might look like a pile of old wood to you, but it's going to be an 

A M A Z I N G   outdoor altar for all of our brides !

The creation, headed up by our awesome woodworker and all

around "build-it" guy ….   was a collaboration between three people.

Myself,  finding photos of altars I liked, Tigger putting all of our materials together.

 and my father, Ed, had the idea for the angle and location of the altar.

Last in line here is the main photo for my inspiration (thank you Pinterest!)

and the photos of the beginning of something really great!

Thanks for reading! 

**More news to come very soon on some cool lighting fixtures…

Logo design is complete!

Ok Guys… here we go with the final version of the logo for Bridle Oaks !

Sometimes you just have to give in and let go and be done 

with something. I had so many great opinions and I really did take

 so many different things into consideration. 

This has to be completed, because I need to move on to other 

things now! (So I hope you like it.) Getting a Facebook page up

tonight, although photos and such will be coming slowly. 

I believe a late summer / early fall  completion date

is perfectly reasonable. The property and barns won't be ready to

show until the reception barn is completed. I'll let you know as that

gets going. Falcon, the property's beautiful horse will be coming home

at the end of February. Just in time for Spring ! 

Stay tuned!