Golden Moments Estate

Christa and Jason wanted a barnyard wedding complete with a dance floor inside the barn but they wanted an Enchanted Forest theme. They got both in an interesting way. Both were professional horse trainers by profession so this venue actually fit them well. "Nothing too fancy but still very nice". The wedding ceremony took place in a circle where a round pen training arena once stood but now was landscaped and surrounded by trees in a circular fashion. The wooden chairs were set up in a half circle format with a central location on the outter edge for the place where the marriage vows were exchanged. The space handled the 150 guests present with ease. Dinner was provided in a self serve fashion adjacent to the arena area, with the food served on a stack of hay for a table base. The line ran alongside a corral that once held foals, now planted in grapes and cherry trees. The reception was held in the barnyard with rectangle tables laid out under the stars. Lights were strung in the trees. There was a bar area that was fashioned from an old wooden stall gate as the bar using saddles as bar stools mounted on log saddle stands. An antique wooden wagon was used to hold the gifts and Texas long horn steer horns were hung up over the guest book welcome area giving a nod to the groom who hailed from Texas and who also grew up on a cattle feed lot ranch. An antique typewriter had a note to guests in it as a welcome as a nod to the bride's grandmother who was a famous author of over 70 published books and who spent most of her life behind a typewriter- something the bride aspired to herself. The brides favorite books were used as an accent for the guest book display table between two horse head bookends. The couple had a morning routine of joinging other local farmers at the local coffee shop each morning before starting their day where they solved all the world's problems. An antique kitchen hutch was used to hold mix-matched china coffee cups and saucers and as a coffee bar. The bride loved to garden- their favors were the peat potted flowers that adorned the tables as a part of the table floral decor. All the decor had a double meaning and made for an entertaining experience for the guests who knew these things about the bride and groom. The wedding was intimate in this sense as they chose to share who they both were as individuals and who they were becoming together. Who thinks of this stuff?! Apparently I do. Look at the photos and you will see how well it all came together. Paying attention to detail is what makes an event a huge success- those subtle personal ("nods") things all add up to somthing amazing!