The Barn at Love Farms

is a 5 out of 5 - it’s gorgeous & well maintained. The scenery makes for stunning photos. The description on their website is very accurate. Every one of the staff we encountered was friendly & helpful. However this venue is only suitable if you are willing to totally DIY your wedding with absolutely no assistance from the venue or owner or if you have an experienced wedding/event planner. The issue is with the demeanor of the owner Brittany. It is at best described as begrudging/somewhat adversarial. When we first toured the facility, Brittany indicated she does not do the event planning but failed to mention she would not assist with ANYTHING regarding the venue.bShe provided an anemic list of vendors with very little information about them to help determine what kind of experience, reviews they had etc. The most communicative she ever was when she was laying out the rules and policies. Brittany gave little to no information when answering questions. It often took two or three times of asking, to get a meaningful answer. She definitely offered no suggestions, advice, direction etc. It was such a stark contrast to all of our other vendors who were upbeat, super helpful & who seemed genuinely excited to be chosen to participate the wedding. With that said some issues we encountered that we feel were significant: * The venue will not provide any dimensions of the venue space & did not have or offer to provide any seating plan options based on number of guests you have attending. This was despite repeated requests & despite examples from all of the weddings they could have pulled from. We ultimately had to travel from out of state to come measure the space ourselve & do our best to figure out the seating plan. If you give them the plan you create they will set up the tables. * The venue lends itself to mostly outdoor weddings with the reception inside. They have no meaningful back-up plan for outdoor ceremonies if it rains. It uncertain whether the staff would be made available to help if you had to pivot on the day of your wedding to move indoors. We asked this question & did not receive any clear options for what we could do in the case of rain. We had to think it happened before but we’re not given any solutions. * There is a kitchen but no oven or stove( I believe there is a microwave). They call it a caterers kitchen, which I’m sure caterers are used to working in. However I think you will find one of the biggest issues is there is no ice machine & no freezer. You have to bring in all the ice you will need & you’ll need plenty of coolers. Since this is a somewhat rural area you cannot just pop out to the store to get more ice. * They do have a decor closet but it wasn’t well organized & there is no guarantee the items you choose for your wedding will still be available by the time it’s your turn to use them. They have arches, barrels and other props but they will not position anything for you. You/your wedding planner should be prepared to move and set the items up where you want them. They will however take them down after the ceremony. It’s a shame this venue it is being run this way because it really is such a lovely location.

ures. The room the bride gets ready in is open, light and accommodating. The outdoor fireplace is a perfect backdrop for pictures, as well as the swing! The reception space stayed super cool, and in July heat that matters! Mrs. Love took the time to check on us several times and she was very attentive to the couple for last night's wedding. That matters! We highly recommend this venue!!

d then enjoy your day on Saturday with no stress! The bridal suite is salon style with a great setup for hair and makeup to come to you. They also have a groom’s suite for them to get dressed that is on the opposite side of the barn so you aren’t getting ready near the groom and groomsmen. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire process and it was more than enough space for our large wedding of 300 guests. Everyone had the best night, and our friends are still talking about it!