Katherine and Dustin’s Farm Wedding
By: Rhonda Currington
I first met Katherine in January of 2012. She came to speak to me about having her wedding at Chaumette. She had no idea that there was even a possibility of having a barn farm wedding. Actually, the idea of using our Barn for weddings was still very new to us. When I mentioned what we were thinking of doing with the Barn she got very excited. She said that she had wanted something like that, but didn’t think it was something that she could find. Needless to say, she was happy to book our Barn for her wedding! She was to be our first Barn wedding! It was fun to get to know Kat, she is a beautiful person, inside and out and sweet to work with.
Once all of the decorations started to arrive for the reception it was confirmed that the Barn was the perfect place for her to have her reception. She brought in rolled barbed wire, saddles, longhorns, and even a horse and buggy! (very cute for pictures, by the way!)
Kat and Dustin had their ceremony on the lawn in front of our Barn. It was a beautiful ceremony. Kat walked down the aisle to one of my favorite love songs from the movie Hope Floats, “To make you feel my love” by Garth Brooks. As the ceremony was going on, Chef was busy finishing dinner in what we are calling “the chef shack”. The guest had to be ready for dinner after smelling it being prepared.
The guests then proceeded into the Barn for dinner. Katherine wanted her entire wedding party and both her and Dustin’s parents to be seated at one long table in the middle of the Barn. She had name cards for each guest at the head table that were handwritten by our own calligrapher; Joann, we call her “sister” as she is Hank’s sister. She added a cute horseshoe to each one, which made for a very nice touch.
Our Bride and Groom had their first dance on our patio under strung lights. They danced to the country love song “Cowboys and Angels” by Dustin Lynch. I watched from inside the barn, it was so sweet and romantic! The band, Drama Party, set up on the patio. They were great! They kept the guests entertained. I will say that after dinner the patio was the place to be.
Ceremony / Reception Venue: Chaumette Winery | Photographer: Simpli Photography |