We Found Our Venue!

A little while back Bradley and I went to a wedding expo where we found a potential venue. We were really excited because the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, while nice, wasn't what we had been looking for. They were in our budget though, and we'd had a tough time finding anywhere else. Besides, the GHC is a pretty venue. When we heard about this new option, this cheaper and prettier option, we knew we had to check it out.

Twelve Stone Farm is a horse preserve that rescues horses and uses them to help at risk youth. They're a small (well, over 100 acres) family owned property that hosts around 10 weddings a year. The people who own it are very kind and willing to work with you.

We would have our wedding in front of the lake by the pavilion where we would do the reception. The husband and wife showed us pictures, the pavilion was once used to seat 200+ people. It would easily fit our comparatively small wedding reception under it. This means we don't have to rent tents, which is fantastic. There is a fire pit, a small playground, and people do swim in the lake (though I doubt we will be doing that).

The bathrooms are nice, though I find it odd that the individual rooms for the stalls (which, again, are very nice) don't have sinks in them. We'll probably bring our own hand sanitizer so people don't have to leave the stall to wash their hands. For an outdoor venue, these bathrooms are fabulous.

The farm is well suited for large events much larger than our own. There is a large parking lot/field for the cars close to where we would host the wedding. Our wedding would fit very comfortably by the pavilion in front of the lake, which means we can do it all in one place. There is a sign at the entrance, so despite the distance this is actually an easy place to find. There is cell phone service, for ATT and Verison that is. However, I have T-Mobile and was able to run GPS to the venue without my phone crapping out. The only real downside is the lack of Pokemon Go if I don't have cell service. I guess I'll have to catch 'em all some other day.

This venue isn't perfect, to an extent you 'get what you pay for'. What do I mean by that? It's a horse preserve and I am terrified of horses. Ah well, you win some, you lose some.

Approx. 9 months until the wedding.
PS- If you're planning a wedding and interested in an outdoor venue in Talking Rock, GA then please message me and I'll send you contact information as well as the pricing they quoted us. I can also answer more specific questions.