Planning your own wedding while working in the wedding industry comes with a unique set of challenges. After years of coordinating, implementing, and witnessing hundreds of couples’ big days, it would be easy to fall into the trap of trying to “one-up” everything you’ve seen, comparing your day to a hundred others, or planning from the perspective of your role rather than your heart. You know what it should look like, how the timeline should flow, what the flowers and tables should be - but knowing all of that can make it hard to step back and just be the bride.

At The Barn, we believe a well-planned wedding day should feel calm, supported, and thoughtfully prepared, no matter what the forecast brings. We take this approach from the very first tour because we know that weather can be one of the biggest sources of stress during the planning process. In Kansas, conditions can change quickly and unpredictably, even during months you expect everything to cooperate, and your Plan A may need to shift. Our goal is to ensure that possibility never feels overwhelming.

Our team is always ready with a seamless indoor plan and the flexibility to adjust without added stress. From early planning conversations to day-of coordination, we focus on eliminating as much uncertainty as possible so our couples can feel confident, present, and at ease. More times than not, we hear our couples say they were actually excited to move there ceremony indoors. From a venue perspective, that statement alone, feels like one of our biggest successes. That’s how Mickenzie felt, and we wanted you to hear straight from her! We asked Mickenzie to share her perspective as her and Austin’s wedding day arrived with rain in the forecast, how everything came together, and what ultimately made their day so meaningful.

Planning your dream wedding in Wichita can feel exciting, but also a little overwhelming. Between busy downtown venues, parking garages, limited outdoor space, and strict timelines, many couples find themselves searching for something more peaceful, more personal, and more them.

That’s why so many Wichita brides and grooms are looking beyond the city and discovering the charm of a countryside wedding, and they’re finding it just 25 minutes north of Wichita at The Barn at Grace Hill.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to have one of our very own brides take over the blog today. Meet Allie Stephens. We wish you could really meet her, you’d love her instantly. I mean, just look at her, swinging around in that yellow chair! Allie, you are ADORABLE.

Allie and Garrett chose to have a Monday wedding! And we have found that so many of our couples (unless they happen to have been invited to a weekday wedding before) have no idea that couples are sometimes choosing weekdays for their wedding, for sooooo many different reasons. We have had so many fabulous weekday weddings that feel exactly like a weekend wedding does. When that day is here, no one even thinks about what day it is.

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Grab a warm cup of cocoa, cuddle up with your favorite blanket and enjoy our collection of Christmas wedding ideas!  Christmas-themed weddings can take on several different looks.  Just like we decorate our houses for the holidays - some of us have pops of red and green all over, and some stay more neutral with gold, silver and greenery. Some of us decorate more traditionally and festive and some of us more elegantly and classy. The point is, there is some flexibility and you get to choose the vision that best fits the mood you’re aiming for.   If you keep the focus on making the event feel cozy and intimate, you can’t go wrong.

It was a literal winter wedding dream come true. The Wichita area hasn’t seen this amount of snow in 10+ years and Saturday, November, 25, Marissa and Mason were gifted with the most beautiful snow we have ever seen. This is what winter wedding dreams are made of.

One of our greatest desires we have for your wedding day is that you can be fully in the moment with the love of your life and all your people.  That you’d be able to focus on the faces in front of you, the emotions you’re feeling, and the meaning behind all of it.  And not have to worry one bit about the logistics of the event itself.  

So if we were going to spend our time telling you anything about how the last 5 years has gone, we want to spend it sharing everything we can to help you have a completely stress-free wedding day.