While on the farm, feel free to stop by and visit the tiny chapel near the rose garden. There’s at least one other wayside chapel that notably claims the title of the “Smallest Chapel in the World” – but with all due respect ours is much smaller! Not that anyone is really counting…
As noted in the above video, we put our efforts into building this interesting little landmark in part just because it was a neat addition to the farm, but also in response to the ongoing question: do you host weddings or wedding photos?
This makes our answer straightforward: nothing too big!
Our farm setting is more appropriate to a low-key exchange or renewal of vows with the happy couple and those directly involved in the moment – officiant, witness(es), photographer. There’s no room or facilities for a large wedding party nor a gaggle of guests. Think of this as a casual backyard wedding for those who would rather use our backyard than their own. We’re not asking any fee for the use of the chapel or photos on the farm.
If you’d feel better paying something, make a donation in any amount to a charity of your choice or one of these: Child Marriage – Plan International or ally.org: Anti Human Trafficking
If this is something you’d be interested in arranging, contact us to let us know what you’re considering:
Please note that conditions on the farm will vary in ways we can’t predict. We always expect peak bloom of the roses in the middle of June, but a cool spring can push that back by quite a bit. If it rains, there’ll be mud. If it’s sunny, the farm next door may decide to harvest the hay – or worse, spread manure! Mosquitoes are a real possibility in the month of July.
I say all this both to manage expectations and to offer reassurance: if the day you picked isn’t going to work for you (either on your end or because of the conditions here) we’re amenable to changing the date and time. So long as we keep it friendly and flexible, I’m quite sure we can make something work. No prior arrangement is needed to come out for photos on one of our open days on the farm, currently Fridays and Saturdays from 9-3 during the gardening season.