The Barn At Kennedy Farm

KT O'Farrell

My husband & I were not going to dedicate any more time to this business by writing a review, but we feel as though we could save other couples a ton of stress, disappointment, & heartbreak by sharing our experience. The process of booking took a variety of frustrating turns throughout the planning process. Major parts of the event space & planning changed & no communication was provided. The name changed & we had to reprint invitations, patios were added without notice, a new “theme” was included, desired decor was removed, etc. We always only discovered these changes via visits or socials. Additionally, the planning periods for our event that we were originally promised turned into open houses that were unhelpful. This process was frustrating & strenuous as we then had to update our own wedding supplies & decor plans with other vendors. Nothing compares to how horribly we were treated on our wedding day itself. Because of many communication issues leading up to our event, the manager, Kim, stated that we could begin our event set up on Friday instead of Saturday. Upon arrival, not only were all of the supplies missing for our own event, we also had to remove decor from the past wedding. We were promised that our tables, chairs, linens, & the venue’s decor that we had paid to use would be set up for us. Nothing existed. My wedding party & I became responsible for everything including turning on the lights, turning off an alarm, & finding a way to close the barn to rain. The day of our event was a complete disaster. The person who I had been in communication with when planning was not only not at the event, but also had shared no documents with the new coordinator. They did not have our timeline, decor order, floor plan, bar plan…nothing we had completed in advance was there. Additionally, the venue decor was missing/lost. My florist was removing old displays from the past event, taking time away from the set up for ours. I was constantly answering questions about the day because our timeline was never shared. We were then unable to rehearse the ceremony with our officiant morning-of. More importantly, time with my friends & family, most of whom traveled from out of state, was lost forever. The getting ready space was a nightmare. The bridal suite had no hooks, so we used a random cart to hang dresses. The vanity had been removed & nothing had taken its place, so my hair/make-up stylist had to work off of the floor. My MOH demanded the vanity be returned because otherwise there would have been no place for pre-ceremony photos. There were men reinstalling the vanity into the space as our photographer arrived at 2, & my bridesmaids were asked to help with the process. Also, we had paid for pre-ceremony drinks. This also was not noted in our paperwork. By the time I had a moment to step away from recouping all of our lost time & decor to ask for the drinks, it was after 2. We had no time to enjoy the service with our party. Even during the reception itself, I was still answering questions like “when will your dances be” & “when and where will you cut your cake” instead of enjoying the time with our guests. Due to the manager’s poor communication & lack of focus, our day was almost completely ruined. Looking back on the day, I don’t feel a sense of magic and wonder. There is mostly a lingering anxiety and panic. After a phone conversation where the owner focused on hearing “all sides” we were refunded for the pre-ceremony drinks.

Brittney Buechler

Photographer here! I love this beautiful venue!!

Karen Tackitt

Lovely venue away from the city. Beautiful grounds and lots of room. The Barn is large and well ventilated. It was a hot afternoon but with the huge ceiling fans and doors open it was very comfortable. Lots of room outdoors to mingle, if you are so inclined! Everyone had room to move around even with the large dance floor in the middle of the room. I would totally recommend this place to accommodate any large party you might be hosting.

Jordan Groves

Wedding was March 4, 2017. Best day of our lives. And the best venue. The staff is great and accommodating. A very good value for your money.