All images by Hazel Lining Photography
Summer wedding season is officially in full swing at The Farm! We have been so incredibly blessed throughout our entire 2021 wedding season to be able to celebrate with our couples as they take the first step into the rest of their lives together. This time of year, the fields are tall, the leaves are that fresh summer green, and it’s light outside until nearly 9pm.
At the beginning of June, we had the distinct pleasure of hosting Olivia & Greg’s wedding. They had the most beautiful summer day complete with yard games, a fire pit and s’mores bar, and even a dessert bar set up outside on the deck. Most notable, however, were Olivia & Greg themselves, and their beautiful love story.
Olivia and Greg are high school sweethearts and have known each other since the 8th grade! After finally falling for each other a few years later, they have been together ever since. They love to spend their weekends with their family and friends, hosting big get togethers as well as checking out breweries and spending time in nature.
Greg proposed to Olivia on August 18, 2019 on a family trip, at the beach during golden hour - and Olivia was not expecting it at all! Greg waited until they were taking some adorable sunset photos together before dropping down on one knee… and pulling the ring out of a ziplock bag, which he stored it in for both maximum security and minimum suspicion. Little did Olivia know, he had even invited her parents to the proposal! They were hiding behind a lifeguard stand and came running out the moment Greg popped the question. Together, they celebrated on the beach with champagne, pictures, and lots of laughter.
After nearly two years of planning, Olivia & Greg’s wedding day was the perfect combination of both meaningful and fun moments from the moment they arrived at the Farm all the way through their send off.
Words from the Bride:
“On our actual wedding day, my favorite moment was when I finally saw Greg at the altar. In that moment, it made every moment leading up to this worth it. We had a 22 month engagement and in those 22 months we certainly experienced so many ups and downs. I work in healthcare so I would come home battered and exhausted but then had to put my wedding planning hat on with Greg to plan this wedding that we weren’t even certain would ever happen the way we imagined it. We both had a good gut feeling about the wedding and held onto hope and leaned on the support from The Farm’s staff. Eventually as we progressed closer to the wedding, we realized we were going to be blessed and have our dream day without restrictions.
Another favorite moment was we chose to do a last dance in the Barn just Greg and I. We blasted Forever Young by Alphaville and sang our hearts out realizing our wedding day was almost over. After all the planning, tears, uncertainty... here we were dancing to our last song.”
Olivia and Greg made the most of their summer night, from their beautiful golden hour portraits in the fields to their cake and dessert table, and even all the way out to their fire pit and s’mores bar! Nothing quite says summer like a beautiful evening spent outside with family and friends.
One of the most special parts of Olivia and Greg’s day was their last dance, which they opted to do just the two of them in the Barn! This was such a unique and intimate moment for the two of them to share as newlyweds, with their guests outside preparing for their sparkler send off. Private moments like these can be few and far between on wedding days, so it was even more special that Olivia and Greg were able to take these moments to themselves throughout their special evening.
Video by Jennifer Sofia Photography
Olivia & Greg, it was such an honor and a pleasure to host your wedding day at the Farm and celebrate your beautiful love story alongside your most treasured friends & family. We wish you every good thing as you embark on this next chapter of your journey together!
Vendor Squad:
Venue: The Farm Bakery and Events
Photography: Hazel Lining Photography
Videography: Jennifer Sofia Photography
Catering: 2 Little Piggys
DJ: Marx Event Group
Desserts: The Farm Bakery and Events