journal

Affordable wedding venues are necessarily the ones that cost less up front.  They’re the ones that help you stay in…

Mindy and I had been shooting weddings for five years, but we knew that our dream was to own a…

There’s a reason people party at night. What does everyone say when a restaurant dims the lights during dinner?  “Oooh.…

I’m in a quandary. As a wedding venue in Grand Rapids wanting to connect with couples that would truly love…

Ben here.  Confession:  I don’t remember what I did the first half of my wedding day. I’m sure it was…

Mindy and I have been planning weddings for 20 years, but there’s only one both of us wish we could…

When a restaurant needs to make more money but can’t increase its prices, they make their hamburgers smaller but charge…

After being a business owner in the wedding industry for 20 years, there’s one thing I wish I could share…

One of my favorite moments on tours is when couples share what they heard about our venue that made them…

When my wife, Mindy, decorated our basement, she started with finding one pillow.  It set the palette and mood for…