My love affair with barns began years ago with this one image from Modern Bride. Since then I have day dreamed often of styling a wedding inspired by this. Billowing muslin curtains, wheat sheaf wreaths, a casual but elegant vibe. The whole thing is right up my alley. So whenever I come across a really lovely barn wedding, I sit in awe for a bit. I love the juxtaposition of all the pretty, soft elements and colors with the rustic barn backdrop.
{Photo credit: Modern Bride}
{Photo credits: First row: Union Photography, Second row: Todd Rafalovich Photography, Third row: Allyson Magda Photography, Fourth row: Daria Bishop Photographers, Tyrone Farm, Fifth row: Allyson Magda Photography}
And lucky for you (and me!), there is no shortage of fabulous barn locations here in the Carolinas. Here are some to consider if a barn wedding is as enchanting to you as it is to me:
(I’d love to build this list out and make it a great resource for barn loving brides-to-be. If you know of a great barn location for a wedding, leave a comment below please!)North Carolina
The Fearrington Barn – outside of Chapel Hill
The Barn at Valhalla – Chapel Hill
The Shawnee Springs Barn – Banner Elk
The Black Mountain College Barns – Lake Eden
The Fair Barn – Pinehurst
South Carolina
The Dairy Barn – Fort Mill
The Field Trial Barn – Fort Mill
My heart tugs in a major way every time I see a barn wedding. And then I remember that alas, my grandparents’ barns are full of BARN stuff, and there just would’ve been no way. Sigh…
How dare they have barn things in their barns?!
The first picture of the outside of the barn made me want to “enter”. When I saw the next pictures I was in “awe” – beautiful!!