Crooked River Ranch of Myakka

making the whole experience very easy for me. My guests are still talking about how beautiful of a venue it is. The barn and property alone is amazing, but even more so she already has quite a bit of stuff to use on-site. Everything from a fire pit, cornhole boards, lawn games, signs, s’mores cart and so much more! 10/10 would recommend this venue to anyone!

family, to the areas for the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception meal, dancing, reflective time and s’mores by the fire pit, to the beautiful area upstairs for my daughter and her friends to prepare, there was a place for everything that exceeded our needs or wishes. (Oh, I almost forgot their friendly cattle that come up to the fence, greet guests, and thrill the little ones!) This venue is under the direction of the gifted Rose Alstrom, who not only owns the venue, but sincerely works with her bride and family to support and share best practices for that special day. She made us feel beyond welcomed. I know that her practicality, flexibility, and wisdom made this day as stress free as possible. I sat in one of the Adirondack chairs by the beautiful fire pit hours before the ceremony and just reflected on how this venue, with its all inclusive nature, from tables, chairs, linens, and Rose to answer questions for the caterer, baker, and all vendors, really allowed me to enjoy the entire day. Thank you does not even seem enough to express my gratitude to Rose. My one piece of advice, beyond booking this venue if you can get a date, I’d use Rose’s preferred vendor list!

ns or set up or take down. This venue has it all. Truly made the wedding an out of world experience and I couldn’t have imagined it any better. Best pricing for everything you get. Don’t even consider anywhere else!

us home when our ride canceled. If you are considering this venue, book it you wont regret it!

Crooked River Ranch. It was well kept and taken care of. You could tell that Rose; the owner and her husband take great pride in the venue and property. On top of the beauty of the venue I instantly felt comfortable with Rose. She is down to earth, detail-oriented, caring and just wants to help create couples dream weddings. I was also amazed that the barn was similar in price to most of the other barns I viewed but it came with decorations. This was huge because I knew the price of decorations could add up fast. Mostly everything I was looking for she already had. She had very similar taste to mine so that definitely worked out in my favor! Even if your taste in décor is a little different there are many decorations that I think can/will work for most people. The property is just as stunning as the barn. I remember when I first saw the firepit and I was in aww with how gorgeous it was. Most of the firepits I saw beforehand were nice, average, but the firepit here was breath taking! It was classier than most and that is what I was looking for. You can get some of the best pictures there! There are many spots where you can have great pictures taken. After viewing the venue, I called my fiancé at the time and told him how amazing it was, and I wanted him to come see it with me. He told me in the beginning to look without him until I found something I was really interested in and then he’d come see it with me. So, Rose was ever so kind and let me go back again with my fiancé and mother to look at the venue. They both fell in love as well! This is another reason I was happy booking with this venue because Rose was so accommodating. I must have asked to go up there 6 more times this includes a few days before my actual wedding. Rose always accommodated and never complained once. Speaking of accommodating she answered my millions of questions as well, quickly and without ever making me feel like I was being a bother. If I was working with someone different this most likely wouldn’t have been the case. So thankfully I had Rose to help ease my anxieties and support me throughout the whole process. Rose also went above and beyond by adding lights to the inside barn poles. She also added up lighting to the whole property as well. I love lights, so I was ecstatic when she added more, and it turned out beautiful! Our wedding ended up being the fairy tale wedding I was dreaming off. It wouldn’t have been possible without the venue Crooked River Ranch and Rose, her husband and staff! Everyone keeps telling me, my husband and family members how gorgeous our wedding was, even those who have gone to multiple weddings. 😊 I can’t recommend Crooked River Ranch enough! Your wedding will be stunning and stress free with the help of Rose and her staff!

end of the evening! She heard my vision and helped bring it to life. The property is BEAUTIFUL and made for the best backdrop to our special day. The bride and the girls all got ready in the loft inside the barn and it was just perfect. It was setup so quaint and was the perfect bridal suite. It easily fit the 10 of us. My favorite part of that was the windows that looked out to the cocktail hour area and the main entrance. I could see people arriving and people setting up. Just loved those small moments. Our ceremony took place back behind the barn with all the trees as the perfect backdrop. The sun set on the other side of the barn, so the lighting for our ceremony was beautiful. After the ceremony, all the guests enjoyed cocktail hour out to the side of the barn under the trees and near the firepit area. We took our family portraits and bride/groom photos out past where the ceremony took place. Between the lighting that peeked through the trees, to the scenery, to still being able to hear the music of cocktail hour, it all made that hour so special. The photographer loved all the amazing options for bride/groom photos and did I mention that lighting!! From where the sun sets, it peaks through just perfectly between the trees and around the barn. The reception took place inside the barn and also out near the fire pit with strung lights throughout. We added other lights in other trees around that area so outside was so beautiful all twinkly. We had 130 guests and they fit so perfectly in the space. We had the caterers setup, the DJ setup and the photobooth setup and they all had the perfect places in each corner of the barn. All of our ideas for how we wanted our wedding to look came together beautifully in the space! All the guests raved about the barn, the property and how wonderful everything was. We had the best time and we didn't have to worry about one thing that day/evening. I still look back on that day and wish we could replay it b/c it was beyond amazing. We would recommend this venue to anyone and hope so many other couples get to celebrate their most special day at this magical location. Our wedding was everything and more!!