The staff here are amazing, even in the face of crazy circumstances. Look no further for the most beautiful, stress-free, and amazing venue for your Black Hills wedding.
A few days before my wedding, Mother Nature decided to flood Keystone, S...D. I watched on the news as they showed my wedding venue, K Bar S, and how 8 feet of their driveway had been washed away completely. Jordan (the most amazing wedding coordinator on the planet) called me. They had a construction company coming in the morning, to make a passable road. Even if that failed, he gave me back up plans on how to get our guests in and out, and how much they would bend over backwards to make sure my wedding still happened exactly the way I wanted it. Two days later, my fiancé and I were driving into the Lodge, on the newly-finished patch of road and everything from that moment on went perfectly as planned. The staff here are the best anyone could ask for; Jordan, Kyle, Bethany, Paul are all rock stars that helped us answer any questions, and let us relax and enjoy our time with family and friends before, during, and after. Jordan set the bar so high from the beginning, answering all of my (many, many) questions via email and phone, letting me fly ideas past him, and helping us make decisions. His positive and relaxed attitude had a great calming effect on any anxieties I might have had, and his team of folks are the best I could have asked for.
Before we chose this place, we made a trip out to the hills and saw 10 different venues. This was by far the most beautiful grounds and the best location for our guests to get to attractions, sights, and fun. Everyone loved the location and how easy it was to make a family vacation out of our event. The venue rental price was just right, about the middle of all the places we had looked (3500). The food price was very fair, and the food was amazing (3000 minimum). They have their own catering company, and they do a great job. They had great options for appetizers during our cocktail hour, and we got the s'mores bar option for late night food (a big hit; they have a great big fire pit and it was a beautiful night).
The staff there helped assuage ours fears and brave an outdoor wedding (that did not get rained on!), because we had options for backup locations and a staff we trusted to make it beautiful no matter what the weather did. When it started to rain after our ceremony, the staff were there with umbrellas and carts, (and beer and wine) to help get us through the weather and still take great pictures.
All of the other venues we looked at booked back-to-back (meaning there are separate weddings on Friday, Saturday, and even Sunday). This means scrambling to put up your decorations and take them all down within the same 16 hour day. Ridiculous. At K Bar S your wedding weekend is your WEEKEND. We were able to set up our decorations on Friday evening, relax and enjoy our morning on Saturday, and then take down our decorations on Sunday morning. And, quite frankly, we didn't need many decorations because the reception hall has beautiful windows that lets in the beauty of the valley, and we didn't want to take away from that.
We really wanted a place that represented the beauty of the Black Hills, as a natural photogenic backdrop to our happiest days; K Bar S delivered. If you want natural beauty, amazing staff, and a great location for guests to explore the area, stop looking and call K Bar S. Thank you for everything!!