Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Prelude

Reception

Our Wedding

Two love birds brought together by fate ❤️

To get to the wedding ceremony, people will walk on this side of the building. Our least favorite part of the venue is there isn’t a direct path and you will need to walk up a small hill. If you feel uneasy about this, you can enter the ceremony location on the right side of the building. 

Picture of our venue

The owners of the venue actually live on this property! They are super great and will help with certain tasks for our wedding. However, this smaller part of the venue, is their house. This part of the property is off limits to wedding guests. 

Rules

The stairs are permissible to use, but please be respectful.

This will be how the outside of the venue will look at night. We will provide spare flashlights if you would like them. This is also the side of the building to use if you are worried about your walking abilities. 

Night Visibility 

As you can see in this picture, the building is directly behind the wedding ceremony. This couple is standing in the grass area that will be where the wedding ceremony takes place. The white building will be where the reception takes place. 

Ceremony/reception set up

The wedding ceremony area will be converted to a place where attendants can mingle outside during reception.

The second floor can be accessed by two spiral staircases. There will be two junior ushers that will be helpers if you need an extra pair of hands when getting food and drinks. 

Spiral Staircases

There will be other areas outside of the venue such as the rose garden area (there may not be visible roses in October) and a pond with a bench swing. The swing and the rest of the area will be permissible to use during the event.

Rose Garden & Pond

This is the inside of the wedding venue. We are excited to welcome all of you and we hope you have fun!

Inside of the Venue

Information To Know

Photos

Meg Hamilton 

Friend from high school cheer & dance, former college roommate of the bride

Jenna Wood

Emily Wisecup Fish

Katelynn De Luca

Sarah Cupps

Sarah Markham

Jessica Darby

Reverend Kathleen Milligan

Harper Farwell

Westin Farwell

Mark Milligan

Sam Hergert

Richard Farwell

Travis Lily

Lonnie Farwell

Wedding Party

Q + A

Closest airport to the venue. It is located 26 miles away or 40 minutes to the venue. 

Des Moines International Airport

It will be about a half hour from Mills Civic Parkway Get on I-35 S from Mills Civic Parkway and follow signs to Kansas City Once you have gone past Des Moines you will take Exit 47 for County Road G64 towards Truro. Then take a left to G64 highway Take another left onto Stone St. Turn left onto 35th Ave. (this will be a gravel road) There will be a sign for our wedding at every turn once you get off the interstate. Look for black gates and you will arrive at the Prelude.

Commute From Mills Civic Parkway To The Venue

There is a 20 minute drive from New Virginia to Osceola, where Lakeside Casino is located. Take a left on I-35 towards Des Moines Take Exit 47 for County Road G64 towards Truro. Then take a left to G64 highway Take another left onto Stone St. Turn left onto 35th Ave. (this will be a gravel road) There will be a sign for our wedding at every turn once you get off the interstate. Look for black gates and you will arrive at the Prelude.

Commute From Osceola To The Venue

Location Of The Venue

Shuttles Will Be Provided

Take I-80 to Des Moines. Once you get to Des Moines, stay left to stay on I-35 S. Follow signs to Kansas City. Once you have gone past Des Moines you will take Exit 47 for County Road G64 towards Truro. Then take a left to G64 highway Take another left onto Stone St. Turn left onto 35th Ave. (this will be a gravel road) There will be a sign for our wedding at every turn once you get off the interstate. Look for black gates and you will arrive at the Prelude.

The Route From Davenport, IA To The Venue

Travel

All of the bridges are open to the public and may be crossed on foot or bicycle. Only one is still open to vehicular traffic and that is Cedar Bridge (please pay close attention to the posted height limitation!) No ATVs may be driven across the bridges due to potential damage to these timber structures. We have two bridges that are accessible by pavement only – Imes Bridge in St. Charles, and Cutler-Donahoe Bridge at City Park in Winterset. Cedar Bridge is accessible via Cedar Bridge Road, which is mostly pavement south of the bridge. You will only be on gravel for a couple hundred feet. The final three are on gravel/dirt roads – the Roseman, the Hogback and the Holliwell. Holliwell Bridge is on 1.9 miles of gravel after turning right onto Norwood Ave from E. Court Ave. If you access Hogback Bridge from 195th Street, then Hogback Bridge Road, it’s just over two miles of gravel. The Roseman is the furthest on gravel – 4.3 miles if you turn onto Roseman Bridge Road from I-92 to Elderberry. However, if you want to drive on less gravel, keep on I-92 to Elmwood Ave, and it’s only 2.2 miles of gravel.

Kaitlyn & Evan

Kaitlyn & Evan

K&E

Wedding Day

Reception