Our yurt has arrived!! It has been all hands on deck this week, as we move forward with preparing for our new yurt dwelling! The yurt arrived in various shipping containers ...Luckily we rented a Bobcat to help us unload the various containers from the delivery truck ... Here's a big one ...Well you know Bill and I had some fun during the process! I call this one "Balancing Act"!   Read More...

Great news! Our yurt is finally on its way and due to be delivered later this week. The next step in preparations is building the yurt platform.   Read More...

We start this week by letting everyone know that we are safe and well in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We're so grateful!!! A special thanks to Kathie and Mike for taking us in!   Read More...

We’ve got another exciting reveal for you this week!! Our local architects, HA Architecture have been working on producing a rendering for the inside of our dance hall. Here’s Jamie mid creative process …Here is the newest dance hall design …We love seeing these spaces come to life!   Read More...

Great news! Borrowed & Blue, a popular national go-to wedding planning website, has just published our style shoot, entitled "Rustic Wine-Hued Romance Styled Shoot’s Wedding". Here's the link to check it out: https://www.borrowedandblue.com/us/weddings/rustic-wine-hued-romance-styled-shootNot only that, they loved it so much that, in their words:"We have selected this gem as the creme de la creme ...   Read More...

This week we have a fun interactive activity! We would really like for you to help us choose the best magazine ad image and design to move forward with. We are gearing up for the Fall 2017 issue of the Texas Wedding Guide and The Knot Texas Spring/Summer 2018 issue.   Read More...

Sunday was a big and busy Bridal Extravaganza day for us! We exhibited The Cedars Ranch at the San Antonio Bridal Extravaganza. This was our first time exhibiting at the San Antonio show, having exhibited twice previously at the Austin Bridal Extravaganza.   Read More...

Welcome back to the final part of our wedding style shoot exposé. A big thank you again to Sydney from Olive and Belle events and Dreamy Elk Photography, as well as all our other amazing style shoot wedding vendors!Have we saved the best for last? You can be the judge of that!This photo took our breath away ... We love the whimsical and elegant feel of these shots, and the gorgeous radiant early evening light at the ranch.Style shoot models Aubrey Moore and Bailey Hamer are wearing dresses ...  Read More...

Welcome back to part 2 of our 3-part wedding style shoot exposé. A big thank you again to Sydney from Olive and Belle events and Dreamy Elk Photography, as well as all our other wonderful style shoot wedding vendors!This week our gorgeous wedding style shoot photos take an adventurous and bohemian turn!The Photo Bus came to join the party! This bright and shiny red VW van functions as a hip and trendy photo booth for weddings.   Read More...

Our official wedding style shoot photos are back! And they are AMAZING!! There are so many gorgeous images to show you and awesome wedding vendors to mention, that we’ll need 3 blog posts to share everything with you!   Read More...

This week is our final installment of our Open House reveal! We finish our tour, by taking a little walk past where our future reception pavilion will be, to our second outdoor wedding ceremony site.Nestled among some of our favorite majestic live oak trees, lays this beautiful natural setting for exchanging wedding vows. Special thanks to Wow Factor Floral and Silver Thistle Weddings for setting up this elegant sacred space.Close by, sweet music is wafting through the air, thanks to Jeremy...  Read More...

Welcome to part 2 of our Open House reveal! As you know, we held our first Open House event a few weeks ago, and would love to share more of this event with you.Now let's take a pleasant short walk across the grass to our Event Bar.A big thank you again to Kimberley Bentley from Silver Thistle Weddings, who coordinated and styled this whole event. Loving this bar set up.   Read More...

We start this week by thanking everyone who participated in our Open House this Sunday, and helped make it happen! Thank you to all our wonderful wedding vendors, and a huge THANK YOU to Kimberley Bentley, from Silver Thistle Weddings and Events, who coordinated the whole event. What a beautiful and inspiring day she envisioned and then created for The Cedars Ranch's first Open House!Here’s Kimberley (on the left) with our super supportive Bridal Extravaganza / Austin Wedding Guide representativ...  Read More...

Wishing you all a very Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is a little Valentine’s offering to you all: some beautiful flowers fresh from our garden …Love is in the air this week, as we continue our countdown to our Open House for our future wedding venue! This Sunday, February 19th, will see The Cedars Ranch open it’s gates to the public, among them, newly engaged couples looking for a wedding venue for 2018 and beyond!   Read More...

This week, we are all about preparing for our upcoming Open House!! The countdown is on to Sunday February 19th! This will be the first event held at The Cedars Ranch, and we’re really excited to be offering this “sneak peek” of our future wedding venue to the public!Of course, we would LOVE to see you all there!   Read More...

Work continues in our revamped garden this week. Now that our raised garden beds have been planted with all kinds of beautiful flowers and herbs, it's time to work on the ground surrounding the beds and pathways. Here, some of the Southern Exposure team are laying landscape fabric on the ground, which will prevent weeds from growing up through the crushed granite that will be placed on top ...We are so happy with how our new garden is turning out!   Read More...

We start our blogpost this week with an inspiring Cedars Ranch sunrise! Here’s some more atmospheric early morning shots of our future wedding venue and wellness retreat. Thanks Billy Orr, for these beautiful photos!   Read More...

This weekend was a busy one for The Cedars Ranch team. All day Saturday and Sunday, we were exhibiting The Cedars Ranch at Austin's largest wedding show, the "Bridal Extravaganza", in the Palmer Events Center. We had a great 2 days, and met lots of wonderful couples, families and other wedding vendors.   Read More...

As promised, here's our latest aerial video of The Cedars Ranch showing our construction and landscaping progress so far. Our maintenance and garden shed looks so good! We think it definitely makes our tractors look sexy! What a difference a year makes!   Read More...

It’s 2017! Happy New Year to everyone, from The Cedars Ranch team! We are very grateful that you are part of our onward adventure here at The Cedars.   Read More...

This week we've had Bartlett Tree Experts out on our land, tree pruning to their hearts' content!! We're excited at the impact all the pruning is having, and love getting our trees cared for!They are focusing on our outdoor wedding ceremony site, for now. That area has a lot of beautiful trees, but they need some tender loving care! We're having our first “Open House” in February, and we’d love to share a beautiful outdoor ceremony site with visiting brides...  Read More...