Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Heartland on Heritage, Magnolia

A wedding at Heartland on Heritage in Magnolia is a whole country weekend on 132 acres, with a barn and a lodge, ponds and open fields. Your photographer and videographer get farm and country views in every direction, a pergola with a stone-lined fire pit, and, if you ask, wedding photos with the farm's alpacas and horse, ponies, sheep or cows.

You can do it all here. Exchange vows outdoors, where 12 benches that fold into tables seat guests for the wedding ceremony, or use the indoor option if the weather won't cooperate. The barn's main floor seats up to 300 for your reception, and its upper level, once a hay loft, holds a kids' area with a climbing wall and balconies on two sides. The weekend package includes a bridal suite, and the lodge sleeps up to 16, with a full kitchen and a master bedroom with a Jacuzzi tub.

The weekend runs from Friday morning, for decorating and the rehearsal around the bonfire, to Sunday afternoon cleanup. Heartland doesn't sell food or alcohol, so you bring your own caterer or a food truck, and a licensed bartender is required if hard liquor is served. Security is scheduled by the staff, and sound is kept at levels that suit the quiet countryside, worth knowing when your DJ and wedding videographer plan the toasts and first dance. Guests can tent camp in the woods or by the pond.

• Call to check your weekend and tour the barn and lodge.
• Line up your caterer or food truck and a licensed bartender early.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and animal photos on your wedding day.

A little about Heartland on Heritage

Heartland on Heritage calls itself a retreat lodge and country wedding barn, with five miles of wooded trails and three private ponds on the property. Carroll County tourism lists it among the area's barn wedding venues.