The Venue

Alex and I have officially booked our wedding venue. We did a lot of shopping around, but eventually settled on a location close to where we both went to high school. Absolutely perfect.

Our wedding and reception will take place at Heartland Acres Agribition Center in Independence, Iowa. This is a relatively new wedding venue, and we're very excited to be among the first couples to get married here. The events will take place in the adjacent Events Center, but we encourage guests to visit the main building (The Barn), modeled after existing 1800s barns in Buchanan County, with a theater, interactive displays, and exhibits. The site is also home to one of the Midwest's most unique collection of classic cars, many from the early decades of the 1900s.

The Gazebo

(Ceremony location)

The Patio

(An outdoor area for guests)

Photos courtesy of heartlandacresusa.com