The Journal
Stories from the Ridge
The story behind Secluded Ridge — and notes from the kind of day we hope to host for couples like you.
The story behind Secluded Ridge — and notes from the kind of day we hope to host for couples like you.
Before this was a venue, it was a place we got married. Below you'll find real weddings we've hosted on the ridge, alongside our own account — in our own words — of how this place came to be, what it took to plan, and what the day itself was like.
A couple toured the property one weekend and married on the ridge the next — 18 guests, one clear Sunday morning. How a short-notice wedding actually comes together, and why a small venue is one of the only places that can say yes.
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How a year of conversations, a couple of venue tours, and one quiet thought experiment led us back to the ridge. On choosing intimate over impressive, and on what it meant to plan a wedding in our forties.
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Four months, under fifty guests, no wedding planner. What we hired out, what we did ourselves, and the one thing we'd change if we did it all again — plus the unglamorous logistical detail nobody talks about.
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The morning, the welcome area, the sunset ceremony, the cord of three strands, the prayer at the overlook, dinner under string lights, dancing under the stars. What the day was actually like — and what guests said afterward.
Read this entry →If our story sounds like the kind of day you've been describing to each other, we'd love to hear from you.
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