We have a lot to offer here at Overlook Barn with our stunning long-range mountain views and elegant celebration spaces. But we don’t like to stop there. One of the things that makes us a premiere wedding venue in the Boone area is that we are always seeking ways we can make our property even better for the couples, families, and friends that we are fortunate to celebrate with. That’s why we spent our 2021-2022 winter season working on upgrades to the property, and we are so excited to share them with you!
Getting Ready Suites
Onsite at Overlook, we have always offered two luxurious and private getting ready spaces. Over the years, many couples have enjoyed these spaces and their amenities, but this past year we decided it was time to take them to the next level. If you’re a fan of our curated Honeymoon House and Honeymoon Suite decorated by Paige Ulmer of The Laurel Collective , then you will LOVE what we’ve done to our Polishing Room, Lounge, and Styling Suite!
In our Polishing Room, we upgraded our seating and lighting fixtures to make the space more modern-industrial chic
In our Lounge , we’ve added more elevated comfortable seating and have featured photos from real weddings at Overlook (just look at how many great photo ops there are on our property!)
Our upgraded Styling Suite now features a West Elm dining table, dried floral installment created by April Flowers, a beautiful and grand Anthropologie Primrose mirror, and much more
Bonus upgrade : we also added pavers to the pathway from the Styling Suite to Mary’s Meadow, so no matter what footwear you choose for your wedding day you’ll be able to walk comfortably 🙂
Pavilion
The story behind Overlook’s Pavilion is one of adaptation and growth. Built in 2020 during the height of COVID when it became obvious that couples would need more open air space to safely celebrate, our Pavilion was a great add-on to our already beautiful Overlook Barn. We quickly realized that we needed some sort of flexible way to temporarily enclose the space so it could still be used in inclement weather (y’all KNOW we are passionate about having inclement weather plans), so we had tent walls custom built and installed and added propane heaters. However, those tent walls took our team hours to fully secure, so couples had to make the decision at least one day before their celebration whether they wanted the walls up or down—making it not as flexible of an option as we’d originally hoped.
Now, we’ve installed tons of easy-open permanent windows to make the space super flexible regardless of the weather. It can be open air, completely enclosed, or anything in-between. Not only that, but the beautiful aesthetic of the natural wood and market lights makes it a warm and inviting space for many celebrations!
But then we thought, why stop there when it can be even better? (This is how so many of our projects go and why our maintenance and renovation team has job security :)). We decided to also build an elegant gas-log fireplace as the crowning jewel of this beautiful space. After its glow-up, the Pavilion can not only be used for a dance floor, cocktail hour, or seating area, but it can also be another stunning Plan B ceremony location if there is inclement weather! Just picture standing in front of the beautiful fireplace as you say “I do.”
Overlook Barn Catering Prep Kitchen
Not only are we focused on consistent improvement and growth for our couples and their guests, but we want vendors to be comfortable too! Not to mention, we want all our spaces to look great.
Our catering prep area needed to be more functional and easy to clean for caterers, so we put high-quality LVP flooring down and enclosed the previously exposed roofing. Since we’re always thinking of our couples, we also upgraded to a commercial-size refrigerator—more space for storing extra alcohol, desserts, or whatever else needs refrigerating during the event!
Here at Overlook Barn we pour our hearts and souls into our property and making sure everything is at the highest standard it can be for our couples. We’re excited to see how our 2022 couples and beyond celebrate in these upgraded spaces! If you’d like to follow along for other behind-the-scenes photos and project updates, be sure to follow us on Instagram – we frequently post updates in our stories!