The Venue Reveal!

After weeks of searching for a venue that fit both our personalities, capacity needs, budget needs and overall aesthetic wants, Justin and I came back to a place that I'd found early on but wanted to make sure was just right.

Buffalo Trace Distillery Clubhouse

It's a big log cabin located on the grounds of the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort. I was looking for something rustic/country and with Justin being a big Bourbon fan, I thought this location would be a perfect combination for us.

We were able to take a distillery tour back in mid-April to satisfy our curiosity for the venue (and begin our quest of visiting all the stops along the Bourbon Trail). Although there was a meeting inside the Clubhouse that afternoon, we were thrilled with the surrounding land (the Clubhouse sits off to the side of the Distillery itself and is surrounded by large green lawns, pretty trees, a creek, stone bridges and flower gardens) and the outside of the structure. Of course, having all the century old brick warehouses in the background wasn't bad either :)

Fortunately we were able to take a trip back up a few weeks later to see the inside of the Clubhouse (which is built from old logs from cabins torn down around the county), which was exactly what I was hoping for. Dark wood floors, wood walls, a fireplace, a huge wrap around porch complete with chairs, and even a small stage area that would be perfect for a sweetheart table, the DJ or cake table. There was even a separate room to the side that housed the humongous wooden wet bar, which of course sold Justin if he hadn't already signed on by that point. Downstairs holds a full kitchen, and picnic style tables, which is where we'll have the food set up so as to have plenty of room upstairs for tables, chairs and the dance floor (unfortunately the day I took the parents up to visit they were refinishing the floors, so don't mind the construction in progress).

The only downside to the Clubhouse was that it moreso lent itself to an outdoor ceremony, and you guys know our feelings on that subject (beautiful but with our luck, just not possible). So after some discussion, Justin and I decided we wanted to use the Clubhouse if nothing else than just for the reception. And thus began yet another journey down the lane of venues, except this time, specifically for a ceremony. Sigh.