I attended a wedding here recently and it's the perfect spot to have a intimate celebration for…read morefamily and friends. However, its definitely not a place for a summer wedding. It was way too hot inside the barnhouse, but I can imagine it being quite nice during the fall, winter, and spring. It's located on land far out by 281 N and Bulverde Rd. Once you get on the road and after many twists and turns in a wooded area, you will run into the location. It's owned by a family on their land and they did such a nice setup inside the barnhouse. They also have an area where you can play horseshoes and bean bag toss. So if you have a friend who wants to have a cute southern feel to their wedding or any celebration, this is the place to be...just not in the summer. Check out their website for more pictures. Mine dont do much justice.

Marcy stole our money!! She still owes us for the liquor she "supposedly " took back!! We have all…read morethe text messages where she said she was in a car accident and having a rough time!! Her business partner ruined our night!!! Supposedly her business partner was fired too?! We waited patiently and then Marcy blocks us and never mailed us back our refund for the liquor!!! $300!!!! Still owes to us!!!

If we could give 10 stars, we would. We got married at Hofmann Ranch on 12/28 in the midst of a…read moredeep freeze and catastrophic flight cancellations from Southwest. My husband, Phil, and I waited for 3 years for this wedding because of COVID. At first, it was going to be at Wedgewood Brittany Hill in CO, then it got cancelled because of COVID, then Wedgewood Carmel in CA when things started to reopen, and finally we moved it to Hofmann Ranch because my mom is struggling with complications from her double knee replacement surgeries that were postponed because of COVID and she couldn't fly to CA. The day before our wedding, Southwest cancelled Phil's best man's and his wife's flights, Phil's cousins' flights, and my friend's flights and my uncle had to drive all the way from San Diego the day before the wedding. We were beyond worried and devastated. Because of the Hofmann Ranch team, we felt so secure and so loved and our families and friends were able to meet each other for the first time and connect with each other. Britney thought of everything: making sure that my mom had a place to sit so that she could march with me halfway down the path of the patio deck, she held onto my train, she made a water color Phannie drink sign that was gorgeous, she made sure that we ate, she thought of every single detail and schedule change when our families kept talking and singing (this is what happens when you get a whole bunch of Filipinos together LOL), she made sure that Phil and I ate food, and there are countless other things that I am sure that we don't know about. Giving Britney my bouquet was the only way that I could say how grateful I was for creating a magical place and experience in spite of all the obstacles. Phil and I are so thrilled and feel like we were destined to be married at Hofmann Ranch. You have a special place in our hearts. I hope that your mother liked the bouquet. This is what giving it to you means to me.  We would like to express our love and gratitude to Britney, Sara, Chef Daniel, Mark, Joey, Josh, and the Limelight Photography team. Each of you made our day absolutely wonderful. Additionally, Cynthia's cake design and William's flowers were beautiful! I think that anyone who is getting married needs to go to Hofmann Ranch and that Britney and her team need to do their weddings! Thank you to everyone else that we communicated with at Wedgewood over the years and in the months leading up to our celebration. Creating a beautiful experience where our families and friends could meet for the first time and have fun was truly a gift. Have a wonderful New Year and thank you so much for an unforgettable experience. Each of you are a true blessing. May God bless you and your family always and may the Force be with you! With much love and gratitude, Phil and Annie #phannie2020

We absolutely loved this venue, our family and friends said they felt like they were dropped into a…read morehallmark movie and I couldn't agree more! Our coordinator Brittany and captian Sara were angels! They ensured my husband and I got every thing we needed. Chef Daniel and staff Mel, Lizzie, Natalia, Sirena were attentive, efficient and kind. Our Bartender Teresa was lively and quick to tend to our guests. The planning, meeting with vendors and appointments leading up to our wedding were a breeze. Everything was taken care of so well. The venue itself is beautiful we couldn't have asked for anything different. I will forever recommend this masterpiece of a venue! You can tell this staff is very talented and knowledgeable but still makes you feel like your day is most important!

Love being a part of many of these amazing projects and photographs! Since 1996 Maggie has been a…read moreflorist and event coordinator in Fredericksburg!

Absolute perfection! Maggie answered the phone early, was kind and knew exactly what we wanted and…read moreshe went above and beyond even our expectations. She then texted the pictures and followed-up. Thank you, Maggie. You and your talented designers are the standard bearer for Texans and how wonderful Texas people are! Just good folks.

I generally don't write reviews but for Johnell I think she definitely needs an appreciation!…read more We reached out to Johnell for my 3 year old's birthday party recently. We hardly had two weeks for the event day and Johnell worked day and night to get everything planned and coordinated according to the theme of the party. She provided great suggestions like the claw machine, face painting and a magician. It was tough to get a magician in that short time period but she did her magic to find the best one for the event and it was great! All our 50+ guests who attended the party raved about how well the planning and coordination was done for a 3 year old's birthday. It wouldn't have happened without her! She also helped with my baby shower back in early 2020 when Covid didn't hit us yet. My husband worked with her to throw me a baby shower and it was amazingly done. That baby shower event has made us reach out to her again because we knew she will do an excellent job and can trust her because she puts her heart in every event that she takes up. Thank you so much Johnell for all the efforts and an outstanding work even with such short time that you had.

I write this in case it's helpful for others. I sincerely wish I'd have known what I was getting…read moreinto before I entered into a contract with Johnell. If you're not inclined to read the entirety of this lengthy review, I sum my experience up in the last two paragraphs. My wedding was only 1.5 months away. I chose the full package option. As a full-time professional & graduate student, the idea of a wedding planner sounded like heaven. Her reviews were phenomenal. I thought we'd get timelines, help with our vision, several vendor options with differing price points. Instead we got snarky eye rolls when we'd ask about details, sarcastic jokes about us needing to book marriage counseling, disinterest in getting us what we actually wanted, and extremely abbreviated access to her at her convenience. Honestly, it was devastating. The most stressful part of our wedding planning became my interactions, and oftentimes lack of interactions, with Johnell. Price points and vision would continuously get lost in translation. The pattern: Time would pass despite our requests for input on selecting vendors (for example, 3 weeks for florals) and then we'd get an almost finalized contract from a single vendor we hadn't vetted. In the case of florals, at a price of $11K when we'd explained our floral budget was $3K. She was extremely dismissive. Even requests for a quick 15 minute check in call could go ignored. Her preference most of the time was to send emails during peak work hours. And her emails, most times, left things unclear. We explained several times that a weekly 15 minute call was what we needed. But she was extremely resistant. We had, at max, 2 to 3 such calls and then she refused to participate in any others. It was maddening with our 6 week timeline as we felt like our hands were tied about really understanding the status of and options for things. My fiancé and I defaulted to doing the legwork ourselves. When we did, vendors were LOVELY. Bending over backwards to assist us. Supplying us with multiple options and ideas. They took the time to hear us and ask about what we did and didn't want for our day. I was overwhelmingly grateful for their support and availability. I was stunned when Johnell sent an angry email chastising my fiancé for calling a vendor. She reminded us that we'd have to pay her even if we were doing the work. I reiterated to her that this had nothing to do with payment. We'd started doing the work ourselves because we felt handcuffed and limited w/ her at the helm. Over and over we'd discover her "no, that's not possible" would become "sure, we can do that, and here are several other options too" once we'd finally talk to a vendor. The most important thing for me: the wedding to have our unique imprint and flair- were in direct odds with Johnell's priorities. Her priority was the path of least resistance, what's easiest & most convenient for her. Things came together beautifully. But it really was in spite of and not because of our planner. With the vast majority of vendors, we elected to go with others that we'd vetted. This brought on its own drama as we then witnessed Johnell being cold and dismissive with these individuals when they'd attempt to ask questions or share options. I made several attempts to explain to her how poorly we felt we were being treated - via several emails and voicemail when she wouldn't answer or return my call. She would eventually respond in an email days later with a dismissive, "everything will be fine" one-liner. The last straw was her denying us a 15 minute phone call the week of the wedding. Four days after we requested the brief call with her, she emailed, "No, I've done my job already. See you at the wedding on Saturday. Email me a list if there's changes." This transpired despite her contracted description of "unlimited phone calls and emails" and us only having had at most three direct phone calls with her. At that point, we decided to cut ties with her completely. It was an extremely high sunk cost. One that benefitted her (she was paid in full despite not working the week of or day of the wedding) & would cost us greatly. It was worth it though as the thought of this, in our experience, truly unprofessional coordinator running our special day was too disheartening. In sum, I felt trapped in this working relationship. I wound up having to expend more time and energy on fixing things vs had I not had a planner to begin with. All the while being made to feel like a huge annoyance during the brief times when we would have access to her. Her communication style is one tailored to meet her needs and convenience rather than the client's. In hindsight, I never should have hired her. It was the poorest decision of my wedding planning process.

I am not exaggerating, one of the best calls I made in the planning of my wedding ceremony was…read morehiring Steven (Vista). The photos speak for themselves- I cried when I saw them. From start to finish he was professional, hard working, and charismatic. He listened to all my feedback and came up with the perfect timeline for my day- we got all the photos we wanted and more! Working with him and seeing the level of equipment he has (we had photo and video for both ceremony and first look)- I am so happy we got him to capture these moments. Very impressed and would highly recommend!!

Steven from Vista Photography is hands-down the BEST photographer I've seen in action. He never…read moremissed a shot, had a great sense of humor, and had the photos ready for my daughter in no time. If you need a photographer, hire him.

Scott is an amazing officiant! He gave us so much information at the beginning which helped us…read morecraft a perfect, unique ceremony script made just for us. We are both introverts but he made us feel so comfortable and calmed our nerves before the ceremony. He is very experienced too so he has cues and makes sure everyone from the maid of honor to the parents know what they need to do when! It would not have been the same without him! All the guests loved his energy and were asking about him afterwards! He is great at what he does and he brings such great enthusiasm to the ceremony. He made getting married fun which is how it should be!

Scott was incredible to work with from start to finish. You can tell that he's done over thousands…read moreof weddings. He was easy to talk to, easy to work with, incredibly funny and charming, and did a fantastic job on such a beautiful day for our wedding. We can't thank Scott enough and highly recommend him and his services to any future couple looking to tie that knot. Thank you Scott!!!

My new husband and I came here for a weekend for a quick honeymoon get away. We were living in…read moreAustin at the time, got married on Thursday, and had to move to Houston on Monday. We didn't have any time to take an awesome honeymoon, but we still needed to take some time alone to celebrate. This place was far enough away from home to make it feel like a trip, but close enough to Austin that we could quickly return to real life. The home is very beautiful and secluded, located on a very quiet country road with nothing but pasteurs and cows surrounding it. As soon as we pulled into the driveway, we spotted 4 deer having a snack in the front yard! As the name suggests, the property is covered in mature oak trees that add to the natural beauty. We stayed in the Burr Oak room, which is on the second floor and has a private balcony. When we arrived, the lady of the house had 2 giant chocolate dipped strawberries in our room waiting for us. I thought that was a very sweet touch. The room had a very nice queen bed, a tv, and a big bathroom that is shared with the next room. Luckily we were the only guests in the house, so we didn't have to deal with anyone else. Right outside of our bedroom was the game room. Lots of board games and books for quiet entertainment, as well as a mini fridge stocked with drinks and sweets. The balcony was wonderful. It had two very comfy chairs and a patio table. We set up the checker board and spent many hours out there playing. As we were not familiar with the area at all, we had driven into New Braunsfels for lunch. The lady told us that was completely unnecessary because San Antonio was right down the road. A very quick drive to the end of the street, and you were in the city filled with many many options for dinner. We had a key to the house, and the owners do not stay in the house, but in the guest house out back, but if I remember correctly, there was a suggested time to be back and have the doors locked. The lady that runs the B&B was so friendly! My husband is Indian, and she had many stories to tell about her trips to India. We are also both vegetarian, and it turned out her daughter was also vegetarian, so she was well versed in creating meatless gourmet meals! We woke up the next morning to a delicious breakfast of poached pears, avocado and asparagus frittata, and an almond and fruit cake that was apparently something she had eaten while in India. The next morning, she prepared a delicious country breakfast with biscuits and gravy with soy sausage and eggs. After breakfast, we went outside to meet the animals. There were several feisty chickens in the backyard strutting around and grazing and a very nonchalant cat that was apparently not a big fan of strangers. This place was very charming and it was much nicer than staying in an icky hotel somewhere. It was lovely to get away and be in nature and have a wonderfully delicious breakfast made with care and love each morning.

I found this place online and fell in love with the website. I always pictured a fall wedding with…read morea gazebo, trees and white lights ( a twilight movie type situation). I got everything I pictured. It was so simple, beautiful and absolutely stressless. The breakfasts we had both mornings were different and completely fabulous while we were able to watch the chickens while eating breakfast just made it perfect. If I had to recommend a place to get married I would recommend this place. They made you feel like you were the first and only wedding they would ever have there. Thank you so much for everything you did.

William was an amazing addition to our wedding ceremony. He did an incredible job of making our…read morespecial day as personal and unique as possible. He's very well spoke and a great storyteller. We highly recommend William to any future couples out there to help make their day as special as possible!

Will helped make our wedding truly special by even reaching out to some of our friends in order to…read morelearn how others perceive us and use that information in a beautiful way in the ceremony. It felt like the ceremony was entirely personal and handcrafted in order to reflect our journey leading up to that special day. We are grateful Will did such a perfect job and recommend him to any couple hoping for the same kind of experience.

Wow! Great place to start planning your once and a lifetime wedding!!…read more Maureen and her staff did a wonderful job planning our wedding even handing all the details that my bride and I seemed to overlooked or didn't think about. She handled herself with complete peace and confidence, therefore allowing me to put my complete trust in her for our big day. She always kept me in the loop for all the big things and she handled all the small things, thous allowing me to enjoy my big day! She has helped plan wedding across the USA, which have been as big as wedding weekend events(3-4 days) to smaller private weddings. Her experience and expertise is also evident by the people she recommends to you. All this adds up to a once in a lifetime wedding!!

Maureen is top notch both as a person and an event planner. She has done a lot of my clients…read moreweddings. Her vision and expertise in organization and event execution is amazing. If you're looking for a planner that will make your day go as smooth as you dreamed of then she is your person. Her staff is also very professional and eager to please. I highly recommend her!

I cannot say enough good things about Dream Events. My husband and I searched and searched for a…read morecaterer we liked, would provide what we were looking for, and was affordable. We finally found Lisa and set up a tasting. OMG. Everything was so delicious so we booked them. In addition, I had a wedding guest with a pretty difficult allergy and thy were super easy and eager to accommodate her. Teyy even went as far as to chatting with the guest directly to make sure all allergy needs were being met. We were a bit nervous about how a large event would work in terms of the taste and quality of the food, but we had guests ranting and raving over how elivious everything was. We even did the sweets bar with them and again, everything was incredible and guests would not stop talking about how great the food was. I am SO glad we went with Dream Events!

Absolutely stunning!…read more We chose Dream Events to do the florals for our wedding and we were 110% satisfied with the service and flowers we received. We had several video calls with Caesar to help bring our vision to life. In each video call, he knew exactly what to ask and was very knowledgeable about specific florals. Our vision shifted several times and Caesar was very patient with us and happy to make changes so we could get exactly what we wanted. We did our mock-up with Sergio and he was so sweet and did a great job helping us design our centerpieces. The pricing is upfront and very fairly priced. They provided an organized contract with photos of exactly what your florals will look like and how much each arrangement will cost so there are no surprises. We never even saw the florists the day of the wedding, everything was just magically set up perfectly before the ceremony and reception. The photos speak for themselves. If you want your dream florals without breaking the bank, I would highly recommend Dream Events.