{"id":609,"date":"2010-10-28T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slava-slavik.com\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2016-01-02T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T01:11:13","slug":"neverland-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/2010\/neverland-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Neverland Farms Wedding Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breanne and Daniel had their wedding at Neverland Farms, one of our favorite wedding venues. They were our third <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/wedding_photography\/weddings\/neverland-farms-intro\/\">Neverland Farms<\/a> wedding this year, and we&#8217;ve been enjoying our visits so much that we wanted to share with our readers a little about the Neverland Farms wedding experience.<\/p>\n<p>The approach to the venue consists of about a mile-long dirt road through the woods before it opens like a hidden gem to reveal horse-filled pastures and breath-taking scenery:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Road to Neverland Farms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/road-to-neverland-farms.jpg\" title=\"Road to Neverland Farms\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neverland Farms pastures\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/neverland-farms-pastures.jpg\" title=\"Neverland Farms pastures\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of two lakes on the property, this shot is just one example of the tranquil surroundings to be found at Neverland Farms:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Romantic lake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/romantic-lake.jpg\" title=\"romantic-lake\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pictured here is the set up for the ceremony. The building on the right is Nora&#8217;s Hall, where the groom prepares for the nuptials and the guests gather for refreshments while they await the main event:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Outdoor ceremony place\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/outdoor-ceremony-place.jpg\" title=\"Outdoor ceremony place\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan&#8217;s Hall is where the receptions are held. It is an open air venue so it provides a shaded outdoor feel. It can also be heated by several fire pits on colder evenings if necessary:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dan's Hall Neverland Farms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/dans-hall-neverland-farms.jpg\" title=\"Dan's Hall Neverland Farms\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fruit preserves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/fruit-preserves.jpg\" title=\"Fruit Preserves\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a very special cabin on the property where the brides and bridesmaids may change for the ceremony. It is a lovely space, and we have captured so many nice bridal portraits at this location:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neverland Farms cabin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/neverland-farms-cabin.jpg\" title=\"Neverland Farms cabin\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hollywood style bride\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/holywood-style-bride.jpg\" title=\"Hollywood style bride\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Breanne Carter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/breanne-carter.jpg\" title=\"Breanne Carter\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bridesmaids outside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bridesmaids-outside.jpg\" title=\"Bridesmaids outside\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Old man with bow tie\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/old-man-with-bow-tie.jpg\" title=\"Old man with bow tie\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Daniel Cole\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/daniel-cole.jpg\" title=\"Daniel Cole\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Daniel Cole 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/daniel-cole-2.jpg\" title=\"Daniel Cole 2\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Groomsmen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/groomsmen.jpg\" title=\"groomsmen\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Serving hot cider\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/serving-hot-cider.jpg\" title=\"Serving hot cider\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A big part of the Neverland Farms experience is the option for the bride to enter and exit the ceremony via a romantic horse-drawn carriage:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride's arrival\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/brides-arrival.jpg\" title=\"Bride's arrival\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Groom's anticipation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/grooms-anticipation.jpg\" title=\"Groom's anticipation\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding processionals\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-processionals.jpg\" title=\"Wedding processionals\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neverland Farms wedding\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/neverland-farms-wedding.jpg\" title=\"Neverland Farms wedding\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding promise\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-promise.jpg\" title=\"Wedding promise\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Parents at wedding\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/parents-at-wedding.jpg\" title=\"parents-at-wedding\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding recessionals\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-recessionals.jpg\" title=\"Wedding recessional\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding carriage ride\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-carriage-ride.jpg\" title=\"Wedding carriage ride\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding at Neverland Farms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-neverland-farms.jpg\" title=\"Wedding at Neverland Farms\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nThe bride and groom are not the only ones with the option to take a carriage ride. The carriage is also available to guests during the cocktail hour.<\/p>\n<p>Neverland Farms has one of the best backdrops for family portraits just a very short walk from the location of the ceremony. We always find good light in this spot, and the pictures never cease to impress:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Parents of bride and groom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/parents-of-bride-and-groom.jpg\" title=\"Parents of bride and groom\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bridal party at a farm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bridal-party-at-a-farm.jpg\" title=\"Bridal party at a farm\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride groom on a farm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-groom-on-a-farm.jpg\" title=\"Bride groom on a farm\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride groom near farm fence\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-groom-farm.jpg\" title=\"Bride groom near farm fence\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride and groom close\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-groom-close.jpg\" title=\"Bride and groom close\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Which composition of the next two frames do you like better?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride groom two trees\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-groom-two-trees.jpg\" title=\"Bride groom two trees\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride and groom kiss\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-groom-kiss.jpg\" title=\"Bride and groom kiss\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neverland Farms fun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/neverland-farms-fun.jpg\" title=\"Neverland Farms fun\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Neverland Farms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/neverland-farms.jpg\" title=\"Neverland Farms\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding couple announced\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-couple-announced.jpg\" title=\"Wedding couple announced\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"First dance in a barn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/first-dance-in-a-barn.jpg\" title=\"First dance in a barn\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bride and groom at night\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/bride-and-groom-at-night.jpg\" title=\"Bride and groom at night\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Best wedding cake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/best-wedding-cake.jpg\" title=\"Best wedding cake\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to mention one thing that is truly unique to this venue\u2014we have never seen it anywhere else\u2014and that is a mobile cake. The wedding cake is prepared and placed on display at the reception until it is time for the cake cutting, at which point it is rolled to a stage area so the bride and groom can be front and center for their special moment:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mobile wedding cake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/mobile-wedding-cake.jpg\" title=\"Mobile wedding cake\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding cake cutting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-cake-cutting.jpg\" title=\"Wedding cake cutting\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding champagne\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-champagne.jpg\" title=\"Wedding champagne\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dollar dance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/dollar-dance.jpg\" title=\"Dollar dance\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding dancing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-dancing.jpg\" title=\"Wedding dancing\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we have captured a moment between our bride, Breanne, and Suzy Tebor, the heart and soul of Neverland Farms. We&#8217;ve said it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/wedding_photography\/wedding_vendors_atlanta_10\/\">before<\/a>, and we&#8217;ll say it again: Suzy is a major part of making the experience here so special for our couples:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Suzy Tebor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/suzy-tebor.jpg\" title=\"Suzy Tebor\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a taste of some of the romance Neverland Farms has to offer:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Romance at Neverland Farms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/romance-at-neverland-farms.jpg\" title=\"Romance at Neverland Farms\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wedding farewell with sparklers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/10-i\/wedding-farewell-sparklers.jpg\" title=\"Wedding Farewell with sparklers\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breanne and Daniel had their wedding at Neverland Farms, one of our favorite wedding venues. They were our third Neverland Farms wedding this year, and we&#8217;ve been enjoying our visits so much that we wanted to share with our readers a little about the Neverland Farms wedding experience. The approach to the venue consists of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[22,43,60],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1092,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions\/1092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarah-slavik.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}