Cassie did an amazing job for my wedding reception! She met with us prior and walked us through the…read moreentire venue and what they have to offer. Her decor collection is everything we could possibly want or need and Cassie was more than willing to help put our vision together. Day of she showed up and immediately started helping without even needing asked. She made herself available to us at all times by giving us her number to text her whenever we needed! I grew up going to the Celebration Barn for kids parties but Cassie has completely transformed it to a beautiful venue that I honestly didn't expect. I couldn't be happier with how things were handled and the help that Cassie offered us! Book the Celebration Barn, you won't regret it!!

Our company works with Tracy on multiple events during the year. Her creative ideas and attention…read moreto detail are impressive to our entire team. I highly recommend doing business with her.

From the owner: Services: Decor, Entertainment, Design, Audiovisual, Onsite Management, Destination Management,…read morePresentation Assistance, Photography & Videography, Venue Searching, Lodging & Transportation, Catering & Bar, and Promotional Items. Events: Corporate events, theme parties, meetings, galas, parties, banquets, conferences & seminars, destination events, private & special events, charity & nonprofit, holiday functions, school celebrations, and trade shows. Our full-service event consulting, management, corporate entertainment and production team can help you take your functions to soaring new levels. Let us take care of the details so you can turn your focus to the meeting, important guests or award-winners at hand. InnovativEvents will make your event as memorable as it is effortless. Stress-free events. Guaranteed.

I was able to attend a small event recently at Speckled Hen Farm featuring a couple of businesses…read morethey closely partner with including Lone Oaks Farm and Covered Bridges Winery. The Speckled Hen and Lone Oaks farms sit basically on the same property with a short walk joining the two. Until a few days ago I'd never heard of either farm. Luann was our host from Lone Okas along with Kris from Speckled Hen. I guess they are both kind of little hidden gems in nearby Madison country! Lone Oaks has a beautiful barn from the mid-1800s as it's showpiece! Moved here from a different location in Southern IA. It's a great story that you can tell Luann enjoys sharing and talking about. Luann hand makes some gorgeous pottery, from local clay, and fired on site that is available in the Speckled Hen retail shop. Lone Oaks also hosts seasonal farm to table dinners in their barn featuring some of our local well known chefs (most recently Chef Aaron Holt of Catering by Doolittle Farm). Luann and Kris were wonderful hosts filling us in on their history, how they select the people they bring into their businesses as vendors and for their events. And setting up an al fresco table of some small plates for us...! Caprese skewers, artisan bread, a dipping sauce, corn chips scoops, a corn dip, and chocolate brownies. Everything tasted wonderful. Winterset is about a 30ish min drive from where I live in Clive. A trip to the Northern part of Ankeny or to the South side can take me just as long...so it's really not far away at all and it's a nice drive. If you're like me and you enjoy a little bit of a day trip to find new things... It's worth the short drive from the metro! Check out upcoming activites at Lone Oaks Farms on their Facebook page and site (as well as those for Speckled hen Farm and Covered Bridges Winery on their respective pages). Loan Oaks has a series with a honey sommelier that might be some sweet events to check out..! Pun intended... Lol https://www.loneoaksfarmia.com/ https://www.facebook.com/loneoaksfarmia

Nice, small rustic event space in Madison County. Beautiful views of the Iowa countryside. I would…read morelove to visit and see all the different flowers through each season.

I was able to attend a small event recently at Speckled Hen Farm encompassing Speckled Hen and a…read morecouple of businesses they closely partner with including Covered Bridges Winery. Kevin from Covered Bridges Winery was an excellent host and let us know about their business in the same way as our hosts from Speckled Hen Farm and Lone Oaks Farms did. Where they started, where they are now, and what they have coming up. He offered tasting of 8-10 different wines from sweet to dry of his different blends. I tried the St. Croix (dry red), Frontenac Gris (dry red), LaCrescent (dry white), Marquette (dry white), Petite Rose (dry rose), and Rattlesnake Red (semi-sweet red). I'm not a huge wine drinker...some over the years...and I know my taste leans to dry and not overly sweet. I enjoyed all the samples I tried; both red and white! Ask Kevin about how the name rattlesnake red came to be...! Since we were on the Speckled Hen property we didn't get the full winery experience, but Kevin had the same enthusiasm as Kris (our host from Speckled Hen Farm) and Luann (our host from Lone Oaks Farms). You can tell why they all partner together so well! Winterset is just a 30ish min drive from where I live in Clive. A trip to the Northern part of Ankeny or to the South side can take me just as long...so it's really not far away at all and it's a nice drive. If you're like me and you enjoy a little bit of a day trip to find new things... It's worth the short drive from the metro! Check out upcoming events at Covered Bridges Winery on their Facebook page and site (as well as those for Speckled hen Farm and Lone Oaks Farms on their respective pages). https://coveredbridgeswinery.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CoveredBridgesWinery

Good wine, great service and nice location…read more I stopped here with Harvest Hosts for an overnight stay. It was packed when i got there with live music and a packed house. One of the owners saw me trying to find a place to park and pointed me to the best area to park, said after the band was over people would think out and I could park anywhere i wanted on the grounds. After getting setup i came in and grabbed a bottle of red wine and a charcuterie plate. The owners and staff were wonderful, the wine was great and the music was fantastic!! I had a great time staying with them and if i lived in the area i know i wold be there often.

Becky was incredible. Events to celebrate made the entire event wonderful. She had everything…read moreplanned down to the minute. She attended meetings before the event, asked all of the questions we didn't even know we should be asking, and ensured the other vendors were responsive. Highly recommend Becky and her crew at Events to Celebrate!!

Becky was AMAZING. Our wedding wouldn't have run smoothly without her. She was so easy to work with…read moreand created a package that fit my exact needs. I'd recommend her to anyone. I can't say enough great things about her and her company.

Awesome work! Quick response! Great customer service! Friendly and flexible with scheduling! Two…read morethumbs UP Thank you!

I would like to offer a fresh perspective compared to the 2 previous review. Mr. Cobb took football…read morepictures for one of the largest school districts in IA. The "professional" pictures were out of focus, shadowed and he thought to use a creek with tall grass as a backdrop (Very Olan Mills circa 1980). When questioned about these pictures he said they were fine and that an umbrella light caused the shadows. He also had no objections to the terrible backdrop. Groups of parents contacted him and he was unapologetic and unwilling to make any sort of amends. We as parents were not looking for freebies just a retake. Mr. Cobb should not be used for any photography. Very dissatisfied and disappointed.

Abby and team were fantastic to work with! We were looking for a place for our son to live in while…read moreattending Iowa state. We were looking for a house or condo where he would have roommates. Abby guided us through the entire process start to finish! We looked at a lot of places. It was great that Abby knew the area, had done research on the property and was old point out things at the viewing that we had never even thought of! When we found the one we were excited and Abby once again led us through the offer process and the closing. Dennise was a key piece in making sure we knew everything about how and who to contact to set up utilities to also making sure we had the correct form for the homestead exemption too. We landed on a great place that our son and his roommate like and we have a great property for him to live in while there and with potential for us to keep as an investment when he's done!!

From the owner: We are always better together than alone. When you work with Tom & Abby Premier Real Estate…read moreProfessionals, you have a team of hard-working, tenacious professionals at your service. Life is about building solid relationships. It’s no different here! We know that buying and selling a home is not a “transaction” – but a complete experience, with different meanings and emotions for everyone. Getting to know you, our client, helps us tailor the experience to you.

I am a wedding photographer and recently captured a wedding at the Barnes Place for the first time…read more I was completely blown away at the attitudes and the comments from the staff and owner of the venue. Between snotty remarks about the wedding couple, the lack of help and empathy for guests with disabilities, all of the crazy rules and requirements written on signs posted everywhere around the venue such as and the lack of generic respect for videographer and myself was unbelievable. I would never recommend this venue to any of my clients. I have done over 200 weddings and this by far was the worst venue hosts that I have come in contact with.

Our friends used Barnes place for their wedding ceremony and reception. The location was beautiful,…read morethe hospitality was very warm, and the staff were friendly and very helpful. Great experience!