“We wanted to have an outdoor wedding and an outdoor reception at the same location. There weren't many places in Albuquerque that really fit the vision we had (we didn't want it to be at a country club or hotel), until we visited Old Town Farm and saw those huge cottonwoods! We discussed our idea with Mikaela Dunn, the event coordinator, who was eager to accommodate us and make our dream wedding happen. And WOW, did she deliver. Do not underestimate Mikaela's abilities! She is organized, responsive, creative, patient, calm, a problem solver, and has great taste. We relied heavily on her to pull things off the day of our wedding and she was the rockstar we needed to coordinate with the caterer, the DJ, the bartenders, the rental company, security, etc. She and her team helped move a million chairs and tables, decorate, set up and breakdown, and coordinated with us on dropping things off and picking things up. The space itself was gorgeous for our August wedding. We used the grassy yard for our ceremony space (and used the chairs that were included with the venue), used the space under the cottonwoods for our reception and outdoor dinner (and used the tables that were included with the venue, but rented padded wood chairs for dinner), and used the barn for dancing. We got lucky that a monsoon didn't roll through in the evening, as we took a risk and didn't set up a tent outside for dinner- but the way everything looked under the trees was exactly what we wanted. Mikaela got the vision and executed it perfectly, even helping us string up white bunting along the outdoor string lights. We initially were hesitant about the cost of the venue, but the value is especially realized by the amount of work that was done by Mikaela, her husband Ethan, and team. To top it all off, Mikaela and Ethan are such kind people. We are so happy that we got married at Old Town Farm and that they were open to our idea of having our reception dinner outside, even though it created so much additional work for them.”
