Bramble Tree Estate

When we started looking for a wedding venue last summer I knew I wanted something outside and flexible for creating the day. We found BTE's website and it appeared to be a pretty new venture, but there aren't a lot of outdoor venues that can accommodate 150 guests in the Orlando area and the pictures were beautiful so we had to check it out. With a lot of our guests coming from out of town, we also wanted to be relatively close to a hotel area and the Lake Mary Colonial Townpark is a 10-15 min drive from Bramble Tree. Once we reached out to Jennifer, she was very responsive with answering questions and options along with scheduling site visits. I planned our entire wedding from out of state so coordination was key in pulling it all together with the vendors. The outdoor venue with all the raised flower beds and open field space fit my husband and me perfectly - and the day really reflected that once it all came together. Our ceremony was in front of the large oak tree looking into the sunset. Reception was under the wood pole barn and we decided to add market lights adjacent to the pole barn for our cocktail hour / table area to tie it all together. It gave people a great space to co-mingle and stand, along with get drinks at the bar. We considered doing cocktails by the pool which was a beautiful setting, but the flow of the setup for us worked better directly next to the pole barn. We staged our bar right there as well. The family photos and couple photos taken between the ceremony and reception were all done off to the side of the house and in the field with the sunset behind us and out away from the cocktail hour area. As for support items - there's a separate building on site that the caterers can use for prep and staging. Worked out great - all the servers came out of there. DJ has a setup for the ceremony space using extension cords and wireless mics - no problems there and he was out of site for any pictures.