Recognizing that Cass County family farms came up for sale about as often as a 70-degree January in North Dakota, the two decided to consider his offer.įounded in 1906, Oberlander’s grandparents Ralph and Helen Punton moved to the property in 1951. Oberlander, a social worker by training, had always enjoyed weddings and event-planning, so she willingly hopped aboard as partner.Īs they looked at property after property, Oberlander’s dad, Rob Punton, asked why they didn't simply use the farmstead of Oberlander’s grandparents - located right across the road from the home where Oberlander, husband Jay and their two sons lived. Gulleson hadn’t let go of her dream yet, so mentioned it to her husband, John, who she says is used to her “flights of ideas.”īy now, Gulleson had brought her friend, Oberlander, into the conversation. Then a beautiful farm property came on the market. We have had a lot of engagement pictures taken out here.”īesides Lone Oak’s obvious natural beauty, Oberlander and Gulleson have built an 8,200-square-foot event hall, which melds elements of Midwestern barns with industrial chic and modern elegance. We have access to 40 acres, century-old trees, walking paths and a lot of space. “Photographers kept telling us that people will love the property because they will get different pictures. “It’s close enough to Fargo so that it’s doable, but it’s far enough so that it feels completely different,” says Gulleson. Even so, Gulleson says they are already booking into 2023 with couples throughout eastern North Dakota. Its rural Ayr location is a good 45 minutes from Fargo and there are no big hotels near this remote spot. Which has hosted around 10 such events since its August opening. The notion of a “doable destination wedding” is one of the main draws to a rural venue like In short, it looks like a fairytale - complete with enchanted woodland setting. Contributed / Brittney and Caleb Photography
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