The Barn at Sarah Bella is a wonderful and highly regarded wedding venue located in Picayune, Mississippi, which this beautiful Slidell couple chose as the perfect spot for their exchange of vows after hearing positive comments about it from someone who had attended an event there recently. Located only about 20 miles north of Slidell, it’s a great choice for couples in this area looking for a quiet, rural place to get married that is away from the hustle and bustle of New Orleans, and couples who are seeking a rustic look will adore the interior of the air conditioned barn for their reception. Emily and Josh had about a hundred guests, though the Barn at Sarah Bella can accommodate several hundred guests all the way down to very intimate weddings with only a dozen or so people in attendance. The natural ambience and beautiful scenery is refreshing, and I loved the weathered wood of the barn as the backdrop for the ceremony, but there are also some large oak trees that would also be excellent choices. The bride and groom wanted to wait until the ceremony to see each other, but wanted to have a moment of prayer beforehand, which was accommodated by using an open door as a partition. They gave a lot of thought to timing the event for the best light outside, which I certainly appreciated! The late afternoon lighting was made even better by the perfect amount of cloud cover softening the sun, and because the timing was so carefully planned, we had just enough of a trace of daylight remaining at the end for the newly married couple’s fantastic send-off through cheering friends and family members blowing bubbles, which ended up being my favorite series of photographs!
