Some couples dream of the big celebration.
Some want to slip away with the people who matter most.
And some want an entire weekend where nobody has to say goodbye after the last dance.
At Happy Acres, your wedding doesn't have to fit into a traditional venue package. Choose the experience that feels like you; from an intimate elopement to a full wedding weekend beneath the stars.
Your venue. Your people. Your story.
Choose Your Wedding Experience
The Intimate Wedding
Elopement or Wedding Day
Up to 40 Guests - Up to 6 Hours
For Couples who want something beautiful, meaningful, and wonderfully uncomplicated.
Indoor: 5,500 sqft - Fellowship Hall, Conference Room, Kitchen, Apothic Teahouse, 3 ADA Restrooms
(OR) Outdoor: On an acre, Luxury Flushing Poly John, Sunshades, Firepit
Tables and chairs
Perfect for elopements, micro weddings and intimate ceremonies.
Intimate Wedding: Suggested $1,450
1
Rehearsal Dinner + Wedding
Two Days to Gather, Celebrate & “Say I Do”
Come together the evening before. Rehearse. Eat. Laugh. Let families become family before the big day.
Indoor: 5,500 sqft - Fellowship Hall, Conference Room, Kitchen, Apothic Teahouse, 3 ADA Restrooms
(OR) Outdoor: On an acre, Luxury Flushing Poly John, Sunshades, Firepit
Tables and chairs
Outdoor Catering and beverages allowed
Rehearse & decorate one night. Get Married the next day. Remember it forever.
Rehearsal Dinner & Wedding: Suggested $1,800
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The Wedding Weekend
Friday - Sunday
Whole Property Experience
Turn your wedding into a weekend getaway. Celebrate, camp, relax, and begin your marriage restored.
Indoor: 5,500 sqft - Fellowship Hall, Conference Room, Kitchen, Apothic Teahouse, 3 ADA Restrooms
(AND) Outdoor: On an acre, Luxury Flushing Poly John, Sunshades, Firepit
Tables and chairs
Outdoor Catering and beverages allowed
Bounce House Allowed
Whole Property Wedding Weekend: Suggested $2,650
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Stay Under The Stars
Bridal & Groom Overnight Package $1,050
Sanctuary Stays: Red Vanagon with Roof Tent, Blue Vanagon & Vintage Pop-up Camper. Sleeps up to 10. Tent camping allowed.
Enhance Your Weekend
The Wedding Retreat
Bridal & Groom Retreat Package
$1,750
(2) 60 minute massages for the Happy Couple
(8) 15 minute massages for the wedding party during the bachelor and bachelorete party.
Baptism by Fire included
Make It Official
Ordained Minister
$350
An Ordained Minister is available to officiate your wedding ceremony.
Your Weekend, Your Way
Friday
Arrive. Gather. Exhale.
Set-up & Decorate
Rehearsal Dinner (outside caterer welcome)
Nightcap in the Apothic Teahouse with late-night snacks & drinks
Campfire Fellowship & campout
Saturday
This is the Day
Bridal Party get ready
Private Teahouse gathering before ceremony
Ceremony
Reception
Evening campfires & overnight celebration
Sunday
Don’t Rush Forever
Slow morning with your people
Couples massage for the newlyweds
Baptism by Fire Mineral Soak
Farewell Brunch or coffee before departure
They Didn’t Just Attend Your Wedding
They lived it with you!
Give the people you love the time to gather, celebrate, laugh, stay up too late, and wake up together.
Years from now, you may forget what the centerpieces looked like.
But you’ll remember how the weekend felt.
A MINISTRY OF BREATHE EASY SPEAKTEASY
Happy Acres at the Bayou is a ministry of Breathe Easy SpeakTeasy (B.E.S.T.), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization created to hold space for our community to gather, grow, rest, and celebrate life together.
We believe marriage is more than a beautiful ceremony—it is the beginning of a shared life. Our wedding experiences are an extension of our ministry of fellowship, hospitality, sanctuary, and connection, creating space for couples to be surrounded by the people they love as they begin their next chapter.
Whether your celebration is intimate and simple or stretches into an entire weekend beneath the stars, our hope is the same:
That you leave with full hearts, beautiful memories, and a little more love than you arrived with.
You don't have to believe exactly as we do to be welcomed by us.
Come see Happy Acres for yourself.
Walk the ceremony spaces. Peek inside the campers. Sit in the Teahouse. Stand beneath the trees and imagine your people here.
*Wedding experiences and add-ons are subject to availability. Catering and outside vendors may be coordinated separately. Final capacity, setup, included amenities, access times, and event requirements are confirmed during planning.
Holding Space for Our Community to Grow & Thrive.
WEDDINGS AT HAPPY ACRES
More Than a Venue
A Place to Begin