Asher Ridge Gathering Barn

05/01/2024

While we wait for the go ahead to officially open for business, we are continuing to get projects done.

Thank you, Dan, for taking the time out of your night to come and plant new trees for our future outdoor ceremony space!

Your assistant was pretty sweet, too! 😊

04/30/2024

Another little video from a very special wedding in the barn. So much fun. So much love. So much joy.

04/22/2024

We are slowing creating our social media presence and for those of you are friends of Asher Ridge if you would be willing to share a review that would be amazing. Our website will be coming in the next week!

Post a review to our profile on Google

04/14/2024

Things have been rather quiet at Asher Ridge lately, with everyone waiting for the green light from local and state officials to fully open and operate. But yesterday was an exception, as friends and family gathered to celebrate Zach & Alison taking the first steps in their new journey together. Congratulations!

11/17/2023

As we continue to move forward we wanted to share our logo/artwork for the business. An amazing Thankyou to Alison McHugh for taking our ideas and coming up with an amazing design.

10/21/2023

As we continue our journey with the gathering barn, one of our major investments was in redoing the floor. It needed some serious attention to create a floor that would make people stop and say “wow.” Here is before, during and finished!

09/26/2023

Over the last few months we have been debating on the way we want things to look and we keep coming back to rustic. So we spent the evening driving to a suburb  of Chicago and loaded up 140 mismatch woooden chairs to use in the venue. We will still be looking for more so if you know anyone getting rid of any 😉

More updates soon!!

09/09/2023

Progress has been slow in the last few weeks. We are waiting on a couple contractors for the next phase but we have been able to complete the patio and railings to keep things moving.

08/16/2023

Laying down the new concrete floor

08/16/2023

Lots of exciting things happening today here at the gathering barn-New flooring being poured!

07/19/2023

07/15/2023

We were asked in February of 2022 by a couple getting married, if they could use our barn in August for their wedding reception. It didn’t give us a whole lot of time, but many hands make light work and we pulled it off!

Here are some before and after photos. There will be more to update on, as the barn is still continuing to change to bring it up to state code.

07/15/2023

My dad working hard to put a patio on the side of the barn.

07/15/2023

As mentioned, we still have lots of work to do and a few hurdles to jump or crawl under.

Things that we are starting to work towards and figure out and plan for are:
1.) Website/emails etc
2.) Photo/video for use for marketing and publicity
3.) A logo - this is something that sounds easy enough however, we want it to be something that we can create an intentional brand that can be used for many things….not just “a logo”. These are just a few things.

We would ask for your prayers for patience (especially for David)- waiting without movement is a struggle for him, but also prayers for guidance and wisdom for our family. We have, and are taking a huge step of faith. So far, God has shut windows and opened doors and prayers have been answered, but we still have a long way to go before the business takes off.

07/15/2023

- OUR STORY -

When we moved from town to begin rural and multi-generational living, we never imagined the opportunity that would present itself. Many people suggested to us when we moved, that we should use the barn to host events. We laughed and said there was no way we would ever do that.

However, inspired by a young couple asking to use our barn for their wedding reception in the summer of 2022, we realized as we cleaned, worked on updating the electrical, and decorated, that maybe people were right….that there was opportunity right outside our door!

From that point to today, it has been a very long journey that still has miles to go and we invite you to join us while we continue on this journey!

We have been blessed with this opportunity and we have enjoyed hosting multiple events in the barn over the last couple of years and we enjoy seeing pure joy on people as they gather together. There is just something about spending the day out in the country in a barn.

With biblical origin, Asher, deriving from the Hebrew word, “osher,” means “happiness” or “blessed.” And that is the dream of Asher Ridge Gathering Barn- to bring loved ones together where milestones of joy and happiness are celebrated and memories are made and blessings are felt.

Dave and Kelly Javan