The Barn at Cliff Spring

08/12/2024

A modern venue with authentic country roots

✨Website coming 08.14.24✨
www.thebarnatcliffspring.com

12/07/2022

We are the Criswell family and had the honor of purchasing Cliff Spring Ranch from the Lange family last fall. We have been quietly learning the land and running weddings this past year and are so excited to finally be a part of Buffalo Gap full-time! While we are new to the area, we have deep family ties in Abilene and West Texas. The ranch will be our family home and we are excited to continue hosting select events out of the venue.

We feel the deepest sense of gratitude to Laura Lange for her dream of a beautiful wedding venue and are honored to continue the ranching tradition that the Deaver and Hedrick families began on the ranch, starting in the 1880s.

Watch for updated branding and a name change in the next several weeks. We are happy to be here and can't wait to celebrate with our future weddings and events!

09/12/2021

09/01/2021

4 years ago I somehow convinced my husband to let me chase a crazy dream! These photos are a time lapse of where it all began to where it has come to an end. 1) Our very first wedding show with the help of my cousin April. We didn’t even have a building at this point, just a vision and determination. 2-4) Our very first wedding with one of my former athletes who believed in my crazy vision. She booked with me when we could literally walk through where walls were going to be built. She trusted my vision and will to get things done. It was so special to have her and her family be our very first event. 5) our very last wedding with my cousin April who was there with me where it all began. We are even more thankful that our last event was with our family who has been by our side through this whole crazy process. Many have helped us with our DIY projects, when I said “how hard could it possibly be?”. 6) The last dance on this crazy dream! It has definitely been hard to make this dream come true but we were determined. We survived COVID and the countless setbacks that come with starting a new business. So if you look close you can see that the last dance was filled with a lot emotions as George Strait closed out an era for our family. 7) Which brings us to today, where we officially said goodbye to our dream, our ranch, and our family business. Letting go is definitely bittersweet and some days more bitter than sweet, but it is time for a new chapter in our life. We are excited for what the future will hold whatever that may be (if you have any crazy ideas let me know 😜)
We want to thank our community that has embraced our venue this past year. You guys have supported our family business even through COVID and we are so thankful for all our families that booked events with us. Our mission for Cliff Spring Ranch was to bring families together to celebrate life. We met some pretty awesome people along the way and celebrated with our close friends as well. Thank you to all of our contractors that had a hand in building this beautiful venue. Thank you to Britni McBride for finding the perfect couple for us turn over our dream to. We are excited for our new owners as they begin the same journey that we began 4 years ago. On to new crazy adventures!! -The Lange’s 💜

06/22/2021

Looking forward to our next event at the ranch!! Come check it out!

Don't forget to join us THIS Thursday! Our June Membership Mingle features an incredible presentation and Q&A with local historian, Jay Moore! Learn more about the rich history and heritage of our beloved Buffalo Gap in the beautiful BGap venue of Cliff Spring Ranch!

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06/14/2021

Reminiscing on this gorgeous wedding!! If you know of someone needing a beautiful venue for their wedding or special event please send them our way.

06/10/2021

Yesterday was National Best Friends day, so here’s another favorite from Katy + Caleb’s engagement shoot to celebrate 😍

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DK Photographer: Micah Schmidt
Location: Cliff Spring Ranch

05/19/2021

05/15/2021

Sunrise view at the ranch this morning☀️

04/12/2021

Stunning! 😍

03/22/2021

All I can say is AMAZING! 😍 A tremendous amount of planning, detail, and work went into making this wedding absolutely perfect! Have you ever seen a 47 foot farmhouse table, or beautiful glassware and China for 350 guests? There were so many awesome details all the way down to letters typed on an old fashioned typewriter from the parents to the bride and groom. These pictures just don’t do it justice. This wedding should be portrayed in a wedding magazine!! Congrats to our newest bride and groom, Mason & Alex! We are so thankful that you chose Cliff Spring Ranch to be a part of your special day.
Hats off to these amazing vendors for making this event so special and absolutely perfect.
Kendra Duke Designs
Double Knot Photography
Graze Abilene
The Shed
Fussy Chicks
Fullblast! DJ’s and Flash Fotobooth

03/21/2021

32ft of custom grazing in one of the most beautifully decorated rooms we’ve ever seen. With antique China place settings and brass candlesticks throughout, this wedding was magazine-worthy and we were so thankful to be a part of it

03/20/2021

We are so excited for Alex and Mason’s wedding today! I have attached directions to our ranch in the comments.

03/16/2021

Congrats to our newest bride and groom! Shelby Childers what a beautiful wedding! We are so excited for you and Payton! Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your special day. Shout out to Fussy Chicks on the floral arrangements 😍 Also, check out the wedding cake by Beautifully Blended Baked Goods. Here are a few pics from their beautiful wedding!! 💜

03/14/2021

The first wedding (that hasn't been drive thru or virtual) since this crazy pandemic. So excited to deliver and set up this beautiful wedding cake and groom's cake at Cliff Spring Ranch. Gorgeous venue for this wedding!

03/07/2021

Absolutely stunning pics! 💜

02/28/2021

We are looking forward to the Middle School Dance tonight. I will put a pin with location of the event in the comments.

02/27/2021

More exciting updates at the ranch! Love how the pergola turned out. It will make such a pretty backdrop for our outdoor weddings!! 💜🤩