Inspired old-world wedding venue in Montrose, IA. Open seasonally, Mid Apr-Oct. Romantic by nature.
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Stone foundation barn, stone house, & lush green, tree-covered grounds. Nestled in SE Iowa, an intimate setting for a nature-wrapped
experience. Explore our fabulous Wedding Venue, 1884 On The Bluff, where you can discover the perfect spot for you! Whether you're recently engaged or still searching for the perfect location, our venue is a must-see for all couples planning their dream wedding. O
ur stunning venue is located at 2663 300th Street, Montrose, IA 52639, and offers a picturesque countryside setting for your special day. With its charming ambiance and breathtaking views, it's the ideal place to say "I do." During your visit, you'll have the opportunity to explore our enchanting grounds and take a guided tour of our facilities. Our experienced team will be available to answer any questions you may have and provide valuable insights into planning your wedding. Discover our venue's endless possibilities and get inspired by our beautiful event spaces. From intimate ceremonies to magnificent receptions, we have the flexibility to accommodate your vision. Visit us and envision your dream wedding and experience the magic of 1884 On The Bluff and let us help turn your wedding dreams into reality!
Hi! I'm JoDee and I'll be your tour guide! Let me show you around our sweet venue, 1884 On The Bluff! Recommend watching full screen. More questions?! Come see me for more details about your wedding at our venue or visit us in Peoria, IL, Sun., Aug 4th at The Elegant Wedding Expo or Sun., Aug 11th in Quincy at the Quincy Area Bridal Magazine niche-boutique wedding show! Find lots more videos on our tiktok page: 1884onthebluff
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Remember to book your sweetest, most colorful mini-sessions of the year with Brittany Howe Photography at 1884 On The Bluff Sunday, Aug 18th!
We LOVE it when our booked couples at 1884 On The Bluff have their engagement 💍 photo sessions on-site! How cute is this Oct 2025 duo?! And, their photog just 👌 captured them! Oh! So sweet! 🤍✨️📸
Call or message us and book a tour to host your 2025 or 2026 wedding + reception at 1884 On The Bluff in magical Montrose, IA in SE Iowa! If you're out of town, come see us in Peoria IL, Sun., Aug 4th at the The Elegant Wedding Expo or in Quincy Sun., Aug 11th at the Quincy Area Bridal Magazine show!
Aug 2-3 mini-sessions with Kayla Huls Photography
Sept 15th mini-sessions 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 with SD Photography precious Sam DaVolt 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
So excited to offer Zinnia Mini Sessions at 1884 On The Bluff20 min Sessions5+ Digital Images (will edit all good poses)$100$8/person entrance fee (2&under free)We have exclusive access to: Zinnia field, 1884 banked barn, grainery,exterior of stone house, black & white graffiti wall andtimber edge.....
Have you guys seen the save the date video tend? Please & yes!
306.9K likes, 642 comments. “Super 8 save the date or engagement videos have my heart 🫶🏼🎞️✨”
Now booking zinnia field mini-sessions Aug 2nd + 3rd: Kayla Huls at 1884 On The Bluff! Wahoo!
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I was dying to do Zinnia Minis again this year and finally have dates in the books! I will send the details today to all who have inquired 🥰
August 2nd and 3rd - 1884 On The Bluff
[[ I also have several to get back to with open dates remaining for July/August now that these are scheduled! ]]
To make sure I don't miss anyone, please let me know if you do not hear from me by the end of today!!!
Let me know if anyone else wants Zinnia details and the booking 🔗 🤍
Now booking zinnia mini-sessions: SD Photography Sun, Sept 15th at 1884 On The Bluff! Wahoo!
So excited to offer Zinnia Mini Sessions at 1884 On The Bluff20 min Sessions5+ Digital Images (will edit all good poses)$100$8/person entrance fee (2&under free)We have exclusive access to: Zinnia field, 1884 banked barn, grainery,exterior of stone house, black & white graffiti wall andtimber edge.....
Now booking zinnia mini-sessions: Brittany Howe Photography Sunday, Aug 18th! Wahooo! 🤍💐
Hello, Peoria, IL! 1884 On The Bluff is ready to ante-up and head out of town Aug 4th for the The Elegant Wedding Expo at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino! We can't wait to meet you and share all our lucky-in-love, heart-shaped wedding wins from the jackpot of venues in the countryside: 1884 On The Bluff in You dont have to roll the dice wondering if we'll be there. We're a sure bet!
https://elegantweddingexpo.com/upcoming-shows/peoria-summer/
Reach out to your favorite photog and let them know we're actively booking and blocking photographer zinnia field mini-session dates! 📸 All interested photographers may reach out to us for further information about booking private time at our property at 1884 On The Bluff in Montrose IA, for their client mini-sessions! FB message me, JoDee, here, email me: [email protected] or text/call me at 817/247-5787.
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This 4th of July, let your love shine brighter than the fireworks! We can help you plan a wedding celebration that will leave you and yours feeling star-spangled and sparkling! Happy 4th, firecrackers!
Making something *great* for you! Looking at the bright side: We were stood up (for a tour) for an October 12, 2024, wedding! We held their date & offered a discount and they jilted us, no phone call - no text, left waiting at the venue. In their honor, we're discounting this PREMIUM date *even more! If you're interested in filling our final October date in 2024 with your beautiful LOVE story at 1884 On The Bluff - give us a call, reach out, and book your tour! We'll do the rest! 👰🤵💍
BIG LOVE to Gavin + Bailey! We had a beautiful weekend with you and yours! 🤍🍾🥂📸🥞🔔🎶💍We are honored to have played a part of your ✨️happily ever after✨️ heart-shaped story!
Sweet Bride: Bailey Haner
Venue: 1884 On The Bluff
Photographer 📸 on-site (photos pending): Doug Ewing Photo
Cupcakes: Stephanie Munson
Cstering: Three Sauced Pigs
Celebrate your special day in a romantic and picturesque setting! 1884 On The Bluff in Montrose, IA, invites you to experience an unforgettable wedding weekend this fall on October 12, 2024. Contact us today to schedule a tour and learn about our limited-time discount offer! 1884 On The Bluff https://www.1884onthebluff.com
We LOVE our couples! We get so excited seeing their wedding weekend photos! ✨️☺️ 🥂🍾🤍📸✨️🎉🤍 May is a glorious + gorgeous month for weddings at 1884 On The Bluff! Thank you, Margaret McWhortor 🤍💍🔔
We're creating a NEW event! F6 Outdoors + 1884 On The Bluff + MAFAB Fisheries are joining with lots of other super cool vendors, Saturday, 9/21, for a FUN outdoor 3D bow shoot course, retail shopping w/ really cool vendors, all kinds of good drinks, lunch, snacks + music too! Mark your calendars! We're bringing you the good times to Montrose, IA, 1884 On The Bluff!! More information coming soon!
2663 300th
Montrose, IA
52639
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We love planning & dreaming with our wedding couples! Here, my Doug is prepping post holes for the new alter (and photo backdrop, too) that's our vision & promise to our Aug 31st couple and future flower field couples to come! 💑💐 Come see us in Peoria Aug 4th at the The Elegant Wedding Expo and we'll tell you all about what we can do for you wedding dreams, too!!! #weddingplanning #dreamwedding #flowerfield #1884onthebluff #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #offthebeatenpath #heartland #seiowa #forthelove #seiowaweddingvenue #iowaweddingvenue ##iowawedding #getmarriedoutside
Stop by 1884 On The Bluff for a chance to win our giveaway! Enter when you visit us during Love Lee County Tour and we'll draw a name, LIVE, Saturday, June 8th at 5:30 pm! Our gift basket includes: a hand carved walnut charcuterie board, small (precious) hand crafted scraper, a RePete Candle & Coffee Bar candle (Sea Salt!), a kitchen hand towl with an artistic red fox image, a bottle of Belletti Prosecco, and 2 delicious ounces of the sweetest honey around from our beautiful honey bees at 1884 On The Bluff! #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #1884onthebluff Douglas Krotz#offthebeatenpath #romanticbynature #forthelove #swoon #heartland #honeybee #honey #prosecco
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We had the BEST weekend! Congratulations to our beautiful couple, Ryan & Paige, their families & their friends for making the weekend a success! Thank you for choosing 1884 On The Bluff and traveling to Montrose, IA! HuGE thanks and gratitude also to our AWESOME vendors this wknd! We had a great group! DJ Marsha Vazquez from PrayzHim Entertainment - DJs, Photo Booths, Dance Floors & More Cookies: Blue Umbrella Bakery Bar: The Tipsy Traveler's Catering: Wilson Bros. BBQ & Catering Live Artistry: Suz Live Paints Photography: Branded Design Photography Tent: @Kempkerstruevalue Venue: 1884 On The Bluff #1884onthebluff #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #heartland #SEIOWA #outdoorweddingvenue #samepaigeforever
It may be our off-season, but it's been a beautiful winter week at 1884 On The Bluff ❤️ We LOVE celebrating true LOVE! ❤️ 🥂🍾👰♂🤵♂🎻🔔💍🎂🤗🎵💝❤️💝🎵🤗🎂💍🔔🎻🤵♂👰♂🍾🥂!
Do you know what's absolutely GORGEOUS in June?! OH, WE ARE! If you're dreaming of a romantically nostalgic woodland setting, draped in gorgeous green, you've just got to see us at 1884 On The Bluff in ##magicalmontrose (Montrose, IA), for a tour. Take a look at our photo galleries and information by visiting our website: https://www.1884onthebluff.com or email: [email protected] &/or text / call: JoDee at 817/247-5787
#1884onthebluff that time we bought an old property to restore - left a place we loved & knew well & moved away to get out to the country... I don't regret it for a minute. What a gift! I love this place more and more- everyday!
We're booking photographers for their client 🎄 Christmas mini sessions at 1884 On The Bluff in Montrose, IA, the week of Thanksgiving. There are a few dates available! *If you're looking to book your personal holiday photos, we have two awesome photographers with times still available on 11/19 with SD Photography & 11/25 with Kory Kensett Photography 📸 🍭🎀🎅🎄
Holiday CHEER with professional photographer 📸 mini sessions, booking now at 1884 On The Bluff in #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa Thanksgiving week. Dates are limited. Two photographers have remaining sessions: SD Photography on 11/19 and Kory Kensett Photography 11/25. Perfect for setting yourself right in the middle of the holiday spirit of LOVE & JOY! 🎅✨️🎀📸🍭
One of our most often asked questions is: "What decor items come with the premium packages at 1884 On The Bluff?" Here's a birdseye view of what we have and do while you're inside the stone farmhouse getting ready & enjoying your big day-of preparations & getting ready with your besties in your wedding party & family. Call us to book your 2024 and 2025 wedding dates! #1884onthebluff #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #iowaweddingvenue #barnvenue #iowawedding #midwestbride #outdoorwedding #outdoorweddingvenue #outdoorbride #woodlandwedding
The stone house & grounds are available for the wedding party & family for all the day-of preparations 1884 On The Bluff in #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #1884onthebluff #takingtheplenge #iowaweddingvenue #weddingvenue #heartland
We've so many videos from the beautiful Plenge wedding this weekend, it'll take me days & days to share them all! Congratulations to Misty, Andrew, and the entire Plenge family & friends! It was our pleasure having you at 1884 On The Bluff to celebrate 🍾 the start of this beautiful forever! #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #takingtheplenge #1884onthebluff #weddingvenue #iowaweddingvenue
Determined to absorb the day without cell phones in hand (quite out of character) we didn't take many pictures or videos of the many of you who popped by to pick flowers in the zinnia field Sunday. But, we really LOVED having you all out. You were each SO gratious & SO kind in the flowers. We loved seeing couples, friends, families, solo flower gatherers & more. There was a picnic brought on-site, there were flower baskets, buckets, bonnets, and photos were taken by families. It was a a true joy! We loved making a Texas / Iowa connection from social media to in - person with Susan Milano who lives and traveled in from near our area of town, Fort Worth, Texas... and came back to Donnellson, IA to visit her beautiful sister & brother-in-law who are long-time Lee County settlers. What a special connection! We loved meeting the Winklers too, from Warsaw! The Winklers have started an incredible wedding videography business which they're SO passionate about. (And, they brought us cupcakes!) So thoughtful! It was a remarkable day in the flower field on Sunday! Thanks for visiting!
Hosted a sweet dinner at 1884 On The Bluff Saturday. It was magical! #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #1884onthebluff
A few more photos from Alyssa Fincher, a young & rising star in the world of photography. We had such a lovely time hosting everyone from near + far at 1884 On The Bluff & Zen Soul Society Yoga 's collaborative Yoga + Breakfast + Bouquets + Mimosas 🙏🍾🥂🫶🕯💐🎈🏆What a stunningly beautiful group of star seeds! 🌟 1884 On The Bluff Zen Soul Society Yoga #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #1884onthebluff #zen #yoga #flowers #wellness #nature
Kayla Huls Photography did such an amazing job catching the magic of summer in the zinnia field at 1884 On The Bluff. Take a look & book a photography mini session with these amazing artists booking now for dates in August: Doug Ewing Photo 📸 & Brittany Howe Photography LLC 📸
Wedding-Chella or WedStock - when you create an atmosphere that speaks to who you are, everyone feels your groovy kind of love! #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #midwestbride #weddinginspiration #smash #weddingplanning2023 #weddingplanning2024 #weddingplanning2025 #1884onthebluff
We love hearing from 2024 brides! Let us help you plan your big, beautiful, heart-shaped day! #1884onthebluff #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #midwestbride #weddinginspiration #smash #weddingplanning2023 #weddingplanning2024 #weddingplanning2025 1884 On The Bluff
Spilling the Tea! *First: find the details that feel right for you! We just have to share this big moment the retro cake is owning! Smash! #lambeth #lambethcake #retrocake #weddingplanning2023 #weddingtrends #weddinginspiration #tea #smash #1884onthebluff #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #itsiowa #midwestbride
There's such a charm rooted here. #historiccharm at 1884 On The Bluff 🩷🕯 #magicalmontrose #montroseiowa #outdoorweddingvenue #oldworld #oldworldcharm #historicbarn #wesavedabarn #wemovedtothecountry #livinginiowa #lovinginiowa #iowa
There's a NEW wedding and events venue *coming soon* to Southeast Iowa, from Chief Homesteaders: Doug and JoDee Krotz, who hold a romantic, vintage vision for this historic, storybook property, built in 1884. Nestled on the bluff in Montrose, Iowa, above the Mississippi River, this timber-lined, 15-acre farmstead is undergoing restoration on each of the properties 19th century buildings. The Georgian architecture stone-home; the wood-peg constructed bank barn, featuring a stone foundation; and cozy outbuilding, hosting century old wood planks, will each be beautifully rejuvenated. This magical property shares a rich history, asking you to play a part of the ground's echoing stories. This intimate, classic venue will cater to creative couples who desire to showcase their individual style in a timeless setting complimented with modern comforts - for their very big day. Heart sparks!
