Katy, TX
281-849-9995

Katy, Texas

The Barn.

One structure, one history, and a working farm still growing around it. Here is everything a couple actually needs to know before they tour it.

Washington Township, Ohio, 1856 to 1865

Taken apart in Ohio. Raised again in Katy.

The barn began life near what is now the city of Alliance, Ohio. Historic records and antique timber framing experts date it to somewhere between 1856 and 1865. It held hay and grain, and for a while it was a dairy barn.

It is the only antique timber-framed structure known to exist that uses a “double-canted queen post” roof system. That system is what lets the barn span 60 feet with no metal supports anywhere in the room, roughly 50 percent wider than other timber-framed barns, carried on 60 foot hand-hewn oak tie beams. Barns of this size are virtually unheard of.

Master timber framers, including an Amish crew, dismantled the barn piece by piece, tagged every beam and blueprinted the whole frame before it ever left Ohio. It was shipped to Katy and rebuilt on the Beckendorff family property by another Amish crew, beam for beam, against the original plan.

The barn interior at dusk, hand-hewn timber posts and braces, chandelier lit, doors open to the field

“It might be said that the early barn is the best example of American colonial architecture. Each old barn was born of American soil and fitted to an American landscape for specific American needs… The barns in Europe were small… but when they built an American barn, it became the symbol of a new life. From the beginning the American barn was big, like the hopes and plans for life in the New World. It was unlike anything built anywhere else. It was entirely American.”

Eric Sloan, American Barns and Covered Bridges

300

guests seated for dinner in the barn.

200 + 30

seated in the chapel, with standing room for 30 more in the mezzanine.

Outdoor ceremony recessional past rows of white folding chairs
Outdoor ceremony, white folding chairs included
Barn interior head table with florals and X back chairs
The head table, under the same timber frame
Reception round tables with white linen, florals and cross-back chairs
72 inch rounds, set for dinner
The indoor bar with a timber front and draped backdrop
The indoor bar
The bridal suite with a green board wall
The bridal suite
A bridal bouquet resting on a whiskey barrel
Whiskey barrels, part of the rental

What’s included

Everything below comes with the rental.

No package price is published anywhere, and it isn’t here either. Pricing is quoted per date. Call 281-849-9995or send an enquiry and we’ll walk you through it against your date.

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A cake table set under a floral arch against a brick wall
  • Indoor and outdoor ceremony area
  • Bridal suite
  • Indoor and outdoor bar
  • 72 inch round tables
  • Whiskey barrels
  • Farmhouse tables
  • White folding chairs for an outdoor ceremony
  • X back wood chairs
  • Day of coordinator
  • 6 hours of event time

Engagement and bridal photo sessions on the property are exclusive to booked couples. Weekday sessions book through Paige at paige@beckendorfffarms.com.

A couple at the All You Need Is Love neon sign against dark barn boardA couple walking the recessional aisle past their guests

Before you ask

Every question couples ask us.

Some of the honest answers depend on your date. Call 281-849-9995 and we’ll confirm the current rate and timing against it.

The Beckendorff Barn holds up to 300 guests for a seated dinner. The chapel holds 200 seated, with standing room for 30 more in the mezzanine.

You have access to our spaces from 10:00 AM on the day of your rental, with 6 hours of event time. Extensions are available for a $1,000 upgrade, and all time extensions must be requested and paid for at least 30 days before the wedding.

Yes. Your rental includes our tables and chairs for 300 people, along with the farmhouse tables, whiskey barrels, X back wood chairs, and white folding chairs for an outdoor ceremony.

Yes. You are welcome to provide your own alcoholic beverages, but everything must be served by a T.A.B.C. licensed bartender through your caterer. The bridal party may have champagne or beer in the bridal and groom suites while getting ready. No liquor is consumed on the premises before the bar officially opens.

We keep a Required Caterers list, vetted for insurance, food and service. If you have your heart set on someone else, an outside caterer carries a $1,000 fee and must be insured, hold a health permit, schedule a site visit, and be approved by us first.

Your wedding coordinator walks the whole thing through with you on the morning of your wedding. If you would rather rehearse the night before, that is an additional $500 rental fee, subject to availability.

We book your security detail for you. We ask that you bring $250 in cash for each officer. Two officers are required at all our events, and three for events with more than 250 guests.

Absolutely, and it is exclusive to our couples. Connect with Paige at paige@beckendorfffarms.com to book a weekday for your session.

There is ample parking a few steps from the barn. Valet can be arranged through a third party on request.

Yes. Early access before 10:00 AM is available for an hourly fee, arranged and paid before your event date. Call us on 281-849-9995 and we will confirm the current rate with your date.

Tours by appointment

Sixty feet of clear span is easier to believe standing under it.

Blake or Stacey usually shows couples around themselves. Bring your questions, we have heard most of them already.

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