Wedding Stories - Summer

"Vince & I came to Eureka Springs expecting a nice experience with Eureka Springs Treehouses, for sure...but what we got with our wedding package was a complete romantic escape from reality where our expections were exceeded at every turn. Not only, was Dawn a beautiful, welcoming soul upon our arrival, but the accommodations were as inviting and perfect as any five-star hotel. The precious treehouse in the woods was not only stocked with amenities, but brand new and modern as well. From the smell and "feel" of the room, to the calming, gentle nature of our minister, we were amazed at how special they made us feel. Our ceremony was private and serene... Our carriage ride was like a fairy tale, and the homecoming to our room that night was nothing less than magical. From the perfect rose on the bed to the perfectly spaced rose petals around the room, everywhere we looked it was if magical little elves had been dancing among the cabin to create the perfect start to a marriage of love. Our picnic dinner was filled with goodies... and we closed the night promising to hold the experience close in our hearts forever. Ben & Dawn were more than wonderful, and they will always occupy a very special place in our memory and hearts.

We are so happy with Eureka Springs Treehouses, and encourage any couple to make it their destination spot for their wedding... or other special occasion. Thank you Ben & Dawn..Ya'll were fabulous!!!" Tara & Vince Afner

Thank you for everything. It was perfect. It could not have been better.
Thanks again for making our Wedding perfect!!!
Kristen & Charlie Andrews - Poteau, OK

Jason & Jessica met where she works (12 West Bar & Grill). They would sit and talk when she got off work.

RECALLED FUNNY DATING STORY:
"After dating for a short time, Jason took me to North Carolina where we were supposed to stay in a cabin in Hot Springs. However, they had a huge snow storm and power was completely out. We ended up staying with a friend of his who lived at the top of a huge mountain. Because of the snow we couldn't drive up it. Instead we hiked up it bringing a little luggage & food for them in 12" of snow. They also had no power, running water etc. This was our 1st trip together!!!"

THE PROPOSAL:
"On the 4th of July, Jason took me to a mountain called Max Patch in North Carolina. It is a bald mountain and you can see a 360 degree view of the mountains around it. He tied a flower on to a ring and asked me to marry him. We slept on the mountain that evening with us, a sleeping bag and one pillow. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!"

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
"We have absolutely loved our stay here at the Treehouses. Our treehouse was beautiful and relaxing!!! Don & Elaine, you guys made our wedding simple, yet fun and elegant!!! This has been a wonderful experience and we plan to come back in the future!!!"
Jessica & Jason Bales - Farmington, MO

DAWN & BEN,
WE REALLY ENJOYED STAYING AT YOUR PLACE IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY ROMANTIC. YOU TWO WERE SO NICE TO US AND IM GLAD WE GOT TO MEET YOU. WE REALLY ENJOYED OUR STAY, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
PENNI & JAMES BOUSE.

We met at work.

The Proposal:
He looked at me and said, "So do you wanna do this?" It was so romantic...not.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
Everything was well above our expectations!
Thank you for a memorable weekend.
The Browns

We absolutely loved the pictures. Everything was sooo perfect, just like I wanted. Simple and sweet.
The treehouse was very, very cute. I loved it! Couldn't have asked for anything better.
You guys were terrific and made everything so easy and carefree.
Thanks sooo much for the perfect ceremony and the picnic dinner was awesome.
I could go on and on.
Thanks again so much.
Love,
Brandon and Regina Champion

How Jeramy & Deanna met!
My daughter & his daughter were best friends in elementary school. They planned all along how they were gong to get us together so they could be sisters. His daughter would come over and spend the night with my daughter & he would come to pick her up. Then they would try to get us together for dinner. Well they worked hard and succeeded and now they are sisters & best friends & I have a wonderful husband. A modern day "Parent Trap" movie!

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
You place is great, very private, very clean, very nice people. My wife & I would like to thank you for everything. We're coming back for our anniversary...
Jeramy & Deanna Dreher - Cheyenne, WY

Jordon & Sarah met at college.

"The treehouses was very nice. WE loved the privacy that this place provided. Thank you for a great weekend. It was beautiful!"-Jordon & Sarah Gunter

"Our wedding was perfect. The setting at the waterfall was beautiful. They did a wonderful job with the romantic setup of the room. Elaine and Don did a wonderful job with the wedding and made our stay unforgettable.
The treehouse was awesome. What a great experience. We watched a deer with her two babies eat right in the "backyard". We watched them for about 15 minutes that morning right from the back porch. The next day a fox came by.
We had a great time and will be back. Thank you Elaine and Don. "
Chris & Tanja

David & Kwanna met online through Love-n-Seek, a Christian dating site... I saw his picture and where he was from-Kansas-I wrote to him. "You look like someone I could be friends with". Two weeks later he drove down to Tulsa so we could meet. We spent three days together. Our first kiss goodbye-we knew we had something special.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
"Loved your site-visited it many times as we anticipated our Retreat/Wedding & Honeymoon. Everything was wonderful. We will be back. We truly appreciated your attention to details. We have never enjoyed our time together so very much as we did here. The tops in our books.
What a wonderful place to start our lives together. Thank you Don and Elaine for everything.
David & Kwanna Hoffman - Hutchinson, KS

Heath came into my office to get his wisdom tooth pulled and we noticed each other, but nothing became of it. It was destiny as one week later our friends introduced us and we had so much in common; from that moment we knew we had been blessed with finding our one true soulmate.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
Our friends were so....right when they said looks can be deceiving, it's so much better than we ever expected! The wedding was perfect, the New York Loft Treehouse was perfect & you guys are wonderful.
Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts for making this memorable occasion so awesome.
Heath & Crystal Holley - Checotah, OK

We had a wonderful, relaxing time in your treehouse. It was out of this world! The gated area, the peace and quiet, the privacy, the cool and contemporary decor...it was absolutely fabulous! We did not want to leave! I truly would like for Jason to build one for us someplace in Northwest Arkansas to live in! We have also been busy forwarding your website to our family and friends and telling them how wonderful you and your treehouses are. Hopefully some of them will be visiting you in the near future. If they don't, they are missing out! We will also be back in the future as well, if not before, on our 1st anniversary. We will be sure and book it early so we can get our treehouse again.
Thanks again for being a part of our wedding day and a very special time in our lives."
Take Care,
Terri

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Don & Elaine,
We just wanted to say THANK YOU for making our wedding a special day! You went out of your way to do all of the "little things" that were really very special to us! You are two of the nicest people we have ever met. The treehouse was awesome! It was romantic, beautiful and very peaceful (and spotless, too!) The special touches you put on our treehouse was the absolute BEST! We could not have asked for anything more! Again, we thank you for that day and we will always have the best of memories from that day.
Steve & Judy Jacobi - Festus, MO

How Justin & Jenn met?
We both used to attend the same functions, but never crossed paths. Years later, mutual fiends suggested we were perfect for each other. We had our first date January 1, 2006 and have been together ever since!

How did Justin propose?
Out of the blue - Justin asked if I wanted to get engaged. I said "Sure, why not?" and the rest is history.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
"Don & Elaine - where to begin! From the moment we checked in, you all were so nice, sweet and free with your hugs! We had a blast. The ceremony was beautiful, as was our Treehouse. And the romantic dinner - there are no words! We will definitely be back.
Thank you so much for EVERYTHING!"
Justin & Jenn Kearbey - Springfield, MO

He told me he had to work late one night-which is a fairly common thing so I thought nothing of it. When he came in the door much earlier than I expected, he handed me a bouquet of flowers and got down on one knee, asking me to marry him. I was so thrilled and excited. He had already given me a diamond rings for different occasions so I assumed we would use one of those for the wedding ring. Imagine my surprise when I went to put the flowers in water and discovered a beautiful diamond wedding band!!

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
The privacy and quiet of the treehouses combined with the amazing decor of the New York treehouse provided the best setting we could have imagined. You knocked yourselfs out making this the most memorable and special occasion. We were already enchanged by the chocolate dipped strawberries and champagne when we walked into the treehouse, the beautiful ceremony and carriage ride, but when we walked into the treehouse the night of our wedding and saw how you had transformed it into a romantic paradise I almost fell over! You provided such a magical experience for us that we will treasure always, at such an affordable cost. Thank You so Much!!Tom & Bronda Kenndy

Thank you so much for sharing in and helping make our “Wedding Weekend” wonderful! I am so blessed to have found the man that makes up my other half I never knew existed. He is my best friend, love of my life, and now husband. We spent our wedding weekend camping and canoeing Friday through Saturday with fantastic campfire meals. Once off the river, we drove to the most extraordinary site to find Eureka Springs Treehouses where we got to say “I Do” to each other and enjoy a dreamy horse-drawn carriage ride followed by a romantic evening located high off the ground! Our tree house was beautiful and the serenity surrounding us made the weekend complete! We look forward to spending our anniversaries with you year after year.
Thank you so much again for it all!"
Carrie Kroutil

We wanted to thank both of you for everything... You both were awesome and genuinely excited about our special day. We were truly amazed by the way you guys put together the picnic. It was done with such care, we were both blown away.
...Thank you Don and Elaine for an amazing weekend. We plan on coming back to one of your tree houses or cottages!
Thank you guys!!!
Bob and Janet McCabe

How Dean & Heidi Meet?
We met at a restaurant in NYC. I was sitting next to him and over heard one of his conversations about a sick family member who was 1500 miles away. I am an RN and reassured him that the doctor was taking the standard course of action. He asked me for my phone number so he could ask me more questions. We became friends quickly, but I knew already on our first date that I loved him. Later he told me the same thing, that from the moment he looked at my eyes he was hooked too.


Funny Dating Story
He was in the USCG stationed in Staten Island, NY when we met. On one of our dates I wore a long blonde wig as a joke. A few nights later the watch-stander, who was a 19 year old subordinate of Deans, who he had recently written up, let it "SLIP" that I was much prettier than the blonde he had over 2 days before. She looked very shocked when I told her it was me.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses
We are very happy with the services we received from Elaine & Don. Everything went exactly to plan & it was on time as promised. They took care of us, so we didn't have to worry about our wedding or the lodging. Thank you.
We stayed in 2 treehouses during our stay. We LOVED the Santa Fe. It was absoulutely beautiful inside. We loved sitting on the deck, just enjoying the Ozark Mountain beauty, peace & quiet. The whimsical bears that surround the treehouse area are so sweet & funny. The waterfall is breathtaking, we took many pictures of us in our wedding clothes. It is the perfect backdrop for wedding pictures.

Thank You! We had a wonderful time and enjoyed our stay at the treehouses.
Jennifer & Joe

Kaleb & Sara met in college. They both majored in Biology and had alot of classes together. Most of their getting to know each and dates were while they were out for class identifying amphibians, reptiles and birds!

Kaleb proposed bear huggin Sara from behind in their kitchen with an open ring box.

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
"We loved the tranquility of the treehouse. Obviously we are nature lovers and within the first 24 hours we saw a really big walking stick, deer below the deck and various birds such as Fish Crows & Pileated woodpeckers!"

Sean & Rebecca worked at the same place for a little over two years. They saw each other everyday, but it took almost the entire two years for Sean to ever even say "Hi" to Rebecca.

It was Christmas 2008 when Sean decided to propose. He sat the ring box on a branch of the Christmas tree and then told Rebecca that she needed to come see what Santa brought! It took here a couple of minutes to even notice the ring. He then wrapped his arms around her and said, "So, will you marry me?"

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses
"We loved everything! Our treehouse was wonderful! Everything was so well scheduled and planned it made everything run very smoothly. Don and Elaine were wonderful and made us feel welcome and special from the beginning to end."
Sean & Rebecca Seelye - Sapulpa, OK

How we met...
We have known each other in passing in the small town we lived in but we never gave each other another thought until we became friends after moving away from each other.
We have been together for two years and Eureka Springs is one of Julie's favorite places so we decided to make it our get-away from it all and we did!

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
Our home away from home...
We had the best time, loved our tree house get-away! The romance package was exactly what we needed...romantic! Loved the Sante Fe treehouse
and will be visiting again for our one year anniversary!

Our life starts here...
May you never steal, lie, or cheat, but if you must Steal,
Steal away my sorrows...And if you must Lie,
Lie with me all the nights of our life...And if you must cheat,
Then please, cheat death because I could not live a day without you!
And every single day, I'm loving you and hoping I make you that happy, too.

~ Thanks, Ricky and JulieAnne Slocum married August 20, 2011

Hello....Dawn and Ben..

We first wanted to start with saying THANK YOU! We had a wonderful time. Karri and I work in the special needs field, We own a company that works with the State of Kansas in employment for people with disabilities. Karri has worked with special needs children for 15 years and I work with adults. Our field can be very stressful and thankless sometimes. This was our first real get-away in over 3 years so it was much needed. We thought that you did a great job in taking care of us and that was a nice for a change. The tree house was fabulous and the view of the deck was spectacular. The wedding ceremony was just right. We are planning to return for our one year anniversary.

Thanks Steve & Karri Smith Happily married June 14th 2008

Justin and I are high school sweethearts and have been together since our junior year of high school. Justin proposed April 13, 2011, we are both in school and we have a young daughter so we could just not figure out how we could squeeze a wedding in with our busy schedules.We wanted a small, simple, and romantic ceremony and luckily we ran across your guy's website and found exactly what we were looking for!
Thank you so much for everything you guys did for us! The tree house was just amazing, your place is just beautiful. I'm so glad we got the pictures from the wedding, Justin and I loved the horse carriage ride and the picnic dinner. It was all just fantastic and made for an unforgettable weekend!
Thanks Again!
Justin and Allyson Smith ~ Married August 20th, 2011

We dated 25 years ago right out of high school for a bit, but it never developed at that time. We went our seperate ways both started families. Thru one thing or another we both ended up single and on the same dating site. Friends that we hung out with 25 years ago, their daughter was getting married July 2011. So when I found John on the dating site I messaged him that we have a wedding to go to in July. I messaged him in April 2011, his reply was that he would like to see me before then. Sounded good to me as we were in the same town. John came over the next day and we picked up where we left off 25 years ago and haven't look back since!

Comments about Eureka Springs Treehouses:
John and I could not have chose a better place to start our new lives together. The treehouses are such a get-a-away in themselves it was hard for us to leave at anytime during our stay. The outside deck with all of the nature just below. We were able to watch a family of deer all weekend. Thank you so much for the great accomdations, we defenitly want to come back in the years to come.

Don & Dawn,
Thanks so much for such a wonderful experience. We feel so fortunate to have found the Eureka Springs Treehouse's for our wedding. Below is our story:

We are the E-Harmony couple! When we were first matched on E-Harmony, we were amazed at the similarities in our lives. Every e-mail exchange resulted in at least one "ahhh-haaa" moment when we were both surprised at the familiarity of our stories. From our first meeting, we both knew this was something special and were practically inseparable from the start. We both knew we would marry eventually, but hadn't discussed anything specific. One night I was talking on the phone with a friend (with Matt sitting by my side) when she asked when we were getting married. I felt a little uncomfortable answering with Matt right there, but eventually just said I wasn't sure. She pressed the issue, and asked why not. Again, I felt uncomfortable answering, and I just said "because he hasn't asked". After I finished the conversation, Matt asked me what made me uncomfortable when talking with Susan and I told him she kept asking me when we were getting married. And then he pulled a ring out of his pocket and said "what if I asked you now?". We wanted a ceremony that was both private and meaningful, and that's what we found at Eureka Springs Treehouse's. Don did a wonderful job with the ceremony. The deck was a perfect location, beautiful and serene. Dawn took a ton of pictures that we will always cherish. Syd and Matt Sullins

Hi Dawn & Ben
We had a wonderful time,everything was perfect. We really enjoyed the Tree House. The ceremony and the Chapel were great. You and Ben did a fantastic job. We loved the pictures.
Thanks again, William & Kristal