About Us

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Hey. I'm Mariah, Owner and Lead Planner of Bay & Barn. Nine years ago, I was 18, five months pregnant, working part-time while planning a wedding in just three months. I didn't have a planner. To be honest, I didn't even know wedding planners existed. No one in my family had gotten married in over 20 years. I was overwhelmed, had no resources, and was just trying to make it happen before the baby bump started showing up in the photos. 

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It wasn't joyful.

It was survival.

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Years later, when I helped a friend plan her wedding, something clicked. I fell in love with the process, the details, the organization, the beauty of it all coming together. But more than that, I realized how deeply I understood what so many couples go through: the stress, the decision-making struggle, the pressure to get everything perfect - with little and even less experience. 

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That's why I started Bay & Barn.

For the first-time brides.

For the overwhelmed couples.

For the ones juggling everything at once - careers, kids, life - all while planning the biggest day of their lives.

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Every wedding I plan is personal, because I've been there.

I know what it feels like to carry the weight of it all.

And I've built Bay & Barn to be the calm in that chaos.

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I bring heart, strategy, and lived experience to every client.

Your story matters here.

Your peace matters here.

And I will treat your day with the same care and intention I wish I had all those years ago.​​

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With love,

Mariah

Owner & Lead Planner, Bay & Barn

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