Brown Family Homestead

Brown Family Homestead is a rustic, 15-acre outdoor wedding venue on the north side of Lake Wenatchee at the foot of Dirty Face Mountain near Leavenworth, Washington. The property has belonged to the Brown family since 1902, and the land still holds the trees, open meadows, historic buildings, and homestead animals that shaped the family's century on site. Karen Dickinson (Brown), the current custodian, and her daughter Hannah opened the homestead to outside couples in 2012 after roughly 18 months of planning, following generations of family weddings held there. Ceremonies take place at a hillside amphitheater seating up to 150 guests on blue-pine, live-edge benches, framed by meadows and mountain cliffs. Receptions move to an 80'x40' sided tent furnished with handmade dark wood dining tables and antique wooden chairs, strung with cafe lights and fitted with a 20'x20' wooden dance floor and raised stage. A large stone fire pit and a bar area with a two-keg kegerator round out the grounds, and the 100-year-old, five-bedroom log house on the property is available for lodging and bridal party preparation. The venue describes itself as suited to simple country weddings for couples who find more beauty in each other, and a mountain meadow, than they find in pricey city venues, with an easy-going, organized approach meant to keep the day stress-free.