The Exchange on Vine Wedding, Taylor & Trevor
Taylor and Trevor’s Exchange on Vine Wedding in Riverside, Iowa was nothing short of a fairytale! Their modern yet simple design was truly stunning, and ended up leaving guests in awe of the beauty of it all!
Photo By: Alexa Karen
The Exhange on Vine is a beautiful wedding venue in Riverside, Iowa that perfectly captures the Midwest wedding aesthetic, which is exactly what drew Taylor and Trevor to it in the first place. With the rolling hillsides and a private pond, this venue is perfect for any couple wanting a wedding day that feels secluded and intimate.
Inside the venue, you have a stunning blank space that pairs perfectly with any color scheme, and huge windows that bring in natural light, making the space pop! The grand staircase is one of my favorite features to The Exchange on Vine Wedding Venue, because not only is it fun for your grand entrances, but it makes for some truly stunning bridal portraits! You can tell you’ve picked a perfect wedding venue, when the space has plenty of photo opportunities inside! Because as much as we’d like to have perfect weather all the time, we know that unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. So incase you have inclement weather on your wedding day, The Exchange on Vine in Riverside, Iowa has plenty of beautiful spots indoors to take your wedding day photos!
Another feature I love at The Exchange on Vine, is their getting ready spaces for both the bride and groom! While most venues only have a bridal suite for the girls, The Exchange on Vine offers two large rooms for everyone to get ready in. Not to mention, they are both on opporite sides of the staircase with multiple entry points, so you can be sure you won’t accidentally run into each other before your first look! After the ceremony, either room can also be transformed into a kids area, quiet space for the grandparents, or even a place to keep your pets- because they let your bring your fur babies!
tHE EXCHANGE ON VINE WEDDING CEREMONY
The Exchange on Vine can host ceremonies inside and outside, but for Taylor and Trevor, we opted for outside since the couple had such perfect weather! The venue offers a long cemented walkway from the patio down to their ceremony area atop rolling Iowan hills. There are benches cemented into the ground, and loose gravel on either sides of the walkway, so there are never any muddy patches you or your guests will step in.
Taylor and Trevor hosted their ceremony outside, with their adorable pups as their ring bearers! We lined the isle with long stemmed white floral buds at multiple heights, that played perfectly into the new money aesthetic.
tHE EXCHANGE ON VINE WEDDING RECEPTION
After the ceremony guests headed inside for cocktail hour while the couple went off for photos. The venue has a large secluded bar off to the side or their large reception hall, so guests can still feel included in all the festivities, while the crowd of the bar stays in one place. One of the nice features about the Exchange on Vine’s bar, is that they take care of the bar for you! They hire the bartenders and provide all the alcohol, so you don’t have to! One less DIY project you have to worry about on the wedding day.
Shortly after the cocktail hour the couple had their grand entrance, topped with a champagne pour, and their first dance! We then went into the cake cutting along with speeches and toasts before dinner was served.
After the meal, we kicked off parent dances, and the party offically started with DJ DAS rocking the house!
The excange on vine wedding details
The details are arguably one of my favorite part to any wedding day, because they are always so different! One of my favorite details about Taylor and Trevor’s wedding, was the parasols they had brought for guests to use during the ceremony.
While parasols are a great addition to any outdoor ceremony, they also make for amazing bridal portraits! Don’t believe me? Check out more photos from Taylor and Trevor’s day below!
I also love the texture and colors of the venue on the outside, which make for great family and bridal party photos! Sometimes with weather, outside photos are iffy. For Taylor and Trevor’s wedding for example, there was terrible wind, so we weren’t able to take many outdoor photos unless we were right up against the venue being protected from the wind. But it all worked out, because the photos still looked amazing!
The wedding desserts
The desserts needed their own highlight- and I’m sure you can see why! Parinda Cupcakes does a fantastic job of creating floral decals on cakes and cupcakes. Her work is the literal definition of “Looks too good to eat”.
Overall, Taylor and Trevor had a stunning wedding at the Exchange on Vine in Riverside, Iowa. Huge thanks to all the amazing vendors who worked together to create a perfect day for the couple!
Vendor Team
Venue: The Exchange On Vine
Planner: Elizabeth Bliss Events
Photographer: Alexa Karen
Videographer: Bella Jean Photo & Film
Caterer: Dostals Catering
Bakery: Parinda Cupcakes
Ceremony Music, Guitarist: Starlight Audio
DJ: DJ DAS
Florist: Flourish By Faith
Makeup: Makeup By Danielle Moore
Hair: Aurora Blush
Decor Rentals: Unique Events
Decor Rentals: Rolling Hills Event Rentals
Photo Booth: Corridor Photo Booth
Taylor & Trevor’s Testimonial
“Lauren was the best decision we made on our wedding day! She was extremely helpful and so accommodating! Minor details that could have gone wrong didn’t because she was there to help. It was also such a relief that she helped pick up our venue so we just had to pick up our totes Sunday morning. She was so fun and bubbly on our day!”
Taylor & Trevor, September 21st, 2024
The Exchange on Vine Wedding Venue
Address: 1734 Vine Avenue, Riverside, Iowa 52327
Phone: (319) 214 – 0712
Email: info@theexchangeonvine.com
Costs: Peak Wedding Season $9,500, or Off Peak Season $7,500
Capacity of 320 guests
Square Footage: 4,800 sq ft
Amenities included: Tables & chairs, indoor and outdoor ceremony space, bar setup and staff