Wildflower Wedding Venue Help!
TLDR: Got engaged, beginning planning, looking for a venue with wildflower fields, open to a national park as well. Based in Ohio but open to travel within the US. Micro-wedding (25-50 guests). Budget and timeline are flexible and currently based around venue but looking to lock down both within the next month.
Hello! My fiancé and I just got engaged in February. After taking some time to enjoy our engagement we have started the official wedding planning process! We are having a micro-wedding (25-50 guests) because we really want an intimate, stress-free vibe. Our budget is extremely flexible and more so based around our priorities than an actual set figure. Once we have a better idea of what the average cost is, we will base our budget around that. Our top priorities are venue and photography/videography. Our date is also loosely flexible (for now) because wildflowers are an important piece and we ideally want to be married at a place and time when the most wildflowers are in bloom. I am looking to get married next year and have seen times ranging from April to August related to wildflowers. I would like to be able to lockdown my budget and date in the next month.
For our venue we would really like a place that has wildflower fields (natural or planted). Woodsy, ethereal, and lots of varied colors is the overall vibe. We have considered the idea of doing a national park wedding in place of a formal wedding venue. I am more nervous about this because there would be other people there, and it feels like it's more up in the air in terms of finding good views with actual wildflowers. Any advice on either option (formal venue, or natural park) would be greatly appreciated!