The Beginning of OBTF

I was scouring all of the home buying apps in search of a place where I could peacefully take care of my special needs brother. I found the current Ole Blue Truck Farm in its original state as Dogwood Farm. Here we hoped to find a way of living that would renew our spirits and be unconventional.

It was the desire to of our family to reset, dream big, and create a place of peace for my brother, Teddy to spend his time. I began to envision the farm as a space to allow other young men with special needs to create a way to socialize and interact on their level. But this would be a much larger task to start than I had thought. So with this deep rooted purpose, I began to come up with ideas where others can experience the beauty of our quaint farm, gorgeous sunsets, and rolling green grass on a larger scale.

It wasn’t long before a new relationship with an old friend, Stephen, started to arise. Here is where the blending began! A few months later, Stephen proposed to me and we were on our way to marriage. What, with my family dynamic being somewhat unconventional, we now had all the pieces to this crazy puzzle to start putting our life together. Where could we possibly think to get married but here?

Already the Ole Blue Truck Farm, named after our restored 1950 Chevrolet, we knew there would be no other place to share the experience with our family and friends. So we began the process of designing, and building our event space. Here is where the new vision really came to life! Even as precise as which direction the entrances faced for the most beautiful views, we became fully invested in the excitement of weddings and knew this would be a perfect way to share it with you too! We are so excited to start this journey with OBTF and let people from all walks of life share in the beauty this indoor/outdoor space has to offer.

-Sincerely,

Anne Littlepage Payne