tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post8701657849383345400..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Barn weddings pit neighbor against neighbor as new types of rural nuisance Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-13424283422684666462015-10-07T01:31:27.073-07:002015-10-07T01:31:27.073-07:00I have been to a "barn wedding" before a...I have been to a "barn wedding" before and it was actually really fun. However, it was the groom's grandfather's barn and that was the only time he had a wedding there. <br /><br />I understand the reasons that family farms that are barely getting by to take advantage of such a fad. Why wouldn't they rent out their barn for a few thousand dollars? I wonder if the neighbors in this story have the ability to put on barn weddings too and choose not to or if they don't have the proper facilities. I think it might matter (I bet they wouldn't be so mad if they were making money off of it). That being said, I would still be pretty angry if I had to listen to a bunch of drunk people dancing to loud music every weekend. <br /><br />I wonder if these barn weddings will lose their appeal if they have to comply with every code, zoning law, and regulation. I think the setting would lose its authenticity if there was yellow paint on the edge of every step, wheelchair ramps, and sprinkler systems. Who knows what else would have to be done to get the building up to code. The liquor license sounds like a difficult challenge too (depending on where you live). <br /><br />I recently wrote a blog about how hipsters are getting into hunting and self-sufficiency. Barn weddings seem like they are popular for the same reason. I think urban people have an idealized view of what rural is and are desperate to explore that culture. Others are probably just doing it for the novelty though.<br /><br />Here is the blog "Hunting with hipsters"<br />http://legalruralism.blogspot.com/2015/09/hipster-hunters.html Taylor Callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064332744647001647noreply@blogger.com