The Barn at Mirror Lake provides a one-stop shop for weddings

MONDOVI – If you asked Heidi Keys what the inspiration was behind starting a wedding venue on her family’s property in Buffalo County, she said she would tell you: “Nothing.”

“This was never our intention,” she said.

Ron and Heidi Keys said they bought the property in 2013 and quickly got to remodeling, as the house had not been updated since the 1960s.

Heidi said the 45 acres also came with a barn, which, at the time, “was never on our radar.”

“We’re remodeling the house, and everybody kept asking me, ‘what are you going to do with the barn?’” she said...

...Despite having a wedding venue with photographic views, a grain bin bridal suite and a hobby farm, Heidi said it’s The Barn at Mirror Lake’s service that sets it apart from other venues...