1910

Grandma Ruth Was Born in Arkansas

1913

She moved to the Panhandle of Texas with her family and married Elmer Ledbetter at 21 years old. (Fun fact, they spent their honey moon at her parents house!)

1942

Their second daughter was born named Zuanna Ruth and Elmer built their first homestead on property he bought from being a sharecropper

1961

Elmer Passed Away & Zuanna married her High school sweetheart Alford

1962

Alford & Zuanna moved to Irving, TX and had their first daughter LaWanna 

Our History

1986

LaWanna graduated from college with a fashion design degree 

1988-90

LaWanna had 2 daughters, Whitney & Courtney

1993

Inspired by Grandma Ruth, LaWanna started her own interior design company in Dallas

2005

Grandma Ruth Passed

2011

LaWanna met Chris, who would soon be the love of her life! 

2012

Chris and LaWanna get married

2015

The Ruth Farm is purchased

2017

- The Nest officially opens and hosts its first wedding that July!

- The oldest daughter, Whitney runs the family business

2019

The middle sister, Courtney got married at the Nest

2021

- The first grandbaby, Worth Leon is born

- The construction of the chapel began

2022

- Chapel construction is finished

- The oldest daughter, Whitney gets married in the chapel

2023

Nick, the only son, is married in the chapel

2024

Youngest daughter, Brileigh runs the Nest

2016

LaWanna & Chris purchase 36 acres in Ponder, TX and begin plans to build The Nest at Ruth Farms

venue owner
chris

venue owner & Creative Director
lawanna

Chris leads fearlessly with passion and thoughtful vision at The Nest. With a background in sales and leadership Chris’ unique strength in unifying people to a vision while meeting the needs of others is apart of The Nest’s foundation and is felt throughout guests experience here at The Nest.

LaWanna inspires innovation with a fresh perspective in design and beauty here at The Nest. Her distinct style and extensive background in interior design shows through in all her thoughtful selections made inside and outside the venue. She continues to contribute inspiring designs for couples and guests and makes it her goal to provide an unmatched experience through timeless design married with a standard of excellence.

Meet  the Family

VENUE MANAGER
Melinda 

Owner of The Josephine
greg

With a huge heart and infectious smile, Melinda is a beloved and engaging manager who’s desire is to make people feel as though they are valued and special on their wedding day! 

Taking pride in making the outside of our venue the best for you Greg also enjoys owning and taking care of The Josephine. A detailed problem solver, Greg is a helpful guide to our land and friend to anyone he meets.

Creative director/ Marketing
Courtney

Detail orientated & lover of all things lovely, Courtney is passionate about telling stories through beautiful images and bringing to life couples love stories here at The Nest. A friend to anyone she meets, Courtney strives to always look for the gold in everyone and places a spotlight on it for the world to see.

VENUE Director
Brileigh  

our partnership

with Compassion

At The Nest, we desire for our business to have an impact with ripple affects beyond our beautiful white walls. Because of this desire, we have chosen to partner with a non-profit international ministry called Compassion International. Compassion International, is a non-profit Christ centered ministry that focuses on eliminating poverty and bringing hope to a child living in poverty through one-to-one child sponsorship here in the US and across the world. The Nest currently sponsors two children in Ecuador with hope of sponsoring a Compassion project soon! A Compassion project will 

be located in one of Compassions 25 underdeveloped countries it serves, and will bring life into the community it serves. A project could be anywhere from building a playground in the jungles of Ecuador, to building a safe classroom in the Philippines where children will have the opportunity to have an education and become all God has created them to be. Transforming lives through meeting simple physical and spiritual needs of others is large part of the heart beat of The Nest. And now our couples get to play a role in changing the life of a child!

At The Nest, we desire for our business to have an impact with ripple affects beyond our beautiful white walls. Because of this desire, we have chosen to partner with a non-profit international ministry called Compassion International. Compassion International, is a non-profit Christ centered ministry that focuses on eliminating poverty and bringing hope to a child living in poverty through one-to-one child sponsorship here in the US and across the world. The Nest currently sponsors two children in Ecuador with hope of sponsoring a Compassion project soon! A Compassion project will be located in one of Compassions 25 underdeveloped countries it serves, and will bring life into the community it serves. A project could be anywhere from building a playground in the jungles of Ecuador, to building a safe classroom in the Philippines where children will have the opportunity to have an education and become all God has created them to be. Transforming lives through meeting simple physical and spiritual needs of others is large part of the heart beat of The Nest. And now our couples get to play a role in changing the life of a child!

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