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A little bit about us.
Hey there, thanks for stopping by!
We are a little family of four behind the Bleeks and Bergamot brand: Bailey, Ryan, Maeve (nearly 3), and Jack (1).
Our interests are quite diverse these days with our growing family. We love travelling to various parts of the world, but enjoy our time around home just as much honestly! We have ticked off many parts of Canada, the US, Asia and the Caribbean on our bucket list, but there are just so many more places we one day plan to go, and cultures we can’t wait to see and experience. While at home, we love brewing a Nespresso, and doing a home workout together (which now-a-days involves Maeve running around to Maroon Five’s “Sugar” endlessly on repeat, and Jack practicing his newly acquired steps while slurping from his sisters water bottle). We love to visit the nearby parks in Munster and Ashton, our family’s farm just down the road to see the animals and cut some flowers, or simply hanging out, listening and playing along while Maeve hosts a tea party with her dolls (all while ensuring her curious baby brother doesn’t disrupt her various other interests). As many of you would already know with toddlers, there is never a shortage of fun, busy, tiring or interesting events going on around our household. Our home is our happy place! Its quite literally a place we have built with tools, equipment and materials over the last few years at our riverside property, but also with love, countless celebrations, and many quiet moments together that we are just so grateful for.
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All photos shot by the incredible Allie Liko at various stages in our lives the past 5 yrs.
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Beyond travelling, and the walls, yard and lively children that make up our home life, we do still have some personal hobbies and passions we take part in... when time permits! We both enjoy brainstorming and budgeting our next design project or upgrade for the venues, and definitely are always looking at ways to make our spaces even more enjoyable for our clients! Ryan will never turn down an opportunity that arises to hit a golf course to practice the sport he is so darn passionate about! In the winter, he will spend some free time at the indoor golf simulators, or on his snowmobile with his brother and brother-in-law.
Myself (Bailey), I love my time doing a nearby HIIT class, browsing through Home Sense, or poking away at the countless gardens we have going on everywhere around home and the venues - with an iced coffee in tow.
We are both truly so grateful for our tight-knit family that all lives fairly nearby. We couldn't imagine living without you all! We are also blessed with a small circle of incredible friends, team members, and industry professionals that enrich our daily lives too and we love you all <3
Our passion for building, design, and hosting gatherings has evolved into basically full-time careers over the last 5 years! After creating Bleeks Homestead at our family farm for our 2020 wedding (oh, the pandemic!), we became enamored with crafting a unique event space and wanted other wonderful couples to enjoy it too! Through hard work over the years and hosting nearly 150 amazing couples during our first four seasons from 2021 to 2024, we decided to elevate our presence in the Ottawa venue scene. With a lot of sweat equity, planning, and genuine dedication, we were able to open our new four season Riverside venue nearby, in the Spring of 2025. With nearly a full season under our belts at the new space now, almost 50 couples using it for their special day last year, we simply cannot wait to have our first full wedding season of 2026 here beginning soon!
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Thank you for considering one of our spaces for your upcoming special day. We hope you can feel the magic we see when you come for a visit. We look forward to meeting you soon!
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Our Team.
We are so fortunate to have an incredible team of passionate and skilled professionals that support our business and our couples on their big days!
Rebecca, Christine, Emily and Beth support event days alongside myself (Bailey) through decor organization, full venue setups and teardowns, day of coordination and general event + venue management.
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Kaitlyn is our lovely bar manager who personally meets with each couple prior to their day to assist with planning beverage selections, and all other bar related details. She is also a skilled bartender who enjoys working the bar at the venue quite often.
We are blessed to have a wonderful group of of bartenders working alongside us as well, and serving your favourite beverages with flair and a big smile! You will be fortunate to see Kaitlyn, Ella, Amanda, Alicia, Justin, Denise, Nikki or Britt working behind our bars on a wedding day.
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Please stay tuned for full team head shots to come <3