Faulkner's Ranch: What a Ball!

This summer, we were once again honored to host Kansas City’s debutantes for one of their Jewel Ball parties!

Leading up to the big Jewel Ball, the families of the debutantes host a series of parties. We've hosted them many times before at Benjamin Ranch, but this was their first time here at Faulkner's. Needless to say, we were so excited to welcome them and show them a wonderful evening!

This evening was so magical!

They arrived via buses which is always a great way to get the party started. Upon arrival everyone was served fresh squeezed lemonade and popcorn to enjoy while they played the ranch recreation.

Then it was time to hop on the mechanical bull!

For dinner they enjoyed chicken, beef, and vegetable kabobs with roasted red potatoes, salad, corn, watermelon, and warm dinner rolls with butter. For dessert, there was warm fruit cobbler with vanilla ice cream. Yum!

See this beautiful decor? All of the fresh flowers you see were grown on one of the host family’s farms. They looked absolutely amazing! And those cute little mason jar cups you see above? Those were the adorable party favors!

After dinner the talented Dana and Donna Schirmer taught the group how to square dance. They had a blast! This is a great activity for any event because it helps everyone loosen up on the dance floor - even those "non-dancers". Dana and Donna are great at teaching it too! They start out easy with the popular dances to fill the dance floor, then gradually they move everyone into squares to teach them the basics of square dancing. After 45 minutes, they are do-so-do'ing and promenading like pros! Of course, square dancing holds a special place in our heart since it was the very start of how Faulkner's Ranch came to be!