How many people are scrambling to find a new wedding venue after Elkhart County fire?

A barn at Country Strong Events is fully engulfed in flames.
A barn at Country Strong Events is fully engulfed in flames.(Karen Morris Avery)
Published: Mar. 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM EDT

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Can you imagine planning a wedding for a certain venue and then hearing that the place went up in flames?

What if your wedding was the following weekend?

Fire severely damaged the Country Strong Events wedding venue near Goshen Tuesday, but WNDU.com has been unable to determine how many weddings were scheduled there.

The huge refinished barn has been a popular wedding venue in Michiana.

The fire started around 3 p.m. at Country Strong Events on County Road 36 near Goshen.

Nobody was hurt, but the damage was significant.

Still no word on what caused the fire.