Briar Rose Estate
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Briar Rose Estate
Briar Rose Estate (site offline as of 6/26/09 unfortunately. Thanks, economy) is a mansion outside Shelbyville, KY built in the late 1870s. Briar Rose was recently purchased by an investor from California who was in search of the perfect place to get away and have parties at Derby time. Briar Rose happened to be for sale, and he scooped it up and began remodelling it. He brought on a new property manager to get things done and promote the property for weddings, corporate events, weekend retreats and what have you when he wasn’t staying there, and the need for a website was mentioned. They needed something that conveyed the natural beauty of the property as well as the stately nature, and would compel wedding planners and event planners to keep tabs on the house.
I spent a day on the property taking photos and then built the site. I also integrated some PHP calendar software to help the property manager keep track of the availablility. A PHP contact form is also part of the site to facilitate the booking process.
