This year Hailey and I will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.

On our honeymoon, we were lucky enough to stay in a beautifully restored castle just outside Rome. We slept in a tiny tower room, explored the grounds, and drank tea on a rooftop balcony. It was an absolutely magical experience.

Over breakfast, Hailey broached the idea of building our own little castle hotel. I was intrigued and we spent the morning dreaming together; building imaginary castles.

My love and I are still dreaming together, but this weekend a little piece of that particularly crazy dream came true.

I’m looking forward to the next 10 years of dreaming.

Photo by @blushandflora featuring @thecasualceltic

Thank you to everyone who visited our open house today. And a special thanks to those of you who travelled so far to see us.

The day was a little wet and the line to tour the North Star Suite was very long (with more that 1,300 visitors), but we had a wonderful day.

It was magical to watch your expressions as you stepped inside for the first time and we really appreciated all your kind words — thank you.

We hope to see you all again next year for the Under Hill Suite’s open house!

One of our neighbours was driving by the other day and snapped this photo. She was kind enough to send it to us. I think that rainbow makes the Hazelnut Inn look a little like a pot of gold.

Photo Credit: Teena Richardson