Photography hooked Terri Adams on the magic of weddings and inspired her to open her own venue.
“I decided I could figure it out on the fly,” says Adams, who had no event planning experience prior to launching Warehouse 410 in September 2023. “Loving the wedding industry itself is what drew me, getting to be a part of people’s love story.”
The Mount Vernon, Indiana, native and Fort Branch, Indiana, resident photographed weddings for nearly two decades, and 10 years ago, she created a business plan to establish her own venue. Adams initially envisioned a rustic barn space, but the 7,000-square-foot former warehouse at 410 Carpenter St. conveys what Adams markets as “industrial elegance.” She operates the venue with four part-time employees, including a bartender and event coordinator, plus family support — “I couldn’t do it without help from my family,” she adds.
Events aren’t limited to weddings, though. “We do all kinds,” Adams says, including corporate events and nonprofit galas. Weekends without other events booked are filled with live music sets from regional touring artists — usually country musicians, but also dueling pianos, Latin American, and rock music acts. Regular features have included 1990s cover bands and regional singer-songwriters. The venue has welcomed comedians, country line dancing lessons, cooking and mixology classes, beer yoga, and more.
“It’s been surreal,” Adams says. “I really thought that our first two years would be fairly slow, and we filled out our calendar. We are booking well into 2026.”
