Paul and Karen Reinhart are good friends from our Sunday School class at Memorial Baptist Church in Grapevine, Texas. They left a successful real estate business over two years ago and followed their dreams of owning a bed and breakfast house. The dream has turn into a full scale adventure. They purchased the house that was used for the making of the movie Steel Magnolias. Julia Roberts, Sally Fields, Dolly Parton and Shirley McLaine were just a few of the stars performing in the movie.
The garden pictured is where Julia Roberts (Shelby) father shoots birds out of the tree in the wedding scene - which annoys Shirley McLaine (Clairee).
It needed a lot of repairs and work to get it back in shape. Paul and Karen wanted to restore the house back to its original condition and also restore the feel of the house to the movie setup. With a lot of blood, sweat and tears they have done a wonderful job. Business is very good and their B&B is one of the most popular spots in Natchitoches.
We enjoyed our time with Paul and Karen. We were able to update each other on common friends from church and events in our lives. They gave us a complete tour of the Steel Magnolia House and its history. It was great to be with them.
