By Christian Britschgi | Reason
Joshua and Emily Killeen left San Diego, California, looking for two things they couldn’t find in Southern California: cheap land and lax regulation. Both were necessary for the married couple’s dream of starting a wedding venue and yoga retreat.
“Her dream of opening a yoga studio and holding retreats, and my dream of opening a wedding venue go hand in hand,” Joshua Killeen, a military veteran and wedding videographer who was introduced to yoga through his wife, tells Reason. “We’re both sober so we wanted it to be a space where people can enjoy events and fun times that aren’t catered around alcoholic substances.”
Finding a property that was both affordable to the couple and zoned for what they were looking to do proved near-impossible in San Diego. So when a family member offered to sell them a rural property in Yavapai County, Arizona, the Killeens jumped at the opportunity.
