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Downtown Raleigh Wedding Venues
Weddings in the heart of the city are popular these days, and one good reason is that with the downtown revival, restorations and growth, everything is close by or within easy walking. Restaurants, parks, museums, churches and late night bars are plentiful for the weekend entertainment.
Tie the knot at All Saints Chapel before moving on to a fabulous downtown reception. This is a beautiful, nondenominational chapel for the modern bride who wants to walk down the aisle.
The venue choices range from grand hotels like the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, and the Marriott Raleigh City Center, that offer a choice of luxurious banquet spaces along with the convenience of room accommodations with special rates for all wedding guests. It’s so nice for both the host and the guests to have their “room away from home” central to the weekend events.
Unique event spaces have opened in downtown that appeal to the bride who is looking for lots of personal choices to display distinct style. Cobblestone Hall, stands out in historic Moore Square at City Market. The all-red brick building has 20-foot high ceilings and an Old World look. Another new favorite is The Stockroom, an urban venue with big city “loft” flair situated on the second floor at 230 Fayetteville Street.
Although the name implies the past, sophisticated or avant-garde might well describe the grand three-story lobby and curved staircase, soaring granite columns, cathedral ceiling and glass walled entrance of The North Carolina Museum of History. Views encompass the State Capitol and other downtown landmarks. The Museum of History should also go on your recommended lists of activities for guests no matter which downtown venue you choose.
Elegance abounds in downtown Raleigh with the distinguished sister clubs, Cardinal Club and Capital City Club, each designated as “downtown’s best views to say I do”. Our newest “old” club is the just opened Grand Ballroom on 16 Martin Street, a 1930’s historic men’s club newly refurbished and ready for wedding affairs on the penthouse floor.
Caffe Luna creates great Italian wedding menus and offers top-notch service in their three art-filled private event rooms as well as specializing in off-site catering.
These many beautiful event choices above, paired with the excitement of the downtown capital city gives any couple the chance to enjoy their own unique day.
Top photo by Neil Boyd Photography; Other two by Brian Mullins Photography
Golf-Themed Wedding Feature
They had fun with the golf theme, along with the help of their event planner, Erin McLean; their florist, Tre Bella; and TPC’s Event Director Jaclyn Parks. Brian Mullins Photography captured the creativity in his beautiful photography.
For a slideshow of more images, and Jenn & Chris’s love story, visit their wedding feature.
To submit your own wedding for feature consideration, visit our Real Weddings Page.
SB&G Photo Shoot Contest for Triangle NC Couples
We are looking for a loving LOCAL couple who is engaged or recently-married. We want to hear your story- how you met, fell in love, and got engaged! We also want to see your on camera chemistry since you’ll be SB&G models for the day!
To be considered for this photo shoot, submit your story via the “FEATURE MY WEDDING” tab at the BOTTOM of the REAL WEDDINGS Page. When submitting, make sure to check “Yes” to the box that asks if you’d like to be considered for the Photo Shoot Contest (one of the last questions). Then, email a few wedding or engagement photos of you and your boo to info@southernbrideandgroom.com.
Photo below from last year’s couples’ shoot, by Neil Boyd Photography.
SB&G Discusses its 25 Years on UNC-TV
A big thanks to UNC-TV for hosting us!
New Real Raleigh Wedding Feature Up!
This is a super cute and creative wedding for two dance pros who found each other onstage and have now made their partnership a lifelong one!
Sally Oakley of Sally Oakley Personalized Wedding Planning put together a wonderful team of vendors for this event, including some of SB&G’s family- Saint Mary’s Chapel, Triangle Catering, Island Sound DJ & Video, and of course Luster Studios, who documented the day beautifully.
Read the full story and enjoy Luster’s photos HERE!
NC Museum of History Bridal Expo
More than 30 vendors, including ballroom dancing professionals and hair and makeup stylists, will be on hand to help plan your perfect wedding. Tickets are $5 each and will be available at the door. For more information, please call Cheri Williams, special events coordinator, at 919-807-7875.
The NC Museum of History is one of the Triangle Area’s most modern unique wedding venues. One of the larger event spaces in Raleigh, it can comfortably seat 200 or host 500 for a standing reception. The space offers flexibility with various looks that can be created, and brides can choose their own caterer to bring into the space. The museum is situated in the center of Downtown Raleigh, near various hotels, restaurants and bars.
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh
Mexico Destination Wedding with Raleigh Reception
Christina and Chris had a special ceremony for just the two of them in Cancun, Mexico – bringing along only Brian Mullins to capture their special day. Then, they had a full out reception for friends and family, at the Grand Marquise Ballroom in Garner, complete with floral arrangements by Fresh Affairs and DJ service by Spin.
Take a look at the full story and more of Brian’s fabulous photography HERE!
To submit your own wedding to be featured, click “Feature my Wedding” at the bottom of our Real Weddings Page.
SB&G Launches Sortable Venue Guide on Website
Always trying to improve our offerings for our brides, SB&G has just launched a digital version of this chart on our website, which is sortable by category. Even better, once you sort to your preferences (say: Durham area, over 200 seated, outside catering allowed, and has outdoor space), you can click directly on the websites of the venues that match your desires!
Brides will still be able to browse through all of the SB&G venues as well, but hopefully, this option will allow for even simpler and more effective planning!
Valentine’s Day Feature: Rose Hill Romance
Today we are happy to feature a beautiful love story and wedding that took place last year at one of the most romantic wedding venues in North Carolina – Rose Hill Plantation. Angie Wright of Chic Details planned this beautiful wedding to the tee, with a whole team of SB&G pros! Read the full story of Catie and Josh, and see fabulous detail photos HERE!
photo by nancy thomas photography
Engagement Sessions
The engagement photo shoot commemorates the most special time between a couple! For most, this is the first time a couple has ever had a series of photographs taken of them, and surely its the first go-round with a professional photographer. This is a time for the happy hubby and wife-to-be to get comfortable both with their photographer, and in front of the camera. And the results? Several framers of you and your fiance that can be used on your Save-The-Dates, in your Wedding Guest Book, as gifts to the in-laws, or just for your own enjoyment (FB Profile Pic!).
This photo-shoot is all about the couple. Yes, the wedding day is about the couple too, but no matter how hard you try to schedule those newlywed shots on your wedding day, there will be less time to focus, and way more adrenaline rushing through you and driving you to get into that reception! If you have had an E-session, not only do you have to stress about getting as many shots together, but you will make more efficient use of the time you do have, because your photographer already understands how to work with you as a couple! So throw that E-session into your photography package – it will definitely be worth it!
Below is a collage of engagement photos by Dara Blakeley Photography ~ this gives an idea of how fun, and rewarding, the E-Session can be!
