Wedding DJ at Grove Lake Farms Weddings & Events in Union Grove, NC

The Space

Grove Lake Farms centers on a newly built barn, 6,300 square feet, that reopened in 2021 after renovation, set on 110 private acres that overlook an eleven acre lake in Union Grove. It sits about five minutes from I-77 at exit 65, close to the interstate despite the rural feel of the property itself. Because the barn is new rather than an older converted structure, it is climate controlled, a detail that changes what a wedding here can plan for across the seasons.

The grounds are built specifically for a wedding day to move across several settings: an outdoor terrace overlooking the lake for the ceremony, covered porches running along both sides of the barn for cocktail hour, and the climate controlled barn itself for the reception. A separate 2,000 square foot groom’s house sits on the lake with its own open floor plan and a back deck looking out over the water, a place for the wedding party to get ready away from vendors setting up.

Capacity & Layout

Capacity here changes depending on which part of the property is in use: the indoor reception space seats 200, the larger banquet and ceremony room holds up to 425 seated, and the outdoor terrace can seat up to 450 for a ceremony, with standing room for 300 indoors. That range gives a couple real flexibility to match the room to the guest list rather than choosing one fixed capacity for the entire day.

The outdoor terrace runs 4,400 square feet and functions as both a ceremony and gathering space overlooking the lake, while covered porches measuring 10 feet by 60 feet line both sides of the barn with concrete floors underfoot, useful for cocktail hour regardless of weather. Between the terrace, the porches, and the barn itself, a couple has three distinct areas to divide the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception across rather than running the whole day through one room.

Amenities

The bridal suite is built out with a five station vanity area, a full bathroom with a double sink vanity and walk in shower, and three private dressing spaces, real infrastructure for a wedding party getting ready on site rather than a converted back office. The kitchen supports outside catering with a commercial fridge, a warming cabinet, a commercial dishwasher, an ice machine, double bay sinks, and 15 feet of work table space.

Alcohol here is bring your own, and amplified music is allowed indoors, both useful details for planning the reception. Outside the barn, the eleven acre lake offers catch and release fishing, and a fire pit sits in the designated cocktail hour space, giving guests something to do beyond standing around during that part of the day. The property is open year round, Friday through Sunday, so a couple has options beyond a single wedding season.

Location & Getting There

Grove Lake Farms is about five minutes from I-77 at exit 65, an easy landmark for out of town guests using GPS or simple directions rather than a long stretch of unmarked rural road. Parking is ample on the 110 acre property, and parking attendants are available if needed for a larger guest list, which takes one more logistics question off a couple’s list.

Because amplified music is specifically allowed indoors in the climate controlled barn, a DJ has a straightforward reception setup inside, while the outdoor terrace and covered porches call for a separate portable setup for the ceremony and cocktail hour. The concrete floors under the covered porches and the barn’s finished interior both make for predictable, hard surfaced rooms to sound, rather than open grass that absorbs and scatters sound more than a covered structure does.