Wedding DJ at Hutchinson House Old Edwards in Highlands, NC

The Space

A founder of the town of Highlands built Hutchinson House in 1878, and it remained a private residence for well over a century before joining the Old Edwards Inn and Spa hospitality portfolio and being refurbished in 2013. The farmhouse sits one block east of the main Old Edwards Inn on Main Street, so a couple gets a historic, freestanding property with the full resort just a short walk away rather than a hotel ballroom.

The 3.6 acre grounds are completely fenced in, with lighted guided trails winding through old growth Rhododendron and Mountain Laurel, plus water features, gazebos, a tree walk, and open lawns. A couple touring the property moves through wooded, mountain terrain that feels private even though it sits close to downtown Highlands, the kind of setting that lets photos read as a mountain retreat rather than a backyard.

Capacity & Layout

Event capacity runs up to 220 guests, spread across several distinct outdoor and covered spaces rather than one large hall. The Grand Lawn measures 12,600 square feet for the largest gatherings, the Ceremony Lawn is a more intimate 3,000 square feet, and the Stone Terrace adds 1,350 square feet of hard-surface space for cocktail hour or dancing. That spread means a couple is choosing between a big open lawn for a large seated dinner and a smaller, more contained lawn for a quieter ceremony, rather than forcing every part of the day into the same footprint.

Covered options include the Event Pavilion at 30 by 30 feet, the smaller Pavilion Alcove at 12 by 12 feet, and the Fireplace Gazebo at 20 by 20 feet, so a couple can move parts of the day, a ceremony, a cocktail hour, a late-night fire, into a space actually built for that specific moment rather than one tent doing everything.

Amenities

The house itself has four bedrooms, three full baths, and two half baths, and can accommodate up to 10 overnight guests, while the separate Bride’s House offers 256 square feet as a dedicated getting-ready space. Guests staying on the property also get access to the Old Edwards Club for golf and dining, spa services, a fitness center with wellness classes, and two outdoor heated pools and Jacuzzis, so a wedding weekend can fill an entire multi-day stay rather than just the hours around the ceremony.

Catering runs through Old Edwards Inn services, and the property is available for events May through October, a season built around the Blue Ridge Mountain climate rather than a year-round operation, so a couple planning here is working within a defined window rather than an open calendar.

Location & Getting There

Highlands sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Hutchinson House’s location one block from Main Street means guests can walk into town for dinner or shopping without needing a car once they arrive at the property.

We have worked an event on the Grand Lawn, and the open-air setting means a DJ setup depends on the covered structure in use, the Event Pavilion’s solid roof holds sound in for dancing, while the Fireplace Gazebo’s smaller footprint suits a quieter moment like a first dance or a late-evening send-off.