Wedding DJ at L & B Farms in Greer, SC

The Space

L & B Farms opened to weddings in 2018, run by two couples, Rick and Debbie Lanford and Steve and Casie Barnwell, who tend the property as a genuine working farm rather than a venue built purely for events. That working-farm character shows in the details: rustic sliding barn doors, chandeliers hung inside, and a covered porch and bar attached to the barn itself, all set on grounds ringed by oak trees and rolling green grass rather than a manicured event lawn.

A bridal cottage, completed in time for a wedding in October 2024, gives the wedding party a dedicated space for getting ready that is separate from the barn itself, so setup and prep do not have to compete with each other on the wedding day. Couples booking here also get access to the farm’s own collection of decorations left behind from previous weddings, at no additional cost, a real practical saving for anyone trying to keep decor costs down.

Capacity & Layout

The barn holds 200 people comfortably inside, with the sliding doors able to open the room up toward the covered porch and bar for a more open feel during the reception. One listing puts barn capacity closer to 150, so couples with a guest list near that upper range should confirm the exact number directly with the venue, but either figure points to a mid-sized barn built for a real crowd rather than a small, intimate-only space.

For the ceremony itself, couples can choose between an old oak tree on the grounds or the barn’s own doors as a backdrop, giving a real choice between an outdoor, tree-shaded setting and one staged closer to the reception space itself. The surrounding grounds, open and rolling rather than wooded, give guests room to spread out during cocktail hour or between the ceremony and reception without feeling boxed into the barn the entire evening.

Amenities

The covered porch and bar attached to the barn gives guests a shaded, weather-protected spot to gather outside the main event space, useful during a hot South Carolina afternoon or if rain moves through during the reception. Chandeliers and the barn’s wooden beams do real decorative work on their own, meaning couples are not decorating a bare metal building from scratch, and parking is included as part of the venue’s starting site fee rather than billed separately.

The bridal cottage rounds out the practical amenities, giving the wedding party privacy for hair, makeup, and last preparations away from vendor setup happening in the barn. L & B Farms carries a 5 out of 5 rating on WeddingWire, and while a rating alone does not describe the room, it does reflect a venue that has been consistently delivering on what it promises since opening in 2018, run directly by the two families who own it.

Location & Getting There

The farm sits in Greer, South Carolina, on grounds shaped by oak trees and open green lawn rather than dense woods, giving it an open, sunlit character for daytime photos and an easy sightline across the property during an outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour. As a working farm rather than a converted commercial space, guests are arriving to a genuinely rural setting, which is worth flagging to anyone unfamiliar with the area ahead of the wedding weekend.

The barn’s sliding doors mean sound does not have to stay contained to one space: with the doors open, a DJ setup inside the barn can carry music out toward the covered porch and bar, letting guests move between the two areas without losing the reception’s energy, while wooden beams and chandeliers overhead give the enclosed barn interior a warmer, less echo-prone sound than an all-metal structure would.