Wedding DJ at River Landing At Sandy Ridge in Colfax, NC

The Space

River Landing at Sandy Ridge is a continuing care retirement community outside Colfax, not a dedicated wedding venue, built on 222 acres along a scenic river. Weddings held here use the community’s existing public spaces: its activity center, dining venues, and grounds, the same rooms residents use day to day, dressed for a private event rather than built for one, which usually means the couple has a personal tie to a resident on the campus.

The community was established in 2003 under Presbyterian Homes, whose Presbyterian Home of High Point was chartered more than 60 years ago to serve older adults, and it opened at this Colfax property in November 2007, giving the campus a settled, mature feel rather than a newly built one. Nearly two decades of continuous operation since that opening means the grounds and buildings are well worn in, not freshly landscaped for a first event season.

Capacity & Layout

The property includes multiple dining venues and an activity center with fireplace areas, any of which can host a private gathering, alongside a library and computer lounge that stay separate from event space. Because this is a residential community first, layout choices come down to which of the existing rooms fits a wedding’s size, not a purpose-built ballroom with a fixed capacity, so that conversation happens directly with the community rather than off a standard rental brochure.

Accessibility is built into the campus by design: support is available for walkers, wheelchairs, and one-person transfers, which matters directly for a wedding here, since guest lists at a retirement community often skew older and the venue is already set up to move people through it comfortably, an advantage a typical rented hall usually is not built to offer.

Amenities

Beyond the event rooms, the grounds carry real amenities: a nine-hole golf course built in 1970 by architect Gene Hamm, walking trails along the river, swimming pools, tennis courts, and a fitness center, all of which give a wedding party places to take photos or let guests wander between the ceremony and reception.

On-site parking includes private garages, and pets are allowed on the property, small details that make it a genuinely easier place to host family than a rented hall would be, especially for guests who live there or are visiting a resident as part of the wedding party, and don’t want to leave a pet behind for the day.

Location & Getting There

The community sits along the river outside Colfax, with High Point Regional Health System about 7 miles away and Wesley Long Community Hospital about 10.7 miles away, proximity that matters more here than at most venues given the population the campus serves, and it’s a detail worth passing along to older guests before the day.

Indoors, in a dining room or activity center built for daily community use rather than amplified music, a DJ setup runs leaner than in a dedicated ballroom, positioning speakers to cover the room evenly at a moderate volume that suits the space and the guests in it, easing off the low end that a purpose-built dance floor would otherwise call for.