by Dow Oak Events | May 14, 2022 | Durham Weddings
Smack dab in the center of the American Tobacco District in Durham, NC, sits Bay 7, a spectacular event venue that honors the deep agricultural legacy of the tobacco industry in the area, while keeping its feet firmly rooted in the present. In fact, Bay 7 is a...
by Dow Oak Events | May 12, 2022 | Durham Weddings
The Backstory The Cookery, established in 2011, is part of the Cast Iron Group of companies, which includes Dashi (a Japanese Ramen house & pub), Ponysaurus Brewing Co., SoomSoom Pita Pocket (food truck) and The Rickhouse, which is another outstanding wedding and...
by Dow Oak Events | May 7, 2022 | Durham Weddings
In the Central Park district of downtown Durham, overlooking the famed Durham Athletic Park – first home to the Durham Bulls – sits The Rickhouse. Formerly known as the Brame Warehouse. Built in 1938, the building housed the RJ Reynolds Prizery – a...
by Dow Oak Events | Apr 21, 2022 | Durham Weddings
The Cotton Room at Golden Belt has a humble but impressive origin story. Originally built in 1900 by The Golden Belt Manufacturing, The Cotton Room used to be a textile factory that produced cotton pouches for the Bull Durham Tobacco company. Today The Cotton Room,...
by dowoakevents | Feb 15, 2019 | Durham Weddings
“Erik did an amazing job at our wedding! We hired him sort of last minute as our other DJ fell through, but I was SO GLAD that we found him! He worked with me tirelessly before the wedding to make sure he knew what songs we wanted to be played. I was even...