Wedding DJ at Cross Creek Country Club in Mt. Airy, NC

The Space

Cross Creek Country Club opened in 1973 on land that had been H.O. Woltz Sr.’s working farm, growing tobacco, corn, and beef cattle before it became an 18-hole golf course designed by Joe Lee. The Grand Ballroom, added when the clubhouse was completely renovated in 2001, has floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony looking out at the Blue Ridge Mountains, so the view that once belonged to a farm now belongs to the room where receptions happen.

In October 2020, Skip and Cathy Eckenrod bought the club and put capital into it right away, including a new roof for both the clubhouse and the pool, and the restaurant was renovated and renamed The Sunset Grille. A three-season pavilion, added in 2007, gives the property a second event space beyond the ballroom, one built specifically for dining, dancing, and music outside the main building.

Capacity & Layout

The Grand Ballroom holds up to 350 guests, which puts Cross Creek among the larger reception rooms in the area and gives a couple room to invite an extended guest list without the room feeling packed. Its floor-to-ceiling windows mean the Blue Ridge view is visible from most of the room rather than just one side, so the mountain backdrop is part of the reception itself, not something guests have to step outside to see.

The three-season pavilion offers a second layout option, better suited to a smaller gathering, a rehearsal dinner, or an outdoor-leaning reception than the full 350-guest ballroom. An outdoor ceremony area sits alongside it, so a couple can plan a ceremony outside, cocktail hour on the veranda, and a reception in the Grand Ballroom as three distinct stops on the same property rather than one room handling everything.

Amenities

Catering runs through The Sunset Grille, the club’s own restaurant, renovated and renamed after the 2020 ownership change, so a wedding here draws on the same kitchen that serves the club’s members day to day. The 18-hole championship course, playing 6,775 yards to a par 72, is a real amenity for a couple whose guest list includes golfers, and the resort-style pool and both clay and hard-surface tennis courts round out a property built for more than one day of activity.

With more than 370 members, Cross Creek runs as an active club rather than a venue that only opens for rented events, which means the grounds, dining, and upkeep are maintained year-round rather than just before a booking. The golf course itself was reworked in 2005 under architect Kris Spence and was later named one of the top 100 courses in North Carolina, a detail worth knowing for a couple planning a golf outing around the wedding weekend.

Location & Getting There

Cross Creek Country Club sits in Mount Airy at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and that setting shapes nearly every part of the property, the golf course, the Grand Ballroom’s windows, and the pavilion’s outdoor space all face toward the same range. The club has operated on this site since 1973, giving it more than fifty years as a fixture in the area rather than a newly opened property still finding its footing.

We worked a wedding in the Grand Ballroom, and its floor-to-ceiling windows and open floor plan mean sound has real room to fill without feeling closed in, while the three-season pavilion, built for dining, dancing, and music from the start, handles a DJ setup with less reflection than the harder-surfaced ballroom, since it was designed with entertainment in mind from 2007 on.