Wedding DJ at Somewhere in Time Manor in Monetta, SC

The Space

Somewhere in Time Manor is built around a Victorian farmhouse raised in 1905, a three-story house with ten fireplaces that still anchors the property today. Dean and Amy, the couple who raised four children and later their grandchildren in the house, named it after the 1980s film Somewhere in Time and opened it as a wedding venue in 2018, drawn to sharing a setting that reminded them of their own relationship’s beginning with couples starting theirs.

The grounds hold more than 30 pecan trees and stretch out into surrounding cotton fields, giving the property a working-farm backdrop rather than a manicured estate look. Three named outdoor spaces give a couple options for the ceremony itself: the Wedding Tree, set beneath a grand tree canopy, the Front Lawn, facing the manor house directly, and the Timeless Canopy, framed by sweeping branches with open countryside views stretching past it.

Capacity & Layout

The venue seats between 50 and 200 guests, a range that covers most weddings without the property feeling empty on the small end or cramped on the large one. Reception space runs both indoors, in a barn strung with lights, and outdoors, in a separate garden area, so a couple can plan for weather without losing either option entirely, moving the party inside if the evening turns cool or keeping it outside under the lights if it does not.

With three distinct ceremony sites and a separate barn and garden for the reception, the day naturally moves guests across different parts of the property rather than keeping everyone in one spot start to finish. A barn with dressing areas handles bridal party preparation on site, and an event coordinator is available to help manage that movement between ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception across the grounds.

Amenities

Parking comes with an attendant on site, which keeps arrival simple for a property spread across open farmland rather than a paved lot. The venue is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and a handicapped restroom option, and it welcomes pets, a detail worth knowing for a couple who wants a dog in the wedding party or simply on the property for the day.

Couples can bring their own alcohol under the venue’s policy, provided event insurance covers alcohol liability, which changes the bar budget considerably compared to a venue requiring an in-house or licensed vendor. Peak season runs April, May, June, September, October, and November, with January, February, March, July, and August as the off-peak months, worth knowing for a couple weighing dates against availability or pricing. Setup and cleanup services and a dance floor are both available as part of booking the space.

Location & Getting There

The manor sits in Monetta, South Carolina, in Saluda County, along what was once an ancient Cherokee Path, on a property that trades a downtown or resort setting for open countryside and working farmland. That rural setting is part of the draw rather than a drawback: cotton fields and pecan trees surround the house and grounds, and the Front Lawn ceremony site looks directly back at the century-old manor house itself.

Guests traveling in should expect a countryside drive rather than a downtown arrival, with the attendant-managed parking handling the practical side once they arrive. Between the open-air ceremony sites and the enclosed, string-lit barn used for receptions, the venue offers both an outdoor setting where sound spreads naturally across the open grounds and an indoor barn space where a DJ setup can keep music and speeches contained and clear for the reception itself.