Wedding DJ at The Quarry at Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, NC

The Space

The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is one of the most breathtaking wedding venues in North Carolina, a truly one-of-a-kind setting nestled at the center of Carrigan Farms’ 300 acres near Charlotte. What began as a working stone quarry in the 1960s was transformed in the late 1980s into a spectacular open-air wedding venue. Sheer granite cliffs rise to seventy-foot heights above crystal-blue spring-fed water, and ceremonies take place on a white, sugar-sand beach or a lush green lawn, framed by a dramatic waterfall. At night, the venue transforms into an enchanted wonderland with a spellbinding lighting option, featuring color-changing LED lights that radiate against the cliffs and waterfall for a truly magical experience. That combination of towering granite cliffs, clear blue water, a sand beach, and a waterfall makes the Quarry unlike any other venue in the Carolinas. For couples who want a dramatic, unforgettable outdoor wedding with cliffside water views, a beach or lawn ceremony, and a magical after-dark light show near Charlotte, The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is a stunning and iconic choice.

Capacity & Layout

The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is a genuinely versatile outdoor venue, hosting everything from intimate gatherings to grand celebrations of up to 1,100 guests across its dramatic quarry grounds. Couples can exchange vows on the white, sugar-sand beach at the water’s edge or on the lush green lawn, both framed by the seventy-foot granite cliffs and the waterfall, giving the ceremony a jaw-dropping natural backdrop. The reception then moves to the expansive, open-air pavilion, which seats 250 guests and is where farm-to-table dinners are served. That flow from a cliffside, waterside ceremony to a pavilion reception gives the day a natural progression, and the sheer scale of the quarry grounds means even very large weddings have room to breathe while intimate ones still feel special. Because the venue hosts outdoor weddings from March through November, couples get the full beauty of the quarry in the warmer months. That combination of a beach and lawn ceremony, a 250-seat pavilion, and grounds that scale to 1,100 suits weddings of nearly any size.

Amenities

The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is refreshingly all-inclusive, which is a major part of its appeal. With a full-service farm-to-table restaurant on site, the venue bundles the venue fee with the catering and bar services into one all-inclusive price, and there is no separate venue rental fee, so couples get transparent, simplified pricing with the food and beverage handled by Carrigan Farms’ trusted culinary team. The dramatic setting, seventy-foot granite cliffs, crystal-blue water, a sand beach, a green lawn, and a waterfall, gives photographers a genuinely spectacular range of backdrops that no decor could replicate, and the after-dark color-changing LED lighting on the cliffs and waterfall turns the reception into a magical experience. For the entertainment, the open-air pavilion set against the natural amphitheater of the quarry walls gives a wedding DJ a striking, acoustically lively space to build sound and lighting into, so the music carries across the water and the dance floor stays packed beneath the glowing cliffs all night.

Location & Getting There

The Quarry at Carrigan Farms sits within Carrigan Farms’ 300 acres in Mooresville, in the Lake Norman area just north of Charlotte. That location is a genuine advantage, since guests coming from Charlotte and the surrounding metro have a short, easy drive, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is convenient for anyone flying in, while the Lake Norman area offers hotels, restaurants, and lakeside attractions for out-of-town guests. The nearby towns of Mooresville and Davidson, along with Charlotte itself, give the wedding weekend plenty of options for lodging and things to do. Yet the quarry’s setting, a hidden world of granite cliffs and clear blue water tucked into a working farm, gives the property a dramatic, secluded feel once you arrive, so it still feels like a genuine escape. That combination of a spectacular, unforgettable quarry setting with real convenience to Charlotte and Lake Norman is a big part of what draws couples to The Quarry at Carrigan Farms.