Weddings in North Carolina

I went to a party in Greensboro today and met a woman whose daughter married at the Carolina Club a couple of years ago. The Carolina Club is on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, near the Bell Tower. This lady told me that graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can use the Carolina Club for functions, and the space is free – but you must use their food, drink, and service.

Her daughter’s wedding was for approximately 120 people, and they ended up paying the Carolina Club – for catering, service, and drinks – something in the neighborhood of $15,000. (Not including cake, see next paragraph.)

Mother of the bride: “They let us bring in a cake from the outside, but I had a friend who wanted to donate some wine and the Carolina Club would not allow it.”

I have done quite a few functions at the Carolina Club, including weddings. The approach is nice. Parking is not great but adequate. This would not be a difficult location for somebody in a wheelchair, because you can drive up near the lobby and I am pretty sure everything is on one level.

The lobby is impressive, the setup is high-class. As for the space – there is a big stage at one end of the room typically used, you can get an 8-piece ensemble up there, and the room is large enough that it can be partitioned. There is a nice back patio so people can wander in and out at will.

While I’m reporting, this MOB spent $2,000 on her daughter’s wedding dress and $5,000 on a photographer.

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