The Finch House offers an All-Inclusive Wedding Package and a Boutique Wedding Package. Boutique weddings are designed for smaller guest lists of 50 or less and are offered Sunday through Friday.

All-Inclusive packages include:

• Use of the property for 12 hours, arrival to departure
• The Main House first floor: the Library, Blue Room, Silver Room and Green Foyer
• The outdoor reception tent and the Carriage House bar
• A 1-hour rehearsal, scheduled when the venue isn’t hosting another event
• Bridal and groom’s suites
• Tables and chairs (black Chiavari chairs indoors, white garden chairs outdoors)
• Black or white crinkle-style linens and table décor (lanterns and/or floating candles)
• Wedding planning and day-of coordination
• Indoor or outdoor ceremony and reception options
• Staffed buffet dinner: 2 entrées, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, salad, dinner rolls, cocktail-hour appetizers, sweet and unsweet tea, and ice water, served with china, glassware and flatware (see our catering menu)
• Cake and/or cupcakes for your guest count (2 cake options, 3-tier maximum height), cut and served by our staff
• Bartender and bar supplies (the cost of beer, wine, liquor and mixers is additional)
• A bridal or engagement portrait session of up to 4 hours, Monday through Wednesday, when the venue isn’t booked

Boutique packages include:

• Use of the property for 12 hours, arrival to departure
• Indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception areas
• Officiant and DJ/MC services
• An in-season bouquet and boutonniere
• Bridal and groom’s suites
• Buffet dinner including staff, china, glassware and flatware
• Cake and/or cupcakes for your guest count (2 cake options)
• Bartender and bar services (the cost of beer and wine is additional)
• Tables, chairs, linens and table décor (2 options)
• Wedding planning and day-of coordination by our in-house team
• Scheduled use of the venue for a bridal portrait session

Boutique package pricing applies to weddings of 50 guests or fewer.

A $500 refundable security deposit and a signed contract lock in your date. We then set up equal monthly payments, with your final payment due 30 days before your wedding.

Yes. All-Inclusive packages receive a 10% discount on Fridays and Sundays and a 15% discount Monday through Thursday.

Payments can be made by cash, check or PayPal. Online payments are subject to a service fee from the bank or credit card company.

Your final head count is due 30 days before the event. The final payment is adjusted for the head count, any catering changes, and add-ons. Extra guests are $75 each on the All-Inclusive package (boutique contracts are $55); fewer guests are deducted at the per-guest rate.

Children count toward your guest total until you give us your final count, then your invoice is adjusted. Children ages 3 to 12 are served a kids' meal for $25 each, and you receive credit for the difference between the adult catering price and the kids' meal price. Children 2 and under are free, and you receive credit for the full adult portion.

The $500 deposit is in addition to your rental fee and is returned by mailed check 30 days after your event, once the property has been inspected. It may be paid by personal check or cash.

• Smoking or vaping in any building or within 20 feet of a doorway
• Staying more than 15 minutes past your rental time
• Damage to landscaping or grounds
• Excessive cleaning, including body fluids
• Cleaning up after vendors (leftover food, kitchen cleaning)
• Unsupervised children, or children under 12 upstairs who aren’t in the wedding party
• Bringing in your own alcohol to serve to guests at the reception
• Aggressive or threatening behavior toward staff or other guests

Deposits and rental fees are not refunded for cancellations. If you reschedule at least 180 days before your original date, we will gladly move your event to a date within one year of the original; a rebooking fee set by the venue manager may apply.

Yes. Event insurance naming The Finch House with $1,000,000 of liability coverage must be submitted 30 days before your event.

The ceremony arbor is 120 inches wide and 93 inches tall overall. The opening beneath it is 67 inches wide and 84 inches tall. You can download a dimensioned drawing of the arbor.

You may bring in décor, including florals and fabric, to decorate the arbor, or we can drape it for you for $150.

• Round guest tables: 48 inches, with 108-inch round linens
• Sweetheart table: 30 x 60 inch rectangle
• Cake table: 48-inch round

The Library seats 48 guests at tables or 60 for a ceremony. The tent holds 175.

Family tables are released first, typically the four tables closest to the sweetheart table.

If rain is possible, the ceremony is set up under the tent with a portable arbor, or inside the Library. The venue manager makes the call by 10 a.m. on the wedding day based on the forecast, and the team can add tents over the outside walkways and close tent sides as needed.

We close the sides of the tent and have propane and forced air heat available, keeping the interior of the tent warm even when it’s cold outside.

The Finch House has air conditioning. The tent is cooled through numerous large fans and keeping the sides completely open.

The Finch House can provide a black-and-white checkerboard dance floor or a white and faux-wood checkered dance floor for $1,000. You may also use the rug in the middle of the tent as a dance floor at no additional charge, or rent a dance floor from an approved vendor.

No. Our team tells everyone where and when to go for each part of the evening. We will provide hard copies for your wedding party and immediate family at the rehearsal.

Your rental includes a 1-hour rehearsal at a time the venue isn’t hosting another event. Sunday couples typically rehearse Saturday at 11 a.m. You may also book the venue for your rehearsal dinner night (see upgrades below).

Ceremony times vary by season because we build each timeline around sunset; most ceremonies start between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Arrival is at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday events end at 10 p.m., with everyone off the property by 11 p.m. Sunday events end at 9 p.m., with everyone off the property by 10 p.m.

• Nothing may be nailed, taped or affixed to walls, fixtures or floors; use a door hanger or suction hook for entrance décor
• Candles must be unscented, on sturdy noncombustible bases, with flames protected and at least 2 inches from the edge of the container
• Glitter, party poppers and silly string are prohibited
• Real or faux flower petals and bird seed may be dispensed outside; you are responsible for cleanup
• All of your items must be removed by the end of your reservation

Yes, sparklers are available as an add-on for $75.

You may bring your own sparklers, but our staff must manage their use for the safety of our guests and property, so the $75 fee would still apply.

There is plenty of parking in the side parking lot, the gravel parking areas, the church parking lot and on the street.

Smoking and vaping are permitted only in the shade garden and the parking lot, and never within 20 feet of a doorway. Smoking in the Finch House or Brookshire House will forfeit your security deposit.

Children must be supervised by a sober adult at all times and kept within 5 feet of that adult. Children under 12 who are not in the wedding party may not go upstairs.

No outside alcohol is allowed at the cocktail hour, dinner reception or rehearsal dinner. All beer, wine and liquor is purchased and served by The Finch House through our licensed bartenders, in accordance with North Carolina ABC regulations. Your bar package covers the alcohol, and any unopened product is refunded after your event. We may close the bar early for unruly behavior or intoxication. Weddings can also be dry.

The Finch House is a downtown outdoor venue. We can’t control train noise, first responders or activity from surrounding properties, and our team proactively adds tents and closes tent sides when weather requires it.

All vendors must be approved by The Finch House. Caterers must carry proper licenses and insurance, and vendors are responsible for emptying trash and cleaning up after themselves. Our preferred vendor list covers hair and makeup and other services.

You can find our preferred vendor list here.

Our contract allows the venue to use photos and video from your photographer and videographer, and to take its own photos of the event, for our website and promotion.

Prices are current as of the fall of 2026 and are subject to change.

Our bar is based on consumption, not a per-person cost. You pay an estimated bar tab up front with your final payment, and we refund you for any unopened product. The couple pays for the beer, wine, liquor and mixers the venue orders in.

Yes. Dry boutique weddings are encouraged to add sodas and lemonade; sweet and unsweet tea and ice water are included.

We offer space for up to 25 guests: rooms in The Finch House for up to 10 and an additional 15 at the adjoining Brookshire House.

• The Finch House: $200 per room per night, double occupancy
• The Brookshire House: $1,200 for the first night and $600 for additional nights
• Check-out is 10 a.m. for bedrooms; Bridal Suite check-out is 7–8 a.m., depending on the wedding schedule for the next day.

The Finch House, second floor

• 2 queen rooms with private baths (one includes the bridal suite)
• 1 king room with a private bath
• 2 rooms with 2 full beds each, sharing a Jack-and-Jill bathroom
• An additional full bath in the groom’s suite

The Brookshire House, first floor

• 1 queen room
• 2 shared full baths
• 2 pull-out couches

The Brookshire House, man cave

• 3 pull-out couches

The Brookshire House, second floor

• 1 king room
• 1 queen room
• 1 room with 2 twin beds
• 1 room with bunk beds
• 1 shared bath

Take a virtual tour of The Finch House.

There are refrigerators in the Bridal Suite, the Groom’s Suite and the hallway between them, and a full-size refrigerator for guests staying in the Brookshire House. Department of Health regulations limit what we can store in our kitchen coolers.

Your package includes a cake or cupcakes for your guest count. A standard 3-tier cake serves about 75 guests, and cupcakes are added to cover larger counts. You are also welcome to bring in your own wedding cake or a groom’s cake.

After you book, we send your wedding “homework,” then a timeline and notes document, a ceremony script, a photography shot list, a music planning worksheet and a 30-day checklist. We hold planning calls as your date approaches and a final walk-through about 30 days out.

Yes. We offer personal tours Tuesday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Please note that if a wedding is occurring during a weekend tour we may not be able to show you the entire property.

We provide:

• Music planning worksheet
• Photography shot list
• Wedding checklist