Anything we could think of about planning a wedding in Greensboro is covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Greensboro Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Greensboro Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Greensboro
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Greensboro for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in the Southeast you can check out that link.
Greensboro Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Greensboro is a huge key to the whole process:
- The Colonnade at Revolution Mill at 900 Revolution Mill Dr
- Meridian Convention Center at 312 W Meadowview Rd
- The McAlister-Leftwich House at 507 N Church St
- Heritage Hill Banquets at 5435 N Church St
- Cadillac Service Garage at 304 E Market St
- Proximity Hotel at 704 Green Valley Rd
- Summerfield Farms at 3203 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Summerfield
- The Gardens at Gray Gables at 4105 Oak Ridge Rd, Summerfield
Weddings near you with up to 250 guests can be accommodated at The Colonnade indoor and outdoor event area.
Each of the six newly restored ballrooms of the Meridian Convention Center have a unique and charming decor and their Seville Ballroom is a one-of-a-kind event venue with a stage, private facilities, dressing rooms, and a prep kitchen that can comfortably fit 300 guests.
The McAlister-Leftwich House has indoor event areas that can hold events of up to 150 seated guests as The Garden Nook and the Leftwich Ceremony Location are their two outdoor wedding ceremony locations in Greensboro that are held on the lawn.
Heritage Hill offers a 35-foot deck and a 14-foot circle gazebo outside for use as a local wedding site. It can accommodate 140 people for a sit-down supper indoors and on a lovely summer day and when the deck is open it can handle as many as 164 people.
A private terrace courtyard as well as other indoor and outdoor ceremony locations are available at the Cadillac Service Garage.
There are numerous indoor and outdoor marriage ceremony alternatives at Summerfield Farms which also features a room for up to 150 visitors.
The Weaver Room at Proximity Suites is their largest event venue and it can hold 156 people for a sit-down dinner and 200 people for a reception.
The Stantliff Courtyard at The Gardens at Gray Gables has an outside bar which is largely used as a site for cocktail hour for guests following the wedding ceremony in your area and it has space for 200 guests.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- Duchess Bridal Boutique at 2915 Battleground Ave #J
- Songbirds Bridal, Formal & Consignments at 2610 Lawndale Dr
- Simply Stunning by Divas at 1616 Battleground Ave #K
- Myline’s Bridal at 301 Pomona Dr #E
- David’s Bridal at 4216 W Wendover Ave
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get envelopes and invitations in your area by contacting:
- If It’s Paper at 1220 Battleground Ave
- Swoozie’s at 3334 W Friendly Ave #115
- U R Invited
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Clemmons Florist Inc. at 2828 Battleground Ave
- Sedgefield Florist at 5002 High Point Rd #A
- Bouquet Boutique at 2309 Fleming Rd #101
- ABBA Design at 700 N Eugene St
- Randy McManus Designs at 1616 Battleground Ave D1
- Blue Diamond Floral at 1801 Way St
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Lindley Battle Photography
- The Nixons Photography
- Urban Bloom Photography
- J. Darren Photography
- McCardell Photography
- Ross Photography
- Doug Burke Photography
- Optikool illusions
- Oak City Films
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Dow Oak Events
- K2 Weddings
- Born To DJ
- DJ Paul Cordts
- Fusion Sound & Lighting
- The Finns
- Corda Entertainment
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- Brianna Leigh Beauty at 704-A Pembroke Rd #116
- Kristina Overton at 809 Green Valley Rd
- Arched by Amaris at 1205 W Bessemer Ave #203
- Boho Salon at 506 S Elm St A
- CourtneyK Beauty
- Kaitlyn Elizabeth Styling
- I Do Style
- Sublime Artistry
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- Gordon’s Menswear at 3712 Lawndale Dr
- Men’s Wearhouse at 2806 Battleground Ave
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Greensboro:
- Delicious Bakery at 3700 Lawndale Dr
- Sweet Meg’s Bakery at 1577 New Garden Rd
- My Sweet Little Bake Shop at 3610 N Elm St #C
- Easy Peasy Decadent Desserts at
- Crazy4Cakes at 5545 W Market St
- Baked Downtown at 227 S Elm St #B
- Dolce&Amaro Italian Artisan Bakery at 1310 Westover Terrace #110
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Pepper Moon Catering
- Culinary Visions Catering
- Maria’s Gourmet Catering
- Reto’s Kitchen Catering
- Ava’s Cuisine & Catering
- Exclamations Catering & Event
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- MJ’s Restaurant & Catering at 620 Dolley Madison Rd
- GIA: Drink.Eat.Listen at 1941 New Garden Rd #208
- Print Works Bistro at 702 Green Valley Rd
- Undercurrent Restaurant at 327 Battleground Ave
- O.Henry Hotel at 624 Green Valley Rd
- Painted Plate at 3404 Whitehurst Rd
Greensboro Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Weddings & Events by Vivian at 5609 Tradd Dr
- K. Scott Weddings at 111 W Lewis St
- TekaBella at 6 Planters Wood Trail
- Social Conceptions Event & Wedding Planning
- Jamie Mostofian Design, Wedding & Event Planning
- Blueprints Wedding & Event Coordination
By the way we have also written about:
- Raleigh Bridal & Tuxedo Shops
- Charlotte Bridal & Tuxedo Shops
- Virginia Beach Bridal & Tuxedo Shops
- Washington DC Bridal & Tuxedo Shops
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Greensboro
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Greensboro. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Greensboro and we wish you all the luck in the world!