Magazine Flower Shoot at Highgrove

We were honored to be featured in this amazing floral photo shoot done on location at Highgrove this past season. Check out this link to view the beautiful final result!
Highgrove Flower Video Shoot

Rave Reviews for Highgrove

We had a great wedding thanks to Highgrove. Jeremy and I loved Highgrove-- it was perfect. The staff was courteous and helpful all evening. We loved the wedding and would recommend Highgrove to our friends.

Amanda and Jeremy
9/24/10

As we look back on our wedding day, it is still so hard to believe how such a stress-free, enjoyable experience turned into such a magical day. We feel so blessed and incredibly lucky to have stumbled upon such an amazing venue, equipped with caring, attentive, and unbelievably professional staff. On our wedding day the only thing we had to worry about was walking down that aisle, saying our vows, and having the time of our lives with our friends and family. THANK YOU Highgrove for giving us the wedding of our dreams!

Casey and Elizabeth
9/25/10

October Wedding at Highgrove

It was the perfect weekend for weddings! The weather was gorgeous for this international wedding that featured a custom Persian wedding table. The table had symbolic meaning during the ceremony and was then moved into the reception where guests were invited to partake in the spread as well. Guests were also treated to homemade lamb kouftas for cocktail hour and a buffet featuring Smoked Beef Brisket, Pecan Crusted Bourbon Chicken, Garlic Roasted Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, and Garden Salad. Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year to be married at Highgrove, when the weather is crisp and cool and the trees surrounding the property and lake are just beginning to turn!

September Weddings at Highgrove

Our last wedding of the month was an elegant evening filled with Tiffany blue and chocolate brown. It was a warm day, but the sun was out for the outdoor ceremony and the guests stayed cool in the beautifully decorated tent. Dinner included a beef tenderloin carving station, a table presentation of warm dips, homemade crackers, and roasted fresh vegetables, and a seafood station with shrimp, two types of crab legs, and crawdads. The cake was provided by Sweet Memories Bakery and the flowers were designed by Fresh Affairs. It was a wonderful way to end the busy month and the warm summer!

Rave Reviews for Highgrove

We wanted to publish some of our feedback from recent weddings at Highgrove.

Highgrove helped make all of our wedding dreams come true! The day was gorgeous, the food was delicious, and the staff was friendly and attentive. Our Highgrove coordinator was great to work with; she understood our vision and executed it, making sure we had a worry free day. Everything was perfect!
Amanda and Ben

Highgrove went out of their way to make us comfortable not only on our wedding day but throughout the entire planning process. They were helpful, knowledgeable, and most importantly fun people! Highgrove exceeded our expectations!
Kerry and Justin


Highgrove was the perfect place to get married! The wedding was breathtaking in every way and the food and staff were perfect-- they exceeded our expectations. The service, presentation, and quality is everything you need to make your special day! We would not have been able to do it without Highgrove.
Jessica and Allen

We loved Highgrove and so did our guests. The venue is gorgeous and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Our Highgrove coordinator made sure that everything ran smoothly-- everything was perfect!
Lindsey and Bill

September Weddings at Highgrove

The end of September is already here as we look forward to the beautiful fall weddings coming up at Highgrove! The wedding featured here was an intimate affair featuring greens and purples and a lovely plated dinner. Each guest was treated to a delicious box of chocolates at their seat and then enjoyed a fabulous meal prepared by our own chefs. We started off with a Mediterranean salad with a homemade Greek savory pastry, an intermezzo sorbet course (with an edible purple orchid), and then Pecan Crusted Bourbon chicken, Roasted Purple Potato Medley, and Green Beans Almondine. The flowers were provided by Flowers on Broad Street and the cake was brought in by Ashley Cakes.

Summer Weddings at Highgrove

The wedding this past Saturday was an elegant and perfect night! The weather was gorgeous and all the details of the wedding came together for a special night to remember. The event began with the personalized ceremony overlooking the lake. Cocktail hour was on the upper patio where guests were served homemade crabcakes, bruschetta, and sesame chicken, along with a signature guava mojito drink. The cocktail tables each featured old family wedding pictures and guests were invited to fill out personalized note cards for the bride and groom. Guests were then welcomed into the reception where amazing pink roses and candles decorated the tables. Dinner was served at three different stations: beef tenderloin was carved and served on the patio, the pasta station featured three different sauces and tortellini, and the salad station had three types of salad all served with chicken and fresh bread. You can also check out the bride and her dad dancing! The flowers were brought in by Fresh Affairs, the cake was provided by Ambrosia Cakes, and Reverend Kayelily Middleton performed the ceremony.

Summer Weddings at Highgrove

Here are pictures from two of the weddings this weekend. The weather was perfect and the events were wonderful! Friday's wedding featured beautiful plum and linen colored linens. The pergola was decorated with hanging white hydrangea balls and candles which created the romantic backdrop for the outdoor ceremony overlooking the lake. Following cocktail hour, dinner was a plated meal where guests enjoyed a Mediterranean salad, then a sorbet course, and finally a entree where they could choose between salmon with crab filling or chicken stuffed with goat cheese. The food was done, as always, by our fabulous Highgrove chefs, flowers were brought in by Fresh Affairs, and the cake was provided by Sweet Memories Bakery. A fantastic start to our busy month of September weddings!

Highgrove August Wedding

It was a beautiful day for a wedding, and a beautiful wedding it was! The colors were purple, pink, and white and were tied in throughout the event from the tablecloths, to the amazing flowers, the cake, and even to the favors (adorable boxes with chocolates inside). The dinner menu included a buffet complete with Pecan Crusted Bourbon Chicken, Beef Tenderloin, Garlic Roasted Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Almonds, and Caesar Salad. The delicious cake was made by Sweet Memories Bakery and the beautiful flowers by Fresh Affairs.

August at Highgrove

Sorry for the delay in getting new pictures up! I was having issues with the camera and was unable to capture some of our August weddings. This has been a very busy month at Highgrove and it has been fun to see all the different styles of weddings.
This wedding was a beautiful day with some personalized touches that made the event even more special. The colors were gray, yellow, and white and some of the pictures show those details. The bride and groom each had personalized wooden signs on their chairs, each table had martini glasses filled with candy, the table numbers were handmade by the bride's friend, and the place cards were attached to two wire trees-- so creative! The flowers were done by Dragonfly Designs, cake was from Sugarland, and the band was Loose Chain. A wonderful August wedding!

July Wedding at Highgrove

The wedding this weekend was for a sweet couple who had a few sweet treats for their guests to enjoy. The colors were purple and green and from the linens to the flowers to the cake and candy bar-- the theme was carried through to complete this special day. The menu this week included a pasta station with tortellini and three kinds of sauce, a salad table (with Greek, Caesar, and summer spinach salad), and a carving station with beef tenderloin and garlic roasted mashed potatoes! Flowers were designed by Expressions of Love, Harpist was Brittany Makaly, and the cake complete with green and purple birds on the top was baked at Enchanted Moments Sweet Shop.

July Wedding at Highgrove

This weekend's wedding featured a happy couple and some colorful and delicious food stations. The wedding was held indoors in the main reception room and then the party continued inside the reception tent. Some of the food included a seafood station with fresh shrimp, crawfish, and crab, a risotto bar with seared scallops served in martini glasses, and an executive vegetable display with grilled fresh vegetables with a wide assortment of local and organic cheeses, hummus, dips, and more. Special thanks to Christobal Perez of Azul Photography in Raleigh for the amazing photos!

July Weddings at Highgrove

Our first wedding of July! The day was warm, but the rain clouds stayed away as guests enjoyed food, fun, flowers, and cupcakes! The menu this week included Pecan Crusted Bourbon Chicken, Garlic Roasted Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Fresh Vegetables, and Beef Tenderloin.
The flowers were brought in by Fresh Affairs in Raleigh, cupcakes by the Cupcake Shoppe in Raleigh, the ceremony was officiated by Kayelily Middleton, and music was provided by Touch of Class DJ. It was a fun wedding topped off with a special pizza delivery at 10:15pm for all the guests to enjoy before heading back home!