Weddings
Celebrate your special day at the Blue Ridge Discovery Center
Nestled in the heart of the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains, the Blue Ridge Discovery Center offers a truly one-of-a-kind setting for your wedding celebration.
Whether you envision an intimate gathering or a grand affair, our versatile indoor and outdoor event spaces can accommodate weddings of all sizes. Exchange vows surrounded by the beauty of nature at our outdoor amphitheater, then host your reception in our historical event hall or under the stars on our expansive lawn.
In addition to the stunning natural setting, the Blue Ridge Discovery Center offers modern amenities to make your day comfortable and convenient for you and your guests. Take advantage of our commercial kitchen, get ready in our bridal suite, and let your guests enjoy our walking trails and naturalist library during downtime.
With its breathtaking scenery, flexible event spaces, the Blue Ridge Discovery Center is the perfect location to celebrate the start of your new life together. Contact us today to begin planning your dream mountain wedding.
Chapel
Our historic chapel seats 125 guests in an awe inspiring setting of locally made stained-glass windows. The floor has a flexible seating arrangement to accommodate a variety of party sizes. Although sound equipment is not necessary in the space, audio/visual equipment is available as needed.
Dining
Our commercial kitchen and dining hall is the perfect complement for catering your wedding in style with an outside service or through BRDC. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner menus are available for guest food service.
Stone Amphitheater
Our dry-stacked stone amphitheater and stage provides an outdoor compliment to the adjacent chapel. With seats for 125 and an overflow lawn for additional guests, it provides the ideal setting for an outdoor wedding.
Lodging
BRDC can provide lodging for your wedding party and guests. Our overnight accommodation options include a studio apartment, standalone cottage, bedroom suites, and bunk rooms, all with private bathrooms. Lodging can be reserved as a whole or setup to be rented by guests as needed.
Judge Jack and Clare MATTHEW'S Dining Hall
Featuring locally hand crafted chairs and replica solid oak dining tables, this dining hall can seat 64 individuals in family style dining. Soaring above the hall are our featured raptor silhouettes that provide guests with a sense of scale and ID markers for our migratory birds of prey.