Host your wedding reception at the Magnolia Pavilion at Scarborough House
What is a pavilion?
A pavilion is a covered outdoor space with a roof and open sides. At Scarborough House, the Magnolia Pavilion brings your wedding guests together for dinner, toasts and dancing without enclosing the celebration inside a ballroom. It is not air conditioned or climate-controlled. We have hosted 57 weddings and counting under current ownership.
Built for your wedding reception
A large bar with a white oak live-edge top, two refrigerators and a commercial ice machine support your wedding bartenders. Chandeliers and dimmable Edison bulbs set the mood, while ceiling-mounted black lights and party lights are ready for your wedding party and groomsmen to dance the night away.
Two commercial 220-volt warming tables, a champagne tower, two decor closets and space for wedding vendors to come and go help your reception run smoothly. Tables and chairs for your wedding guests are included according to your wedding package. Food, drinks, bartending and other wedding vendor services are arranged separately.
Electrical outlets support your wedding DJ, additional lighting and photo booth. High-speed internet is provided by Greenlight Community Broadband.
A covered wedding rain plan
Sometimes an outdoor wedding day brings rain. When that happens, we can move your wedding ceremony and reception into the same covered pavilion. We plan the ceremony seating, reception layout and transition together. The pavilion remains an open-sided outdoor space, not an enclosed shelter for every weather condition.
Summer wedding comfort: moving air, not air conditioning
Ten ceiling-mounted fans help move air. They do not cool the pavilion or control the temperature, and it can still be hot when the sun is beating down. For summer weddings, we recommend planning closer to sunset. Check your wedding date with our golden-hour and sunset tool.
Cool evenings: 250,000 BTUs of overhead heat
Five commercial-grade ceiling-mounted space heaters provide 50,000 BTUs each, for a combined 250,000 BTUs. Switch them on to take the edge off cooler months and cool evenings. They cannot make the open-air pavilion warm in the middle of winter.
Our wedding sweet spot: 100 to 200 wedding guests
Around 200 wedding guests fit comfortably under the pavilion, depending on your wedding reception layout. The sweet spot is 100 to 200 wedding guests. Expanding onto the adjoining patio can allow more; further expansion needs venue review, a custom plan and any required client-paid rentals or infrastructure. Review wedding guest capacity details before finalizing your wedding guest count.
The pavilion sits steps from the wedding ceremony settings on the estate. Amplified music ends at 11 PM. The estate is in Stantonsburg, NC, about 55 minutes east of Raleigh on US-264 in Wilson County.
- Explore the white oak live-edge bar
- Warming tables for your wedding caterer
- More about your wedding reception setup
- See all five wedding ceremony settings
- Wedding weekend lodging
- Wedding packages and pricing
- Book a private tour