Wedding Reception Venue at Scarborough House
Most receptions take place under the Magnolia Pavilion. For intimate winter celebrations, we have also held receptions inside the main house with around 30 to 50 guests. Your layout and final guest count need venue review; previous receptions are examples, not a guaranteed indoor capacity for every arrangement.
The Magnolia Pavilion plus patio can accommodate around 250 event guests subject to venue review. The standard $10,500 weekend package supports up to 200 event guests and includes 200 chairs and tables for those chairs, available estate decor, 13 bedrooms with on-site lodging, and the cleaning fee. Up to 300 event guests requires a custom quote, venue approval, and client-paid rentals and infrastructure. The pavilion has a full roof and open sides, radiant heaters, and ten industrial fans. It is not an enclosed climate-controlled ballroom. Food, drinks, bartending, and other vendor services are separate.
Five commercial-grade ceiling-mounted space heaters provide a combined 250,000 BTUs of heat, with ten ceiling fans for air movement. The pavilion includes a large white oak bar, two refrigerators, a commercial-grade ice machine, a sink and multiple water points, plus high-speed internet. Ivy, drapes and decorated walls frame the celebration, with space to plan your DJ setup and dancing.
The pavilion is steps from the ceremony sites. Amplified music ends at 11 PM; quiet conversation afterward is different from an amplified after-party. Your overnight group stays across the estate, not all under one roof. Scarborough House is located at 7348 NC 222 in Stantonsburg, NC, about 55 minutes east of Raleigh.
- Explore the Magnolia Pavilion in detail
- See all five ceremony sites on the estate
- Browse real reception photographs
- 13 bedrooms sleeping up to 30 overnight guests
- Full weekend pricing starting at $10,500
- Book a private tour