Weddings at Lake Gaston
Planning a wedding at the lake? Start with venues, places for guests to stay, local vendors, and a few ideas for turning the wedding into an entire Lake Gaston weekend.
Wedding Venues
Waterfront, rustic, elegant and relaxed settings around Lake Gaston.
Where Guests Can Stay
Vacation homes for wedding parties, extended families and out-of-town guests.
Local Wedding Vendors
Photographers, caterers, florists, planners, DJs and other local services.
The BARN at Hillcrest Farm
Rustic wedding venue • Emporia, Virginia
Set on a quiet farm outside Emporia, The BARN at Hillcrest Farm offers several ceremony settings, including the barn doors, a pine-surrounded arbor and a pond. The barn provides indoor reception space with room for dinner and dancing, while on-site accommodations make it possible to turn the wedding into a full weekend instead of a one-day sprint.
Multiple Ceremony Settings
Barn doors, pine arbor or pond-side ceremony options.
Reception & Dancing
Semi-climate-controlled barn with indoor seating and dance space for about 150 guests.
Stay On-Site
The property offers get-ready spaces plus cottage and retreat accommodations for wedding parties or family.
Southern Grace Weddings & Events
Rustic barn venue • White Plains, Virginia
Southern Grace Weddings & Events is a country wedding venue in Brunswick County with a rustic barn setting and a separate country home on the property. It’s a good fit for couples looking for a relaxed, rural wedding without making the day feel overly formal. Their site specifically highlights the venue’s barn, amenities and country home, and they also offer a mini video tour.
Rustic Barn Setting
A country-style wedding and event venue with a relaxed Southern feel.
Country Home
An on-site country home adds another useful space for the wedding day or weekend.
Brunswick County Location
Located at 4155 Robinson Ferry Road in White Plains, Virginia.
The Viridia
Bed & Breakfast • Littleton, North Carolina
The Viridia is a family-owned bed and breakfast in Littleton with a wraparound porch, traditional interiors and a more intimate feel than a large barn or event venue. It could be especially appealing for couples or wedding parties looking for a charming place to stay, get ready, host a smaller gathering, or keep close family near the wedding weekend.
Historic Character
Traditional rooms, period details and a classic wraparound porch.
Stay in Littleton
Located at 402 Mosby Avenue, right in Littleton.
Intimate Wedding Weekend
A good option for couples, family or wedding-party lodging when you want something more personal than a hotel.
The Acorn Center
Wedding & Event Venue • Littleton, North Carolina
The Acorn Center offers a climate-controlled wedding and event space just minutes from Lake Gaston, which is useful when your wedding plans don’t include spending the week obsessively refreshing the weather app. Their team also offers full event coordination, including catering, linens, tablescapes and vendor management.
Climate-Controlled Venue
An indoor setting that removes at least one thing from the wedding-day worry list: the weather.
Turnkey Planning
Event coordination can include catering, linens, tablescape design and vendor management.
Downtown Littleton
A convenient Littleton location close to Lake Gaston, lodging, restaurants and other wedding-weekend activities.
Black Diamond Photography
Virginia-based • Wedding & Portrait Photography
Black Diamond Photography specializes in bright, colorful wedding photography with a mix of editorial portraits and candid, documentary-style moments. Photographer Rachel serves couples throughout Virginia, Raleigh and the broader East Coast, with wedding packages that can include timeline planning, engagement sessions, sneak peeks and high-resolution galleries.
Wedding Photography
Full wedding-day coverage with an emphasis on romantic portraits and the unscripted moments in between.
Engagement Sessions
Engagement sessions are available with select collections or as an add-on.
Planning Support
Wedding guides and timeline planning help couples prepare before the camera ever comes out.