Specialties
Scarborough House is not your typical wedding venue. Most venues rent you a room for 4 hours, mark up every vendor 10-20%, then send everyone home in separate cars. We do something completely different.
We hand you the keys to a private 13-bedroom historic estate built in 1821 for an entire 3-day weekend. Friday check-in through Sunday checkout. Your ceremony, reception, bridal suite, and wedding party all under one roof, no strangers, no shared spaces, no curfew until 11pm.
26+ guests sleep on the property. No hotel blocks to coordinate. No Ubers to manage. No where is the groom texts on your wedding morning because he is already there. Bridesmaids get ready together in the same house. Parents wake up on the property and walk to the ceremony. When the DJ wraps, the night does not end. Everyone walks inside, the fire pit gets lit, and the stories keep going until 2am.
We include tables and chairs for 150 guests, a covered modern pavilion with a full bar, heaters, fans, DJ party lights, ice machine, and extra refrigerators. Josh and Meika Darville the owners are on site most weekends personally to make sure your day goes exactly as it should.
Zero vendor markups. Bring whoever you want and pay them directly. The average Raleigh wedding costs $30,000 to $39,000. Our full 3-day estate experience is $10,500. Nothing hidden. Nothing extra.
Rated 5.0 stars. 75+ reviews. 40 weekends per year. Once a date is gone, it is gone.
History
Established in 1821.
Built in 1821 as a church and schoolhouse, Scarborough House has been bringing people together for over 200 years. It's likely weddings happened here before your grandparents were born.
Back then, it was 2,000 square feet. No pool. No pavilion. And absolutely zero indoor bathrooms.
We've made some upgrades.
Today the estate stretches nearly 9,000 square feet — plus a giant covered pavilion with 250,000 BTUs of ceiling-mounted heat, 10 ceiling fans, a pool, and yes, 10 indoor bathrooms. It sleeps 26 guests and hosts up to 225.
Two centuries of history. One full weekend. Your entire wedding party under one roof — for less than most couples spend on catering alone.
The bones are 1821. Everything else is built for right now.
Meet the Business Owner: Josh and Meika Darville M.
We got married at a perfectly nice venue. Four hours. Beautiful photos. And we barely remember it.
Our closest friends and family — all in one place — and it was over before we could exhale. Quick, do pictures. Now eat. Now dance. Now cake. Now go.
We're glad we got married. But what a lost opportunity to actually enjoy that day with the people we love most.
That's why we opened Scarborough House.
We wanted a place where the weekend belongs to you. Where your people can sleep on the property, stay up too late, wake up slow, and actually be present for the biggest moment of your life — not just pass through it.
Josh & Meika Darville
Owners, Scarborough House — Est. 1821