Leatherwood Mountains is a Blue Ridge Mountain Resort wedding & vacation destination in Ferguson, North Carolina that serves couples throughout the greater North Carolina area. The breathtaking property is embodied by a unique equestrian lifestyle, Southern charm and the great outdoors. At Leatherwood Mountains, your North Carolina mountain wedding dreams will come true.
Facilities and Capacity This outdoor wedding venue can comfortably host up to 400 guests. For an outdoor ceremony, The Cabin Stage in the Cabin Meadow features a two-story chimney and spacious lawn surrounded by an open creek and beautiful mountains. A tented reception area can be set up nearby. The Valley Gazebo, located in the Equine Center, is ideal for horse lovers. This area is next to the Covered Pavilion, a 8,500-square-foot open-air space with 13-foot ceilings. The Hendrix Homeplace, a historic two-story cabin with lush lawns, is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains and is best for intimate indoor ceremonies. Receptions can also be held in the Elk Creek Inn, a lodge-style building with floor-to-ceiling windows and scenic views. In the back, Sunrise Porch and Hemlock Stage provides space for private gatherings.
Services Offered To plan your perfect country wedding, Leatherwood Mountains has a range of services. They have all-inclusive packages and are pet-friendly. Professional offerings include:
Setup
Cleanup
Wireless internet
Event rentals
Event planning
Lighting and sound
In-house catering
In-house bar
Cuisine Leatherwood Mountains is happy to cater your big day. They can serve meals as a buffet, family style or hors-d'oeuvres. Additional catering and bar services include:
Cocktail reception
Dessert
Outside cake
Servers
Tastings
Bartenders
Open bar
Cash bar
Champagne toast
Barware
Flatware
Glassware
Accommodation This North Carolina mountain resort has over 40 luxury-style vacation cabins with two or three bedrooms. On the premises, guests can enjoy a swimming pool, tennis courts, children’s playground, hiking and horseback riding trails and stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Other Facilities Horseback riding, fly fishing, swimming pool, tennis courts, campgrounds & much more! There is are amazing vacation rentals for you and your guests!
Other Services At Leatherwood Mountains, couples can host their vow renewals, bridal showers, elopement, engagement party, rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception. The venue can also provide:
Aisle markers
Altar and arches
Centerpieces
Chairs and tables
Furniture
Drapery
Lighting
History In 1985, Leatherwood Mountains was established as a residential community and vacation resort. They have been hosting weddings for more than 25 years.
Location Nestled along the lush forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the venue is close to one hour and 19 minutes from Winston-Salem and one hour and 47 minutes from Charlotte. Piedmont Triad International Airport is an hour and a half away.
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I’m so happy that I found Leatherwood for our wedding. It really was a dream come true! The staff and Abbie are amazing. They are just so friendly and enjoy what they do! It was such a breath of fresh air to have such amazing and genuine people working on to make sure your special day goes smoothly. The food for the rehearsal dinner and for the wedding was so yummy. We can’t wait to go back and spend a weekend there.
Stacey Sent on 10/21/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Stacey B, officiant
I had the pleasure of staying at Leatherwood last weekend for my niece’s wedding. My family and I rented the Hawks View cabin and it was wonderful. In fact, everything about Leatherwood was wonderful! My extended family raved about their cabins, the views, and the fabulously accommodating staff at Leatherwood!! I had the honor of marrying my niece last weekend and Abbie could not have been more accommodating and organized. She made my job as officiant easier. My niece told me the whole day and evening was exactly how she pictured and dreamed of for her wedding day. Thank you Leatherwood for a fabulous weekend.
Until we meet again,
Stacey B
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Annie Sent on 11/04/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Best Wedding Venue in NC
Abby and her team at Leatherwood mountains was AMAZING! After spending almost a year looking for the perfect wedding venue, we stumbled upon Leatherwood and were sooo glad we did! We chose to do a wedding weekend for 275 guests and Abby was willing to work with all of our ideas! Not only was it a large wedding, but it was over the course of 3 days, but had a 3 different main events, 7 meals, and a wide variety of other activities for our guest. Abby did an amazing job helping coordinate as we had a wedding planner quit 3 weeks before the wedding and had to hire another.
The field and arena created the perfect atmosphere and amazing photos for our wedding. The rental cabins provided a perfect and unique experience for our guests. Our guests are already talking about returning to Leatherwood for their own vacations!
Abby and all of the staff was amazing to work with. We will be forever grateful to the team for making our wedding weekend unforgettable.
Angela Sent on 07/26/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Our daughter's wedding was perfect, in spite of any rain, it was such a wonderful day! Abbie did a great job coordinating the ceremony especially with the music since we were unable to rehearse with the music. Everything went smoothly and our dinner catered by Leatherwood was very good. We had many complements on the food! This is a great venue and we hope to come back and stay in the cabin we rented and enjoy those beautiful mountains!
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Mary Sent on 06/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Abbie was AMAZING to work with! Sad that our wedding is over, but having it at Leatherwood was amazing and we wouldn't have changed any detail!
Traci Sent on 05/19/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Leatherwood is such a wonderful place to get married, the amenities are abundant and the staff is amazing. Abbie is an incredible coordinator. She is so helpful, caring, funny, and guys….she really knows her stuff! My mother and I would not have been able to pull this wedding off without her. Trevor’s food is so delicious, guests from our wedding are still raving about him/food. Abbie was very accommodating and patient. She has great suggestions and ideas if you’re feeling stuck when it comes to the decision-making process. Leatherwood made everything so easy and enjoyable that if we had to do this all over again (thank God we don’t) we would not hesitate to go straight to the wonderful people at Leatherwood Mountain Resort, they're AMAZING!
Joanna Sent on 11/29/2017
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
I got married in April 2017 and doing it at Leatherwood was an amazing decision. I practically fell in love with Abbie and she was half my sanity on my wedding day. I knew she had all of the details of my wedding well organized and was taking care of everything. Meeting with her was like meeting one of my best friends for coffee. To give you a bit more details...
1. We initially chose Leatherwood because of how affordable it was to have family and friends stay in cabins for a vacation-like experience, given they would be traveling a great distance to our home state. They all absolutely loved it and it provided a way for family that doesn't get to see each other often to spend time together, even though we couldn't be everywhere at once. There were so many cabins to choose from and they loved them. We even got a discount on the venue for renting so many cabins!
2. The employees are SO kind. It was Southern hospitality and care all around.
3. We had the rehearsal dinner there on Friday and Leatherwood catered that meal as well as our wedding meal. Their food was so good and unbelievably affordable.
4. Our pictures are to die for. There are mountains and streams in so many of our pictures and video and they turned out so beautiful.
5. Did I mention Abbie? I paid for the coordinating package that she offers (super affordable and HIGHLY recommend) and it was like having a right hand lady. She does this all the time, so she was very well organized and knew ahead of time the questions to ask. She was always there when I needed her and always responded to my emails so quickly. We truly have gained a friend.
6. We had a 4 month engagement and booked Leatherwood 3 and a half months before we got married - for a highly desired venue, that was super quick!
We love Leatherwood and hope that you will too!
Debbie Sent on 09/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Abbie Hanchey, Trevor and the Leatherwood Mountains team made our daughter and her new husband's wedding weekend amazing! Our group rented 17 cabins and a campsite for the weekend which made it feel like one huge family. The guests enjoyed everything Leatherwood has to offer - hiking, camping, horseback riding, beautiful cabins and gorgeous scenery. As our wedding planner Abbie kept us organized and calm. She had great suggestions for ceremony, cocktails and reception. The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner catered by Leatherwood , followed by campfire and s'mores, were so fun and the food was delicious. Wedding day dawned sunny and perfect. After days of rain Abbie had ordered sun for the big day. Our ceremony site by the Hendrix cabin was beautiful. Cocktail hour on the cabin porch was relaxed and fun. Many compliments were received on the yummy cocktails. The reception in the pavilion was so gorgeous. As the bride and groom departed under a canopy of sparklers, the perfect day came to a close. Many, many guests told us it was the most beautiful and fun wedding they had ever attended. Thank you Abbie and Leatherwood. You have become family to us.
Katherien Sent on 12/06/2016
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Abbie and Trevor have been so great to work with! We have visited a few times for consultations and have enjoyed staying at Leatherwood during our visits. We are looking forward to our wedding!
Katie Sent on 11/29/2016
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
If you're not sure about booking Leatherwood as your wedding venue, take an afternoon to meet with Abbie, grab some dinner, and listen to music with your fiancé. You'll fall in love with the stunning scenery, amazing staff, and live entertainment. It was the first place my husband and I visited and nothing could compare.
I also have to say Abbie was an absolute pleasure to work with. She's incredibly knowledgeable and the definition of 'a Jack of all trades.' She was always quick to respond to my annoying questions and truly made the whole weekend go off without a hitch (oh yes, the entire guest list stayed on the mountain for the weekend). Any bride would be lucky to have her coordinate their special day.
Thank you Abbie!
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Leatherwood is a lovely, rustic mountain venue. Their staff is detail oriented and provides incredible customer service. For intimate elopements to large weddings, Leatherwood has a wide array of offerings. Horse lovers beware--you may never want to leave this little slice of heaven!
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Leatherwood is a beautiful location with the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains as your back drop. They have a few lovely reception areas depending on the size of your wedding. The outdoor ceremony space is so romantic. The staff is very accommodating and great to work with, especially with Abby in the lead-- she is absolutely down-to-Earth and solution oriented. I've never had a bad time there!
Leatherwood Mountain and it's staff offer an amazing venue and service. We love photographing weddings and events there because it offers so many unique picturesque opportunities.
Leatherwood Mountains includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
Parking
Tables
Leatherwood Mountains includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
Cake Cutting
Server(s)
The bar service starting price at Leatherwood Mountains includes:
Bartender(s)
House Beer
House Wine
Specialty Wine
The space offered by Leatherwood Mountains for wedding events is known for:
Barn
Campsite/Cabin
Farm/Ranch
Leatherwood Mountains offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor
Leatherwood Mountains offers the following types of wedding events:
Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner
Leatherwood Mountains offers the following services for wedding events:
Accommodations
Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Pet Friendly
Wifi
Leatherwood Mountains offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
Aisle Markers
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Dance Floor
Decor
Drapery
Furniture
Lighting
Tables
Leatherwood Mountains is recommended by 99% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 5 in quality of service, 5 in average response time, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in professionalism and 4.9 in value.
