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Cross and Main is a historic wedding venue for couples in the greater Raleigh, North Carolina area. This venue features all sorts of vintage accents and decor for a couple’s wedding, such as distressed brick walls and wood pillars with arched doorways. It also features gorgeous views of the fields outside its walls. Couples will find this venue three minutes from the Haunted Forest at Panic Point in Youngsville, North Carolina. It is approximately 35 minutes outside of downtown Raleigh. www.crossandmain.com

Facilities and Capacity
Couples and up to 225 guests can celebrate a wedding occasion at Cross and Main. The main room of this charming venue can be set up for a reception or a ceremony. The brick walls make a beautiful backdrop for a romantic ceremony. The addition of a simple wooden arbor adorned with flowers can frame couples beautifully. Even without an arch or arbor, the wooden beams running up the walls at intervals make a lovely frame for couples as they begin their lives together. For guests, folding chairs are set up on the hardwood floors. These floors, while natural in appearance, are polished to keep toes and feet safe from splinters or cracks. This room can also be transformed into a reception venue for couples and their guests. On one wall, floor-to-ceiling windows let in natural light and offers a scenic view of the fields and nature outside this building. Overhead, brass chandeliers hang from the ceiling to offer light following sunset so that couples and guests can party the night away.

Services Offered
In addition to the main room of the facility, couples will also find access to a bridal suite where they can prepare with the wedding party for the big day. Staff at Cross and Main help couples by offering assistance with setup and cleanup of the wedding day. Event planning assistance before the wedding arrives ensures details with all the vendors are ironed out. Lighting and sound assistance, as well as liability insurance, are also offered at this historic location. Onsite parking is an ideal convenience for guests. For their big day, bridal shower, or engagement party, couples can find event rentals through the venue. These include items such as:

  • Audio equipment
  • Chairs
  • Dance floor
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

3,600.00

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

3,600.00

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
Clean Up
Lighting/Sound
Parking
Set Up
Tables

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

40

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

2

Describe your venue:

Historic Building

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party

What event services do you offer?

Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance

What event items are available?

Audio Equipment
Chairs
Dance Floor
Furniture
Lighting
Tables

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access

Reviews of Cross and Main

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Amanda Sent on 09/06/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Great venue!

Cross and Main was an absolutely gorgeous venue. Its rustic charm made the perfect backdrop for our wedding.
Briana
Briana Sent on 01/14/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazingly beautiful venue & customer service

This venue is beautiful, well taken care of, and just a dream come true. If you want your industrial, southern rustic chic wedding visions to come true, get married here! Katie helped us sign our contract, but Summer eventually took over and helped us the rest of the way. Both were so professional, so kind, so understanding of my concerns. I recommend this venue to everyone!
Christina
Christina Sent on 11/16/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Venue!

We searched high and low for the perfect venue and nothing compared to the beauty of Cross + Main. We instantly feel in love with the exposed brick, hardwood floors, large windows and the simplistic elegance that the space had to offer. We hardly needed any decorations aside from flowers because the rooms spoke for themselves. Summer, the venue manager, was absolutely AMAZING in terms of making sure every aspect of the day was perfect. She really went above and beyond to fill in any gaps that day, from helping us time aspects of the event, to keeping me sane, she made our experience at Cross + Main that much better. I can't recommend this beautiful venue in the heart of Youngsville enough! Your guests will have the most amazing time and you will receive the most UNFORGETTABLE pictures. I am forever grateful that I will be able to look back on my day and say that I have zero regrets about where I chose to marry the love of my life!
Leah
Leah Sent on 10/18/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Wedding - Absolutely Stunning

My husband and I had our wedding here in September 2018 and I can say it was an absolute dream. I'm so so SO glad we chose C+M as it was the perfect venue - I couldn't imagine having it anywhere else. They gave us a beautiful wedding, our guest couldn't stop talking about venue all night. When you first walk in through the rustic wooden doors, you are immediately greeted by beautiful dark hard wood floors, stunning exposed brick, wooden beams, and gorgeous chandeliers. As you walk into the space you'll see the floor to ceiling windows that face Main St. and allow for ample natural light to filter into the space. The largest room (Riddick Room) has a very open air feel and is where we chose to have our ceremony. My husband and I both went to NC State, so, needless to say, we both fell in love with the exposed brick. The smaller room (Winslow Room) also has wonderful exposed brick with a small bit of the old walls still on it in a lovely light teal color. We chose to host our cocktail hour in the Winslow Room. C+M also has a bridal suite area for getting ready and a smaller "Groom's" area for staging pictures. C+M offers use of their antique furniture pieces throughout their venue and these give a cohesive look to the space. Most of note to us were a wooden wagon cart (used for a cook bar), a vintage bar, farm table (used for our sweetheart table), and a stunning salmon settee. For formal pictures there are plenty of options to suit all styles!! I wanted a green space, so we drove about 7 minutes down the road to Joyner Park which features old hardwood trees and a lovely stone wall (it was very easy to get to the park). There is also a green space about a block behind C+M along Cross St. and a very cute little white house that can make for stunning pictures as well. For a more rustic look, you can pose along the store fronts on Main street and at the various murals throughout the town. Summer was great to work with and her team handle our reception flip with ease - everything was set up with plenty of time to spare and in the correct places. Throughout the planning process Summer was very easy to get in touch with and responded very promptly to any questions or concerns we had (cannot say the same for other venues we toured). Summer made the process very easy and was accommodating to our work schedules. HIGHLY recommend this venue!!
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Mae Sent on 10/08/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Cross + Main was our dream venue, and we couldn't have picked a better place for our wedding. We worked with Summer who exceeded our expectations. She was incredibly supportive in my wedding planning stress, and made the day run smoother than I could have imagined. The venue is gorgeous with multiple accommodations (both decorative and practical). We did a "flip" so we could have our ceremony and reception in the large room, and it was handled flawlessly and more quickly than anticipated. We can't recommend Cross + Main enough for being a perfect venue, not only for looks, but for providing an amazing experience!
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Amanda Sent on 07/19/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Choosing Cross + Main was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding! The space is absolutely beautiful and Katie is incredible! Katie was so supportive in answering questions and offering guidance. Having to move my wedding inside last minute due to weather made me nervous, but it went so smoothly. Katie is so positive and made me feel so at ease on my big day! People raved about the look and feel of the place and I have so many beautiful pictures to treasure! THANK YOU!!!
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Matthew Sent on 07/17/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Katie was so helpful! Gorgeous venue and great price!! You will be in love with this venue. Best decision we made while planning our wedding.
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Brooke Sent on 07/16/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Everyone was SO easy to work with! The response time was super quick, and they worked to accommodate any of our needs. I would highly recommend :)
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Lauren Sent on 04/17/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I have nothing but positive things to say about Cross + Main. Not only is it absolutely STUNNING, the staff is absolutely incredible. From our first tour of Cross+Main, I was completely blown away by Katie. Admittedly, when we visited Cross+Main, I was completely over looking at venues - I went by request of my mom. Growing up in Wake Forest, I had driven by Cross+Main, formerly the Boondocks for a lot of my life, and never once considered wanting to get married there. Cross+Main was the last venue we visited. Our visit was spectacular. It was spotless, the ambiance was amazing and Katie was very organized and had great information for us. As a bride planning a wedding, I really liked that the venue came with beautiful Chiavari chairs, tables (round, long and cocktail) and a beautiful bar! Some of the other venues that we toured did not include these things, and the cost of rentals adds up very quickly! I also liked that there were only two options for catering and that highly reviewed "Rocky Top Catering" was one of them. As an indecisive girl, sometimes less choices are better for me! Immediately after our tour, Katie emailed me all of the information I needed to know to make an informed decision about the venue, including catering menus and recommended vendors. Little did she know, we had already made our decision! Right after leaving the tour, we all agreed that it was the perfect place for our wedding - we were so right! The process was seamless - Katie was always very responsive to our emails and all of our many questions. She even emailed me one time to pass along an article that she thought I would like because it had some of the designs I had shared with her! How thoughtful! I am so glad that I picked Cross + Main as my wedding venue and would recommend it to any bride!

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Kristi Sent on 03/05/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I have nothing but positive things to say about Cross+Main! Choosing Cross+Main as the venue for our wedding was the first vendor we decided on, and it was my favorite decision, by far. I probably researched every wedding venue in the triangle (and surrounding) area and ended up touring six. From the moment I walked into Cross+Main I knew it was the one! The history of this restored building has so much natural charm and beauty that you simply cannot find in newer venues in the area. The high ceilings, chandeliers, large windows, exposed brick, wooden church pews and bar, vintage couches, wooden cross, bridal suite, grooms suite, and cocktail space are just some of the reasons I loved the space. A great plus is that the venue has plenty of tables and (chiavari) chairs for you to use that are already included in the price - the chiavari chairs are a luxury that many venues in the Raleigh-Durham area don't include in their pricing. Another thing to note is that C+M does not have required food and beverage minimums that other venues do have - making catering much more flexible. I also can't say enough good things about Katie, C+M's event manager. It was incredibly important to me, as a bride, that I connected with my vendors and that I felt like they cared about me, not just my money. From the moment we met Katie, she was incredibly thoughtful and helpful in making our day unique and special. She was responsive and went above and beyond in helping us coordinate with vendors - she also allowed us to partake in the "bury the bourbon" tradition on-site and surprised us by keeping the Christmas greenery up through the beginning of January for our wedding when I told her how much I loved it. On the day-of, Katie ensured that everything venue-related was taken care so my husband and I had no worries. Everything about my experience with Cross+Main was beyond my expectation and I highly recommend the venue to any other bride looking to have a memorable (and affordable!) day!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

6 Endorsements
Katy Lynn Beauty Katy Lynn Beauty Wedding Hair & Makeup

Beautiful Venue!

The Wedding Woman The Wedding Woman Wedding Florists

Love working at Cross and Main. They do a wonderful job attending to every detail for the wedding couple. The Wedding woman is ready to help you make your wedding at Cross and Main amazing.

Total Exposure Band Total Exposure Band Wedding Bands

Very friendly and professional staff. An absolute beautiful venue. Highly recommended.

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Cross and Main frequently asked questions

Cross and Main includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • Clean Up
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
The space offered by Cross and Main for wedding events is known for:
  • Historic Building
Cross and Main offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
Cross and Main offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
Cross and Main offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Liability Insurance
Cross and Main offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Audio Equipment
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
Cross and Main is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in professionalism, 4.9 in value and 4.8 in flexibility.
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