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Reception
$3,250 starting price
Ceremony
$3,250 starting price
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These prices are available for the months of May through October. These prices are available for the months of November through April.

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Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, at Milepost 115, Explore Park in Roanoke County offers do-it-yourself wedding facility rentals.

Historic church, reception building, garden or rustic meadow options

Use any catering service or wedding planner

Tables and chairs included with all indoor rentals

Alcohol permitted with proper permit

Ample parking

Host your wedding on the historic Blue Ridge Parkway!

INDOOR VENUES

Mount Union Church features beautiful dark wood pews, high ceilings, a raised platform alter with arch, classic sconce lighting, piano and lovely wood flooring. At the rear of the church are dressing rooms. Church can hold 99 guests total.

The Arthur Taubman features three rooms for an intimate reception that includes a built-in wooden bar, small solarium plus a wrap round deck.

OUTDOOR VENUES

The Butterfly Garden with Pergola Arbor is an intimate and lovely spot. More expansive meadow areas in Riverside Village include historical buildings as your backdrop.

Pricing ranges from:

* $1,250 for ten-hour outdoor rental

* $1,750 for a ten-hour rental at Mount Union Church

* $1,750 for a ten-hour rental of the Arther Taubman

* Save when you rent the combo that includes Mount Union Church and Arthur Taubman for $3,250 (use includes the afternoon prior to your wedding through noon the day after)

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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?

$3,250

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

Yes

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

$3,250

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Parking

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

4

Describe your venue:

Historic Building
Park

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception

What months are included in your peak season?

May
June
July
August
September
October
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Reviews of Explore Park

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Miranda
Miranda H. Sent on 12/25/2019
4.6 out of 5 rating

Beautiful and simple venue with a great price and nice people!

This venue is beautiful! It's simplistic and historical which gives the option of decorating it as much or little as possible. They provided golf carts the day of our wedding to get down to the church and back up to reception hall. It is a small venue and I do no recommend it if you are planning more than 100 people attending, but it's great for smaller weddings. There is a bride room at the church to hide out in till the ceremony starts. They have a bridal suite and groom's suite with private bathrooms and a bigger getting ready room in the upstairs of the reception building. The layout of the building does make it somewhat difficult to fit more than 6 tables, but they provide maps and setup options to fit as many people as possible, which was incredibly helpful. They try very hard to be available for you to see the venue any time up to your wedding. Obviously they can't do this during weddings, but they were willing any other time.
The one downside, that they can't help, is that the new treequest is along the way to the church and there were people there when we were about to start our ceremony. Not a huge deal, as the church is far enough away that you can't hear the people and is you have it in the evening, most of the people will be gone. Definitely just more of a heads up if that's important to you. They don't have anyone there to help setup or clean up, but a person was there till the event was over if we had questions and to make sure the trash was out and buildings were locked up. You get the venue from Friday to Sunday at a very reasonable price. We loved having our wedding here and they many sites for beautiful pictures (like the overlooks).
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