Rose Hill Estate Reviews

As soon as we made the drive down the long winding path through the trees to get to the house, we knew Rose Hill was the perfect location for us. We were blown away by the Manor House and how elegant and perfect it was (any time of year), but especially with how beautifully it was decorated at Christmas when we were visiting it for our December 7th wedding. With all the other locations on the property such as Nathan Hall for dinner, the upstairs area for getting ready, the gazebo with the swans swimming by, etc. we knew that Rose Hill would not only be able to accommodate our large wedding, but would be able to give us the romantic and southern look and feel that we wanted for our special day. It also made the perfect backdrop for my bridal portraits. :) Everyone that came to our wedding said it was the best wedding they had ever been to in their life and we know Rose Hill had a huge part in that, so we couldn't be happier!

For our wedding, we wanted an outdoor ceremony, a place with a good back up plan in case of rain (because it is NC), and great food. From reviews on Wedding Wire and other sites, it was clear Rose Hill came highly rated. Upon visiting in person, it was beautiful and would provide us with great outdoor photo opportunities. We met with Nicole, who is extremely nice and professional.

Rose Hill has three normal ceremony spots (The front of the manor, the gazebo in front of the pond, or the pecan grove), but anywhere in the plantation can be used. We chose an unconventional location, but it rained the day of the wedding (only during the 45 minute ceremony time), so thank goodness Rose Hill has a great back up plan. The ceremony was moved into the reception hall which was prepared so that immediate family was sat up front, while all other guests were at their assigned tables. We were lucky the rain stopped by the end of the ceremony so we could walk the grounds for photos; however, Rose Hill was more than willing to allow us back for wedding photos had the rain continued.

Rose Hill prepares all food onsite (outside caterers are not allowed). We were initially nervous about selecting Rose Hill since we were under the impression we could not taste the food until after booking the venue. Upon tasting, there was no reason to be nervous, and the reviews were absolutely correct in regards to the food. It was fantastic! From the mac & cheese, the raspberry and brie filo-tart hors d'oeuvre, the ginger beer smoked pork loin, and every other item, the food was perfectly prepared. We have tried various local caterers, and they do not compare. For us, we wanted great food at the wedding and we are glad we spent the money to make that happen.

All of our guests were impressed and in awe at Rose Hill. The place is gorgeous, the staff is courteous, and the food is phenomenal. We cannot give Rose Hill enough praise.

We just can’t express how thankful we are for having Rose Hill as the venue for our daughter’s wedding. The managers, Jackie and Tonya, are so professional and responsive when you ask questions. The grounds are immaculate, the historic home is gracious, beautifully furnished and was perfect for the bridal party getting ready before the wedding and for cocktail hour between the lakeside ceremony and dinner and dancing that followed in gorgeous Nathan Hall. Being there while it was decorated for Christmas was an added bonus. We were so thrilled with everything there. Our guests continue to comment on how much they enjoyed Rose Hill. It’s a true eastern NC treasure, and we highly recommend it!

Nicole and the whole Rose Hill team provided wonderful services from the moment I visited the venue till the day of the wedding. If you are considering having a wedding in NC I highly recommend you visit the Rose Hill Plantation. The venue is absolutely stunning and the service is phenomenal. I do not currently reside in NC and had to plan the whole wedding from afar but the folks at Rose Hill made the planning process seamless. My expectations were not only met but surpassed. The food, the venue itself, and he services they provided were everything I wanted and more!

Rose Hill Plantation is a dream come true. I'm not just saying that - it was so gorgeous in every detail that many of my guests said it was the most beautiful wedding that they had ever been too. The food is equally amazing! Not only is it convenient to have the chef onsite, but each dish was delicious. The service was on point - the wait staff, kitchen, and management were all very accommodating and attentive. Coordinator Nicole Marion was an excellent liaison and helped us make our decisions and plan the details. Even my groom (now husband) had a uniquely incredible experience because he and his party were able to go skeet shooting on the professional on-site range the morning of the wedding. I cannot recommend this venue highly enough!

I cannot thank Rose Hill enough for making our dream wedding come true! The venue, staff, food, decor, EVERYTHING was perfect! I wouldn't have changed a thing, even the rain on our day. Nicole and Walter were so helpful and patient through the process. They answered all of our questions, were very accommodating and made sure everything went according to plan. On the day of our wedding, I knew there wasn't anything we needed to worry about and I am truly thankful for that.

Thank you again to everyone! I wish there were reasons for us to come back. We are already talking about having a big party for our 5-year anniversary in the Smoke House just so we can be there again!

My husband and I got married at Rose Hill on October 4th, 2025. We never even toured another venue, we knew from the moment we were there this was the place for us! We chose the swan gazebo as our location and the views, the lighting, the swan, it was all so perfect! The staff at Rose Hill is incredible and so attentive, they made the process so seamless. We love this place and hope to visit this special place again in the near future!
With Love, The Dennys

When my hubby and I decided we wanted to do something a little different for our wedding we began searching for old plantations, farms and bed and breakfasts in VA and NC. There is nowhere else (near our hometown at least) where you get outdoor beauty, a ceremony on the water and a huge indoor banquet hall for the reception. Our wedding was on Aug 30 (labor day weekend) so we knew it could be VERY hot or POURING down rain. This gave us the best of everything with a great weather contingency plan. The food is wonderful and the servers are all very very friendly. When we booked, there was no other events the few days leading up to our wedding so we had planned to do all of our decorating and such on the day before. Less than two weeks before, they booked another wedding the night before, which made me (scheduling freak!) go a little crazy and panic. They were willing to work with us in an unbelievable way. We couldnt rehearse on site because the other wedding would be beginning shortly after, but they allowed our entire wedding party to stop by and look and then we went to one of the other houses on the property where they had set up one row of chairs to allow us to practice. Since the Friday night wedding was not over until late, they had one brave staff member volunteer to stay late and allow us to come decorate the entire inside banquet room between 11:30 and midnight. They even let us do the outdoor decorating the morning of the wedding VERY EARLY. This made it so that I could still put everything where I wanted and how I wanted it, without interfering with the rest of the strict schedule we had for getting ready and leading up to the ceremony. Some of my family originally did not understand why we had to travel over 2 hours for our wedding; but as soon as they got there they understood! My only com;aint was that the heat brought out gnats, which for whatever reason were very annoying the entire wedding.

We just had our wedding on Saturday December 21st, and to say the night was magical still feels like an understatement. Everything about this place is stunning and professional. Our guests couldn't stop raving about the venue and the food. We absolutely loved everything about this place and the people we worked with. Nicole was so attentive and made sure our day went flawlessly. We had the best night of our lives and feel so thankful we were able to spend it at Rose Hill.

I wouldn't have wanted to get married anywhere else! Guests still are talking about how beautiful the venue was!

Using Rose Hill as my wedding venue was one of the best decisions I have made. Not only is the wedding venue absolutely stunning, but the staff is great as well. They were always very responsive and helpful when I had any questions. They recommended some of the best vendors in the industry that allowed my special day to run smoothly. Even with a last minute change to ceremony location, they were on top of everything and made my day stress free. I highly recommend Rose Hill.

We wanted a venue that gave us something no other venue in Raleigh could... classic elegance, exclusivity, space, accommodation and exquisite food. So, with Rose Hill only being 30ish minutes away... it was a no brainer. Our guests RAVED about the venue, but we already knew they would. The scenery, the cocktail hour, the FOOD... it was everything we wanted and more & we could not be happier with the service we received.

What an absolutely beautiful venue for a wedding! We had my daughter’s wedding at Rose Hill Estate three weeks ago. The venue is gorgeous inside and outside! We worked with Tonya who orchestrated the plans, along with our wedding planner, for both the rehearsal dinner, the wedding ceremony and the reception. She was knowledgeable, friendly and helped us in so many ways! Just prior to the ceremony, it rained and Tonya and her staff had to do some extra work in order to get everything ready for our outdoor wedding. She was on the ball. Every detail was attended to and we could not have been happier. The grounds at Rose Hill are immaculately kept and there are three gorgeous sites in which to have a ceremony. Nathan Hall is a very large and lovely banquet hall for a reception. And the original house was the perfect gathering place for our guests to gather and have a glass of champagne while it rained! So many of our guests commented on just how gorgeous our venue was. I cannot say enough about the wonderful service we received! Thank you to all the staff at Rose Hill and especially to Tonya who answered all my endless questions!!

We visited a total of 11 venues and Rose Hill Estate was the only one to truly take our breath away. Everything we wanted in a venue we were able to find here. My favorite part besides the view was the accessibility of my entire family and bridal party being able to get ready in the same location. My husband and I were still hidden from each other but it made it easier and I was able to see all of my family before the ceremony. There are not enough words to describe Tonya and her team and how amazing they are. Every detail was thought of and handled. She has a lot of great recommendations and you can tell she truly loves her job and the venue.

The venue is gorgeous with multiple options for the ceremony and reception, including a rainy day plan. The food and service were fantastic !!! We dropped a few unexpected requests on them both a couple weeks before the wedding and at the reception and they were met promptly and without any hassle. Additionally, they recommended a vendor to provide shuttle transportation and he worked out great.
No wedding at a beautiful venue like this one is "cheap" however I can say every dime was well spent and we could not have asked for a better, hassle free day. Nicole, thank you !!

My husband and I planned our dream, North Carolina wedding from Texas and it all was rooted with the beautiful Rose Hill Plantation.

I had fallen in love with Rose Hill before we moved and knew I wouldn't find a venue to match the beauty or the value so we were eager to book it right away! Nicole was our coordinator and was incredibly accommodating and helpful throughout the entire process and was so sweet about my many, many questions for her.

We had our rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception all at Rose Hill, and the morning of the wedding, my husband shot at the Rose Hill sporting clays range. Each aspect was perfect!

Many of our guests told us they had honestly never been to a more beautiful wedding, and neither had we. The venue is absolutely breath-taking no matter where you are! We loved our front porch ceremony, the indoor reception in Nathan Hall, and having the luxury of staying in this beautiful manor overnight. Waking up and having coffee on the back porch is a moment my husband and I will never forget.

I could go on and on about how wonderful Rose Hill was for us, but I'll stop here. There truly isn't a single thing I would change! My advice to brides looking for the perfect venue is to stop looking and BOOK ROSE HILL NOW!!

My husband and I got married recently at Rose Hill and the venue could not have been more magical. The team at Rose Hill was incredibly responsive and flexible with our needs and was able to answer all of our questions! Our family and friends cannot stop talking about how incredible their experience at the venue was from the amazing food vendors to the scenic gazebo where we said "I do". I cannot thank Rose Hill's staff enough for making our wedding day so incredibly special and memorable!

Rose Hill went ABOVE and BEYOND expectations to make sure our day was perfect. Nicole was an incredible asset during the whole planning process. The closer we got to the wedding day, I KNOW I emailed her at least 5 times a week. She had so much patience and was willing to answer any questions I had! I can't speak highly enough about the service (and the FOOD!!!!!) we received at Rose Hill. From the minute we arrived to the house on the wedding day, we had someone there with us serving our mimosas, cleaning up after us and making sure we had everything we needed. Our guests RAVED about the service at Rose Hill for weeks!! If I had to do it over again, I would choose Rose Hill every time. You won't regret it!!!

Rose Hill is a beautiful place. I always wanted to be married at an old plantation house under the trees and that's exactly what I got. We were able to have our ceremony and reception in the same place which was wonderful. I had my ceremony in the pecan grove and it was beautiful. The staff was very professional and polite and there when you needed them. Walter had everyone on point! The food was awesome! Every single person I talked to brought up how great the food was. I had like half a plate at dinner because my dress was a little tight lol and then the staff left us two whole plates in our room in case we got hungry that night... and we did... and we ate all of it! It was delicious. The flow of things went very nicely and a lot of decisions we made were Walter's ideas.. and they came out great. All the wedding guests commented on how beautiful Rose Hill was and how they had no idea it existed! Not a single thing went wrong that night and I couldn't have asked for anything more.

Seriously can not say enough great things about Rose Hill Plantation. It was everything I would expect my wedding venue to be and more. From the majestic lake side gazebo to the grand ballroom with amazing food, everything made my wedding the royal wedding I always dreamed it would be.

We are from the Raleigh, NC area and looked at many venues in the Raleigh, Durham and Wake Forest areas. My daughter wanted a venue for an outside wedding with a backup plan if we had to move inside because of bad weather. Rose Hill Plantation had it all and was the perfect place. From the very first phone call Nicole Marion worked so hard to make her wedding day a true fairy tale wedding!! Nicole was always accommodating and such a sweetheart to work with making this whole wedding process so easy. The facility is truly amazing and is a one stop venue. We were able to host the Rehearsal Dinner, Wedding, and Reception all in one place. Our guests came as faraway as Norway and said it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever attended. Although there were many wonderful attendants during the Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding there are a few that I would like to recognize.
1) Nicole Marion is so professional and puts everyone at ease with her sweet personality. I cannot thank her enough for all her help! She is AWESOME!!
2) Steve was there from the moment my Director and I got there to decorate before the Rehearsal Dinner until we left at 11:00 p.m. after the Wedding reception. What a true gentleman and asset he is!!
3) Dawn was just amazing! I just loved her personality and she was such a hard worker throughout the Rehearsal Dinner and the Wedding making sure everyone was taken care of!! I just love her and she will forever hold a special place in my heart!!

Rose Hill Plantation is truly a gem!!!

A few paragraphs of wonderful things to say will never amount to how wonderful Rose Hill Plantation was to us! I first attended a wedding with my sister at Rose Hill 4-5 years ago, as babysitters for 4 children of the family (all of which who were in the wedding). I knew, right then, when we pulled up to the Manor House at Rose Hill, that I would plan my wedding one day at this amazing venue.
My husband, Seth, and I had our rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, and wedding reception at Rose Hill Plantation and all were EQUALLY amazing!!! From the food, the service from staff, and the hospitality, Rose Hill set the standards high. Nicole Marion, the wedding coordinator for Rose Hill, is absolutely phenomenal and I couldn't have asked for a better person to work with! She was always so approachable and flexible in scheduling in-person appointments, as well as phone calls to discuss any questions or concerns we had. And trust me, we had Nicole's email and phone number memorized, and she was always there when we needed her! Our wedding was magical and everything and more than we could have ever asked for. Nicole and her staff at Rose Hill put this bride and groom (and our entire bridal party and family) at ease with NO stress whatsoever. We could go on and on! Thank you so much to everyone at Rose Hill. You have outdone yourselves and provided us with the best day of our lives with so many lasting memories!

Rose Hill is soooo beautiful. Walter was very easy to talk to and listened to what we envisioned on our wedding day. I recently got married on August 31, 2013 and wanted something small yet elegant. The grounds were well kept and the scenery is absolutely breathtaking. The food was DELICIOUS!!! Everyone is still talking about the food even 2 weeks after the wedding. The staff was very nice and they were eager to assist you with whatever you needed. Did I mention the food was GREAT!! :)

Thank you so much Walter for everything that you did to make my dream wedding a success!!

What a beautiful wedding venue. My daughter Rachel was married there on the 21st of April. The grounds were immaculate, the staff extremely accommodating and food was expertly prepared and displayed beautifully. Walter was very gracious and patient with us during the planning phase of the wedding and the end result was all and more than he had promised.

Walter and his staff interfaced well with our wedding planners and all of the other vendors and the entire day went off without a hitch.

Who wouldn't want to be married by a lake, complete with swans, on a bucolic southern homeplace and then recieve your guests in a elegant reception hall.