Castle Ladyhawke

I could not have been more pleased with my experience at Castle Ladyhawke. They were wonderful!

The Castle Ladyhawke team was wonderful to work with. From my first contact through the Wedding, they were extremely helpful. The venue is lovely. With their expertise they offer vendor selections to help make your day special. They were the most flexible venue we met with. On the day of the Wedding, two attendants would approach us frequently wanting to know if we needed anything and what they could do to help. With their help our day was everything we dreamed it would be.

Castle Ladyhawks is an absolutely beautiful venue for a wedding. Kim and her associates were helpful and gracious every step of the way. Even though we used an excellent wedding planner, if I sent an e-mail to Kim she responded well before 24 hours had elapsed. She recommended a local child care provider and helped with countless other little details which created a very calm atmosphere. From the venue to the valet, I don't think you could find a better venue to have the wedding of your dream.

Castle Ladyhawke provided the perfect setting for our perfect day. The staff was very friendly and accomodating. The valet parking was excellent and the seating transition between ceremony and reception was seamless. The grounds were neatly groomed and clean despite a viscous storm the day before. We could not be happier that we chose Castle Ladyhawke. What a beautiful place for a wedding!

The castle is a beautiful venue for a wedding ceremony and reception. I LOVED every minute of it. Joy and Kim at the castle were a pleasure to work with! Very caring & flexible!

Castle Ladyhawke provided a beautiful setting with an excellent staff. Catering was provided by Stacey Reeves and the food was truly out of this world. A true replica of a medieval castle, not a cheap replica. Ours was one of the first weddings held at the castle, I am sure that they have only improved!

The staff at Lady Castlehawke were The Best. Always willing to offer assistance , encouragement and flexability. Thanks for making this a most memorable event.

We had the first wedding held at the castle and we couldnt have been happier. They were extremely helpful and really wanted our wedding to go smoothly. Still to this day, a year later, we have people still talking about it and how it was the most beautiful wedding they have ever been to. Our guests really enjoyed the beauty of the castle and being able to explore the property. I would recommend this venue to anyone that wants to have the most beautiful, perfect wedding possible!

I absolutely loved Castle Ladyhawke! The location was beautiful, the owner (Kim) is incredibly helpful and went out of her way to help me on many occassions during the planning process even though I had a wedding planner. The prices were reasonable, good, if you take into account everything that comes with the day. Our wedding was so beautiful a couple who was attending the wedding were motivated and got engaged that night. Following the wedding, 2 of my guests left things behind (camera, sunglasses, purse) and according to the guests, Castle Ladyhawke staff went above and beyond to ensure they got their stuff back. I have nothing but good things to say about Castle Ladyhawke. There are definitely cheaper venues but none could have been as beautiful or perfect for my wedding.

We chose Castle Ladyhawke because we wanted a gorgeous setting that didn't come with all the requirements of many other venues. We wanted the freedom to choose our caterer, flowers, etc. Although the logistics were a bit crazy because of the location, everything turned out really well. It rained when our ceremony was supposed to be starting but the delay was fine because our guests enjoyed exploring the castle, wine in hand! Afterwards the sun came out and everything was absolutely beautiful. It seems like they have worked out the kinks mentioned in previous reviews, as Kim now has you fill out a thorough questionnaire that mentions back-up plans and other things. Sam was our day-of coordinator provided, and she was perfect. She helped us set up that morning and made sure things ran smoothly for the ceremony and reception. It is a bit pricier than other venues we looked at (fees do apply for some outside vendor choices, but there aren't corking charges or anything for the alcohol, so that makes a big difference), but if you are looking for a really neat location allowing you the freedom to make the choices you want, this is a fantastic choice!

Very beautiful setting for an indoor or outdoor wedding! We had a blast!

I loved working with Kim. she helped me a lot! ... I was a great experience ... my guests and I were amazing with the place. Thank you Castle Ladyhawke for making my dreams come true ! Joice Ruffing

Castle Ladyhawke is an amazing venue. The only drawback is the size of the location and that it limits the number of guests that can comfortably attend. Kim, the owner, was friendly and very responsive to any questions/concerns that I had. It can be an expensive choice as there is nothing included in the rental of this venue and everything musted be rented sepearately - from linens, tableware, chairs, barware, etc. One of the best features of this venue is that they only book 1 wedding a day, which means you get the castle exclusively for the day. That was very memorable and created a wonderful party like atmosphere. Addtionally, Castle Ladyhawke is affiliated with some amazing vendors who are familiar with the space and will work with any couple to help create a memorable event. We have no regrets and only special and wonderful memories of our wedding at Castle Ladyhawke.

This is an absolutely beautiful venue with the opportunity to create the wedding of your dreams. The issues we faced were the small size and inexperienced staff. It rained on my wedding day and we had to move the ceremony inside and the majority of our guests couldn't see. We knew this was a possibility, but still disappointing. I can't speak for how they handle weddings currently, but we were one of the first few to be held at the castle and at the time the owner nor her staff seemed to know what they were doing which led to quite a bit of back and forth as to what was agreed in the contract, frequent attempts to charge us for unnecessary things, and had it not been for the fact that my family and I took care of almost everything including set up and clean up I'm not sure that anything would have gone smoothly. I honestly can't give any credit to the castle staff for my perfect wedding outside of having a beautiful setting. Given their increased prices I hope that they have worked out the kinks in their operation. I would recommend the venue however I encourage any bride considering it to be thorough in her questions and to save EVERY email and correspondence, they saved my life and my wallet many times over during the planning process! UPDATE: In response to the below, please do not be mistaken that I regret using my family as much as I did. The castle attendants did not help set up for the ceremony or reset for the reception (as was included in our contract for up to 100 guests). Had it not been for my family it would have been a disaster. I will say however that I had a small army of family in attendance with clearly defined assignments and they pulled everything off beautifully as well as a wedding director that took care of any day of emergencies or concerns. The rain and capacity were not my main complaints. My complaints were the hard to work with staff, the back and forth over contract agreements and disorganization prior to the wedding, the lack of help on the day of the wedding, and the gate messing up and a good portion of our guests only getting to the ceremony in time for us to walk back down the aisle to leave (which we were offered free trash removal to make up for although my family had already removed the trash and cleaned). We did have a beautiful wedding and none of the mishaps were even realized by our guests. It was more of a stress, frustration and disappointment for myself and my parents than a result of an unsuccessful day. To restate the point I tried to make in my first review, this is a beautiful place with a lot of potential, but in my case it took a lot of planning, organization and patience on mine and my family's part to pull our wedding off. It would almost be better to be advertised as a beautiful empty house/castle for you to use as your own instead of a full or partial service venue.

My husband and I recently were married at Castle Ladyhawke. Our wedding was during the day at 3:00pm. When we arrived, there was a huge tent setup in front of the castle for another wedding later. That pretty much took away from our pictures out front. We could not have any taken unless it was at the front door. No one told us it would be setup. The owner was not present. Instead, she had another person there to assist us. Part of the package included the filing of the marriage license. It's been two weeks now and they still have not sent it into the Register of Deeds office. In North Carolina, the law states that you have 10 days from the day of the ceremony to return the paperwork. If it is not received, then your marriage is automatically annulled; VOID! I was told by the castle that the assistant forgot to mail it. I asked the owner to find out the status and let me know because for one, we want it filed and legal and two, I need it for HR and benefit purposes. As of today, I have yet to receive a response. This is unacceptable. Although, beautiful and in a beautiful setting the service we've received has been below awful. They have breached the contract we agreed to. Now, I have to wait until Friday (today being Wednesday) to contact the Register of Deed's office again to find out if they have yet received the paperwork. If they have not received it, we will have to perform the ceremony all over again because the 10 days will have turned into 15 days. I am VERY devastated and disappointed to have to go through this. And if not rectified, other actions will have to be made. Spare yourself, your daughter, your son, etc. the headache and do not use this vendor.