The Merrimon-Wynne is a dream venue - even in the midst of a pandemic. We locked in our date just a few days after our engagement in December 2019. When it was clear we needed to push our wedding date from June to a later date, Kaila (and our amazing planner, Amanda Blair by Design) was on top of it. She presented us with our options, and we ultimately locked in August 7th. At the time, we were hopeful that our original plan of having a ceremony and reception would still be able to take place. In the weeks leading up to August 7th, we were at the mercy of the Governor's mandates, and ended up keeping the date for our ceremony (the best part!!) and pushing our reception to June 6, 2021. The Merrimon-Wynne was extremely communicative and gracious as our plans shifted again. I think the most important thing to convey about our experience with the Merrimon-Wynne though was that our wedding day could not have gone any smoother or been any more perfect. In the midst of a pandemic, Haleigh an... Read mored the team gave us a day that I'd change zero things about. Coupled with the planning of ABBD, the Merrimon-Wynne made me forget about the fears of the world as I prepared for and ultimately said "I do" to my person on August 7th. We are excited to get to return next year to celebrate, but we are still on cloud nine after our wedding at the Merrimon-Wynne.

Getting married is supposed to be this magical fairy tale of a time for everyone, what they don’t tell you is how hard and how much work it is to make a vision come to life. There were two decisions that didn’t take any thought – first was this venue. A girlfriend of mine used to bar tend at the MW House and I saw a wedding on her snapchat, messaged her immediately and the rest was history – I knew before I was even engaged that that was where I was getting married. Fast forward to signing the dotted line. The MW House is like THE wedding venue in Raleigh, so they’re booked crazy far in advance, but they were flexible with me in that they give you a bit of time to “hold” a date before you cough over the funds. That’s huge in making sure any other “must have” vendors or guests/friends/family can make that date work. Because of this, I got a date I was super happy with and just has a nice ring to it. 11.23.19. The best day ever. Fast forward again to planning... Read more time, I had a few requests that the MW was able to accommodate, ie earlier start times, vendors not on their recommended list, alcohol selections, you name it. I wouldn’t say I was a bridezilla, but I definitely had high expectations and wanted everything to go the way that I envisioned it. For all the requests, there were reasonable accommodations made to the best of their ability that I was incredibly happy with. Now here is where MW differs from everyone else (at least I’m guessing they do). Timeline as follows, Day before the wedding: my bar check bounced because I am an idiot, my MW contact, Abby, literally drove TO MY HOUSE, to come get a new check from me so that I didn’t have to squeeze that in the day before. Day of wedding: I ALWAYS had a drink in my hand (that they asked me ahead of time to ensure it was the right one), food was brought out for my fiancé and I so we didn’t have to stand in lines and could eat and start greeting guests asap and someone always had an eye out for us to offer any help needed. Post wedding (and arguably the biggest and most important thing that I think puts the MW House, and specifically Abby, apart from everyone else): My mother had gifted me a pair of diamond earrings that she had owned for 15 years. I had already bought earrings to coordinate with my dress, but these were my mother’s diamonds so I couldn’t decide on if they were what I should wear that day, so to be safe I brought both. Like a complete idiot, after deciding to wear the original earrings, I didn’t put the diamonds back in my bag, I just left them out. I realized I didn’t have them late that night, came back to the MW the next day and dug through trash, texted every vendor and was truly devastated. Here I was, supposed to be in wedding bliss and it had literally turned my weekend into a nightmare. Abby went back AND DUG THROUGH THE DUMPSTER, and found them. Please tell me a coordinator who cares so much – they are few and far between, I’d guess. I could tell you all of the beautiful things about the MW House, but you know them – the location, perfect; the upkeep of the home, perfect; everything you look for in the vibe of a wedding, the MW nails – but what really separates them from the pack, is their customer service, attention to detail and overall professionalism. To the MW House Team – thank you for making this the best day of my life, and for everything you have done for Bobby and myself over the last year and a half of planning. I will never forget this day. Also, Abby deserves a raise 😉

We are so excited for our wedding here next year! Kaila has been very responsive in answering all my questions and has catered to everything I have requested. The property is beyond beautiful in person!!

We had our dream wedding planned and ready to go. When Coronavirus necessitated stay-at-home orders for our state, we had to scramble to change our wedding plans. We contacted the staff at Merrimon-Wynne to let them know we would have to reschedule our originally planned wedding. They made it seamlessly and incredibly easy to change our date where all of our guests could attend. When we approached them with a request to have a small and simple ceremony to honor our original date, they were quick to say "YES!!" Thank you to Kaila, Haleigh, and the entire Merrion-Wynne House staff for everything you have done and continue to do! They went above and beyond to make this moment so special for us! While our wedding didn't look the way we had originally planned, it was an incredibly intimate and memorable day! They even went so far as to provide a champagne toast and a romantic lunch for us to celebrate our special day! If you are looking for a venue to have 2 or 200 people attend you... Read morer event, the Merrimon-Wynne House is your venue! The venue is so gorgeous, that really you don't need to add anything to make it beautiful. But, you can add as much as you would like (see their instagram page or website for more details!) We cannot wait to go back to have our originally planned dream wedding! Thank you Merrimon-Wynne, you simply are THE BEST!!

The Merrimon-Wynne was the only venue we wanted for our wedding day! We had admired it long before we were planning our wedding, and we knew it was the perfect place for our big day. The team at MW are a dream to work with! They were so helpful and responsive throughout the entire planning process. The property itself is jaw dropping and kept so beautiful. We loved the fact that we get to use the venue all day and could get ready with our wedding party there. I can't imagine having done our wedding anywhere else.

The Merrimon Wynne House was absolutely incredible. Not only was the space gorgeous, the staff was just lovely. They were always so helpful and quick to respond. Kaila Anderson was particularly wonderful to us. She served as our Merrimon Wynne contact and our day of coordinator and we honestly couldn’t have done the day without her! Her expertise, willingness to help, and kindness made our day perfect all around. Merrimon Wynne and Kaila made our day so special - we can’t thank them enough!

We originally chose the Merrimon Wynne as our wedding venue because it is absolutely stunning. I loved how light, airy, and clean the entire venue looks. I was particularly drawn to the "getting ready rooms" for the bride and groom. Little did I know, the Merrimon Wynne is not only beautiful but their staff is amazing as well. Abby was our coordinator and she was very flexible making sure our day was perfect. She worked with us to get us the bar menu we wanted, the decor we wanted, etc. Between Abby and our wedding planner everything was taken care of all day long. We never had to worry about anything. Abby even made sure we had a fresh drink in our hands at all times. It's really that attention to detail that makes the difference. I highly recommend the Merrimon Wynne. You definitely won't regret it!

My wedding day was a fairytale. Everything was perfect thanks to my amazing team at Merrimon-Wynne - I highly recommend Kaila Anderson as a wedding planner, she was phenomenal!!! This venue has everything to offer and made exquisite backdrop for all of our photos. Our guests raved about Merrimon-Wynne and how breathtaking everything was. We had 150 guests, it rained so we were inside the carriage house for the ceremony and reception after a flip. It’s so worth it! I cannot get over how dreamy it was.

Our wedding was 10/25/2019 and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! The Merrimon-Wynne House is truly timeless and beautiful and has been my dream venue since we got engaged in 2018! The house speaks for itself and I love that it is a blank slate for any design/decor vision that a bride may have. I can't say enough about Kaila Anderson- she was not only our venue coordinator but was hired as my month of wedding planner and she was AMAZING. So responsive to emails and never seemed bothered by my many questions! Not only did she make the planning process smooth and seamless, but she seemed to be everywhere I needed her on the big day! If you are needing a planner for your wedding at the Merrimon-Wynne House, I highly encourage you to reach out to Kaila!

The Merrimon-Wynne House is hands down the most beautiful venue in Raleigh. Their staff makes planning your event a breeze. This house does not need any additional decorations to make your wedding or event one to remember. I cannot recommend this house enough!

If the sheer beauty of this venue is not enough, everyone who works there makes planning so very easy. We worked with Abby through our wedding planning and she was so patient with many questions we had along the way and quickly responded to any of our inquiries. She did so much work behind the scenes communicating with the band and other vendors. I was so confident that the wedding day would be fabulous given the incredible support staff and advice given along the way. The house with it's expansive windows and porches, the carriage house and lawn ooze southern charm and I fell in love with the site when I first saw it. You could add very little to the venue and it still would be beautiful. If I could do it all again, I would not change a thing!

The Merrimon Wynne house is one of the most beautiful wedding venues in Raleigh. They have amazing staff and vendor teams. Every vendor we worked with said they loved working with Merrimon Wynne and all of our guests loved the venue. The space was perfect with room to get ready etc. The carriage house is beautiful. They are super open to different ideas for the space and have lots to offer.

The Merrimon-Wynne House and team are a DREAM. The house is stunning and provides so many spaces to have a full wedding all in one location while changing up the scenery. We got ready upstairs in the beautiful bridal and groom suites, had a wonderful ceremony on the lawn, hosted a cocktail hour inside the house, and then danced the night away with a reception inside the carriage house and ice cream on the lawn. The ability to flow between spaces was a huge positive for us so that our guests could mingle the whole time without having to change venues. The house is beautiful and simple to begin with so you can really make it your own with decorations. We're so thankful they had big lawn umbrellas as well as person umbrellas so that we were still able to have our ceremony outside despite the sprinkling rain! We got so many compliments about the venue and how people were able to mingle outside during the reception as well. It really made our wedding feel so intimate with 150 people! Kaila ... Read morewas an amazing coordinator. I never had to worry about organizing the vendors or if I was forgetting something. She always had me covered! The Merrimon-Wynne house is perfect and the team is incredibly professional! I highly recommend checking them out when looking for an all-in-one venue!

Choosing the Merrimon-Wynne as our wedding venue was the first and easiest decision we made -- as soon as we walked in, it felt right! The venue itself is absolutely beautiful. It is classic & timeless and very Raleigh -- we loved getting to share it's character with our many out of state guests! The team at the Merrimon-Wynne made the wedding planning process so much easier. We worked with Abby and she was absolutely amazing! She was willing to help with anything we needed and always made us feel like her number one priority! She gave great, honest advice and never pressured us to pick a particular vendor or to do anything we were not comfortable with. She always seemed genuinely excited about our wedding day AND our marriage. She clearly wanted us to be happy first and foremost! The day itself was a dream -- we loved getting ready in the bridal suite. We had an offsite ceremony, then came back to the most beautiful reception. We really enjoyed being able to have separate spaces for ... Read morethe events. We had cocktail hour in the main house followed by dinner and dancing in the carriage house. We had plenty of room for our band and our 150 guests! We also had great weather and our guests were able to enjoy the outdoor space to have lawn games and get dessert! The house also provided the most beautiful backdrop for pictures. The day could not have gone better! We are so thankful we had not only the most gorgeous venue, but experts to help us every step of the way. It was the most beautiful wedding day & we are so thankful to the Merrimon-Wynne team! Highly recommend :)