The Pavilion at the Angus Barn – Raleigh, NC Wedding Venue

The Pavilion is located just off I-540 minutes from the RDU Airport in the heart of William B. Umstead State Park. When planning a wedding at The Pavilion at the Angus Barn, we have a few tips.

  • The best position for the DJ is set up in the middle of the room across from the beautiful fireplace.
  • The wedding ceremony inside in front of the fireplace is just as beautiful as is at the lake.
  • S’mores and cigars at the fire pit are awesome!
  • Side and back patios and great for cocktail hour locations with perfect views.

Sample Wedding At the Angus Barn

I didn’t realize until closer to the wedding (and neither did they) that both Ryan and his Mother had separately hired me from venue referrals for both the rehearsal dinner and wedding. I knew I didn’t want to duplicate anything from night to night for this wonderful couple & their guests. Challenge accepted!

Brooke and Ryan’s rehearsal dinner was held on Friday at The Pavilion at the Angus Barn for 100 people. As the guests arrived I had a mix of soft rock, classic soul, standards, and a few country songs playing. They enjoyed visiting, cornhole on the back patio, passed hors d’oeuvres, and the veggie and cheese display. What do they do to that cheese to make it so good???

After the cocktail hour, I invited them to take their seats for dinner. His father, Dave welcomed everyone and Pastor Nathan blessed the meal. The salads and entrees came out and I continued the same music mix as the cocktails. After dinner, we had a shoe game and 6 toasts while guests enjoyed champagne and dessert. Instead of opening the dance floor (that was held over until Saturday), I played a mix of sing-along “Beachy/Yacht Rock” songs like “Build Me Up Buttercup”, “Dancing In The Moonlight” and “Still The One” for guests to visit more before heading out.

Saturday- Wedding Day!!!!

I arrived at The Historic Wakefield Barn super early to set up for the ceremony and hang out with my fellow vendor friends. Shelley from Expressions Of Love Florist was getting the ceremony site on the 2ndfloor ready. Photographer Nancy Ray was taking pics of Brooke, Ryan, and the wedding party separately around the property with videographers Chris & Toni from Heart Stone Films and Steph from Southern Oak Events was making sure everything was perfect.

As the 200 guests arrived for the ceremony they were treated to live music by a quartet from Arioso Strings. I ran a mic for Pastor Nathan as well as a handheld mic for a reader. After the ceremony, they have invited to the 1st-floor barn stables for cocktails and more music by Arioso Strings while the staff flipped the 2nd floor for dinner and dancing.

When the room was ready guests came back upstairs and I lined the wedding party up for introductions. They were introduced to “(This Will Be) An Everlasting Love” and lined up in front of the head table. Brooke and Ryan came into loud applause and had their first dance to “Forever Like That” by Ben Rector. They sang it to each other like they were the only ones in the room. It was so sweet!! Brooke’s Father welcomed everyone and Brooke and Ryan blessed the meal. During dinner, I played a similar playlist to the night before, but with different songs (of course).

After dinner, we had a couple of toasts and opened the floor with some Motown and top 40 that FILLED it by the end of the first song! The floor was packed for the entire 2 hours! We paused for the cake cutting to “How Sweet It Is” and a bouquet toss from the top of the mezzanine to “Single Ladies”, then back to dancing until the end of the night.

We ended with the last dance to “Wagon Wheel” before sending everyone downstairs again for a sparkler exit.

Thank you for everything Brooke, Ryan, Amy, Dave, Greg, and Steph!! I was honored to play for you all weekend!


Bunn DJ Company believes DJing is more than just showing up and pressing play. It’s also more than just knowing how to choose songs and mix them together. Being wedding DJs at The Pavilion at the Angus Barn is about creating experiences and atmospheres. That’s what our DJing philosophy boils down to. We don’t want to just provide the perfect music. We want to create the perfect day. That’s why we excel in what we do. And this wedding was a perfect example of that. Working with this awesome couple to create the day they envisioned is something we’ll never forget. And it’s a service we provide all our weddings again and again.


Photo Gallery From Events At The Pavilion at the Angus Barn