Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure

We got married in August 2023 at Rumbling Bald Resort and every part of the weekend was so magical. The venue coordinator Jessica is the most amazing woman, she works so incredibly hard, is so kind, and really makes the experience start to finish so wonderful. She really moved mountains and made our dream wedding happen. The venue speaks for itself, it's such a beautiful backdrop for a wedding, and a great place for friends and family to travel to. The staff was amazing, everyone was so helpful and always had smiles on their faces. Highly recommend Rumbling Bald as a venue for any special event, or just a lovely getaway.

Everything was perfect for our fall wedding! We can’t thank the staff and Jessica enough for making sure everything went so smoothly. And the view is to die for.

We had our daughter’s wedding at the terrace at Rumbling Bald resort at Lake Lure, it was beautiful! The staff was attentive and friendly, the food was excellent , they made a stressful baygo off without a hitch.

We had our wedding at Rumbling Bald and everything was beautiful! Jessica is so sweet and is always willing to help or answer any questions.

Rumbling bald had everything we were looking for in a venue. The ceremony site over looks the lake and has a gorgeous view backdrop of the mountains. Jessica was such an amazing person to work with through the whole process and the staff with rumbling bald are all such amazing people. The food is really good too. Overall one of the best decisions we made - couldn’t be more happy we had our wedding here

Rumbling bald was absolutely the most incredible venue my husband and I could have ever dreamed of. We are a very relaxed couple that love the water and mountains, and this was the perfect combination of what we were looking for. Our guests could not stop talking about how incredible the food and the views were. Our only goal was for everyone to have fun and the venue absolutely helped us exceed that goal. From my perspective, there is not another venue in the Carolinas that could provide the ambiance and experience that rumbling bald does (especially for the extremely reasonable price point). Jess Wessinger, the sales manager, could not have been more kind or accommodating.

Absolutely beautiful venue for our wedding. We fell in love with it from the moment we toured it, from the gazebo to the terrace. The food was absolutely AMAZING, the catering and bar services were attentive and hard working. What was disappointing was the venue coordinator Paula. Communication was highly lacking the entire planning experience. I had to be the one initiating all the planning, from scheduling food tasting to getting the final quote and payment submitted the week before the wedding. I was expected to have the entire bill paid for 2 weeks prior, however I was not given a final balance in an adequate amount of time. Had I not taken initiative, I’m not sure the staff would have figured things out. Paula ended up going out on personal leave 3 weeks before our wedding. This is understandable, however her replacement was not properly trained. This made for a very stressful and difficult last few weeks prior to our wedding as the replacement didn’t have the experience or the knowledge to help us out. Regarding the rest of the staff at the resort, we did not feel well accommodated. We were unable to book spa and nail appointments for the bridal party, and we had to argue with the pro shop to get a tee time for the groomsmen. When we stated we were getting married there; the responses were “we already have other parties booked. There’s nothing we can do”. The front desk staff was also rude when we had questions about guest check in. It’s a shame the employees provided such a poor experience for us, because we really did love our wedding venue, and would have given it a higher rating.

This venue is all about the scenery. You cannot beat the views of the mountain, lake, and beach. Most of our family and friends rented houses on the resort, which was very convenient, and most people turned it into a mini vacation. The golf courses are also very pristine. The main sales rep that you deal with at the resort is Paula. She was not the most accommodating person to work with, but everything got pulled together. The first time we went to take a tour of the venue, we drove a couple of hours to get there, and she blew us off because she scheduled a tasting at the same time. Luckily, her other staff members were knowledgeable and friendly, such as Adam and Lisa. It was the other staff that really sold us on the place. We would later find out that Paula’s lack of communication was a common theme between us and with her coworkers. I think a lot of the issue was that she was working from home, while the rest of the staff were in the office. She takes awhile to respond to emails, and when she does there is always an excuse to why it took so long. Most of the time we had to take the lead, and make sure what needed to get done, got done. She misplaced some of the emails, sent a wrong menu three times, and did not coordinate with the salon for the timing of hair and makeup. The day of the wedding, the bridal suite was not unlocked at the contractual time, and it had trash all in it from the night before. The salon staff were even pissed and took pictures because it was not taken care of. We got fed up with her, so we started dealing with the Banquet Manager Brianna, who is amazing. She should probably be running the show because she is on top of her game, and understands she is in the hospitality business. Paula told us that they did not carry a specific beer anymore, and that she would be unable to accommodate us, but Brianna made it happen. Also, the week before the wedding Paula said that the resort would no longer be able to provide transportation after the wedding, which was in discussion since the year prior. Brianna personally tried to resolve this issue, even though this technically is not part of her job description. I am not trying to deter anyone from having their wedding here, because it is a lovely venue. I am just giving a super honest review of our experience. Our wedding turned out phenomenal. The decorations were amazing, and the food that the resort made, all the guests are still raving about. The one recommendation that I have here is to make sure you have at least a day of coordinator. The initial pitch by Paula, sounded like one of their staff could step in and help, but that was not the case. If you need a good coordinator, please use Seize the Day with Grace. She will be the best money you ever spent.

Our wedding day was perfect. The staff were friendly, the food was amazing, and the view looked like an absolute dream. I definitely recommend having a planner because towards the end we had some hiccups that only the planner could solve. (our rehearsal dinner was rained out and the resort did not have a backup for us until the day before) Overall, my wedding day was everything I ever wanted and more - already planning on coming back for our 1 year anniversary!

The location of this venue was everything I could have dreamed of. The mountains and the lake were the perfect backdrop. Paula was fantastic to work with and always had an answer to all my questions. The food was extraordinary! Brianna who was in charge of the wedding the day of brought champagne to the bridal suite while we were getting ready and made sure there was a plate of food at the head table once we were done taking our pictures. My only complaint which I’ve also heard from several of my guests was that the bartender had an attitude and even refused to provide water to one of my guests at one point. We paid for the alcohol package and advised staff that our crowd was heavy drinkers, at one point the bartender stated she ran out of alcohol and would no longer be serving drinks shortly after dinner. Eventually more alcohol was brought to the terrace but the attitude didn’t leave.

The venue is amazing! It was so beautiful and perfect for my wedding day! My only complaints were I was told I could get on the bridal suite at 9 am , but it was locked and it took 45 mins to get unlocked and they let another couple your the venue while we were setting up and take picture of my decorations which to me was pretty unprofessional. But other than that the food was amazing and staff were good.

There are no words to describe the beauty of this place. From start to finish, I was in love with the scenery and service. Paula, the event coordinator , was beyond extraordinary in planning, communicating, and being there to say congratulations the day-of. The quality of the venue and included details were beyond what I could've asked for. The food was amazing and tailored to my guests. The accomadations were endless between the resort and AirBNB and there were so many extra resort activities my guests loved! I cannot recommend this place enough. From the view, the people I got to work with, the places to stay, and the price, everything was perfect.

My husband & I were planning a small destination wedding & I just fell in love with RBR. Once we visited, we were sold. It is beautiful & it has a small space for an intimate wedding. The event coordinator is so sweet & she really does care, but several times we had to wait on a response to our questions. A few weeks before the wedding, the bridge & creek at our ceremony location flooded & washed away. When we asked questions about alternate plans or places to take our bridal photos, we were given very vague responses. While the flooding is nobody’s fault, we feel that the communication afterwards could have been a little better. Everyone at the resort was very friendly, we just felt like our wedding was pushed aside because it was smaller & we weren’t paying as much as the other weddings taking place that weekend. I would recommend the resort for someone wanting a larger wedding, but if you’re wanting a smaller wedding (ours was 25 people), I would suggest looking elsewhere.

Paula was amazing at organizing and assisting us in planning our big day! The day of, it rained so I had to make the call to not have the ceremony in the gazebo. It turned out to be such a blessing because I would not have looked graceful walking down those steps! We ended up having our ceremony and reception in the terrace and it was beautiful! Our guests could not stop talking about the view, the service, and of course the amazing food! We were able to have a taco bar, a biscuit bar, chef carved beef, salad bar, and a pasta bar! Everyone raved about the food and also the appetizers! The staff at the resort was so accommodating and friendly! All of them knew our names/faces by day 2 of us being there! We were also featured on the marquette sign when you first drive into the check-in area. The whole weekend was very special! We could not have asked for a better place to stay!

• A spectacular natural setting. The locations of the wedding gazebo, reception area and pavilion (used for Friday’s rehearsal dinner) have breath-taking views of the lake, forests and mountains. The natural beauty is hard to match at another venue. • Beautiful Lake Lure offers water sports and pontoon sight-seeing. • Wonderful side-trip opportunities for guests – Chimney Rock, Asheville and more. • Two “national class” golf courses in outstanding condition with affordable green fees. • The chef who prepared our rehearsal and reception dinners delivered meals everyone raved about… a challenge with small groups and usually unheard of when serving 200 people. • RB provided us a list of wedding planners. We chose Mary Bell who was among the best people we’ve ever worked with. We believe any bride AND venue will benefit from Mary’ planning / implementation expertise. Our daughter's wedding was held during Rumbling Bald's transition to a new staff and building upgrades, especially their house, condominium and golf villa rentals. The management team will implement their improvement plan, which could produce a 5 - star rating by the end of 2017.

Rumbling Bald Resort and their staff were awesome! Kathy and Matt were great to work with and answered any questions that we had. The views at the gazebo were perfect for the wedding and the terrace venue for the reception was very nice. Thank you to Matt for the awesome Apple pie punch signature cocktail. It was a hit! The food was delicious especially the crab-stuffed flounder. We really enjoyed the beach pavilion as the rehearsal dinner venue - great place to have a casual dinner. The BBQ and fixings were delicious. The salon staff was very professional and courteous and did a wonderful job. We highly recommend Rumbling Bald Resort as a wedding venue and caterer. Thank you to all the staff for making the wedding weekend a success.

Rumbling Bald Resort and their staff were fantastic! From the very beginning stages of our wedding until the actual day of our wedding everything went perfectly and even better than we could have ever imagined. We weren't sure what to expect as this was a destination wedding and all the planning was going to have to be done from an hour or so away, but, Kathy and her team made it so incredibly easy and fun for us! Kathy was also someone you could count on to hear back from within a few hours, even on her days off! Also, even when last minute decisions had to be made (because of rain) there was never a problem and everything was handled with perfection. I have never been so happy to write a review for such an awesome team. It is very rare that you find people as hard working and who genuinely care about your wedding (almost as much as you do). I want to take a moment to thank them all for everything they have done for us, we will never forget our wedding and it was all because Kathy, Doug and Matt were just that great! Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for making our wedding the best day of our lives, we will be back again to visit soon!

Absolutely love this venue! Such a beautiful, quiet spot. A hidden gem! Staff are so helpful and accommodating. Food was spectacular! We were so fortunate to have our intimate wedding at such a perfect place!

We absolutely loved having all of the amenities at Rumbling Bald Resort both before and after the wedding. The personnel were all very friendly and helpful in all of the requests that we had. The lawn, beach and venue was all extremely well maintained which made our wedding photographs stunning. The only issue we had was where we directed our guests to book rooms to be within the 'block' reserved. We found it much easier to contact reservations that the very busy employee that my husband and I had started dealing with at the beginning. The only issue, was that we had that individual's contact information on our stationary already.

Our Magical Wedding Day George and I got married on July 9, 2016 at the Rumblimg Bald Resort on Lake Lure. We had an intimate wedding with 30 guests. Our friends and family arrived early on Friday. We all enjoyed the lake/beach area, the golfing and certainly socializing at our rehearsal dinner. The setup for the wedding at the Lakeview Terrace was on schedule, and I was able to bring all my decorations and decorate for the wedding reception and the Gazebo just the way we wanted it. Kathy DiNatali, Matthew Davis and Staff were wonderful to work with, both the venue and the food were excellent. Our wedding day was a magical day and an experience we will remember forever! Rebecca and George, Chattanooga TN

Peter and I had our wedding on June 18th 2016 and it was wonderful. We wanted a wedding on the beach they had there, which was the first time ever that RBR had a ceremony on the beach. It was PERFECT!! They were very accommodating! Kathy made sure everything went off without a hitch, the staff worked hard to make sure everything was great too!! We couldn't have imagined anywhere else for our family to come in and enjoy a destination wedding!!

A perfect place to get married! It's beautiful all year round! The golf was perfect, putt putt was fun and the Rumbling Bald Spa was amazing. Kathy Dinatali was so helpful, easy to talk to, answered all questions in a timely manner and was on top of everything! Matt Davis was in charge on the day of the wedding and we could not compliment him enough. He is organized, on point and made the day run seamlessly. He did an amazing job! We were impressed by the service staff and clean up/set up crew. They did a perfect job as well. Legends is a great way to start and end the night. We can't say enough about this wonderful resort!

Rumbling Bald Resort is a gorgeous venue. It really was love at first sight! I knew this was the place from the photos on their website. When I saw it in person, I was even more sure. The beautiful lakeside gazebo is set perfectly between 2 mountains, just down the hill from the reception area. Our wedding was absolutely stunning and came together perfectly. Highly recommend this venue.

We all wanted you to know that the service we received from Matthew Davis, Jesse (bartender) and Bri (wedding day contact and our waitress on 6/9) was outstanding. They took care of us like we were family. It was very much appreciated. The food (Legends, rehearsal dinner, reception, Lake View restaurant) was fabulous, the pool and volleyball were great, the boating and paddle boarding were fun and the golf was awesome.

I had my wedding at Rumbling Bald Resort back in October and it was more than I could have ever dreamed of! From start to finish Kathy & other resort staff went above & beyond to help me with planning my destination wedding! It was a perfect evening, executed the exact way we had discussed. Maria the banquet captain was so helpful during the entire evening. We rented houses on the resort as well the week of our wedding. The houses were amazing & a perfect spot for our rehearsal dinner. I would suggest Rumbling Bald Resort to anyone for a wedding or vacation. You can not bet a great staff and the beautiful scenery of the mountains and lake. My husband & I can not wait to return!!

Where can I start??? Rumbling Bald Resort was the location of our dream wedding ceremony and reception on 10/11/2015. My husband and I had the greatest wedding weekend that we could have possibly had. From the start with my initial contact with Kathy DiNatali, I knew that I was in good hands. A note on how the resort handles weddings. Kathy DiNatali is your main resource in setting up all of your event details while the banquet managers, Kathy Goode and Maria Ordaz execute your event. Most of my communications were through email in which everyone was prompt in their replies. Kathy D, Kathy G and Maria were the best and I cannot say enough good things about them. I seriously did not have to worry about anything once my husband and I, our families and guests arrived for the weekend. After completing all of the wedding planning, I just wanted to sit back and enjoy the wedding weekend which is what I did! We also had our rehearsal lunch at the resort the day before and were super pleased with that as well. At both events, the food was so delicious. Everyone kept on commenting on how good the food was. All employees made us feel special and welcomed! Kristi Maher is the guest services manager and she went above and beyond to help me and our guests with their lodging. I also had my hair and makeup done by the Spa at Rumbling Bald (along with the mothers and a few of my attendants). Jennifer Appling of the Spa was so very helpful and accommodating to all of our needs. Tina and Jessica did the hair and Jennifer did the make-up. We were all pleased with their work! We used the resort for all of its services during our wedding and everything was so wonderful. I hope that I have covered all of the wonderful employees that helped us during this time of planning and I look forward to returning to the resort for vacation. I joked to my husband that we need to get someone else to get married there so we can be guests at a Rumbling Bald wedding!!

This place is amazing! We could not have asked for a better place to get married, it was absolutely gorgeous and the perfect weekend getaway spot for us and our guests. Maria is an amazing woman who helped us with everything on the day of the wedding, she made sure that everything was in order and that we were relaxed and happy the whole day. Overall, we love this place and will absolutely go back to vacation as well!

We loved having our wedding here. The staff was very helpful and accommodating throughout our experience. The venue is beautiful, the pricing is reasonable, and the food was delicious. We wouldn't have changed anything about our wedding and all of our guests seemed to enjoy themselves.

Rumbling Bald Resort in Lake Lure was our perfect wedding venue! We fell in love with it the moment we first saw it. The mountains and the lake are breath-taking. It makes a beautiful backdrop for wedding pictures. The service was excellent from start to finish, and our family and friends were highly impressed on our wedding day. If we had to do it all over again I would not change a thing about our venue. Rumbling Bald made our dream wedding a reality!

This resort is absolutely beautiful! With the wedding gazebo overlooking the lake and the mountains, for us, no other sites could compare. It was also super convenient to have the ceremony, reception, and lodging all in the same location, which worked out great for us because the majority of our guests were traveling in so they could make a little vacation out of it. The staff is very well organized and because of this made the planning easier for me. We are very pleased with how everything turned out!

The Wellness Center at Rumbling Bald Resort provided hair, makeup and nails for the bride and her wedding party, offering a package deal that was head to beat. The service providers paid great attention to every detail making sure we were pleased and, yes, truly "spoiled". Would highly recommend the Wellness Center for any spa services needed!

I would like to share as father of the bride that I was extremly happy with my daughters wedding on 5/31/2014 at Rumbling Bald Resort. We had many family members come in from Mass. NJ and NC. The accomodation were execellent. The personnel for golf, accomodations and the wedding was very helpful and professional. The food for the receptions and the servers were awesome. I could not of asked for a better day and I believe that is all because of Rumbling Bald Resort location, food & service. Rumbling Bald Resort made this day a very special day that we will always remember and thrilled that we chose this vendor. I HIGHLY recommend RBR.

My husband & I got married at the Rumbling Bald Resort on 6/27/14. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! Our guests enjoyed their stay at the resort, and the service & value were unbeatable. We loved our ceremony at the gazebo & our reception on the terrace. I would definitely recommend RBR for a beautiful, scenic wedding that you won't forget!

We had our wedding weekend at The Rumbling Bald and it was everything I could have imagined. Besides the weather being a little unpredictable everything else went right as planned. We did our ceremony at the gazebo and the reception under the terrace. The views were perfect. Kathy was a lot of help to my step dad going back and forth with emails and I believe his name was Ronnie (handled the catering) he was full of personality and such a help. We ordered the chicken francaise and stuffed pork but I gotta say that everything we tried at the testing was awesome. Yes they were a bit pricey, but the food and whole experience was definitely worth it. We had a lot of traveling guests so this was a great location to spend the weekend. One thing to keep in mind is the condos are individually owned so some of them were a bit outdated but if you pay attention while booking your room they make it clear what kind of condo you are getting. Overall, the experience was perfect because it was like a little vacation with all of my favorite people. Give yourself a lot of time to plan because my guess is it will be a destination wedding and there is a lot to factor in. Awesome experience overall!

This place is so disorganized. My wedding was in June 2014. Gosh there were a laundry list of things that went wrong. I had a very small, 25-guest wedding and Rumbling Bald made me and my guests feel like we were obsolete. They overbooked the venue for the weekend of my wedding, and I found out the day of my rehearsal dinner that surprise! We couldn't use the space to rehearse because they had booked another wedding for it. And yes, we had already booked our rehearsal dinner through Rumbling Bald so they were well aware we would be needing it. I had to ask twice for them to change the sign out front to indicate that it was OUR wedding our guests were showing up to, not the one from the night before. It had drizzled in between them setting up our guest chairs and the beginning of the ceremony and not one person came to wipe the chairs off or check on why all of our guests were standing around the alter instead of sitting. Don't you think that would indicate something isn't right? After we cut the cake, my mom and step mom had to take it upon themselves to cut and distribute it to the party guests since no one at the resort bothered to check on us. Andddd they tried making a makeshift box for our top tier with two to-go boxes and toothpicks. I never even personally met the woman who booked our wedding for us. It was all done through email and when I showed up in person she made NO attempt to meet me even after I had gone to the front desk with all of my questions. My advice: you can do better than this place. The view is amazing but the service and hospitality is flat out terrible.

Kathy and Ronnie were my contact people there and were SUPER helpful. We had a winter wedding which allowed us, since we were on a pretty tight budget, to have our ceremony and reception at the resort with reduced winter rates!!! The ONLY thing I was disappointed about was that they didn't give me a heads up about the lake being drained for construction on the docks:( It was the towns fault and Kathy tried to fix it but i still would of liked a heads up since I mainly picked this venue because of the awesome view of the lake and mountains from the gazebo which is now a view of mud and mountains. I changed the ceremony from the gazebo to the terrace which was higher up so you couldn't see as much mud. Besides that all was PERFECT!!! I would deffinately suggest the resort especially during the Summer/Fall it is absolutely the prettiest view you could find and the people are great. Winter rates are AWESOME!!!

Our wedding at Rumbling Bald was absolutely wonderful! Everything from the food to the rental homes was PERFECT. We could not have asked for a more pleasant or more supportive staff. The staff at Rumbling Bald made planning a wedding far from home a breeze! The scenery was beautiful and the venue was well kept, private, and affordable!

I chose to get married at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure because it really offered everything I wanted. I was able to get beautiful wedding pictures only minutes away from where I got married, my guest were able to enjoy an exciting weekend getaway, and there was an amazing church within walking distance of the reception site where I could have my ceremony. I got married in October and the fall foliage and the weather were perfect!

The Rumbling Bald was the perfect place for our intimate wedding ceremony and reception. The mountains and lake were a magnificent backdrop. As the sun glistened on Lake Lure and began to set behind the mountains, my husband and I said our I do's. The Rumbling Bald wedding coordinators and consultants are tremendously helpful and knowledgable; making certain every detail was executed to perfection. The wait staff was professional and courteous, friendly and personable to all our guests. It was just a wonderful, wonderful experience.