The Providence Cotton Mill

d even from that short viewing, we knew it was the perfect venue. The space is absolutely breathtaking and so unique. We had our ceremony outdoors on the lawn and our reception inside the mill and everything was even more than we had imagined. From the very beginning, the communication between Sommer and her team was outstanding. She never hesitated to answer any of my 2 million questions and was always prompt, professional, and kind in her replies. Aside from being a stellar wedding professional, Sommer is also just an incredible human being.It's very apparent that she loves what she does and genuinely cares for her couples. Our day ran so smoothly thanks to Sommer's expert month-of planning and we could not be more grateful to her and her team.

n’t recommend this venue more!

sibility: PCM is an easy ~45 minute drive from uptown Charlotte, which makes it feel like a mini destination wedding venue - WITHOUT all the typical hassle that can entail. - Size: The interior space is massive, but it can be divided up to feel intimate - a key thing for other COVID brides who are looking at scaled down guest lists. What we loved most was the cathedral-like interior and the historic feeling of the space - it lent gravity to the day and felt appropriate for our non-religious ceremony. - Amenities: The wifi can be a little spotty inside (because the place is so big and has brick exterior walls); but plan ahead and it won't be an issue! Also, have no fear about inclement weather disrupting your plans! PCM's built transparent inserts that fit into the large ground floor windows, and they have plenty of heat lamps on hand. Our wedding day was FREEZING, and our guests were still comfortable inside (pashminas for guests helped too!). - Staff/Team: Can't say enough about how helpful Sommer, Ethan, and Abigail were leading up to and on our wedding day! We booked PCM right before COVID hit, and the whole team was super understanding and flexible as our plans evolved. They were great about coordinating with our vendors, including our virtual wedding planner Wedfuly. (We were out there together putting painters tape on the floor to make sure our virtual wedding tripods were set up just right!) Sommer and Abigail are pros at keeping things on track day-of; and when we hit a few logistics snags, they knew how to keep things rolling.

and the professionalism and efficiency of the staff was excellent.

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de all of our requests a reality. I could not recommend them more!

eremony and reception inside without having to flip the room - the space was divided in half by the dance floor and accommodated our 200 guests perfectly. The space can accommodate any theme/decor and look completely unique for each couple. The venue is Pinterest-worthy and was the perfect backdrop for all our pictures. ALL of our guests were blown away by the space and could not stop complementing it. Ethan and Sommer (the owners) are a dream to work with and I will forever recommend Providence Cotton Mill.

ior, it's the perfect venue for Weddings, Events and Celebrations. As a Wedding Photographer, it photographs beautifully creating picture perfect memories for all. It's always a joy working with the owners, event staff and creative event coordinators to entirely create a dream day for all those who attend. Schedule a tour and meet the inspired venue team who will walk step by step at The Providence Cotton Mill! Melissa Cockman Photography https://www.facebook.com/MelissaCockmanPhotography/

nd it was so much fun working with them.

space options, to the cocktail hour to the reception. Our guests continue to talk about how beautiful the mill was! Also, the really differentiator are Sommer and Ethan who you can coordinate all your rentals and flowers through. They did an AMAZING job with everything.

accommodating. They will go above and beyond to make your day far exceed your dreams! EVERYONE needs to get married here. Thank you, Providence Cotton Mill - you made my wedding day the most special day of my life.

too risky to take) but I still wanted to write a review because this venue and the owners are incredible! Since booking the cotton mill for our wedding, I have visited here multiple times and have seen all of the AMAZING upgrades that Ethan has done. This venue is GORGEOUS and is soooo different compared to the majority of the wedding venues in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. There is so much exposed brick, greenery, market lighting, and not to mention it is huge! They’ve also done a great job keeping some of the original parts of the Mill. Ethan, Sommer, and their other staff have been so helpful and so quick with communication. They are an awesome team to work with! Even though we were not able to have our wedding at this beautiful wedding venue, we have had nothing but a great experience planning and interacting with everyone working there. You won’t go wrong with the Providence Cotton Mill!

geous weather for our outdoor ceremony but even if it had rained it would have been a beautiful indoor ceremony. I can't recommend enough!!

ed up being busy because he was showing the wedding venue while my team was setting up. I just felt like it was unnecessary to show the venue while I am preparing for my big day. He also came and talked to me about parking situations right before my father and I walked down the aisle when I had already told him who my point people were. I had changed my cake table a few days before the wedding but on the day of the wedding, we were told that I never changed it. Over all, my wedding ran great. I had a lot of help from my family and friends and Ethan's team on that day was amazing. They were truly helpful and cared about every aspect of the wedding.

at’s really what you want someone to bust their backs to help you out, it was very much appreciated by us! The man fixed my dress before I walked down the aisle! :) also it doesn’t hurt that the venue is to die for!

day. The Mill had won me over in it's appearance as it's clearly the perfect venue to get married in, all that was left was to meet the staff. Ethan & Sommer were extremely helpful, accommodating, friendly, professional, and clearly know what they're doing and how to make each and every bride feel special and like the Mill is their home! From the initial meeting, to the bridal shoot (that's included in the package!), to the rehearsal dinner (and day before shoot that they so generously let us do!), to the wedding day - everything went absolutely perfectly and without a hitch!! By 10 am the morning of the wedding I was already telling everyone "this venue and this staff was worth every. single. penny". Elegant & Classy events were a dream to work with as well and I couldn't have asked for things to go smoother, or look better than they did. I will ALWAYS recommend The Providence Cotton Mill as the venue any bride should choose - I'm beyond confident you won't be disappointed. Thank you for making my wedding day even better than I could have imagined.

t the staff enough as they were so good to us ! My new " daughter" said her wedding surpassed anything she could have ever imagined,,,, that is a compliment !!! Thanks Ethan and crew for the amazing wedding!! This was a fairy tale wedding and we are so grateful to you for making their dreams come true!!!!!

at we will be there next October 2018 for another wedding!!!

some reason does not even have one single FAN! For what the owners charge for this place they should at least have some fans available for the elderly and small children that are susceptible to extreme heat! I was gonna complain about ruining my heels on their DIRT ROAD that we had to walk on but I'll start with the basics like running out of WATER for your guests to drink!!!! I can understand that the caterer may have ran out of water but I'm sure the owners could have afforded to buy a case of water at the local grocery store with the THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS that the owners charge for this place!

he entire planning process, easily accessible during planning, very flexible and helped me achieve my dream wedding. PLUS, they went the extra mile during the day and made everything run smooth and stress free (I even got to eat!) My guests and people on Facebook continue to comment on how beautiful and unique the venue was and I have to say it was really worth having my wedding here. hands down best wedding venue!! Thanks Providence Cotton Mill!!!

o have a beautiful wedding! I am so happy to have my wedding there! I could have not picked a better place! Everyone check them out, you will not be disappointed! Wonderful people!

special day. Also him and his wife are super nice people, we came back for a wedding two weeks after ours he came up to us and asked us how our honeymoon was and talked to us for a couple minutes even though he was busy with the other wedding he still took time to talk to his past customers.

made changes and improvements over the past few months. Our guest kept going on and on at how beautiful and spacious the venue was. The staff and owners were with us the entire to day to help and do anything that we needed. Ethan never left our side. If you are looking for a venue that is different from anything you have ever seen, then Providence Cotton Mill is worth a tour. Thank you Ethan and Sommer for making our daughters wedding so special.

t my guests being too cramped because there is plenty of space. The owners and staff at the mill are wonderful and very accommodating. My family and everyone in my bridal party felt as if we were family to the owners. I have watched the mill grow, and it gets better and better every year. You can't go wrong when choosing this as your wedding venue!

for 2018!!!

love for the mill, and I cannot wait to have my wedding there in May! I am so unbelievably excited and couldn't imagine having it anywhere else :) it is stunning!

ut absolutely not worth the headache and stress of dealing with the owners and their never ending list of rules. There was no flexibility in layout of the floor plan, no option for a separate cocktail hour without guests having to just sit at their dinner tables, and they were VERY strict on where you were allowed to have alcohol. If the bride wants champagne, let her have champagne wherever she wants to have it... They also said they would absolutely kick people out of the wedding and weren't scared to call the cops if someone were to drink in an area that was not a designated drinking area. I was over the moon obsessed with this venue and had it booked for over a year and ended up having to reschedule my wedding at another venue 6 weeks before because of how nervous the owners made me and all of our vendors (all of whom are seasoned wedding industry professionals). I hope that they can turn it around, because there is no way this venue has any chance at succeeding if they don't make some MAJOR changes.

ics of what they were going to do with the place and my friend just fell in love with it. I, on the other hand, couldn't see past all the construction and didn't know what to expect when her big day came around! When we arrived on her wedding day we were all stunned at how beautiful the whole place turned out! I don't know how they did it but they somehow created a stunning setting that just left us all in awe. It felt like we were in one of those weddings that you see in the movies! :) My friend was happy, the Groom was happy, and we were all happy that we didn't have to set up anything! We all got to sit in the air conditioned bridal suite while the owners and staff set up everything. I have been in other weddings where we had to spend all day setting up everything and didn't get to enjoy the day, but this one was the first one that the venue took care of all that so we didn't have to so that deserves 5 stars by itself! If you're looking for a rustic venue for your wedding, I would definitely suggest you pick the mill!

s all come together was nonforgettable. The venue was absolutely astonishing, and the owners and workers were all very sweet, they helped on showing us the best places to take photos, and making sure everything ran smooth. I wish I could give this place more stars. If you are looking for a place to have an old vintage style wedding I highly reccomend The Providence Cotton Mill.

u know he owns the place and will shove it in your face no matter what the situation is. STAY AWAY NOT WORTH THE MONEY OR AGGRAVATION!

hose the shorter time slot since it was just an engagement party and didn't have a lot of elaborate decorations. I also had the option to purchase additional time by the hour, but didn't need to. We rented the venue knowing that it was undergoing extensive renovations. None of these renovations hampered our event in the slightest. Because we chose to rent it during renovations, we were given a very DEEP discount. Even with the grounds being unfinished, it was still breathtaking. The owners and staff took care of everything. They even helped us decorate and fold napkins! Because we rented 80% of our decor from their decor person, we didn't have a lot to gather up and remove during our clean-up hour at the end of the night because they remove their own rental items themselves. Everything was just so hassle-free and beautiful. I highly recommend this venue!

enue that has been restored into an open air wedding venue and it is gorgeous! It is very reasonably priced which is always a plus. We chose this venue mainly because of the owners and their amazing hospitality and kindness towards us and willingness to help us out where ever they could for our special day. They were very flexible with our scheduling needs and were there every step of the way, which was great since wedding days can get pretty hectic and any extra help is great! I loved this place, the owners and their staff. I couldn't have asked for a better group of hospitable people to work with to make our day the greatest it could've been :)) thank you providence cotton mill for being beyond AMAZING!!

n Mill this weekend and was absolutely appalled by the owners of this venue. While the building itself is a diamond in the rough, the owners were a complete nightmare. The bride had told us about some of the difficulties she encountered in dealing with the owners when she read us the multi-page list of do's and don'ts, which ranged from understandable to ridiculous, but I was not prepared for this experience. First off, there is no signage whatsoever, so unless you are local (which I am not) or know EXACTLY where you are going, it is difficult to find. From the road this venue looks like a ruin which, coupled with the metal gate that blocks the drive, does not make it appear the least bit inviting. When I arrived for the rehearsal (10 minutes prior to the agreed-upon gathering time), the owner was in the process of removing a bathroom trailer from the property. He was reluctant to allow me and the father of the bride, who arrived at the same time, to enter the property to park until his wife arrived for the rehearsal (both owners insisted on being present for the entirety of the rehearsal and wedding ceremony/reception). The venue was available for EXACTLY one hour for the rehearsal, with the time being restricted to the point of having to do a final run-through of the ceremony in four minutes. For reasons unbeknownst to me, the venue was not available until 3:00 p.m. on the day of the ceremony (a Saturday - there was nothing else going on at the venue) and had to be completely vacated (yes, EVERYTHING broken down and removed) by 10:00 p.m. the same night. Upon our arrival at 3 it was pouring, but the bride, her mother and step-mother, and entire bridal party were not allowed to pull up to the area close to the "bridal trailer" (an RV with the back "bedroom" converted into an open space with a mirror leaned against the wall) because two cars were already parked there (there was plenty of room to at least drop off the bride and mothers), and instead but rather had to park in the muddy gravel parking lot and walk (hair and make-up done) down the hill to the trailer. The bride's dress also had to be carried through the rain. During the bridal photo session, the owner started an argument with the photographer over standing on a folding chair owned by the venue to take a picture, with the bride on the verge of tears as the photographer tried to de-escalate the situation. Thankfully there were no major issues during the ceremony and reception, and it was a relatively minor annoyance that the owners and their staff began putting away chairs as they were vacated by individual guests leaving, as well as rolling around an industrial-sized trashcan to clear off tables while people were still sitting at tables and eating. I thankfully did not have to deal with the owners of this venue for more than a few hours, but it was more than enough for me to suggest that any bride-to-be look for a different venue. If you think this venue is an absolute must, ask for references from prior brides ... but don't be surprised if they are few and hard to come by!