Your Wedding at Tryon Palace…

Tryon Palace…refined settings, southern hospitality and a tradition of excellence

Bring your vision to life with classic, timeless elegance. A palace with stunning gardens and waterfront views,  and  a long tradition of hospitality, there is perhaps no more perfect place to say “I do” than Tryon Palace . Our experienced Wedding Planners will help you navigate the multitude of decisions for your wedding ceremony, reception, and wedding party events. Designed just for you.


When we decided to have our wedding in New Bern, NC, we toured multiple venues for our ceremony location. A garden wedding was our goal, making Tryon Palace and its surrounding houses one of our first stops. After touring the many gardens available for weddings, we chose the Carraway Garden for our small ceremony.  


Spencer Cutler

Governor’s Palace North Lawn

Magnificent front view of the Governor’s Palace provides that terrific palatial setting. The lovely courtyard between the grand walkway from Pollock Street and the inner Palace Gates is a perfect setting for a ceremony and reception and can accommodate up to 200 guests.

Photo credit: Magnolia Photography

Governor’s Palace South Lawn

A sweeping lawn encircled by trees and gardens with an amazing view of the Trent River from the Palace’s South entrance. The South Lawn is our largest outdoor space and can accommodate 250 or more guests.

 

Ca.1880 Commission House

A beautiful Italianate style historic home with stately magnolia trees on the front lawn and a lovely Victorian garden surrounding the back lawn.  With spacious interior rooms and a kitchen for catering, this venue is the perfect intimate setting for smaller ceremonies, cocktail receptions or dinners.

Wedding Ceremony at the Stanly Home Garden

Stanly House Garden

Located behind a beautiful Georgian style historic home, this formal 18th-century “town garden” with two reproduction summer houses providing a shady retreat on warm days is a favorite for ceremonies and small receptions.  Guests can also stroll through and enjoy the adjacent picturesque Carraway and Stoney Flower gardens and their lovely seasonal flower displays.

Dot Tyler Garden at the Historic Jones House

A true Southern charmer with a blend of colorful flower beds and lawn inspired by mid-19th-century New Bern gardens that offers distant views of the Palace.  It is perfect for intimate garden ceremonies and receptions when incorporating an adjacent brick patio.

The Latham Garden

Clipped hedges, flowers and brick pathways combine to form the patterns that define the “parterre” garden.  Enclosed by brick walls, statues of the four seasons survey the displays of spring bulbs, summer annuals and fall chrysanthemums making this distinctive garden a wedding ceremony favorite for brides-to-be.

The Hawks Allée

A serene, European-style garden featuring seasonal plantings blending harmoniously with classical marble statues along its perimeters.  This tranquil space is an ideal setting for small ceremonies, or cocktail receptions.

North Carolina History Center

The North Carolina History Center offers indoor ambiance, and waterfront views at its two popular venues for larger size wedding receptions.  Mattocks Hall is a large and spacious indoor venue and the adjacent Bate Commons offers an outdoor setting with river views.  Many larger receptions combine the two together.

Mattocks Hall Wedding

Mattocks Hall

Impressive and spacious, from its sweeping vaulted atrium ceiling to the columned corridors, Mattocks Hall is a perfectly grand setting for special dinners, wedding receptions, and other milestone celebration.  This venue can accommodate up to 300 guests.

Bate Commons

A perfect venue for an open air or tented ceremony, cocktail party or reception.  Adjacent to Mattocks Hall, Bate Commons offers a protected courtyard bordering a beautiful wetland gardens boardwalk on the Trent River.