FAQ

We can host up to 80 seated guests (or 90 standing) in our venue. 

• Three different event duration options (5 hours, 7 hours, or 10 hours)
• 80 white padded folding chairs
• Ten (10) 60-inch round tables
• Twelve (12) 6-foot rectangular tables
• Two (2) 4-foot rectangular tables
• Onsite, remote, and street parking for guests
• Use of our new audio system, projector, and wireless microphones
• 1-hour ceremony rehearsal 1-2 days prior to your event ($250 value)
• Two wedding party suites
• Use of our lobby and porch
• Market lights strung in main venue space ($800 value)
• Setup, breakdown, and (if needed) room flip of our tables & chairs
• Onsite manager for building-related needs
• Caterer’s prep kitchenette
• Unlimited walkthroughs with loved ones and vendors
• Open vendor policy
• Payment plans

• Three different event duration options (5 hours, 7 hours, or 10 hours)
• 80 white padded folding chairs
• Ten (10) 60-inch round tables
• Twelve (12) 6-foot rectangular tables
• Two (2) 4-foot rectangular tables
• Use of our new audio system, projector, and wireless microphones
• 1-hour ceremony rehearsal 1-2 days prior to your event ($250 value)
• Access to two private suites (optional/additional cost)
• Use of our lobby, porch, and multi-purpose room
• Market lights strung in main venue space ($800 value)
• Onsite, remote, and street parking for guests
• Time to set up, decorate, clean up, and break down for your event occurs within your purchased timeframe
• Onsite manager for building-related needs
• Caterer’s prep kitchenette
• Unlimited walkthroughs with loved ones and vendors
• Open vendor policy
• Payment plans

Click here to see our preferred vendor list! 

Yes! Event insurance protects you if anything goes wrong during your wedding or event. If you have to cancel or move your date due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, event insurance can replace deposits that you may lose otherwise. 

Event insurance covers medical expenses if anyone is injured during your event. It also covers you if a guest redecorates our walls while their parents are on the dance floor. Here are a few other examples from WedSafe, if you’re interested.

Your insurance agency can provide a simple form for you to fill out, or you can go through Event Helper or WedSafe.

The onsite manager will be present on your wedding day to handle anything that comes up with the venue. This person takes care of all building-related needs. They are also responsible for the setup, breakdown, and room flip of our tables and chairs.

You will still need a day-of coordinator to manage the timeline for your wedding day, decorations, vendor relations, setup, and cleanup of anything you or your vendors bring into the venue. 

Even if you’re an organized, Type-A person, or someone who has helped with weddings and knows how exactly the day should go, you can’t clone yourself on your wedding day. You and your wedding party cannot run the ceremony, because you are participating in it. You’ll need someone else to coordinate drop-off times with vendors and to make sure that all of your décor and rentals return to where they need to be at the end of the night.

Absolutely! The Durham Exchange has an open vendor policy. We also allow food to be brought premade and served if a potluck-style event is more “you!” 

If you have a caterer and bartender, we require that each be licensed and insured.

Absolutely! We love sparklers. We require that they remain outside and you provide a bucket of sand or water to put them in once you’re finished with them, but sparkle on!

Check out our blog, Facebook page and Instagram page to see past weddings and events!

We would love to speak with you via email, phone, or in person to discover your plans for your big day!

If your date is more than 90 days in the future, to reserve it you must sign our contract and pay the $500 refundable security deposit, plus 50% of the rental fee.

If your event is less than 90 days away, the $500 refundable security deposit is due with the full rental fee to reserve your date.

We issue a refund of the security deposit the Monday following your event, as long as the venue is in normal condition.