Autumn Creek Vineyards

Gioia dell'Amore Cellars at Autumn Creek Vineyards is a working vineyard and winery set in the rolling countryside of Rockingham County, North Carolina, near Mayodan. Owned by David and Laura Comer, the property takes its name from the Italian phrase for "the joy of love," and it pairs an operating winery and tasting room with a collection of indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings and events. The venue's elegantly rustic character runs from the 6,000-square-foot Pavilion, which seats up to 200 guests beneath handcrafted timber trusses and around a grand stone fireplace, to a lawn gazebo set before a pond and fountain, an indoor/outdoor barrel room, and a tasting room that hosts smaller gatherings of up to about 75. Glass windows and doors frame vineyard and countryside views throughout, and backdrops in every direction give photographers room to work, suiting everything from intimate elopements to full 200-guest celebrations.