Biltmore Wedding

rachel10488

I am the MOH for my sister's wedding that we're planning from out of town so I wanted to see if this would be the proper board for the Asheville area?

Thanks in advanced!

pirategal03

Yep.  There aren't a ton of Asheville people, but feel free to jump in!

[Deleted User]

I'm an Asheville person!

I might not be much help though since I'm getting married near Charlotte 

rachel10488

Ok good! Glad I'm in the right place! Do any of you, being familiar with the Asheville area, know of any nice reception venues?
My siser's dream is to get married at Bilmore but she's finding out it costs an arm, leg, and first born child for even just a few guests. So I'm doing the research for her to see if we can have the ceremony there (and pictures) and then the dinner somewhere else not so pricey, to save money. It's at least $150 a head with a hefty food and beverage minimum!

ka429

I had a cousin who was going to get married at Biltmore, but it was way too expensive. I used to live outside of Asheville. Here are some venues you could look at (depending on what kind of style she is going for):

The Venue 

Century Room on the Park

Crest Center & Pavilion

Hidden River Events

Claxton Farm

Celine & Co: On Broadway

Sleepy Hollow Inn

Grand Bohemian Hotel

Grove Park Inn

If you are willing to go a little bit outside of Asheville, you could try:

Lake Lure Inn & Spa

Castle Ladyhawke 

Greystone Inn & Lake Toxaway CC

Mountain Magnolia Inn

tarheelbabs

I went to a luncheon at The Venue. Very different vibe than Biltmore, more Art Deco/hip. It was beautiful. It was before my wedding &i had thought if Raleigh had a place like it, I would have been all over it. We had an Italian buffet lunch. Food and service both were good. The Grove Park is wonderful, too, but I suspect it's comparable in price to Biltmore. Good luck!

ka429

I agree, and especially about the Grove Park. I just thought I'd list all the places I could think of just in case! 

Yellow+Belle

Unfortunately, you can't have formal pictures taken by the house unless you have the ceremony by the house. And you can't have a ceremony by the house unless you have the entire event somewhere on the Biltmore grounds. If she's dead set on having her ceremony at Biltmore, they offer several ceremony-only locations, but they won't be anywhere near the main house.

I was in a wedding years ago at the Biltmore Inn. They had the ceremony there and had their reception at the DoubleTree by Hilton. There's a few balconies & verandas that might give them the opportunity to have wedding photos taken with the house in the distance. It's only a couple of blocks from the entrance to Biltmore Estate; it used to be the site of the old Biltmore Dairy.

rachelnjordan

I would suggest having the reception somewhere like The Ballroom. Its pretty and spacious, and very close to Biltmore. Also, I know some vendors who would work well if you havent found people. Please look at Rachel Archer Photography or Sarajane Case Photography, also Mary Willis is a great MUA if you need one!