I was pretty much all wedding-blogged out, but then Vicki posted a collage of our cupcakes and I was like “wait… I got one more in me!” I know what you’re thinking and probably what most of our guests thought: Cupcakes at a wedding? How unique….
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The post where I gush over our wedding photog. Because she deserves it. Katy is amazing, and without doubt the best destination wedding photographer we have had the pleasure of working with. We’ve been to a few destination weddings in our day, and while we might be a little biased, we believe our photos are the best.
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Since ours was a destination wedding that required guests take a pricey vacation, Vince and I wanted to a) hang out with our friends as much as possible, and b) feed/inebriate people as much as possible.
So when it came time to plan the rehearsal dinner, we knew we wanted to host pretty much everyone attending the wedding. The big question was “Where in Asheville could accomodate 60-70 people….?”
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I love me some Alanis Morissette but she gave brides everywhere a seriously unnecessary complex about that whole ‘rain on your wedding day’ thing. It is not ironic. It does not suck. And if you’re like me, you’ll end up really, really happy that it rained on your wedding day. Here are 5 things you need to do right now to make sure your rainy wedding day is absolutely perfect and completely stress free!
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The contracts are signed, the deposit is down, and we are officially getting married on April 28, 2013 at Homewood in Asheville, North Carolina. I’m excited, scared, nervous, disbelieving, and in shock that this is happening. Come feel these emotions with me!
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Every list of Asheville wedding venues I’ve looked at has had Homewood right at the top, but when I first looked up information on the venue, I couldn’t really see why. That’s because earlier this year their website was just super simple, kinda old, and the photos were itsy bitsy. In fact, I might even call them microscopic….
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Let’s be honest here, if you’ve heard of The Biltmore, and you’re a woman, you’ve wanted to get married, move into that house, and live happily ever after.
Vince and I spent our 5 year anniversary on the property, and we were blown away at how we were treated. The Biltmore treats guests like royalty, and I honestly can’t imagine a better place to get married….
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If you’re looking for wedding venues in the Asheville area, you’ll be find there’s not a whole ton available in Asheville, but there is a whole lot in the surrounding area. One of the venues that has a big online presence (and thus, easily found by brides researching venues online) is the 1927 Lake Lure Inn & Spa…. and, um… it’s… “quaint.”
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If you’re a bride-to-be in the Asheville area, or looking for Asheville-area wedding venues, then I’m sure Hidden Rivers has popped up on your radar. And for good reason – The Knot’s North Carolina Magazine has listed it in the top “Wedding Venues with a View” for three years now….
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The Crest Center is on the top of almost every list of potential wedding venues in Asheville, North Carolina, and there is good reason. The venue is truly beautiful.
If you’re a bride-to-be looking for more information on this venue, you’ve likely found their website over at www.crestweddings.com, and if you’re like me you saw the main photo on that page and said “WOW.”
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Pretty much as soon as we decided we wanted to host a destination wedding in Asheville, North Carolina, we were bombarded with varying degrees of the question “why would two Floridian’s want to get married there?” This is the post that makes it pretty clear why…
Read MoreSometimes I blog just to organize my thoughts, and after a trip to D.C for Vick’s wedding and a trip to Asheville to find our own wedding venue, this is one of those times…
Read MoreI’ve given you guys details on three wedding ceremony and reception venues that we’re planning to visit while in Asheville, and you can expect fully detailed, single-dedicated-post reviews and photos to be dedicated to each one in the future. (Whether you want them or not. HAH!) 
In the very first wedding magazine I bought, I saw an ad for MyWeddinginAsheville.com. It was a two page spread all about Asheville weddings and all the reasons Vince and I fell inlove with the town. This ad spoke to me, hell, it might as well have been written FOR me….
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I'm newly wed to a man I've loved for over 8 years. I'm also a mom to two kitties, an interactive marketing manager, and a Caribbean vacation planner.