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Anna Marie and Kelly wanted to take their guests on a journey on their wedding day. They wanted each room/event at their wedding have a distinct and different feel.












We love being an Asheville wedding planner… but do you know what else we love? Design. Design is inspiring, and we love being able to incorporate that piece of an event when we are planning it. We really love creating and executing a couples vision from their wedding. If you haven’t yet seen Anna Maria & Kelly’s wedding story blog post, go back and check it out… when you get back, we will talk about some of the details that made their day so fantastic đ
![]() ![]() ![]() Anna Marie and Kelly wanted to take their guests on a journey on their wedding day. They wanted each room/event at their wedding have a distinct and different feel. The ceremony was to be all white, magical like a winter forest.
The cocktail hour should feel like an elegant cocktail hour in a decadent estate (not hard to do at the Grand Bohemian).
The reception should feel like a fancy masquerade ball.
While the guests were at reception, the ceremony space became a classic cigar lounge.
And what New Years Eve wedding is complete without a balloon drop?!?
Our favorite elements? A custom coat check with vintage decks of cards, the variety of all the masks for guests to enjoy and of course, the custom ice cream made just for the groom, the little animal structures tucked in by Flora, and the ice wall at the desserts!
Let’s start with that all white magical forest [one of Sarah’s favorite element!]… Â Our design team custom made this lace aisle runner, which paired beautifully with the details from Flora!
![]() The cocktail space was lush and decadent. Â With family pictures tucked onto side tables, which really warmed up the space.
![]() ![]() ![]() Gorgeous linens + elegant floral + beautiful ballroom = perfection. And when the lights went down, the custom lighting was a fantastic way to change up the room!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Above? We greeted all guests as they entered the hotel to really set the tone!
We love customizing a food display for a wedding, Kelly and Anne Marie had their salad bar displayed in champagne cases, it was so elegant and went perfectly with the surroundings!
![]() This spread of sweets is completely delectable! Also this sign… Candy is Dandy, but Liquor is Quicker. Â Heard!
![]() ![]() A balloon drop was the perfect finale to a crazy and amazing New Year’s Eve wedding đ Â One of our favorite departures… we had the band lead the guests down the elevator and into the outside for balloons and a confetti drop!
![]() We are so thrilled with the way that Anna Maria’s vision came to life for her wedding. Thanks to the amazing people behind the scenes who helped make this wedding the magical day that it was. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Sarah here! Being an Asheville wedding planner means that I get to meet amazing new people all of the time. From the first moment I met Anna Marie, I knew we were going to be great friends. Sheâs a firecracker (and I mean that in the most awesome way), and she has a fierce sense of style and a taste for the dramatic. Wrap all of that up into a New Year’s Eve wedding, and you can not go wrong! I also loved Kelly the first moment I met him, he is an earnest straight shooter with a sincere heart and a wonderful sense of humor. Anna Marie had a beautiful vision for her wedding, and we can’t wait to share her details with you in our next blog post… but first, let’s celebrate their amazing love story!
You wouldnât know it from the images we just shared…but there were some crazy behind the scenes stuff going on during this wedding. As an Asheville wedding planner, I know that something unexpected always happens, sometimes itâs a BIG unexpected, sometimes itâs a baby unexpected. And if you have a fantastic team working for you most of the time, 99% of the time, you wonât even know. This was one of those times when mother nature decided to remind us all who was boss and throw us a big olâ curve ball on the day of the wedding. A unexpected ice storm totally blindsided Asheville on New Years Eve. At about 3PM (right when we were getting ready to take first look pictures), Biltmore Village suddenly transformed into an ice rink. Thatâs putting it mildly, it was like bumper cars out there. Cars were going in ditches left and right, the city shut down the interstate – SHUT. IT. DOWN. Fortunately almost all of the wedding guests were staying at the Grand Bohemian and the Double Tree across the street so they just had to penguin their way over.
UNFORTUNATELY, the groom and the family were in a beautiful home about 4 miles away. So we got on the phone, told them to pack up and get in their cars and head our way immediately, it took them 3 hours to go 4 miles! But we caught it early enough, so we gave the guests drinks when they showed up to the ceremony, and Anna Marie went down the aisle just a half hour later than she was supposed to. Anna Marie and Kelly were such troopers about the whole thing, they just wanted to get married and have a good time – and we got them both!
With all of the weather madness, portrait time was limited, to say the least đ We love these images that Almond Leaf Studios captured of this gorgeous couple after their wedding!
![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks to these amazing vendors who help make this event magical!
Next up on the blog: more of the amazing details from Anne Marie & Kelly’s wedding. Can’t wait for you to see!
As Asheville wedding planners, most of our job is done after the reception is over. There are a few things here and there, but the majority of our work is over. And then the fun starts. The posts on social media and the professional images and videos… we get to see documentation of people enjoying an event that we had a hand in making happen. And that is ALWAYS a really good feeling.
We love this video that Inkspot Crow Films shared with us from Ryan & Kelly’s wedding at Olivette. It’s always lovely to revisit a good day! Ryan & Kelly : Asheville Wedding Film from Inkspot Crow Films on Vimeo. As Asheville wedding planners, we believe in bold design & big love. Haley & Dave (check out their wedding recap here!)Â came to us with a bold task, incorporate the classic, art deco, elegance of the Grove Park Inn with the coupleâs love for things that were non-traditional, industrial and modern. This was going to be fun!
The color palette we were working with was green, gray, and white. Very clean and minimalist.  Things to note :: Their modern logo was consistent in all elements from the invitation, to the weekender, to the escort display.  Also a fun thing to note?  Notice that little gear in his boutonnière… a nod to his love of gears and bikes! When you have a minimalist color palette it is nice to incorporate a lot of texture to allow for contrast and depth, Haley loved succulents and thistle so her flowers were really lush and dynamic.
Our production team was hard at work this wedding! We built custom wooden tables for the reception. The beautiful acrylic and wooden escort sign was also built and designed by our team.
One of the things we pride ourselves in as Asheville wedding planners is that we arenât a âplug and playâ company. When a client comes to us for design, we really love to use our expertise and experience to create something totally unique.  When we are given an opportunity to think outside the box.. that’s were we really shine! Itâs written right there on our Asheville wedding planners homepage, and itâs on every business card we give out: âWe believe in bold design and big love.”  Haley and Dave came to the right place! First up…. Big Love on the wedding day! Most of the weddings in Asheville we do at Verge Events are for couples who live out of town – I donât know why, where are all the Asheville peeps getting married!? Weâre not complaining…much like Haley and Dave, a lot of couples fall in love with the mountains of North Carolina and want to share them with their friends and family. Haley and Dave were living near Washington D.C and felt that the Grove Park Inn was the perfect place to get away from the city buzz and breathe in the fresh mountain air. These two have a love of board games, dive bars, are super active and love to be on their bikes. The love and joy these two have for each other was so infectious, and we couldnât ask for a more perfect spring day for an outdoor ceremony on one of our favorite spots at the Mountain View Terrace. there is something magical about the getting ready part of the day… sweetness. just pure sweetness. can we talk about this dress and these shoes?! first looks with dad always get us. every time. who are we kidding… first looks of any type get us every time đ we may be veteran Asheville wedding planners, but the emotion of these moments will never get old for us.Â
the happy new couple! and then it’s time to celebrate! one of the lovely things about a wedding at Grove Park is that there is almost always a sunset view to be found nearby. such a fantastic party! Congratulations Haley & Dave! We loved being your Asheville wedding planners!Â
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