As Asheville wedding planners, we are always thinking about the “what ifs”. What if it rains? What if someone cancels? What if dinner is late? We are constantly prepared to pivot. 2020 is the year of The Pivot. Rather than being on-site at back to back weekends from May to October, we’ve become proficient reschedulers. We’ve worked hard to find ways to celebrate safely during a pandemic. We’ve laughed and cried and said very bad words. We’ve done what Asheville wedding planners do. We planned. And we prepared to pivot.
Emily and Jason was our first (and almost last) wedding of 2020. And you know what was super awesome about this wedding? It happened “before”. So… literally everything was awesome 😉
We met Emily and Jason when they were touring a different venue on a day when we were doing a wedding! They stopped by to see our setup and the event room and had some questions about the space and some other venues they were planning on touring that weekend. We were so happy when they reached out again after they picked Lioncrest for their wedding!
From the very beginning, working with Emily and Jason was a great experience. Emily and Jason were living in NYC, but were in the process of moving to Raleigh. They were both very involved in the wedding planning process and were always ready with opinions and ideas. We are thrilled with how everything came together for them.
It’s so fun to watch to wedding day magic happen from behind the scenes.
gorgeous girls getting all glammed up 😉
and a seriously good looking group of guys!
(y’all. the cuteness is unbearable!)
Emily’s dress was stunning.
a few finishing touches…
a final bit of bling…
deep breath…
 The best part about a First Look is the time that our couples have to be alone for a bit. The quiet time allows you to remember the whole point of the day. Your love.
Plus, when there’s a First Look, everyone can wait together prior to the ceremony. It’s more fun AND more convenient 😉
We love that they chose to pair the traditional and elegant look with more modern elements like acrylic. In design, opposites are attractive 😉  Juxtaposing contrasting textures and styles provide a really nice tension.
There are no rules when it comes to your wedding! And you should really have what your heart desires. Emily and Jason wanted to honor their friends and family as their wedding party but really wanted to stand solo at the alter. It was beautifully simple and very intimate, and their wedding party still walked down the aisle, they just sat in the first two rows.
The space at Lioncrest has a beautiful Southern veranda with gorgeous exposed wood. A perfect backdrop for their ceremony.
Seriously. This is stunning.
The Biltmore Estate never fails to be spectacular.
And it is officially time to celebrate!

The band was so good – Emily and Jason spent a lot of time choosing Soul Psychedelic, and we think their choice totally paid off.

And finally… MILK AND COOKIES!!! Who doesn’t like late night milk and cookies?!?  Particularly, cookies from Levian Bakery in NYC. We had a fair number of guests from NYC at the wedding and the squeals were audible when guests saw the cookies. Super fun way to end the night!

Congratulations Emily & Jason! Thanks so much for choosing us as your Asheville wedding planners 😉

and as always…

Huge thanks to the vendors who made this wedding day happen! We are super thankful for you!

Venue – Lioncrest

Photographer – Two Ring Studios

Caterer – Lioncrest

Florist – Flora

Reception Musicians – Soul Psychedelic

Officiant – Asheville Marriages

Baker – Lioncrest

Hair Artist – Hughes Hair Design

Makeup Artist – Blush

Asheville Wedding Planners – Verge Events 

 

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We’ve said it a lot lately, but it bears repeating. We love North Carolina wedding design. We love our couples, and we love planning their weddings. But we are so inspired by design. We enjoyed showcasing Lindsay & Nathan’s gorgeous North Carolina wedding last time on the blog. If you haven’t yet seen that post, pause and check it out 🙂  Their wedding day was so stunning, and we feel like their design suited them wonderfully. We absolutely love the result.
Lindsay & Nathan wanted a glam, stunner of a wedding. They envisioned crystals and glitz and chandeliers and beautiful lush big flowers. These themes carry throughout the day, even in the smallest of details.
north carolina wedding designGrove Park Inn is a wonderful space to design for. We love utilizing the different spaces available to us. In the case of Lindsay and Nathan’s wedding, we added luxurious fabrics, classic floral in glitzy arrangements, and lots of fantastic lighting.
So many unique details. north carolina wedding designLindsay and Nathan wanted a show stopper at their ceremony. Something that would add a jaw drop to the already fabulous view. So we built a huge arbor with a working hanging chandelier. It was a perfect juxtaposition to the mountain setting. We ordered a custom runner with their monogram printed on it. After the wedding, we kept the monogramed part for them so they could frame it in their house later. It was a very dramatic and super sophisticated touch at the ceremony.
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We love the way all of the metallic details pulled together. It was a big and bold look for a big and bold party.
This North Carolina wedding design is full of custom touches. We worked with our friends at Crush to build a custom boxwood bar front which we put their monogram on, and a custom stage wrap.

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The couple had macaroons from Dana’s bakery flown in for their favors which were placed at each place setting. Such a lovely personal touch!

The couple liked the pavilion at Grove Park Inn, and they particularly loved the view that it gave them, but it didn’t quite capture the elegance and glam that they wanted. So in order to dial of the drama, we worked with Classic to create a custom drape job that had the draping spill over into the room to bring some of that soft white to the walls.

Another detail that I love that just really upped the glam was the couples monogram projected on the dance floor. It was perfect for this North Carolina wedding design! Finally, because the room is so big, and the ceilings are so tall, we decided to go high with the centerpieces – when you’re designing it’s important to take scale into account. If you have a really big space – or are competing with nature you need a big element to really pack a design punch. We think that this North Carolina wedding design does a fabulous job of enhancing all of the great elements of this venue… with a healthy sprinkling of glam all over!
Thanks so much to the amazing professionals who made this beautiful event so beautiful! We could not have done it without you!!
Verge Events – Asheville Wedding planners for North Carolina wedding design
Grove Park Inn – Venue and Baker
Austin Gros – Photographer
Blu Couture – Videographer
Studio Flora Diva – Florist
Allegro – Ceremony Musicians
Michel Jons band – Reception Musicians
Pop of Color – Makeup Artist
Classic Events – Event Rentals
Crush Design – Design Rentals
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We love our North Carolina weddings. Really. We are privileged to live and work in one of the prettiest places in the world, Asheville, NC. And we adore the weddings that we have the opportunity to be a part of here!
Lindsay and Nathan chose Grove Park Inn as their wedding destination. We have worked with Grove Park on countless weddings, and we love having the opportunity to guide our couples through their day on the property. There are so many lovely aspects to a Grove Park Inn wedding. and we always enjoy wedding days there!
The day started off super chill. Lindsey and Nathan were relaxed and happy and ready to get married. This is most certainly our favorite way to start off a wedding day 😉
oh my goodness… how precious is this wonderful grandmother?! 
Finishing touches…
quiet moments are often the most meaningful ones.
these two are smoking hot!
love. this. 
they are just stunning. and so happy! 
The weather held out for us so we could have an outdoor wedding – which is a rarity in Asheville (particularly when we have a major ceremony set up like that arbor 😉 ). It’s definitely something for couples to think about if they are picking an outdoor location… particularly for the reception.  There is so much setup that goes on at a wedding (linens, place settings, centerpieces), so setting up a wedding can take anywhere from 5 hours to multiple days. Once things are set, they cannot be easily moved. So if you have ANY chance of rain on the forecast you’re playing with fire. In Asheville, in particular, it’s hard to predict the weather because we live in rainforest that is in the mountains. We have a saying here “wait 5 minutes and the weather will change”. Thankfully, we got seriously lucky with the weather on this day, and everything turned out beautifully.
Grove Park Inn is a gorgeous location for North Carolina weddings. This outdoor ceremony set up was just lovely. (So lovely that we will be sharing an additional post for Lindsay & Nathan’s design!) 
fantastic first kiss. gold star 😉 
We love this space for cocktail hour. It’s a great transition from the outdoor ceremony to the indoor reception! 
Let the festivities begin!
these quiet moments bring us such joy. 
This room is so fantastic! We are so excited to share this design with you! 
love. 
and then we dance.
and dance. 
and dance some more 😉 
Congratulations Lindsay & Nathan! We loved working with you!
and as always… we couldn’t do it without the army of folks that work behind the scenes to make it all happen. Thanks so much to our team! You guys rock!
Verge Events – Asheville Wedding planners for North Carolina weddings
Grove Park Inn – Venue and Baker
Austin Gros – Photographer
Blu Couture – Videographer
Studio Flora Diva – Florist
Allegro – Ceremony Musicians
Michel Jons band – Reception Musicians
Pop of Color – Makeup Artist
Classic Events – Event Rentals
Crush Design – Design Rentals
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We are so excited to share this Asheville wedding design with you! Last time, we shared Elizabeth & Van’s wedding story (if you haven’t yet seen it, you should pause and go check it out…it was a fantastic day!!), and today, we want to share a little more about their design. Wedding planners wear many hats…and our favorite hat is the designer one 😉 Seriously.  We really love the process of transforming a vision into a concept, and then executing that concept.
Elizabeth and Van wanted the epitome of a classic, timeless, country club wedding. They chose Biltmore Forest Country Club which was founded in 1922. It has beautiful historic ties to the community, and gorgeous details like wood paneling & classic decor. Because they loved the space so much we drew inspiration from the country club decor. Particularly the chinoiserie that was displayed in the rooms. That pattern became one of the central motifs throughout the wedding. We utilized it in everything from paper to centerpieces to the cake… we even used it on their bar!
There are so many epic design elements from this wedding; however, we are going to start off by talking chairs. Yes, chairs. We realize that this is a weird detail to mention, but we really love it when couples decide to go for a really elegant upgraded chair. Your ceremony and reception seating takes up the majority of the visual real estate at your wedding. In our opinion, it’s a great place to spend a little extra money 🙂
Another fun upgrade: they chose to go with a custom aisle runner which is such a fun and rare detail. We work with a fantastic company in New Jersey who always brings such beautiful custom designs to the table.
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Fun detail! The escort card wall! We love a really big escort card display, and this one was awesome. The country club is located on a golf course with lots of surrounding greenery so we brought in boxwood to make everything feel green and lush. We love the way this turned out.
asheville wedding designThe tent was a show stopper. Clear top tent with twinkle lights and lots of hanging greenery. The design also had a hefty dose of modern elegance mixed in – things like the chandeliers in the tent and the coffee tables in the lounge leaned away from classic and traditional and more towards clean modern design

asheville wedding loungeanother favorite detail was the custom bar – it was just so elegant

and no. the bars do NOT need to match 😉
asheville wedding designWe love classic floral. This timeless white and green is just perfection.
Gorgeous, right? Now picture it with standard chairs. Changes everything 😉
Executing an Asheville wedding design and unveiling it to our couples and their families on wedding day is one of the most satisfying parts of our job! It makes us happy to make them happy 😉
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As always, thanks to the amazing vendors who made this day happen!

 

Verge Events – Asheville Wedding Design

Biltmore Forest Country Club – Venue & Catering

Tec Petaja Photography – Wedding Photographer

Floressence Flowers – Floral Design

Cabeletta Strings – Ceremony Musicians

East Coast Entertainment – Reception Musicians

Gateaux – Baker

Lola – Hair Artist

Serenity + Scott – Makeup Artist

Crush Event Design – Design Rentals

Classic Event Rentals– Wedding Rentals

 

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There are countless reasons to come to Asheville. Our mountains are stunning; the locals are welcoming; the food and beer scene is excellent. For people planning to have weddings in Asheville, NC, there is an abundance of gorgeous venues, amazing experiences, and local flavor for you and your guests to enjoy. As Asheville wedding planners, we had the opportunity to plan and design Elizabeth and Van’s gorgeous Biltmore Forest Country Club wedding. We are so excited to share their day with you… and we are even more excited to share their design blog soon!

Let’s get this party started with some wedding day preparation 😉 

(can we just take a moment to appreciate these shoes. thanks.)

We love the guys getting ready room here. The room is full of texture, and there is plenty of space to spread out.

Love how unique this first look is!  When it is drizzling outside, sometimes the back up plan turns out even better 😉 What makes this even more special – it is at Elizabeth’s grandparents home, right down the road.  The first look and all family pictures were done here, and on the grounds – making for some really special moments to look back on.

These are 2 of our favorite images from this wedding.  Timeless and Classic!

Once pictures were finished, we headed back to Biltmore Forest Country Club. It is time to get these two married!

There is always so much anticipation in these moments. Everyone is in place…and then time seems to slow.

and just that fast, the waiting is over.

Such a stunning entrance!

These moments never get old.

Time to party!  Because almost all of the pictures were done ahead of time, they could join thecocktail hour under the tent… and wait until you see this tent! (Design blog coming soon!)

We then moved guests inside for dinner.  With two rooms filled with guests, we put a sweetheart table in each room so that they could spend time in each room during dinner. Love how thoughtful this is.

Then… time to party!

Love every. single. thing. about this first dance picture!

The best way to wrap a wedding night up is to fill the dance floor with people and party til you drop 😉

Congratulations, Elizabeth & Van! We are so happy for you both. It was a fantastic day, and we are thankful to have been a part of it!

As always, thanks to the amazing vendors who made this day happen!

 

Verge Events – Wedding Planning & Design

Biltmore Forest Country Club – Venue & Catering

Tec Petaja Photography – Wedding Photographer

Floressence Flowers – Floral Design

Cabeletta Strings – Ceremony Musicians

East Coast Entertainment – Reception Musicians

Gateaux – Baker

Lola – Hair Artist

Serenity + Scott – Makeup Artist

Crush Event Design – Design Rentals

Classic Event Rentals– Wedding Rentals

 

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