AVL Wedding story: A Foggy Mountain Experience

Between the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina sits a little city right in the valley and in that little city of Asheville, under the white oak trees on Church Street, you will find a charming little pub that’s adored by locals. Yes, it is a pub that is a favorite among most in a…

Secret Garden at the Weaver House

Since my high school theater days, I have always been romanced by the sight of a set under construction. Something about the smell of sawdust and sweat makes me acutely aware of the unfinished potential, of the promise of moving scenes to come.   A couple weeks ago, Jess and I found ourselves in downtown…

AVL Weddings: Just Bloom Together

Life in Asheville provides many unique pleasures. For me, one of the best is the promise of meeting genuinely fascinating people. I am a bit introverted, but this is a writer’s dream, as inspiring new characters are literaly around every corner. Every city has a heartbeat, but in this city, the presence of the human…

Homewood – Dramatic and Dreamy

  When it comes to wedding venues, Asheville has no shortage of “fairy-tale”-worthy destinations. Search for the topic Asheville + Wedding on Google or Pinterest and you will receive an onslaught of gorgeous photos snapped everywhere from the Biltmore and the Blue Ridge Parkway, to Pack Square Park and the River Arts District. Part of…

AVL Wedding Story: Linda & Jake

    Do you remember being young and watching all the old school Disney movies? You know the ones – Cinderella, Snow White, Aladdin. So many of my favorite throwbacks had a common theme. The poor princess overcomes struggle and strife to win her handsome prince and they have a big wedding in a castle…

AVL Weddings: Ali and Jake’s Story

Anytime I take on a new writing project, I like to talk about it with the people around me. My family, my friends, even unsuspecting victims that come in to eat where I work nights; they all receive a surprise barrage of questions on any number of unrelated topics. I have to say, the wedding…