Events & Entertainment

Haiku is a wedding and event venue tucked into Biltmore Village on Sweeten Creek Road. Its website describes garden settings with koi ponds, landscaped grounds, covered dining areas and both indoor and outdoor spaces. The venue lists wedding ceremonies and receptions, elopements and pop-up weddings, rehearsal and welcome dinners, corporate events, celebrations of life and private parties. It says events can range from intimate ceremonies to multi-day wedding weekends, and it mentions partnership packages with AutoCamp Asheville and Ruth's Chris. A Garden House membership for local residents is also listed on its site.

Blue Ridge Hiking Company is a hiking and backpacking guide service based in Asheville. According to its website, it aims to connect people curious about the outdoors with Southern Appalachia through personalized guided hikes and backpacking trips. Its site lists day hikes, overnight trips, workshops, group travel and gear rentals. The company says it guides under commercial special use permits in areas including Pisgah National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, DuPont State Forest and Mt. Mitchell State Park, and that its guides are certified in Wilderness First Aid or higher and CPR. It also runs a bunkhouse in Hot Springs, NC, for hikers, backpackers and trail runners along the Appalachian Trail.

Ten restored 1950s campers are the heart of JuneBug Retro Resort, a 50-acre property on Clarks Chapel Road near Weaverville that its website places about 12 minutes north of downtown Asheville. Guests can rent a single vintage camper for an overnight stay, or the whole property can be reserved for weddings, family reunions and other events. The resort sits in a private valley with half a mile of river running through it, plus hiking trails, farm fields and resident alpaca. According to the site, weddings have been held here since 2017, and it also describes a treehouse venue for small ceremonies. The site says the Creek Lounge, an outdoor bar and music space beside the creek, opened in 2023 and hosts live music. According to its FAQ page, children of all ages can stay, the person booking must be 21 or older, and dogs are not allowed overnight.

Carolina Love Events is a wedding planning company that serves as the in-house planner for Homewood, the event venue on Zillicoa Street in Asheville. Its website says the team also takes on weddings elsewhere, from mountaintop elopements to high-end Biltmore weddings. Planning comes in three standard packages that can be customized: event management, partial planning and full-service planning. Event management covers the final stretch and the wedding day itself, while the larger packages add vendor proposals, contract reviews and ongoing vendor communication. The site cites more than 15 years of planning experience, over 10 of them in Western North Carolina. It also says the company celebrates every couple and works with vendors who share that view. Inquiries go through a form on the website.

The Poplars at Bearwallow Mountain is a private event and wedding venue on 75 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 16 miles southeast of downtown Asheville, according to its website. The property has a covered, heated pavilion of 1,600 square feet for receptions and a shaded outdoor ceremony spot. Several lodging options sit on site, including Bearwallow Cottage, Bearwallow Retreat, Bearwallow Lodge and Bearwallow Baby Bear. Weddings are the main draw, but the venue also lists reunions, birthday celebrations, family gatherings and holiday parties. Tours are by appointment.

Legacy and Legend is an elopement planning and photography business serving couples in Asheville and the surrounding mountains. Its website describes all-inclusive elopement packages that cover the officiant, a bridal bouquet, a venue and photography. It also offers adventure sessions, and its blog shares real elopements, including a sunset ceremony at Max Patch and a vow renewal. The site also has a free guide with tips for eloping in Asheville.