Trivia: Biltmore completion

Asheville bride lift

The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with an Asheville backdrop (an art-deco facade, a busker on the corner, the Blue Ridge mountains behind). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!

Asheville finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Asheville spot (a riverside mural, a rooftop with mountain views, a quirky downtown alley) and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from the Paris of the South!

Asheville foodie classic

Find a beloved Asheville classic (Buxton Hall barbecue, hot chicken at Rocky's, a White Duck Taco) and take a group photo with everyone, including the bride, taking the first bite at the same time.

Asheville kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a classic Asheville backdrop (an art-deco facade, a busker on the corner, the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

Blue Ridge mountain bridal view

Asheville sits in a bowl of Blue Ridge mountains. Find a vantage point with layered ridges in view (a rooftop bar, the parking deck on Wall Street) and take a group photo with the bride centred and the ridges behind her.

Blue Ridge mountain view

Asheville sits in a bowl of Blue Ridge mountains. Find a vantage point where you can see the mountain ridges (a rooftop bar, the parking deck on Wall Street, the Grove Park Inn driveway) and take a group photo with the layered ridges behind you.

Brewery flight bridal toast

Order a shared tasting flight at any South Slope brewery (Burial, Wicked Weed, Hi-Wire, Green Man, Catawba). Take a group photo with the bride leading the toast and every flight tray held up in the shot. Kombucha or sweet tea works for non-drinkers.

Brewery flight toast

Order a shared tasting flight at any South Slope brewery (Burial, Wicked Weed, Hi-Wire, Green Man, Catawba). Take a group photo with everyone holding their flight tray up in a toast. Sweet tea or kombucha works for non-drinkers.

Checkpoint: Grove Arcade

Walk west to the Grove Arcade on Page Avenue and check in at one of the arched entrances.

Checkpoint: Pack Square

Navigate to Pack Square in downtown Asheville (between Broadway, Patton and Biltmore avenues) and check in.

Checkpoint: River Arts District

Walk or rideshare west to the River Arts District (RAD) along the French Broad River, and check in by any open-studio building.

Checkpoint: South Slope

Walk south on Coxe or Lexington avenues into the South Slope brewery district and check in by any brewery taproom.

French Broad bridal backdrop

The River Arts District runs alongside the French Broad River. Walk to the riverside path and take a group photo with the bride centred and the river and the railroad bridge behind her.

French Broad River backdrop

The River Arts District runs alongside the French Broad River. Walk to the riverside path and take a group photo with the river and the railroad bridge behind you.

Grove Arcade arch bridal shot

The Grove Arcade is Asheville's most photogenic indoor market. Find a limestone arched entrance and take a group photo with the bride framed inside the arch, the team around her.

Grove Arcade arch shot

The Grove Arcade is one of Asheville's most photogenic indoor markets. Find one of the limestone arched entrances and take a group photo framed inside the arch.

Local Ashevillian bridal tip

Convince a local Asheville resident to share one favourite brewery, restaurant or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.

Local Ashevillian tip

Convince a local Asheville resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

Pack Square fountain pose

Pack Square Park has an open plaza, a fountain and a stage. Take a group photo with the bride centred and the team arranged around her, mountains visible in the background where possible.

Paris of the South finale for the bride

This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, veil, the works) with an Asheville backdrop (a brewery wall, a rooftop with mountain views, a RAD mural at golden hour). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!

Pritchard Park drum dance

Pritchard Park is the heart of downtown Asheville and the site of the famous Friday-night drum circle. Find the park and take a group photo with the bride leading a drumming pose, the team in a circle around her.

Pritchard Park gathering

Pritchard Park is the heart of downtown Asheville and the site of the famous Friday-night drum circle. Whatever day you are there, find the park and take a group photo with everyone striking a drumming pose.

RAD mural bridal pose

The River Arts District is covered in murals on warehouse walls and railway underpasses. Find a striking mural and take a group photo with the bride centred and the team mirroring a pose, colour or shape from the art.

RAD mural team pose

The River Arts District is covered in murals on warehouse walls and railway underpasses. Find a striking mural and take a group photo with everyone matching a pose, colour or shape from the art.

Recreate the bride's wildest moment (Asheville)

Everyone knows that one legendary night out. Imitate the bride at her most wild moment ever. One person plays her, the rest directs, capture it in a photo or short video. Best impression wins.

Thomas Wolfe Memorial

The Thomas Wolfe Memorial preserves the writer's boyhood home on Market Street. Find it and take a group photo with the yellow Victorian house in the background.

To Grove Arcade (bride)

Walk west to the Grove Arcade on Page Avenue and check in at one of the arched entrances.

To Pack Square (bride)

Navigate to Pack Square in downtown Asheville and check in with the bride and the team in the central plaza.

To River Arts District (bride)

Walk or rideshare west to the River Arts District along the French Broad River and check in by any open-studio building.

To South Slope (bride)

Walk south on Coxe or Lexington into the South Slope brewery district and check in by any taproom.

Trivia: Asheville incorporated

Asheville was incorporated and named after North Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe. In what year?

Trivia: Biltmore rooms

How many rooms does the Biltmore House have (the main house, not the entire estate)?

White for the bride in Asheville

The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a brewery wall or mountain view, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.

Working studio visit

Many RAD buildings have working artist studios open to visitors. Step inside one (potters, painters, glassblowers), ask permission and take a respectful photo with the artist or their work in the background.