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.
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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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
Trivia: Asheville incorporated
Asheville was incorporated and named after North Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe. In what year?
Trivia: Biltmore completion
George Washington Vanderbilt II opened the Biltmore Estate, the largest privately owned house in the United States, on Christmas Eve of what year?
Trivia: Biltmore rooms
How many rooms does the Biltmore House have (the main house, not the entire estate)?
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.