White for the bride in Asheville

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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)?