Homewood

While Homewood made for a beautiful wedding, it was almost more trouble than it was worth. It is an extremely expensive venue alone, but it seemed like we were "nickle and dimed" along the way with all of their extras. It was also difficult that they required you to use some of their preferred vendors, and we had to pay Homewood a commission on top of it. Many of these vendors were more expensive, but of a lesser quality, than many that we found in the Asheville area. All of this would have been acceptable. However, on the day of my wedding, there was a wedding scheduled to take place before mine. The staff of Homewood assured us that they placed weddings 6 hours apart to avoid overlap and that we would have access to the glen, house, and bridal suite at 2:00 PM. Turns out, the other wedding started at 2 PM and they neglected to tell us. I couldn't get into the bridal suite on time. Wedding guests were recruited to help decorate. My florist could not start decorating the glen until 4:30 (a half hour before my wedding!). Things were still being decorated as guests were arriving. This, ultimately, made Homewood and its staff a disappointment in my eyes.

This is a beautiful venue in Asheville, NC. I would have loved to get married in a castle, but we decided to use our budget in other places......

Beautiful location!!! Homewood itself looks like a stone castle. There is an option to have your ceremony below in a wooded glen...which is AMAZING in the fall! Staff was very helpful before the wedding and expecially the day of. Definitely a PERFECT place for a wedding!

The reason we choose this location-it is 3 minutes from downtown Asheville with the ability to have an outdoor wedding in a wooded location and they have wonderful staff. No one staying downtown had to drive far and we could get married and have a reception in the same location. Reasons why I recommend this location-not only is it beautiful, but they take care of every last detail for you, and really know how to run a reception and treat a bride. I really couldn't have asked for anything better. We were supposed to get married outside but it poured all day long-they took of making sure every little thing was as perfect as possible without having to bother me once.

If you are in Asheville NC and are planning a wedding I would go with this venue. The building is like a castle and is perfect for anyones fairy tale wedding. I felt like the Queen all day. The staff are so helpful and make sure that everything is up to your standards. We love Homewood.