This North Carolina Wedding Guide is continually growing and developing to include the best wedding sites and resources in the North Carolina area, designed to help you plan your perfect day in the Tar Heel State.
North Carolina Regions
The Mountains: The Appalachian Mountains ripple through the western section of the state, offering breathtaking vistas, peaceful campgrounds, charming bed-and-breakfasts, the scenic curves of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and hikes and ski slopes (if the Southern winter allows) for athletic types.Exchange your vows on a mountaintop, at a secluded cabin, or in one of the area's many banquet halls and event spaces. Asheville, the largest city in western North Carolina, boasts a thriving cultural scene, fine dining and the historic and picturesque Grove Park Inn and Biltmore Estate.
The Piedmont: Most of North Carolina's best schools are located in the Piedmont; if you or your partner are alumni of one of them, why not consider an on-campus wedding or reception? Many couples, Blue Devils or otherwise, pick Duke's Gothic chapel or expansive gardens. Arboretums near the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and N.C. State in Raleigh are also popular.
The Coastal Plain: Whether you crave an extravagant church wedding with hundreds of guests or a simple barefoot beach ceremony with guests in swimsuits, the North Carolina coast is the ideal location. Rent a beach house, choose a resort or hotel, or even pitch a tent on one of the Outer Banks' secluded islands, take advantage of the coast's myriad event-planning resources, and relax in the soothing sea breeze.
After the ceremony, you and your guests could hang-glide off Kill Devil Hills, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made their own historic flight, head for the surf with board or reel in hand, set sail down the coast retracing Blackbeard's course, or just stroll along the shore.