5 Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Venues In The Blue Ridge Mountains
Welcome to our series on the best wedding rehearsal dinner and welcome party venues and locations in your area! Shout out to Elena Gera of Focus on the Moment Photography for sharing today’s feature on the Blue Ridge Mountains.
If you are planning a wedding in the Blue Ridge Mountains area, you don’t want to forget about the night before the wedding. Your wedding rehearsal dinner or wedding welcome party is the perfect opportunity to welcome your guests and begin your wedding weekend celebration. Today, we will be sharing five amazing locations to host your wedding rehearsal dinner in the Blue Ridge Mountains region, which includes East Tennessee, Central Virginia, Western North Carolina.
We spoke with Elena Gera of Focus on the Moment Photography, a wedding and engagement photographer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, to learn the most unique locations to host your wedding rehearsal dinner.
Photo credit: Focus on the Moment Photography of Seneca Lake
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When it comes to advice for your wedding or your rehearsal, it’s always best to go with the advice pros! Most wedding pros have seen it all, and they can give you that first-hand experience. With that, let’s let Elena share the five best locations to host a wedding rehearsal dinner and/or welcome party before your big day in the Blue Ridge Mountains….
Blue Ridge Mountain Rehearsal Dinner Venue: The Manor at Breckenridge
If you love southern historic charm for your wedding rehearsal dinner, this mansion property in Lebanon, Virginia will stand out to you. The Manor at Breckenridge is a fully restored home that resides on a cattle farm, merging casual barn vibes with historic regality.
The Manor is a historical white two-story mansion dating back to the early 1700s. Offering five event spaces (including two indoors) and three ceremony spaces (with two indoors), it provides an ideal variety for wedding rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, or the big wedding day. Its uniqueness extends beyond the exterior to the fully furnished interior, resembling a well-appointed hotel or bed and breakfast with antique furniture. The venue in the Blue Ridge Mountains also offers overnight accommodations for your wedding guests, eliminating the need to find other accommodations for the wedding weekend.
Check out these beautiful tablescape images from an intimate wedding rehearsal dinner at The Manor at Breckenridge with photo credit to Focus on the Moment Photography…
Blue Ridge Mountain Rehearsal Dinner Venue: Seneca Lake
Another charming and rustic wedding rehearsal dinner venue in Virginia is Seneca Lake. Seneca Lake is a spacious 6,000-square-foot barn situated on a 200-acre family-owned farm in Gladys, VA. Nestled in the rolling countryside of central Virginia, it comfortably accommodates up to 200 wedding guests.
The comprehensive venue features everything needed for your wedding rehearsal dinner and welcome party, including decorations, a large dining area, a spacious outdoor patio, three-acre lake access, a gas fireplace, and a very roomy bridal suite with a private bathroom.
Seneca Lake is also known for being an affordable option for its generously sized venue. You have to see these gorgeous venue photos by Focus on the Moment Photography of Seneca Lake - it would be the perfect spot for your rehearsal dinner!
Blue Ridge Mountain Rehearsal Dinner Venue: Smithmore Castle
If Ashville, North Carolina is where you’re getting married and you’re searching for the right spot to host your rehearsal dinner look no further! Smithmore Castle is a luxury 8-bedroom boutique hotel located on a 121-acre private estate just a short distance from the legendary town of Asheville, NC. Dubbed the "Castle in the Sky," the venue sits atop a verdant mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains and is constructed as a genuine castle.
It is an ideal location for an intimate welcome party or rehearsal dinner, providing overnight accommodations, a Michelin Star-trained Chef, a balcony for the morning ceremony overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains, a billiards room, a bar and lounge, commercial kitchen, a dining room with a fireplace, and a courtyard where your rehearsal dinner can be set under the stars, weather permitting.
Look at this breathtaking view from the Smithmore Castle with photo credits to Focus on the Moment Photography…
Blue Ridge Mountain Rehearsal Dinner Venue: The Maridor
If Roanoke is where you’re getting married and you’re on the hunt for just the right spot to celebrate the night before the big day, you’ll love this next rehearsal dinner location in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Maridor is a cozy mansion located in the heart of Roanoke, VA, providing full catering services.
With everything from linens to glassware to food taken care of, it offers a hassle-free experience for planners of wedding welcome parties, or rehearsal dinners. Wedding guests and the couple can simply show up and enjoy excellent food! Yum! This historic home offers southern charm in an elegant setting and is a great option for couples looking for an all-in-one rehearsal dinner venue in Roanoke, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Blue Ridge Mountain Rehearsal Dinner Venue: Bristol Train Station
If unexpected, and surprising your guests are the goal for your wedding’s rehearsal dinner in the Blue Ridge Mountains, look no further than the Bristol VA Train Station. The Bristol VA Train Station is a beautiful century-old brick building recently renovated to its full grandeur, transformed into a one-of-a-kind wedding rehearsal dinner and welcome party event venue.
Designed in the Romanesque style, the large waiting room (now the reception hall) boasts a cathedral-sized ceiling. This venue option is not only grand, but it also provides a perfect setting for a rehearsal dinner or night before the wedding welcome party, accommodating small and large parties. Tables, chairs, and catering services are included with booking, making it a truly unique and convenient choice if you’re getting married in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
These photos are unreal from Focus on the Moment Photography of the Bristol VA Train Station, a truly unique and memorable spot for your rehearsal dinner or wedding welcome party.
What do you think? Are you ready to run off and plan a rehearsal dinner in the Blue Ridge Mountains!? We won’t blame you! From East Tennessee, Central Virginia, and Western North Carolina, there’s surely the perfect spot to host the night before the big wedding day.
Thank you to Elena from Focus on the Moment Photography for sharing her local insight, and her photography, of the best locations to host your wedding rehearsal dinner in the Blue Ridge Mountains area.
Elena is based our of based out of Bristol VA and Tennesse and is a documentary-style wedding photographer serving couples who value joyful, and unposed images in East Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.
For more area special location ideas and recommendations, be sure to check out our collection of the best wedding rehearsal dinner venues in your area. Oh and if you don’t see your city or location on our list, be sure to send us an email, we’d love to help you in your hunt for the perfect rehearsal dinner spot!
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