Preferred Recommendations: We highly recommend the following artists for your wedding plans. We know 'em - we love 'em!
Photographer
Custom Wedding Bands
Pearls
Custom Wedding Websites
Hair, Makeup & Nail
Professional Decorator
Photography - Rebecca D'Angelo
www.rebeccadangelophotography.com or 828.357.8327
With a BFA in fine art and a career as an editorial photojournalist, Rebecca D'Angelo brings an edge and intimacy to her work that you don't find in most photography. Her work is thoughtful, and she has an ability to capture the ever elusive "decisive moment"; truly telling the story of your wedding day. She was with the Washington Post photographing the Society Beat for 10 years and her work has appeared in numerous local and national publications including the New York Times, Ebony, WNC, Imbibe, and National Geographic Traveller. Her rates are flexible and affordable. Bundled, custom packages available or hourly rates and a la carte service can be provided. She does not believe a wedding should spend your life savings.
Custom Wedding Bands - Visions of Creation
http://www.weddingbandsbyroberto.comor 828.669.0065
Born in Colombia, Roberto Vengoechea has been designing and hand creating custom fine jewelry for over 20 years. Located in beautiful Black Mountain, NC, Roberto creates one-of-a-kind, unique wedding bands for him and her. Commitment rings, wedding bands, gifts for your brides maids - Roberto can create pieces that turn heads. You are guaranteed to have a band that is not replicated. He can use your stones or you can choose from his personally selected diamonds, emeralds, and other exotic stones.
La Pearla Pearls
www.lapearlapearls.com or 828.230.1229
Every bride deserves a beautiful set of pearls on this special occasion. La Pearla Pearls provides high quality pearls that have been bought direct from pearl farms all over the world - south sea pearls, pink, white, gray, perfectly round, oval or natural - La Pearla has them all in every shape and size, strands in every length and prices that can't be beat.
Custom Wedding Websites by Mari Cochran
www.MariCochran.com
Create a unique, custom website to include bride and groom pics, "How We Met" story, directions and location of ceremony and reception, post engagement, wedding and honeymoon photos, links to bridal registries, etc. Visit
www.MariCochran.com for more information.
Nirvana Hair Studio
Onsite hair updos, hair cut and style (men and women), manicures, pedicures, sculpted nails, polish or nail fills, visit
www.NirvanaHairStudio.com for information or to book your appointment. Hair updos, makeup and styling can be done onsite or offsite.
Professional Decorator - Michelle Nelson
828.779.6432
Michelle Nelson, a graduate of UNC-A and native of Asheville since 1989, has been decorating for over 10 years. She has decorated for fundraisers including the Health Adventure and the Asheville Area Arts Council Balls (6 years). She currently decorates display shop windows in Biltmore Village, display tabletops for Classic Event Rental's showroom and personal homes for the Holidays. Michelle works with several prominent florists and an established wedding planner, Gwenn Ford, to decorate for weddings and parties.
Florist / Wedding Florist - Studio Flora Diva
www.studiofloradiva.com
Studio Flora Diva is a full service floral design studio specializing in flowers for weddings. Whether a grand gala, a tented reception under the stars, or an intimage gathering of close friends and family, our creative and innovative design team is available to assist you!