Frequently asked questions,

You can conveniently find out pricing based on the package you're interested in, time of year, guest count, and date of week here.

Chestnut Ridge can conveniently host up to 200 guests for both ceremony + reception. 

Our date availability can be found here. If you do not see a particular year listed, that is because those dates have not yet opened up for booking. 

The best way to reserve a date is to either:
(1) communicate through the HoneyBook platform in which you may have initially inquired through (you would have filled our the Connect form here). If you have already filled out this form, you do not need to fill it out again. Simply reply to the original email you received from our Team
-OR-
(2) send us an email to info@chestnutridge.events letting us know the date you'd like, preferred package, and highest estimated guest count.

Please know that we try to update the date availability form as soon as dates become unavailable, but sometimes a contract is in process and a date as not been removed yet, in which case we will notify you as soon as you inquire. 

Absolutely not! Due to so many of our couple coming from all over the U.S. (& world!), we often have couples who book site unseen and that's totally okay. We offer great resources like your own self-guided walkthrough of the property, so you can see it first-hand from afar. Or if you want to schedule a virtual tour with one of our Team Members, we offer those as well here. 
We don't offer drop-in tours, so please be sure to schedule what's best for you by checking the following tour times and reserving a time.

This is a great question, because overall budget is such an important thing to consider when booking any vendor. Generally, a Peak Season couple can expect to spend around $40,000-$55,000 on their total wedding expenses, and a non-peak couple may spend closer to $35,000-$50,000. 
One thing to keep in mind about your wedding budget is that you can spend as much or as little on your wedding day as you want -- that's what makes every wedding so special and unique to the couple. So although the above averages are budgets we've seen in the past, we have had couple with smaller guest counts spend less and alternatively, couples who have selected to spend much more on their wedding day budget.

We welcome all professional vendors at Chestnut Ridge. We think this is part of what makes weddings at Chestnut Ridge so fun and interesting is because there's never one that's the same. 
We do have a very vetted, and tailored list to our absolutely favorites who have worked as CR many, many times and who we're thankful to hold a wonderful relationship with. However, you may have your own favorite wedding professional who you want to be apart of your day. 
The below are the vendors who we consider "outside" of our list if you select them:
    - Wedding Planners
    - Caterers
    - Entertainers (DJs / Bands / Musicians)
    - Floral
Although is is allowed, we do not recommend using outside vendors due to the logistical strain it can put on you, the couple, with getting them up-to-speed on how wedding days are Chestnut Ridge flow. However, we’ve worked with SO many great vendors…both on and off our list. If you have someone in mind, we’re happy to do our best to accommodate them as long as they're willing to abide by all Outside Vendor Agreement parameters. The best thing to do is to ask us about the vendor to ensure they are allowed to work at CR without issue, and then have them sign and agree to our Outside Vendor Agreement B E F O R E you book with them to ensure there's no issues.

We only host one wedding a day at Chestnut Ridge to ensure you receive the attention, time, and respect you deserve on YOUR day.
Although it is rare, we will occasionally allow for a tour the morning of a wedding day. A few things to note:
(1) We will never bring a touring couple into the private areas (the suites) on wedding day while you are occupying it,
(2) We will show the inside of the reception space as efficiently as possible so as not to disturb you. Honestly couples love seeing the space mid-setup as it allow them to truly envision (and get excited about) their wedding day at CR!,
(3) And, we will only meet with the couple either outside of the venue or in our office building.

For the same reasons, we cannot guarantee a rehearsal time to all of our couples. Most of our couples feel perfectly comfortable rehearsing at their hotel or rehearsal dinner location. The line-up is most important, so as long as everyone knows there order...implementing on day of is easy since we have 1 aisle and 2 sides. 

We are 15 mi. west of Asheville, where you'll find endless things to do, places to see, and lodging accommodations. Asheville is a well known city for all that it has to offer and just a hop-skip-and-a-jump down the interstate!. 

Our upper paved lot has up to 70 spaces for vehicles. Generally folks average about 2-3 people per car, so you can do that math...generally with our capacity the upper lot is plenty. Also about 9 out of 10 of our couples provide professional transportation for their guests to make it convenient AND to ensure guests are on-time to the ceremony, so this lessens the cars needed to be parked and makes it a non-issue. We do have a lower lot for an additional 30 vehicles if we need to use it; when this occurs we will valet guests vehicles for them.

We are in a gated community, and although the family owns the land, we still like for the gate to be closed for the private residences when the venue is not in use. Therefore, if cars are left overnight, we cannot guarantee the gate will be open the following day. We recommend moving them down to the lower lot which is outside the gate so that the owner of the vehicle can access their car even if our gate is closed the following day.

If it rains, then you'll be forever thankful you chose Chestnut Ridge. Both of ceremony pavilion, cocktail hour AND reception space are weather-protected. You can even have all the windows OPEN at the ceremony pavilion in most rain situations so that you feel outdoors but don't get wet (best of both worlds)! Usually if it's raining, guests come equipped with umbrellas but we have a collection of umbrellas we've inherited over the years (thanks previous guests!), so we're happy to lend some out so guest can move easily from the ceremony pavilion to the covered porch for cocktail hour.
Our covered porch allows for a rain plan for cocktail hour, and then of course our reception barn is totally enclosed so you'll be dry the rest of the evening too! We have a great set-up so that rain does not have to be top of concern. 

We are dog people, for sure and love that you want them to be apart of your day! We are totally fine with them coming to be apart, but just remember a few simple things to keep everyone happy:
(1) They must be leashed at all times. Remember, Chestnut Ridge is on a farm so we don't want any livestock getting chased down by a friendly puppers (LOL!),
(2) No aggressive, ill-behaved, or unruly puppy guests...please!,
(3) After Ceremony, your dog will need to be kenneled or taken away by a dog handler so that we do not have them around food or under guests feet while dancing
(4) They are not allowed on the furniture...at all! We know it's cute, but absolutely no paws on the couches in the suites or otherwise!
(5) Someone must be responsible for them other than the bride and the groom. Your planner nor our staff are responsible for bbabysitting for the evening.
We have some great recommendations on local vendors who specialize in Wedding Day Dog Handling, and we'd be happy to connect you!

Here is our full decor inventory. Please note the information on the 1st page. Your in-house CR Planner or Outside Planner should complete this form and send to Management for approval 30 days prior to wedding day. This is our master copy, so you will need to make a copy and title it with your name so that we can identify your specific pull list.

We are dog people, for sure and love that you want them to be apart of your day! We are totally fine with them coming to be apart, but just remember a few simple things to keep everyone happy:
(1) They must be leashed at all times. Remember, Chestnut Ridge is on a farm so we don't want any livestock getting chased down by a friendly puppers (LOL!),
(2) No aggressive, ill-behaved, or unruly puppy guests...please!,
(3) After Ceremony, your dog will need to be kenneled or taken away by a dog handler so that we do not have them around food or under guests feet while dancing
(4) They are not allowed on the furniture...at all! We know it's cute, but absolutely no paws on the couches in the suites or otherwise!
(5) Someone must be responsible for them other than the bride and the groom. Your planner nor our staff are responsible for bbabysitting for the evening.
We have some great recommendations on local vendors who specialize in Wedding Day Dog Handling, and we'd be happy to connect you!

Here is our full decor inventory. Please note the information on the 1st page. Your in-house CR Planner or Outside Planner should complete this form and send to Management for approval 30 days prior to wedding day. This is our master copy, so you will need to make a copy and title it with your name so that we can identify your specific pull list.

Decorating begins at the start of your contract time on the day of the wedding. This is 9am for standard contracts unless they've opted to add-on additional hours. Our event staff will not unlock the doors to the building until the contracted time so please plan accordingly.

Yes, this is an absolutely requirement. As mentioned above, they'll need to be approved and accept/sign our Outside Vendor Agreement but please know...Aunt Betty (unless she plans weddings for a living and doesn't want to enjoy yours), cannot be your wedding planner. In our experience, a hired and professional wedding planner is a requirement. You also don't want your best friend working your entire wedding either, so remove her from the list of candidates too ;) Don't you want to still be friends with her after the wedding, too?

Clean-up begins no later than 10pm. The Chestnut Ridge staff is responsible for all Chestnut Ridge items (including decor boutique inventory), and all other Vendors are responsible for their specific items. Any personal items must be removed between 10-11pm to include any self-provided decor, signage, yard games, alcohol, food, and anything else that you claim as yours.
We do not retain a lost and found. If we find items during clean-up, we will let you know when we will be open for your to come and retrieve those items. Otherwise you can Venmo us to ship them if that's an options, or the items will be disposed of as if they were unclaimed. We will not store or hold items for you or your guests to come pick up at a later date.

Thanks for reading!

And don't worry, we know there will be plenty more questions once you begin the booking and Wedding planning process.
We're here for you and are happy to help.

Our Bar Service Package includes the bartenders, access to an outdoor cocktail hour bar and an indoor reception bar, equipment needed for both including ice, bar glassware (pints/wine/rocks/highballs as needed), and mixers IF you get the liquor level package. We do not supply any of the alcohol; this is purchased by a 3rd party supplier (generally beer/wine through Metro Wines and liquor directly through NC ABC Store). And yes, you will need to apply for an ABC Permit through the NC Commissions for Alcohol + Beverages if you are choosing to serve hard liquor.

As for supplying your own alcohol versus buying it from through Venue, our couples find it SUPER beneficial:
(1) it saves you a significant amount of money
(2) any alcohol remaining at the end of the night is yours to keep (or return if your supplier allows).

For prospective couples wanting to learn more; existing couples, please reference your contract.