George Vanderbilt's château in Asheville, built between 1889 and 1895, still anchors about 8,000 acres of the Blue Ridge, with Olmsted-designed gardens, a winery and eight wedding venues that range from a 20-guest barn to a 600-guest lawn.
Richard Morris Hunt designed the house and Frederick Law Olmsted the landscape, and construction ran from 1889 to 1895. The result has 250 rooms, and George Vanderbilt first welcomed family and friends there on Christmas Eve 1895. Of the 125,000 acres he originally bought, roughly 8,000 remain with the estate today, and the house has been open to visitors since 1930.
The wedding programme is spread across eight settings, so the scale of the day can be chosen quite precisely. Antler Hill Barn and Cedric's Garden suit celebrations of twenty to sixty, the Walled Garden holds 45 to 100, and Lioncrest and Deerpark take between 100 and 225 guests. Diana is an outdoor space for 125 to 225, while the lawns of Biltmore House and Gardens are the largest option, taking up to 600. The Inn on Biltmore Estate also hosts smaller weddings of 45 to 80.
Enquire about The Biltmore Estate →The Biltmore Estate is located at One Lodge Street, Asheville, North Carolina 28803, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The estate is America's largest privately owned home — a French Renaissance château built by George Vanderbilt in the 1890s, set on 8,000 acres with gardens by Frederick Law Olmsted and a working winery. The combination of architectural grandeur, Blue Ridge Mountain landscape, and Vanderbilt-tradition hospitality is unmatched.
Yes. The estate offers several accommodation options: The Inn on Biltmore Estate, the Village Hotel, and estate Cottages — making it well suited to a full destination wedding weekend.
Contact the Biltmore Weddings Department at weddings@biltmore.com or 800-211-9804. The team can discuss availability, venue spaces, and consultation services.
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