Wedding Venue Near Wayah Bald

Watch this short video of a wedding that took place at a wedding venue near Wayah Bald, Bryson City, and Asheville on Nantahala Lake. Read Amanda and Matt’s love story, in Amanda’s own words…

How they met

We met in 2012 in Missouri. Both of us were engineers who accepted jobs at the same manufacturing plant right out of college. We were friends and neighbors for several years, and eventually we realized how much we had in common. Our first date was 5 years to the date from our wedding day! We realized we loved each other while at a Ben Folds concert visiting Matt’s brother. Ben Folds was performing “The Luckiest” and the lyrics made us realize how we felt about each other. We chose this song to be our first dance at our wedding.

Long-distance relationship

Several months later, Matt accepted another role in Texas and so began our long distance relationship. While this was challenging at times, we learned to cherish the time we had together and grow our relationship through trust and lots of phone conversations. A couple of years after Matt moved, I also accepted another role in Utah. During the time we lived in separate cities, we did tons of traveling and adventuring. We visited each other’s cities, and travelled around the country and around the world.

Proposal

Matt proposed while we were skiing at one of our favorite spots in Utah- the “Lone Tree” run at Snowbasin. It was his last visit of our four-year long distance relationship. We both moved into our home in Pennsylvania in March of 2020, just in time to enjoy lockdown with each other and our dog Channing in a new city! In our life together we plan to continue to do lots of traveling and adventuring, spoiling dogs, and growing our family.

Why they chose Nantahala Weddings for their wedding

When looking for wedding venues, we were blown away by the natural beauty of Nantahala with the mountains and the lake. We were thrilled that our dog Oscar (recently welcomed to the family) would be able to be part of the wedding weekend. I can’t imagine a more perfect setting to start our married life together!

Amanda and Matt, August 2021
Photographer: Derek DiLuzio

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