Whimsical Wedding Venue in North Carolina

This whimsical wedding venue in NC featured a barn owl, sweeping out of the trees, and circling down to deliver the rings to the bride and groom as they take their vows.

Everything about this wedding was magical, but “Annabelle” stole the show! At least during the ceremony when she delivered the rings to Hannah Cody as they took their vows. Hawk Manor Falconry brought Annabelle, a barn owl, and a perigord hawk to the cocktail hour and allowed people to hold them. With gloves, of course!

Interested iv a barn owl delivery of rings at your ceremony at this whimsical wedding venue in NC? Contact Hawk Manor Falconry

Videographer: Wildwood Media

Decorations by All The Things Events.

View more photos of this whimsical wedding venue in North Carolina: Beautiful Backdrops.

Hannah and Cody’s Love Story

We chose Nantahala Weddings for a few key reasons. The biggest reason was we have always been people that love to be outside hiking, kayaking, biking, snowboarding, etc. That is a huge part of who we are as people and as a couple. By having our wedding at Nantahala Weddings we were able to give our family the opportunity to enjoy nature like we do, in a way that everyone, even people that might not be able to hike, can enjoy. That wild, natural feel was so important to me, and Nantahala Weddings provided that in a way where we could have a beautiful fairy tale wedding, in nature, that was accessible for everyone in our family to attend.

This location was also perfect because it was close to where we met at Western Carolina University, and the forest around that area was not only a place Cody worked, but also the place where we first began hiking together and was essentially the origin of our love story.

Lastly, the venue is so affordable and low stress. Staying on the property for four days took all the stress out of the wedding for us, and we were able to focus on spending time with family and friends instead of worrying about getting everything set up and torn down in time to get in and in one day. That low stress opportunity was incredible and really made our wedding so enjoyable and special.