~ We never do more than one wedding & reception on the same day - after all this is YOUR day!

~ Friday and Saturday weddings: access starts at 9am for decorating and getting ready, and the event can go as late as 11pm, with load-out afterwards.

~ Sunday and other weekday weddings: access starts at 10am for decorating and getting ready, and the party can go as late as 10pm, with load-out afterwards.

~ Rehearsal: we include 1 hour of scheduled ceremony rehearsal time on a day before your event.

~ Both the outdoor Ceremony Field and the Dairy Barn are included as options for your ceremony.

~ We create rain backup plans in advance. If you prefer an outdoor ceremony and the weather is iffy, we want to give the best chance for you to tie the knot outdoors! We can watch the radar and wait until 4 hours before the ceremony to make the call with you for outdoors, or inside at the Dairy Barn.

~ The Reception Hall provides an elegant and convenient center for your event, with its attached cocktail garden, large covered front porch and back deck with built-in bars, beautiful bathrooms, catering kitchen, and lower level.

~ Dressing rooms: There is a dressing room with large mirrors and two 2-person make-up counters in the upper level of the Reception Hall, with its own access to the women’s bathroom. There is a second open area (often used by the groom’s party) in the lower level with its own bathroom. This makes it convenient for the couple, the wedding party and parents to all get ready onsite, while keeping the couple separate until it is time to see each other.

~ The lower level of the Reception Hall is usually behind the scenes as a place to get ready, and prepare floral or other decorations. However, this is a large appealingly rustic space that you could choose for your cocktail hour (or rain backup) or for a photobooth space, kids’ area, a tisch or bedeken, or additional guest seating during the reception. We can open the doors to connect it to the outside, with a covered area underneath the back deck.

~ The giant Event Field is often used for lawn games - we have 2 sets of cornhole and 2 sets of bocce, and you are welcome to add other games. It is a great space for a hora dance, or a large cocktail hour setup (as an alternative to the cocktail garden).

~ Animals: the resident donkeys (Matilda, Pebbles and Itsy-Bit) and goats (Marlowe, Starla and Little Moon) love the attention of guests. Their barn and pasture are next to the Event Field.

~ Bonfire option: we provide the wood, set up chairs or tables needed, and manage the fire.

~ With all of our indoor and covered outdoor spaces, it is rare that clients choose to rent a tent for additional space. We have experience with large rental tents in our cocktail garden and Event Field and can help you plan for this if you choose.

~ Ceremony chairs: wooden chairs with a natural finish and padded seat, for outdoor or indoor ceremonies.

~ Ceremony arch option, shepherd hooks, antique lectern, large authentic whiskey/wine barrels, and more options!

~ Hi-top cocktail tables for outdoor or indoor use.

~ Antique wooden tables are handsome options for a guestbook, sweetheart table, memory table, or other uses.

~ Adjustable “baker’s rack” from the mid-1800s makes an excellent place for a dessert display. Our antique round iron table (with a crank to adjust the height) is a perfect place for a wedding cake.

~ Rectangular tables for food and drink, guest seating and other uses, in 8ft, 6ft and 4ft sizes.

~ Red oak round reception tables, 60” diameter, made by a fine woodworker and family friend in Asheville, who was the first person to get married here. These beautiful table tops give you the option to forgo linens, if you prefer the warm tones of the natural wood.

~ Oak reception chairs, comfortable and sturdy, made in Troutman, North Carolina.

~ Oak rocking chairs on the front porch and back deck, also made in Troutman, North Carolina.

~ Built-in bars on the front porch and back deck, with vintage wash tubs to hold drinks on ice.

~ Antique “flat wagon” from the 1800’s is an option for an outdoor bar, an appetizer or charcuterie spread, or other uses.

~ Antique “gift wagon” from the 1800’s is often used as a unique and rustic place for cards and gifts.

~ Floral arranging: we have many antique blue and clear canning jars, crocks, flower vases, tea kettles in copper and enameled metal, and other vintage pieces that make it easy for you to do your own floral arrangements onsite. These pieces are also available to be used onsite by your professional florist. We have various other collected items as well as wine bottles and some modern floral vases.

~ Wood rounds (“tree slices”) for table centerpieces along with smaller barrels, wooden boxes, chalkboards in wooden frames on easels - all vintage, plus wooden signs and more are available for your creativity.

~ We also welcome you to bring any of your own decor, and/or to rent furniture, glassware, other decor etc. Some items can be delivered before your event and picked up after you are gone by a rental company.

~ China place settings from Homer Laughlin (made in the USA since 1877), in the “Carolyn” pattern. This includes large plates for the meal, bowls, smaller plates for appetizers, salad and dessert, and coffee cups with saucers.

~ Wine glasses.

~ Pint glasses for beer, water, tea, lemonade or other drinks.

~ Flatware in the “Classic Bead” pattern.

~ We do not provide napkins or linens.

~ “Cafe” string lighting is permanently installed inside the reception hall, on the front porch and back deck, suspended over the cocktail garden, and along the edge of the Event Field out to the bonfire area.

~ Chandeliers, overhead lighting and spotlights are on 8 different circuits, all individually dimmable to set the perfect ambiance. We love to see the lights dim to a magical glow as you transition to the later part of your reception.

~ Ceiling-mounted projector and 10ft wide remote-controlled screen can be used for a slideshow, video, or even karaoke.

~ WiFi is provided in the Reception Hall.

~ Reception sound system: this state-of-the-art professionally-installed system is ready for your event. Some DJs prefer to use our system rather than their own, or you can just bring your playlist on a laptop and we can plug it into our system. We also enjoy miking up family or friends for special musical performances.

The main speakers are 12” JBL speakers run by a 1000 Watt Crown amplifier, and a separate 18” powered subwoofer to rock the dance party bass. This is controlled by a 16-channel Allen & Heath mixing board, with a wireless handheld Shure mic for toasts, 3 mic stands, 3 dynamic mics (including an “Elvis mic” in the vintage housing), and an AKG large diaphragm condenser mic (this is the classic “one-mic bluegrass setup” microphone).

~ Reception “background’ sound: music is also projected through smaller speakers in the bathrooms, the dressing room, catering kitchen, front porch and back deck, and the lower level, with separate volume controls for each area. This is great for playing music into the cocktail garden, and also to keep your guests connected to the party throughout the reception.

~ The antique piano in the reception hall is beautiful simply as decor, but it is also tuned and functional for musical performances.

~ Ceremony sound system: we set up this portable system at the outdoor site or in the Dairy Barn. This is a Fender Passport Event 300 Watt system. It has two speakers with 100ft cables, and its 6 input channels can be used for your recorded music, our wireless mic (lavalier or hand-held) at the front of the ceremony, our additional 3 mics with stands, or direct input by musicians.

~ Our Parking Field provides parking for events of up to 300 people. Guests are welcome to leave unoccupied vehicles here overnight after an event. We have a separate Vendor Parking area for caterers and others working the event.

~ Handicap and wheelchair access: you can choose for some guests to use the Handicap Parking pad across from the Reception Hall. Our ramps, door widths, and bathrooms are all ADA-compliant for wheelchair access. We’ll plan with you to make the best experience for anyone with mobility issues. Our staff can provide special transportation, or a person with a wheelchair can drive their own vehicle to the outdoor Ceremony Field, or to a special parking and unloading spot at the Dairy Barn.

~ Our staff is available for the whole day and night to transport guests as needed between the Parking Field and the Reception Hall or ceremony spaces. We staff our gate, greet your guests, point them into parking, and transport them as needed.

~ Our transportation options include: two golf-cart style ATVs with roofs, a 13-passenger bus with heat and air conditioning, and a vintage 1969 John Deere Tractor pulling a hay wagon with bench seating that can hold up to 24 guests.

~ We are 20 minutes from downtown Asheville, and Uber and Lyft are here often. We also have suggestions for shuttle services (vans, buses or trolleys) that you can arrange from downtown or hotels. We do suggest buses for events with alcohol.

~ Our staff does all setup, breakdown, and any moving of our furniture during the event. We work closely with your Coordinator to support the flow of your event, and we are available to vendors for questions about our facilities.

~ The standard client cleanup only includes removing your own items, and returning our small decor options to their storage.

~ Our 1911 Farmhouse is a separate, additional rental option for you or your families or other guests. Renting the Farmhouse for multiple days can change a wedding from a “moment in time” into an even more wonderful and memorable period of time, and it can be very convenient to stay here onsite.

If you have rented the Farmhouse, you may decide to use it for hair, makeup and dressing rather than the reception dressing room, and our staff can provide transportation once dressed to the Reception Hall or Ceremony Site.

~ We require that you bring a “day-of” Coordinator, or a full wedding Planner, to direct the timeline and flow of your event. We are very involved to bring together your final plan and ensure that each step is well chosen, and on wedding day Yesterday Spaces staff acts as a team supporting your Coordinator and other vendors to bring your plan to fruition.

~ We have hosted many destination weddings, with couples coming from Alaska to Florida, DC, New York City, Chicago, LA, San Francisco and many other places. We can plan with you by Zoom and phone. We share digital layout plans for each space and customize these to your event, to make planning from a distance easy!

~ You choose your food and beverage staffing, from our list of Approved Caterers & Bartenders, and you contract with them separately. These companies have been trained here and have signed our agreement of their responsibilities to you as a client and us as a venue. This gives you the peace of mind that food and drink will all run smoothly, by a company that knows our space.

~ Please note: Clients and guests are not allowed to use the kitchen for any food or beverage preparations.

~ You can provide your own alcohol, or have it delivered by a local company. You can have kegs, bottles, cans, or a combination.

~ To serve beer, wine, cider, champagne, you don’t need a permit. All alcohol must be served by a bartender from our Approved list.

~ To serve hard alcohol (anything 16% alcohol or more) you need a one-time permit from the State of NC with a permit fee of $50. This is one place where Yesterday Spaces charges an extra fee of $200 for a security officer.

~ We have a kegerator on wheels, which can serve two sixtel kegs (sixtels have 50 pours each). For additional or larger kegs, we can provide plastic barrels, and you would rent a tap along with the keg. Our large refrigerators have plenty of space to store multiple kegs.