“The best solution? Get the county to add a permitting aspect to the OU zoning structure, something that requires event-venue managers to request (and pay for) a permit for any commercial gathering of more than 20 people.”
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Local LGBTQ community reconfigures weddings
For more than a decade, Jeanne Sommer of Hidden River Events has been hosting and presiding over same-sex partnership ceremonies on her farm in Swannanoa. “It doesn’t matter if it’s heterosexual or same-sex,” she says. “The ethics of good loving are what matters.” Since 2014, when a federal court ruling overturned Amendment 1 in North […]
Letter: Small, local weddings can lessen impact
“However, the environmental impact of ‘destination weddings’ is not remotely offset by avoiding conflict diamonds or using local flowers.”
Conscious couples say ‘I do’ to eco-friendly weddings
With wedding season right around the corner, local wedding vendors are ramping up options for local couples.