Prospect Hill B&B Inn & Wedding Rooms

Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast near Boone, North Carolina -- romantic Appalachian Mountain getaway, B&B offering lodging in Mountain City, TN. Historic inn features a special wedding/party room, wedding garden with mountain views, catering kitchen and other facilities perfect for weddings up to 65 or so. Our romance rooms are perfect for honeymoons. We also do elopements for 2. Everything custom.

Special Room for a very special day...When you know a place is exactly right for your wedding you simply know it. Perhaps its the view, the gardens or the shape of the room. Perhaps it is the generous guidance of the innkeeper who makes the day perfect and seemingly without effort. Perhaps it is the calm and peace  which comes from marrying in the Appalachian Mountains. Sometimes it simply feels right.

Prospect Hill's custom-built Pavillion Wedding Room makes your day wonderful, whether you marry in an intimate ceremony for two or before dozens of your friends and family. The inn specializes in destinatiion weddings from two to 55-60. Larger groups can be accomodated. It is like no other facility in the NC High Country, NE Tennessee or SW Virginia.

The c.1889 mansion elegantly dominates its hill above the town of Mountain City. The Pavilion wedding room over looks a garden with mountain ridges in the distance. Its vaulted ceiling creates an unequaled space visually and acoustically.  It has an airy feel, with a classic, intimate appeal including many windows overlooking the garden and mountains. The old-world charm of native walnut trim and mellow tile floors completes the vision.

Built just for events like yours, it has a dedicated catering kitchen, public restrooms (2) and The Gallery which functions as a foyer, reception and staging area and paved patio. The garden is surrounded by a perennial garden and backed by tall trees.

For larger events the property includes a large, paved tent site with a mountain ridge view.

The inn’s five guest rooms — in the historic portion of the inn — are large and fully equipped with sought-after modern amenities (whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, king or queen beds, robes, snacks, TVs and in-room WIFI). Rental of all five guest rooms for the weekend is required for most events ending after 5 pm. [Not required for very small weddings such as elopements with a handful of guests.]

Location:

We are a short 23 miles from Boone, NC, Appalachian State University and less than 40 minutes from Abingdon, VA. Johnson City, TN is about 48 minutes away.

The main Pavilion Room is perfect for rehearsal dinners, showers, bridesmaid’s luncheons as well as wedding ceremonies and anniversary and renewal parties. The architecture stands alone or it can be decorated to meet your needs. Catering by outside vendors is permitted. The inn has white china, ivory linens, many tables and chairs and some vases to be included in your rental.

Just as all weddings are "custom" so is pricing. Let us help make your special day wonderful. Relax and experience the day fully–and make memories! 

Elopement for Two - Inclusive Package: Two nights in your choice of Romance Room, ceremony with minister or clerk/judge officiating, a number of photos made by the inn (plus the innkeeper will use your camera(s) for additional shots), double hearts handmade wedding cake and punch, CD music provided or we will play your CD, bridal bouquet (standard flowers) and boutonniere, souvenir inn mug. Just the two of you (up to 4 others attending). $625. Additional nights may be added to the basic two-night package.  Not included: Tennessee county/state license ($95).

Basic Elopement: May be combined with any guest room (one night minimum required). Wedding with up to four guests. Location for ceremony, cake and punch. Innkeeper will make photos with your camera. $200 (no tax). NOT INCLUDED IN THE BASIC ELOPEMENT: flowers, additional guests, larger cake for additional guests, Tennessee county/state license ($95)

Honeymoon Registry Service:

Is your heart set on a honeymoon at Prospect Hill?  At no charge, we will set up a honeymoon gift registry service. Simply have your friends who want to contribute your honeymoon fund call the inn. We will charge their credit card for the desired gift amount and credit your account. We'll also send you a card on their behalf.  To set up your registry, select your prefered room and call the inn to make a reservation.

Please note: Registry funds are only refundable to the owner of the credit card who purchased them per merchant services bylaws.

Destination Wedding/Iris Theme Wedding (other flowers available).

This package includes the Mountain Pavilion Room, patio, wedding garden, 5 guest rooms at the inn for two nights (sleeps 11), cottage rental for two nights (3 guest rooms sleeps 7), on- site planner, 200 iris including bride's and 1 bridesmaid's bouquets, corsages for mothers, boutonaires, table flowers, custom satin table runners, all linens (ivory), free use of tables, chairs as shown, china, table vases for flowers, wedding, gazebo, appetizers and sit down dinner by Main Street Catering (choice of menus), professionally-made cake and minister/officiant fee: $5500-$6000

Not included: marriage license, alcoholic beverages, professional photographer, hair dresser, clothing, musicians and other items. Prices higher in October and always subject to availability of inn rooms and caterer. Prices subject items owned by the inn as well as subject to change due to vendor rate increases beyond our control. The photos below are of a similar event.

Marriage License — $95 from the Johnson County, TN, courthouse. No waiting/no blood test. Courthouse (423-727-9633) is open Monday-Friday 8:30-5 and Saturday 8:30-noon. Located at 222 West Main St., Mountain City, it is just five blocks from the inn. A marriage license from any Tennessee county may be used within 30 days of purchase. A photo ID is necessary.

Elopements for Two
Whether it's just the two of you, or a gathering of a handful of family or friends (up to 4), we strive to make the event lovely, loving, stress-free and memorable.

Eloping couples may choose the site of their ceremony once they arrive at the inn. For elopements, the front porch arches frame a mountain view which makes lovely wedding photos. The perennial garden surrounds you in flowers with mountain ridges in the background. The parlor is also a favorite spot. The bay window in the main rental room and The Atrium facing the garden are also favorite spots. The cake and punch "ceremony" is usually set up in the inn's dining room.

Elopement for Two - Inclusive Package

Two nights in your choice of Romance Room, ceremony with minister or clerk/judge officiating, a number of photos made by the inn (plus the innkeeper will use your camera(s) for additional shots), double hearts handmade wedding cake and punch, CD music provided or we will play your CD, bridal bouquet (standard flowers) and boutonniere. Just the two of you (up to 4 others attending). $625. Not included: Tennessee county/state license ($95).

Larger gatherings — please call or email Judy Hotchkiss, innkeeper, for pricing. Our availability calender shows the Pavilion wedding room. A booking of all rooms including the Pavilion on a weekend indicates that weekend is already taken for a wedding. Both NASCAR weekends, (mid-March and late August in 2009) are available for weddings without any overnight accommodations. Hgher rates for Valentine's Day and Columbus Day weekend. Call Judy at 423-727-0139

Prospect Hill B&B Inn & Wedding Rooms is a Green Vendor

We recycled our house: built in 1889. Appliances are Energy Star and all practices within the lodging are as energy saving as we can make them (including recycling bags in the rooms and filtered water available). We serve local foods when available (short growing season here). All materials left over from all wedding events are recycled, from the food waste to the bottles and cardboard, even the bridal flowers have gone in the compost! You may not commend recycling efforts at most properties but doing so in a community like this is HUGE. We also try to educate people since so many still don't "get it."