Nestled in the heart of the
Blue Ridge Mountains lies a quaint little wedding chapel unlike
any other. The Crystal Wedding Chapel in beautiful Blowing Rock,
North Carolina affords prospective brides and grooms a most unique
wedding experience.
Minnie Belle Francis has been tailor making weddings for brides
from all over the country for over 10 years. A wedding at the
Crystal Wedding Chapel transports you to a time when quality
was of utmost importance and everything was made by hand. The
moment a bride contracts her wedding at the Crystal Wedding Chapel,
she begins a process where her every wish is taken into account.
Minnie Belle works with the bride to establish what colors she
wants for her wedding and any special touches the bride would
like.
Then Minnie Belle goes to work, weaving her magic. Minnie
Belle's gardens that surround the Crystal Wedding Chapel are
the source of most of the beautiful flowers used in the wedding.
From her gardens, Minnie Belle chooses just the right flowers
for the bride's bouquet and also for the delicious made-from-scratch
fresh cream cake she makes for the bride on the night before
the wedding.The cake is then lovingly decorated in flowers of
the bride's chosen colors. She also prepares rose petals to be
thrown after the wedding.
Minnie Belle's careful touch is present in every aspect of
the wedding and each bride is treated as if they were Minnie
Belle's own daughter. It is not unusual for a nervous bride to
be offered a glass of homemade black cherry wine while Minnie
Belle helps her dress. Families of the bride and groom are treated
with the same love and care as the bride.
During the wedding ceremony, Minnie Belle will be quietly
working behind the scenes taking beautiful photographs that the
bride and groom will cherish for many years to come.When the
wedding vows have been made the bride has been kissed, Minnie
Belle will ring the big bell that stands outside of the chapel
to signify to all that another bride and groom have started a
new life together as husband and wife. Upon leaving for their
honeymoon, the bride and groom will be presented with their beautiful
cake, a bottle of champagne and a hand made crystal etching of
the wedding chapel with their names and the day and date of their
wedding.

Plesae call Minnie Belle for futher
information on your dream wedding:
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Click here
for a printable map of the Crystal Wedding Chapel
area
Click here for a map from the Chapel to the Crystal Creek Cabins