• CLICK HERE TO RSVP TO OUR WEDDING WEEKEND EVENTS

  • Please confirm your attendance no later than May 20th.

  • Please kindly let one of our planners know by emailing josiah@samkoma.world

  • Unless told otherwise, we respectfully ask that plus-ones not be invited. We are intentionally keeping our wedding as small and intimate as we can, to be able to prioritize our time with our loved ones. We appreciate your understanding here.

  • We love all of our kiddos, but this event is reserved for adults only. Options will be provided for individuals who have care needs during their attendance at both events.

  • We do not have a formal hotel block. The Biltmore’s property has two hotel options. You may use the links under the travel tab to have an automatic discount applied to your stay. 

    You may also choose to stay offsite. Whether you decide to stay at Asheville’s iconic Grove Park Inn or downtown to be able to explore Asheville during your free time, the area has plenty of options to fit your needs. If you choose to stay offsite, you will want to factor in enough time for driving onto the property - from the front gates to the estate, including parking and walking to the ceremony can be half an hour. Transportation will not be provided for offsite accommodations, so please factor in getting home safely. 

  • Please see details under the travel tab.

  • If you plan on attending our welcome party, you will want to arrive by Friday afternoon to provide you enough time to get ready beforehand. If you choose to arrive in time for the wedding ceremony, you should arrive Saturday afternoon.

  • There will be a welcome party on Friday evening. Please refer to the Welcome Party page on our website for specfic shuttle information.

    The wedding ceremony will not begin until 7 PM on Saturday. Please refer to the Wedding Day page on our website for specific shuttle information.

  • The ceremony will start at 7PM. Please plan on arriving around 6:30PM if you are driving. Specific shuttle information is included on our Wedding Day page. This will ensure you are seated for the ceremony to begin at 7PM and will also allow for some time for you to take photos in front of Biltmore House. If you are coming from offsite, you may want to ensure you are arriving at the entrance of the estate by 6PM, as it does take time to get through security, and is a decent drive from the front of the property.

  • While we do not have a firm schedule yet, plan on our welcome party having a hard stop around 11 PM and the wedding and afterparty ending at 1AM.

  • We will provide transportation for guests to and from both on-site hotel properties to the welcome party. If you are staying offsite and plan on attending the welcome party, you must arrive with enough time to park at The Winery onsite, as the public is not allowed within the area where our welcome party is being hosted. All welcome party attendees will require using the provided transportation from the hotels to the welcome party site. 

    Transportation will also be provided for attendees to and from the wedding ceremony and afterparty. Should you choose to utilize your own transportation or are coming from off the property, there are multiple parking lots within a 5-minute walk of the ceremony site.

  • Yes there is! Both the welcome party and wedding will have dress codes. There will not be a bride in white at our wedding! We trust our guests to use their judgement on the appropriateness of their attire selection. Please CLICK HERE FOR WELCOME PARTY ATTIRE INSPIRATION and PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR WEDDING DAY ATTIRE INSPIRATION.

  • Our welcome party will be held outdoors. While much of the area will be fully tented, you should anticipate having to walk on grassy areas. 

    Our wedding ceremony will be held outdoors on the front lawn of the estate. Our cocktail hour will be held outdoors on the back side of the home. Dinner and the after party will be held under an air conditioned, tented space with solid flooring.

  • We do! While gifts are not expected, we are registered through several sites. Please find our options under our registry tab. Our Zola registry also has a cash fund that will be used to help with future family planning should you prefer donating towards that as opposed to a gift.

  • All guests who are planning to drive but are not staying at the on-site hotels will need to follow signs to the Biltmore House and Gardens parking lots where you will board the shuttle to the front lawn for our ceremony. Shuttles will be available to drive you back to your cars throughout the evening.

  • The wedding and reception are fully ADA accessible. The welcome party is in a bit more of a remote area but we are happy to assist in determining the best possible options for those with disabilities. Please email our planner josiah@samkoma.world if you think you will need assistance.

  • On average, the high for Asheville on our wedding date is 81 degrees and the low is around 58. Remember, while it is summer, we are going to be in the mountains, so it can still get cooler late into the evening. Please keep careful watch on the weather closer to the date to prepare accordingly.

  • For those who have asked how to address our names, please continue using TJ Kleinert and Delaney Crampton.

  • Please feel free to sit wherever you might like for our wedding ceremony. We do not have assigned seating or specific sections reserved for the different sides of our families. For dinner, you will be escorted to your seat by one of our hosts that will be ready to greet you at the reception area under the tent.

  • As ceremonies at the Biltmore cannot start until 7 PM, dinner will not begin until 8:30 PM. Light food will be served during the cocktail hour beginning at 7:30.

  • Please list this along with your RSVP response. Please let one of our planners know if you need specific or further accommodations.

  • That is completely up to you! Asheville has so much to offer, and after the city was recently devastated by historic flooding in 2024, businesses will greatly appreciate your support. Some of our favorite places for dining in Asheville include Curate, Chai Pani, Papas and Beer, and French Broad Chocolate Lounge. Asheville has a vibrant arts district and a quirky downtown with a plethora of local shopping. The Grove Park Inn is also an incredible historic hotel that has welcomed at least 10 U.S. presidents and the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Ford, The Beatles, Hellen Keller, and even TJ’s great-grandfather, H.L. Hunt. If you have more time to explore, there are plenty of hiking trails through the Blue Ridge Mountains and nearby waterfalls. 

    We would also highly recommend you tour the Biltmore Estate itself. The largest private residence in the United States, the 175,000 square foot home deserves its own dedicated time to tour if you find yourself with flexibility. The extensive grounds also feature wineries, restaurants, shops, and more.

  • We kindly ask that you refrain from posting photos, videos, or other forms of media from the event. While pictures of yourself and you with other guests are okay to post in advance, we ask that you not share photos of the couple until they decide to share photos from the event themselves. 

    During the wedding ceremony and dinner, we are requesting no phone usage. Phone lock bags will be provided. While we understand you might want to take photos on your phone during the ceremony and dinner, a no-phone ceremony and dinner will ensure that guests are present for our special day and that our photographer can capture the intimate moments without phones in the background. Should you need to use your phone during this time, please find one of our planners to assist you. 

    While phones are okay during the wedding afterparty, we hope that you choose to remain phone free! We promise our photographer and videographer will capture all of the best moments that we will share with our guests after our big day. We will also have polaroid cameras and handheld video cameras we will encourage our guests to use to capture additional special moments through your eyes that our photography and videography team might not collect.

  • Please direct any of your additional questions to one of our planners at josiah@samkoma.world and justin@samkoma.world.

  • We look forward to celebrating our special day with all of you. As many of you know, the Supreme Court may weigh in on marriage equality next year. This decision would likely be made in early-mid June, right before our ceremony. 

    Any decision will not impact our ability to celebrate with you all as planned. Your attendance on our special day is a recognition of our love and commitment for each other and a celebration of marriage equality for all people, regardless of who they choose to love.