{"id":169,"date":"2010-09-14T15:40:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T15:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=169"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:12:13","slug":"planning-smoky-mountain-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/advice\/planning-smoky-mountain-wedding.htm","title":{"rendered":"Planning A Smoky Mountain Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Smoky Mountains are an extremely popular destination for weddings. The beautiful scenery and the abundance of entertainment for wedding guests make the smoky Mountains a great destination for weddings. Couples from all over the world come to the Smoky Mountains to pledge their love to each other. The incredible views alone are a huge reason for weddings to be held in the Smoky Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Planning a Smoky Mountain wedding can be fun but also a little daunting. There are many wedding chapels, vendors, and locations and it can be hard to gather them all into one place and then choose which to go with. Planning weddings can be overwhelming and planning one in the Smoky Mountains is no exception. We thought we could help couples-to-be by providing some helpful lists and tips for planning a wedding in the Smoky Mountains. This article is not all inclusive but it is pretty extensive. We hope you have fun planning your wedding!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips for Planning a Smoky Mountain Wedding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#1-\u00a0 Consider hiring a wedding planner. This one is kind of obvious, but still necessary to say. There are quite a few wedding planners in the Smokies and they have great connections with local vendors that can make your life a whole lot simpler.<\/p>\n<p>#2 \u2013 Visit the area before you make the final decisions on vendors and locations. Narrow your choices to a few and then come to town to take a look at the options. Pictures don\u2019t always tell the whole story.<\/p>\n<p>#3- When you come to town to plan, stay in a cabin that is close to downtown in whichever city you are holding your wedding. If you aren\u2019t sure if you will be wed in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge then try to book a cabin that is in between the two for your planning trip. This will help you avoid any unnecessary driving.<\/p>\n<p>#4- When planning your Smoky Mountain wedding, consider doing something unique. There are plenty of chapels in the Smoky Mountains. Instead of going with the usual chapel, look for one with a fantastic view of the Smoky Mountains. Or, consider holding your wedding at a waterfall or on the river.<\/p>\n<p>#5- When planning your Smoky Mountain wedding keep your preferences and guests in mind. If you book during the summer the Smoky Mountains will be packed. Traffic will be heavy on all of the major parkways and lines for all attractions will be long. Think about what is most important for you during your event and keep that in mind when making all of the decisions for your Smoky Mountain wedding.<\/p>\n<p>#6- Use a checklist to plan your wedding. Here\u2019s one we kind of like <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wherebridesgo.com\/2013\/12\/ultimate-wedding-planning-checklist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Wedding Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#7- Don\u2019t forget the Marriage License. It can be obtained in three places in the Smokies including the Sevier County Courthouse, the Gatlinburg Shilling Center, and Pigeon Forge City Hall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wedding Chapels\u00a0 and Venues in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and the Smoky Mountains<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Preacher\u2019s Cabin<\/strong> \u2013 Riverside ceremonies 1-800-693-6479<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smoky Ridge Wedding Chapel<\/strong> \u2013 On the mountain, this is a cedar cabin with a garden for outdoor ceremonies. 1-800-893-7274<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountain Valley Wedding Chapel<\/strong>&#8211; Award winning chapel with gorgeous views for great pictures of your wedding! 1-800-729-4365<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Lily Barn<\/strong>&#8211; Specializes in garden weddings. Lilies don the property and a gazebo is available for weddings as well. 1-800- 448-8697<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creekside Cove Wedding Chapel- <\/strong>A tiny, rustic wedding chapel resembling the churches in Cades Cove.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapel<\/strong>&#8211; Beautiful views and a cute white chapel. 1-888-246-3721<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angel\u2019s View Wedding Chapel<\/strong>&#8211; Amazing views including one from a big window in the front of the chapel. The chapel also has beautiful log work. 1-800-758-6604<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapel at the Park<\/strong>&#8211; This 5 star chapel has a woodsy view and weddings can be held inside or outside in the park. 1-800-693-6479<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sampson\u2019s Hollow<\/strong>&#8211; This location is near Cade\u2019s Cove. They have great spots for great photographs. 865-387-1234<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Smoky Mountain Wedding Catering Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chef\u2019s Catering<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pigeonforgecatering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pigeonforgecatering.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Chef Tony Catering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheftonycatering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cheftonycatering.com\/<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong> Absolutely Sensational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ascater.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smoky Mountain DJ and Music Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smoky Mountain Classical Strings smokymountainstrings@comcast.net<br \/>\nSmoky Mountain Sounds DJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokeymountainsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.smokeymountainsounds.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nClass Act Professional DJ Services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classactdj.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.classactdj.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine This www.imaginethisphotography.com<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Erin Browne Photography <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erinbrownephoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.erinbrownephoto.com\/<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Two Ring Studios <a href=\"https:\/\/tworingstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tworingstudios.com\/<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Don Fields <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donfieldsphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.donfieldsphotography.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Flowers of Gatlinburg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersofgatlinburg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.flowersofgatlinburg.com\/<\/a><strong><br \/>\nFrom the Heart Florist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fromtheheartflorist.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fromtheheartflorist.net\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Smoky Mountains are an extremely popular destination for weddings. The beautiful scenery and the abundance of entertainment for wedding guests make the smoky Mountains a great destination for weddings. Couples from all over the world come to the Smoky Mountains to pledge their love to each other. The incredible views alone are a huge reason for weddings to be held in the Smoky Mountains. Planning a Smoky Mountain wedding can be fun but also a little daunting. There are many wedding chapels, vendors, and locations and it can be hard to gather them all into one place and then [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10965,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions\/10965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}