(0)Birds are singing in the sweet mountain air as clouds crawl over green mountain peaks set against faint blue skies in the distance. The wedding party has taken their places at the end of the aisle, and everyone stands to turn to witness this moment. Everything but your soulmate’s eyes fade away as you lock arms with your escort and make your way down the aisle. It’s the day you’ve been dreaming about, and now – with the scenic peaks as the backdrop to your Smoky Mountain Wedding – it’s more beautiful than you could have imagined.
If a hometown wedding isn’t your style, plan a gorgeous destination wedding in Gatlinburg, TN. Smoky Mountain scenery year-round (changing leaves in fall, wildflowers in spring, greenery in summer, and snow-covered mountains in winter), lovely weather, cozy cabins perfect for a romantic honeymoon getaway, great restaurants, Gatlinburg luxury cabins to house the wedding party and family, local wineries, plenty of shows and shopping…what’s not to love?
Add to all that the convenience of a Gatlinburg wedding. Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are home to dozens of resources to make wedding planning easy. From Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge wedding chapels tucked among the trees or set next to waterfalls and all-in-one wedding venues that offer catering and flowers to great wedding photographers and wedding dress rental shops, you’ll have plenty of options at your fingertips for a Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge wedding. Every style of Smoky Mountain wedding, whether it’s rustic and simple or extravagant and refined, can be easily planned and pulled off here!
GATLINBURG WEDDING CHAPELS + PIGEON FORGE WEDDING VENUES
Gatlinburg and the surrounding mountain areas are home to many jaw-dropping, beautiful wedding venues and wedding reception options to fit every size, taste, and budget! Find the perfect wedding venue for your needs with ceremony and reception locations that offer everything: photography, catering, specific décor, and unique amenities like carriage rides. From rustic barns and lodges to rolling mountain foothills, explore all your options and find the venue that perfectly matches the vision of your important day.
The Magnolia Weddings + Events
This mountaintop venue is a modern and breathtakingly beautiful Smoky Mountain wedding venue with almost-panoramic views inside and out. You can get married inside or outside, utilizing the roll-top doors to create just the atmosphere you wish. This unique Pigeon Forge wedding ceremony and reception venue offers you that luxury Pigeon Forge wedding you’re seeking!
Amenities
- White-washed Chiavari chairs and garden chairs
- Rectangular, half-moon, round, and high-top cocktail tables
- Landscape gardens and mountain views
- 13-hour rental time, 6-hour shuttle service, and security
- Bridal suite with deck
- Portable bar and catering kitchen
- Bistro patio lighting
- Indoor and outdoor audio systems
Venues
- Patio with mountain views
- Grand Hall with exposed wood beams and mountain views
- Space for up to 100 guests
The Preacher’s House
This family-owned business and venue has been in operation for over 15 years and has been the location of 6,000+ weddings and receptions. Focused on intimate (elopement-style weddings for just couples) Christian weddings and offering a full lineup of services, The Preacher’s House is a simple but beautiful wedding venue with jaw-dropping Smoky Mountain views.
Touch the Sky for Two | $495 + tax
- Beautiful professional wedding photographs
- Christian officiant available
- Gorgeous mountain views
- 1-hour ceremony + photography session
- Digital music
- FREE engagement photo session before wedding date
- FREE bridal bouquet and boutonniere (if booking online)
Cabins for YOU has the perfect romantic 1-2 bedroom cabins for an intimate wedding like this! Make it an elopement with just the two of you – and a honeymoon to follow in a cozy cabin – or bring along a few family members to celebrate after your private ceremony. Need more space than The Preacher’s House offers but still want a Christian ceremony and that special touch? Their larger wedding venue, Flower Mountain Weddings & Receptions is a great option!
Great Smoky Mountain Enchanted Valley Barn
Hosting a larger wedding in the Great Smoky Mountains or looking for the picturesque rustic venue for your divinely country wedding? Look no further than the exquisite charm of Enchanted Valley Barn. This Smoky Mountain wedding venue overlooks a serene pond surrounded by mountain forestry, perfect for a Southern fairytale wedding. You can choose from The Barn venue or have a romantic wedding ceremony on The Hilltop.
The Barn
- Catering kitchen
- 2 bathrooms
- Bar with beer taps + wine cooler
- 4 whiskey barrels for tables or décor
- Tables: cake table, buffet countertop, banquet tables, round tables
- Gas heaters
- Tablecloths, China plates and bowls, silverware, Mason jars
- Staff for traffic/parking, trash removal
- Sound system
- Flower vases
Gatlinburg’s Little Log Wedding Chapel
With a wide range of packages available – and a build your own package option – this charming Gatlinburg wedding venue offers couples-only weddings and larger ceremonies for family and friends. They also offer 2 great reception options: on the mountain or by the river.
Chapel at Honeymoon Hills
With several awards under their belt, including the 2018 Best of The Knot, 2018 Wedding Wire Couple’s Choice Award, 2013-2019 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame award, the Chapel at Honeymoon Hills knows weddings. They offer multiple venues, wedding packages, and options for wedding vow renewals!
- Venues: chapel, gazebo, creekside, and on the bridge
- Packages including photography, videography, ordained ministers, décor, and more
Want even more options? Check out our Gatlinburg Wedding Chapels listing page for a more extensive list of chapels in the area.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Beautiful sunsets over the Smoky Mountains with the gorgeous bride in the forefront and cute little flower girls and ring bearers frolicking in the venue gardens…capture all these heartfelt moments and more with the right wedding photographer in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge!
2 Hodges Photography
Husband and wife team based in Sevierville, TN
Gatlinburg Photo Studios
Family owned and operated photo studio serving Gatlinburg, TN
JCM Photography
Husband and wife team based in Asheville, NC and serving Gatlinburg, TN and the Smokies
Kyle Gregory Photography
Passionate TN based photographer offering multiple packages and a modern touch
Leah Bullard Photography
Full-service wedding and lifestyle photographer based in Knoxville, TN and serving Smokies area
RIK Photography
Artistic photography team covering Knoxville to the Great Smoky Mountains
Sullivan Photography
Licensed professional photographer with a degree in photography and 17 years of experience
MEMORABLE CABIN WEDDINGS
An Intimate Affair
Some simply want only the most important people in their lives present for their wedding – a couple family members and friends. Choose one of our mid-size cabins with 3 to 5 bedrooms that often have the extra space to sleep more guests on sleeper sofas and bunkbeds for little ones like the flower girl and the ring bearer. These cabins are a wedding location and vacation in one for you and the ceremony attendees, packed with amenities like outdoor hot tubs, pools, and game rooms! Host the ceremony in your cabin for a budget-friendly venue and the easiest travel to the reception, ever! You can also rent a 1 or 2-bedroom cabin and have a ceremony just for the two of you!
A Cabin Wedding for the Whole Family
Have about 40 to 50 guests in attendance including the wedding party? Cabins for YOU offers majestic, rustic large group cabins with mountain, valley, and wooded views! Whether your ceremony is with an area venue or on location in the cabin, these large cabins are a perfect way to save money on expensive hotels for your destination wedding. It is also a big plus to have everyone staying together for this special time! Your wedding guests will love playing pool in the game room or swimming in the private indoor pool offered in many of our cabins before they head to their rooms to get ready for the ceremony.
Once again, you can easily hire one of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg’s wedding service companies to send an ordained minister and catering company to host the ceremony and reception all in one easy location: your luxurious cabin! Large cabins are also a perfect way for guests to carpool to the ceremony from one convenient location, instead of multiple hotels! Wedding attendees will love the proximity of their cabin to venues like The Preacher’s House and Enchanted Valley Barn. Splitting the cost of these large cabins is easy, too; simply have guests RSVP with accommodation prices instead of reserving hotel rooms.
HONEYMOON CABINS
The happy couple will inevitably want their privacy for their wedding night, but why not stay in the exquisite beauty of the Smoky Mountains for your honeymoon, too? Save money on expensive airfare to another destination when you have the one of the country’s most beautiful national parks right here. Cabins for YOU offers plenty of romantic 1-bedroom cabins ideal for 2 with a wide range of views, amenities, and seclusion (wink, wink).
Honeymoon-Approved Amenities at Cabins for YOU
- Hot tubs
- Indoor jetted tubs
- Big screen TVs with DVD and Blu-ray players
- Mountain views
- Rocking chairs and porch swings
- Cozy living rooms
- Full kitchens for romantic dinners
- King-size beds
- Saunas
- Private indoor pools
- Games for fun honeymoons
Take time to relax after all the excitement and stress that inevitably comes with the momentous occasion of getting married in the serenity of calm mountain air. What better way to spend quality time with your new bride or groom than with wine in hand and a hot tub in full view of the beauty of nature? And bonus: there are tons of romantic attractions and restaurants for a memorable honeymoon! Need some ideas?
Romantic Honeymoon Ideas for Couples
- Tours along the Rocky Top Wine Trail
- Tastings at moonshine distilleries
- Live music in the Ole Smoky Moonshine Holler
- Rides on the Great Smoky Mountain Wheel
- Shopping + eating at The Island
- Browsing at The Village Shops
- Exploring in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community
- Meals at The Old Mill
- Hikes + picnics in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Unique fun at The Escape Game
- Views from the Gatlinburg Space Needle
- Laughs + good food at area dinner shows