There's a better way to get married if you want to elope.
To us, it's not about things.
Our family believes your wedding is personal, not commercial. Escape the tourists and the hustle of store-front weddings in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
Emily, Aunt Sharon and I continue to work toward ways that couples can get married in the Smoky Mountains that signify what marriage is all about.
We want you to have the time to enjoy the scenery at our venue that we have spent years cultivating.
Don't worry about the next couple pulling in the parking lot to get married, because there won't be one. We only do one wedding each day....
yours.
All our couples are welcome to our venue to use our dressing areas any time after 9am. This means you have the option of doing your hair and make-up right here, hiring a salon to come to us, or even having a picnic lunch, just the two of you, in our gardens before you start getting ready.
The wedding party (if you have a family elopement,) is also welcome to the dressing areas with you.
Any guests are welcome to begin enjoying our venue up to one hour prior to your ceremony.
 |
| July is one of the most colorful months for the flower gardens at our wedding venue. The lilies and zinnias make a gorgeous foreground for any wedding image, and for you as you walk across our arched bridge to the white wedding pergola. |
 |
| Uncle Bill built the "hobbit bridge" as a birthday present for me in 2017. It's the second most requested site for wedding photographs, next to the horses and our 1950 Ford truck. |
Photography that stands out from the crowd...
Our photographers pay more attention to you as individuals. We apply posing for different body types. We apply lighting techniques to enhance emotion and tell your story.
We provide an atmosphere that relaxes even the most apprehensive groom.
Further relax with the security of our knowledge to handle any lighting or weather situation. We are free from the fears and restrictions of natural light alone.
Worried about that double chin? If you are still self conscious about this, or other personal details after our posing and enhancement techniques, you will have the opportunity to request ten additional editing enhancements free of charge.
And... we have more gorgeous backgrounds and props to use for wedding photography than any other venue, chapel, cabin, or traveling photographer. No National Park permits required. No nosy tourists. No waiting for the next group to leave the area... Honeysuckle Hills is our private photography studio and botanical gardens.
 |
| Taken on the trail in our "enchanted forest," for Shavonna and Amos in December |
 |
| My assistant, Emily, added a back-light to lift the mood of this image beneath our wedding willow tree. Shannon's dark hair shows up much better, and seems to sparkle right along with the fairy lights in our tree. This image was not taken at night. It can be done any time of day. |
 |
| Our 1950 Ford truck is the number one requested site for wedding photographs at our venue. Vintage just never seems to go out of style! Sunsets are added post-production. Simply ask and Regina will do this for you, too. (Once the sun sets the opportunities for photographs are over, not to mention sunsets like this are never guaranteed.) |
And if you love horses as much as we do, Sugar and Ben are ready to please!
 |
| The back field just past the "hobbit bridge" in June, when the white wildflower meadow is in full bloom |
Elopement Ideas and Pricing
Prices quoted already include the 9.75% sales tax
Reservation time is based on the time you will need for your ceremony and wedding photography.
Just About Us
$899 Wed – Thurs $999
Friday Not available on Saturdays
·
One hour ceremony and photography time
·
Strictly for
couples only (no children, parents, or other guests)
·
Officiant to perform the ceremony and file your license
·
Ceremony and up to three different locations on property for
photographs of the two of you (Horses excluded with this package)
·
Flash drive of all wedding images with copyright release
·
$50 Gift Card to apply toward prints, canvases, wedding albums, or
the florist for wedding day bouquet (Can also be used as a discount off total
package price)
$1200 Wed thru Fri $1500 Saturdays
·
One hour ceremony and photography time
·
Recommended for couples only or with their children and parents
·
Officiant to perform the ceremony and file your license
·
Ceremony and up to two different locations on property for
photographs of the two of you and one location for family photographs (horses excluded)
·
Flash drive of all wedding images with copyright release
·
$100 Gift Card to apply toward prints, canvases, wedding albums,
or the florist for wedding day bouquet (Can also be used as a discount off total
package price)
Wild Horses
$1800 Wed thru Fri $2300
Saturdays
· One and a half hours of ceremony and photography time
·
Recommended for couples, their children, and up to 10 wedding guests
·
Officiant to perform the ceremony and file the license
·
Ceremony and up to three locations on property for photography of
the two of you
·
Family and wedding party photographs after your ceremony (Desired
length of family photography session may decrease number of locations possible
for the two of you)
·
If no family is present, additional of one more location for
photographs of the two of you is possible
· Photography time possible with our horses, especially for
images with them running in the background
·
Flash drive of all wedding images with copyright release
·
$150 Gift Card to apply toward prints, canvases, or wedding albums (Can also be used as a
discount off total package price)
The Outdoor Adventure Elopement
$2500 Wed through Fri $3300
Saturdays
·
Two hand a half hours of ceremony and photography time
·
Recommended for couples with no wedding guests and a zeal for
exploring
·
Wedding Officiant to perform ceremony and file the license
·
Lunch picnic basket provided for
wedding day or to take with you afterward
·
Option to upgrade to a meal for
two by Chef Ray (here, or at your cabin later)
·
Ceremony and up to three locations at Honeysuckle Hills for
photography, including our horses if you wish
·
Adventure to “Beeler Mountain,” Regina’s private residence three
miles away, bordering the Smoky Mountain National Park
·
Short hike to private mountain creeks, old chimney with 200 years
of family history, Regina’s great-grandfather’s barn, and mountain view beneath
the walnut tree where she got married are photography possibilities
·
Photography in up to two of the Beeler Mountain locations (Alternatively, your photography art plan can
be modified to choose more locations here, and less at Honeysuckle Hills)
·
Choice of ceremony location at Honeysuckle Hills or Beeler
Mountain
·
Flash drive of all images with copyright release
·
$200 Gift card to apply toward prints, canvases, or wedding albums(can also be used as a discount on the wedding
package)
A Family Elopement
$2100 Wed through Fri $2600 Saturdays
·
Two hours of ceremony and photography time
·
Recommended for couples, their children, and up to 30 wedding
guests
·
Officiant to perform the ceremony and file the license
·
Ceremony and up to four locations on property for the photographs
of the couple
·
Family and wedding party photographs after your ceremony
·
$175 Credit at From the Heart Florist for bouquets and
boutonnieres
·
Flash drive of all wedding images with release to print on your
own
·
$200 credit toward prints, canvases or wedding albums (can also be
used as a discount on the wedding package)
Have more wedding guests? Ask Regina about our weddings for up to 100 with more amenities
Here are the ways we will take care of you.
- Scheduled tour the day before to choose your ceremony location and for us to get to know each other
- Privacy (Our venue is not open to the public)
- Beautiful outdoor ceremony locations to choose from
- Spacious outdoor areas with flower gardens and pleasing landscapes
- Indoor or covered ceremony sites in case it rains
- Decorations in all ceremony areas
- Aunt Sharon's personal touch by adding flowers to your ceremony site that closely matches your own wedding colors
- Caring, non-discriminating Officiant to perform the ceremony and file your license
- Dressing areas for each of you
- Couple and wedding party access to dressing areas as early as 9am
- Guests (if any) welcome to begin enjoying our venue one hour prior to your ceremony
- Ceremony director, including playing ceremony music
- Creative photography with attention to posing, lighting, and story-telling
- Flash drive of all wedding images
- Edits and enhancements at photographer's discretion prior to delivery of images
- Ten additional editing requests provided at couples request
- On-line viewing site for six months
- Gift card for use on your viewing site to purchase prints or use toward wedding albums, used to obtain your wedding day bouquet, or as a discount on your wedding package
 |
| Our willow tree continues to be the number one ceremony location choice for couples with twenty guests or less |
 |
| Officiants available for all weddings, including same sex marriages |
 |
| Our covered pavilion is a popular location for weddings, rain or shine |
 |
| This stone arch was hand-constructed in 2016 and is a popular area for both wedding ceremonies and wedding photography |
 |
| Our miniature mountain waterfall is the perfect alternative to a one to five mile hike in the mountains for your waterfall wedding. |
 |
| Our white wedding pergola, always decorated with white flowers. This bride asked Aunt Sharon to add sunflowers to the vases hanging on the shepherd hooks. What are your wedding colors? |
 |
| Our swing in the sycamore tree by the creek has endless possibilities for wedding photographs. Are you as spunky as this bride? |
 |
| If you are a fantasy lover or gamer, perhaps you'd like to talk to Regina about a conceptual photograph like this one with butterfly fairy wings... |
I know this was a lot of information... and we appreciate you taking the time to explore a different way to get married with our family.
Feel free to call or text me at 865-368-5569 for more help planning your wedding. (Keep in mind Regina is usually on the mountain somewhere on Sundays, her day off... but will attend to you immediately come Monday...)
