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Your Smoky Mountain Wedding Ceremony
| Your ceremony will be perfect. Whether it takes place in a church, temple, sanctuary, courthouse, chapel, or in the wide outdoors, the most important thing about the entire day is marrying the love of your life and the vows you will take on that day. This is what makes it simply perfect -- despite anything else that occurs.
Wedding ceremonies are uniquely personal. Often, brides will combine traditions from their faith with special touches unique to their relationship. One way this is accomplished is with a special ceremony reading. We assembled some of the best ceremony readings for you. Read them here.
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| Featured Ceremony Sites & Resources |
Angel's View Wedding Chapel
Located in the newly developed, luxury Black Bear Ridge Resort, nestled in the mountains only minutes from the Parkway in beautiful Sevierville, Tennessee. We have it all for a stress free wedding!
Contact us toll free: 800-758-6604
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Appalachian Wedding Adventures 
Who hasn't daydreamed about getting married in a remote little place in a sun-dappled forest or meadow where one could discover a true "back to nature" experience? Well, start planning your wedding adventure, because it's really possible! We have places from which dreams are spun, in a perfect setting in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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423-487-4000 | 800-962-2246 | Send Email
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Bluff Mountain Inn 
Surrounded by the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, amid a canopy of woodland and wandering streams, Bluff Mountain Inn is the ideal place to hold your wedding and reception all on one site. Ask about our all-inclusive wedding packages!
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Email | 865-908-0321 or 888-599-0321
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Country Jewell 
Country Jewell is a true country getaway, featuring the beauty of the Gatlinburg area, without all the traffic, noise, and bustle. Nestled at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, with its casual charm, peaceful setting and beautiful views of the foothills ... this is truly the perfect place for all your special gatherings.
Email | 865-494-0552 | Portfolio Slideshow
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Creekside Wedding Chapel 
Nestled in a beautifully landscaped setting in the Great Smoky Mountains, the Creekside Wedding Chapel offers the perfect location for your storybook wedding! Complete and afforable packages available.
Contact us toll free: 866-436-4153
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In The Smokies Weddings and Cabins 
With space to accommodate up to 300 people comfortably, the Club is a terrific choice for your Rehearsal Dinner or Wedding Reception. If you haven't been in to see us lately, stop on by and see what you've been missing!
Email | 865-429-1440 or 800-893-7274
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The Knoxville Convention Center 
Elegant & Distinctive Weddings
We cater to every your need from rehearsal dinners, intimate ceremonies, to magnificent receptions. Unique indoor and outdoor spaces available. 865-522-5669
Contact: Mary Stephens Bogert
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Plan It With Love 
It goes without saying that your wedding day is one of the most important and exciting days of your life. Let me take your worry away by attending to all the details. It's your day...enjoy it.
865-216-8253 | Send Email
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Scatteridge Lodge 
For your private wedding and reception, you'll appreciate the warm atmosphere and privacy as you take your vows before a spectacular Smoky Mountain view. Why would you choose a standard Gatlinburg wedding chapel when you can marry your soul mate at Scatteridge?
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Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapels 
Discover the romance of the Great Smoky Mountains when you say “I do” in the quietness of your cabin, or let the babbling creek or the rush of the waterfall provide the background music for your ceremony. There are many places of stunning beauty, that will provide the perfect setting as you begin your lives together. |
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Twin Cedar Farm 
Imagine if you will, the sounds of hooves striking the pavement as you make your way, to the wondrous surprise as your guests turn their heads to find the most magical of storybook weddings unfolding.
865-977-9850 | Send Email
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Valley Wedding Gardens 
The beautiful Smoky Mountains provide the backdrop for your wedding in our Garden Gazebo. Valley Wedding Gardens makes an excellent choice for your intimate wedding.
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1-888-799-2276 | 865-908-7004 | Send Email |
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| More Resources for Your Ceremony |
The Guest Book
Years ago, the wedding guest book was essential as a written record of the witnesses to a wedding. Today, it serves more as a cherished keepsake for the bride and groom.
Many brides place their traditional guest books on a table at the ceremony location so guests may sign it as they come in. Modern couples often opt for a mat signing board with their photo in it. While still other couples are choosing elaborate scrapbooks for their guests contribute to during the reception.
A new tradition is emerging, called the Wedding Gamesake. In this do-it-yourself game kit, the guest book is built as a personalized game during all the activities that lead up to the wedding and is completed at the reception! Guests create the game cards by writing memories of the bride and groom and signing them (e.g. Move forward 3 spaces for that great holiday party in 2001! Love, Beth). The bride and groom can then play the game on their honeymoon and anniversaries for loads of nostalgic fun! |
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The Beautiful Outdoors!
Looking for that perfect outdoor ceremony location in the Smoky Mountains? Get married in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Contact the Park Ranger's Activity Division at 865-436-1266 for details and to request a permit.
You can also visit our Ceremony Locations directory for more great outdoor locations. Many of the Chapels in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge areas offer outdoor ceremony sites.
Music for the Ceremony
Be sure to discuss your musical selections with clergyman performing the ceremony. In some churches, temples, or synagogues, he or she must approve the selections before they can be used.
Arrange for appropriate sound systems and/or equipment. If you have recorded music, find out if you need a cassette tape or a CD. Many churches only have a cassette player. If you have live music, you may have to request microphones, music stands, etc.
Caution! If you have a song that must be cued up on cassette, make SURE it's cued properly. We heard a story of a local wedding where the bride wanted "From this Moment" to be played during the unity candle lighting. Unfortunately, the tape wasn't cued properly and the final words from the previous song played first --- Shania Twain singing, "Don't be Stupid!"
Get music ideas for your ceremony on our Music page!
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