Lacey and Kody brought their families to us for the second of our intimate East Tennessee weddings on August 1st all the way from Kentucky. She chose a long veil in a taupe/blush color that was to die for and beautifully complimented her gorgeous dress. Kody isn’t a huge fan of pictures, but we did manage to squeeze a smile or two out of him. They brought in some adorable wooden chairs to add in extra seating for the ceremony, and they looked great in the woodland atmosphere. The cake is so unique–I love the detail with their initials. Nicole with Custom Love was an amazing help getting everything set up and playing with the veil for photos!

Kody grew up in Harlan, Ky in the same mountain range, I’ve always loved the mountains, and have gone to Gatlinburg in family vacations many times. My parents also got married in Gatlinburg. Both of us are mostly introverts, so we knew we wanted something small, private and intimate. Chapel in the Hollow was the perfect place!

I approached Nelya during the pandemic about potentially doing a styled shoot featuring summery micro weddings on property because it had been a while since we had worked together, and I thought it would be fun to see her take on the chapel. 🙂 We brought in Tori to style for us, and these two women put together a beautifully fresh feeling wedding inspiration! Nelya was able to get Victoria and Dalton to model for us — these two had their original wedding flooded out so they were excited to get a do over with some fun pictures! Heather with Butterstick Bakery brought a cake and some cupcakes that were as cute as they were tasty, and Regal Tuxedo provided the swanky suit. Victoria actually brought the dress from her wedding to wear for the shoot.

Nicki and Bradley joined us August 1st with their three sons for their fun, outdoor elopement. Nicki got this gorgeous dress off of Amazon for a steal of a deal, and she looked amazing in it!! These two played so well for the camera, and that red hair —-ooooh so pretty!! Congratulations Nicki and Bradley!!

From the Bride:

We met May 25th, 2019 at a friends gathering at a campsite in Georgia. I was getting ready to leave and saw this man standing alone. Walked up and said Hi! Chatted for a minute than left the next morning we seems to have been trying to find each other on Facebook. Finally did and chatted some more through out the day. Hung out the following day and been together ever since. Fast forward a year later, we are camping together at the same spot at the same time. May 25, 2020 Brad proposed at the same spot we met. We have been anxiously awaiting our wedding day to start the rest of our life together. First date was a friends house, hanging out in the pool just chit chatting getting to know each other’s back ground.

Brad proposed May 25,2020. We were camping at the same spot we met a year ago exact date. He said “ Nicki, today exactly one year ago we met at this same campground! Over the course of a year, you have shown me feelings that I didn’t know I could have! You have shown me a love like I have never known! You make me so happy and I want to spend the rest of my life with you baby, so will you make me the happiest man on earth and be my wife?” Of course, I said yes

We chose East Tennessee because of availability, location, services and cutenesses. I was most looking forward to getting to marry the man I love and adore. Also finally blending our two families into one!

“Love never fails” 1 Corinthians 8:13 ~ I wanted to be married on a date that relates to a bible verse about love. I originally chose 8/13 but due to kids school schedule backed it up to 8/1.

For fun, we go camping- motorcycle rides- date nights are the normal for older working people, lol.

Dress: Amazon.com
Chapel Florals: Melissa Timm Designs
Menswear: JF
Rings: Zales
Hair and Makeup: Bride
Photography: Star Noir Studio
Venue: Chapel in the Hollow