Outdoor Elopements in the Smoky Mountains are so much fun! Jessica and Ricky joined us with her grandparents for a sweet ceremony performed by her grandfather–our first ceremony of the new year. She looked gorgeous in her lacy white dress, and his navy suit was very fetching. Together, they warmed up the day. We can’t wait to see the video from Yugen Productions! Congratulations, Jessica and Ricky!

From the Bride:

We met at a Christmas party at the school I work at. I work with Richard’s sister and he came with her to the holiday party to help. We locked eyes and he winked and a year later we dated and got engaged. For the first date, we stayed out way too late laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Ricky proposed at the place we had our 1st date. We chose TN for our elopement because we both love it there. We love our 2 kids, traveling, and doing activities on the water

Coordination: Diana with Custom Love Gifts, Events & Prints
Dress: Bearer of the Bling Bridal
Photography: Star Noir Studio
Officiant: Howard L. Reitz
Hair and Makeup: Erin and Crystal with Southern Sirens
Videography: Yugen Productions
Venue: Chapel in the Hollow

Outdoor elopements in the Smoky Mountains were very popular in 2020, and we think they will be again in 2021. If you’re in the process of planning yours, check out our pricing and availability to see if we’d be a good fit for you!

William and Stacy joined us this morning for a super cute winter elopement. She got crafty and set up a gorgeous cake table — I’m loving the minty greens she used!! It was a little chilly, but the scarf she brought added the minty green flair into her ensemble.

From the Bride:

We met online the dating site of Plenty of Fish. For our first date, we went bowling and had drinks and appetizers and had a great time! We are both shy, so it took a little extra “oomfph” to get us to talk, but we had a wonderful time and got to know each other!

William proposed. We were in Savannah, Georgia over fall break. We went out to dinner and then headed back to the hotel to change and get ready to go walk the town. We were out on the hotel balcony just people watching and I went inside for a minute and when I came back out, he had wrapped his arms around me from behind and whispered that he loved me, turned me around and got down on one knee and proposed! There wasn’t hardly any light out on the balcony, just from the street lights, so I could hardly see it happen, but it was still so so special and I loved it!

William’s brother and wife, as well as their grandparents live outside of Knoxville, and we just love going up there to visit. We love to be in the mountains. It’s just a refreshing, peaceful place!

We are most excited about it just being the two of us. We had originally planned to do a small family and close friends only wedding, but we decided to be spontaneous and just elope!

For fun, we like to go out and enjoy dinner together having drinks, maybe going bowling or on a stroll through downtown.

Chapel Florals: Chapel in the Hollow
Bouquet and Boutonniere: Bride
Dress: KateKasin from Amazon.com
Photography: Star Noir Studio
Menswear: Murano from Dillard’s
Rings: Jewelry by Design
Cake: Publix
Officiant: Ian Parrott
Hair and Makeup: Bride
Venue: Chapel in the Hollow

Are you thinking of celebrating your wedding day by having a winter elopement? William and Stacy’s show you how gorgeous it can be in the Smokies even in December!! Take a look at our pricing and calendar to see if we would be a good fit for you.