How can you really make sure that you have the best Gatlinburg wedding day? After seeing hundreds of weddings as a Gatlinburg photographer, here are a few tips that I would share with my own friends for a successful wedding. 

Newly engaged? Engagement photos are some of the most beautiful of all of the sessions I do as a Gatlinburg photographer—and they need to be! These are the photos that are sent out on wedding invitations to literally everyone you know! Today I’m going to share with you my best advice for engagement photo poses that are sure to stand out on those invites!

As a Gatlinburg photographer some of my favorite images come from the chance to photograph a Gatlinburg anniversary photoshoot! You relationship has had time to mature and as a result you photos hold such deep meaning.

You just got engaged and you can’t wait any longer to be married! However, you don’t want to compromise your vision for you wedding day when you elope to Gatlinburg. As a Gatlinburg wedding photographer, I want you to have your dream day in the most beautiful place on earth! That is why I am sharing my timeline to elope to Gatlinburg in just 6 months.

If you are planning on a Smoky Mountain wedding, or family photos, then before you make your way out to the National Park you will need to know about this new requirement effective March 1st, 2023. Smoky Mountain National Park is now requiring parking passes for visitors who plan to park for more than 15 minutes.

As a Gatlinburg wedding photographer I love getting to be a part of any celebration! Capturing grand celebratory weddings, intimate ceremonies and everything in between. So when Hannah and Tanner reached out for me to help capture their Gatlinburg elopement I was over the moon! I loved getting to know this amazing couple, as well as finding ways to make their elopement one of a kind.

Getting married in the winter is vastly underrated. As a Gatlinburg wedding photographer some of the most stunning weddings I have captured have been in the winter months. The Smoky Mountains are serene as it is the off season for tourists, and the weather is perfectly crisp! This Gatlinburg winter wedding offers amazing inspiration for adventurous couples. And I can’t wait to see what you choose to incorporate on your big day!

The seasons are changing and I am getting beyond excited for fall wedding season to begin! Everything about a Gatlinburg elopement in the fall is dreamy and magical.

I may be a little partial, but I think everyone should elope to Gatlinburg! From the lush woods in the Smokies, to the dozens of activities in the city. Gatlinburg, Tennessee may just be the most underrated destinations for weddings and elopements. Even a small vow reading is better in this mountainous town!