Have a Valentine's Day Wedding in Tennessee

When most people think of wedding chapels they automatically think of Las Vegas. In Vegas you can have a quick ceremony with an Elvis impersonator serenading you, while you say your two minute vows in a chapel with neon lights and plastic flowers. Many jokes and stand up comics use the Vegas wedding chapels as fodder for their acts. There is something for everyone! If that is not what you are looking for, try another area of the United States for a unique wedding chapel. What about the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee?

If you are thinking about a wedding chapel for a Valentine's Day wedding, think nature, pine trees, log cabins, creek side locations and the beautiful Smoky Mountains as a backdrop. You won't find one neon light in Gatlinburg, but you will find quaint wedding chapels nestled within the beauty of nature and the majestic Smoky Mountains with snow glistening at the peak of Mount Le Conte, 6593 feet in the air.

Winter is a great time for a Smoky Mountain wedding at a local wedding chapel. Valentine's Day is the prime day for couples to join together as one and start on that road to lifelong happiness. There are literally hundreds of wedding chapels in the Gatlinburg area to pick from. Following is information on just two of them. I wanted to give you ideas of the different wedding chapels available, prices and other important information regarding weddings in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Gatlinburg's Little Log Wedding Chapel (click here)

Say your "I Do's" in an log wedding chapel built to look like one of the 100 year old churches from days gone by in the Smoky Mountain area. This chapel is in the Arts and Crafts District of Gatlinburg, a quiet area where local artisans have shops where they sell their crafts.

The "Mountain Dream" wedding package is $1,249, which includes the candlelight ceremony for up to 40 guests, photographs, DVD, silk flowers, cake, 2 toasting glasses and non alcoholic champagne, a "Just Married" sign and a two night stay in a deluxe honeymoon lodge. There are more items in this package check their website - click here - to see their 11 other packages to pick from ranging in price from $249 to $3,499.

Creekside Wedding Chapel (click here)

This is another full service wedding chapel that offers several different plan options. Their least expensive is $279 and that gives you music at a candlelight ceremony for just the two of you, twelve 4 x 6 photos and the must have "Just Married" sign. Their package for up to 50 guests with all the bells and whistles (except for overnight accommodations) is $2514. Ceremonies are performed in the chapel, fireside or outside on the deck overlooking the creek. Check their website for more details.

The list of wedding chapels in Gatlinburg, TN is endless including: Chapel in the Cove, Chapel in the Glen and Sugarland Wedding Chapel. I cannot name or describe them all here. The following information is just a guide to let you know a little about what is available and to get you started on searching for the perfect spot for your Valentine's Day Tennessee Wedding Chapel marriage.

General Wedding Information:

Gatlinburg is located in Sevier County, Tennessee and applying for a license is easy and painless. You can apply on-line (click here for application). The on-line application accepts Visa or MasterCard and you need to pick up your license within 30 days of applying. You can also buy your license the day of your ceremony. No waiting period, no blood tests. The cost of the license is either $45 or $105; check the website for more specifics (click here).

The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce's website (click here) has all the information you need to find accommodations, maps and directions, events and other things to do in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Come on down to East Tennessee and find your perfect Valentine's Day Wedding Chapel for a day you will never forget!

Sources:
Personal experience

Gatlinburg's Little Log Wedding Chapel

Creekside Wedding Chapel

Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce

Mygovonline.com

Marryonamountain.com