A Rustic Wedding in the Smoky Mountains

One of the perks of living at the Hemlock Inn is that we get to watch beautiful weddings take place. The 3rd weekend we were here a couple named Becca and Jake were married on the property. We were lucky enough to be seated for dinner with Becca, her parents and friends two days before the wedding and get to know them a little. Such nice folks. Boo said Becca is her new BFF (and Becca sealed the deal by leaving her a bouquet of flowers when she left the morning after the wedding….)

I loved all the rustic touches like this pitchfork sign to greet guests as they came up the drive:

Here’s a little before and after animation. Jake, the groom, and his step-father and a friend made the arbor:

I hid behind a tree to take this photo. It was drizzling during the ceremony but only for a few moments! continue reading