You want a lovely wedding but you just cannot see having a huge affair. Let me suggest three things to consider that might help you make the decision to keep your wedding smaller, more intimate, and save you money! Illustrated by a delightful smaller wedding of Jessica and Tylor in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains.

Discover something different in the Smokies - Cataloochee Valley! It can be found on the North Carolina side of the Smokies and while the trip to get there may be an adventure, once there a couple in love have a pristine valley as the setting for a marriage proposal!

The weather in the Smokies in the Spring is unpredictable. Zak wanted to have his marriage proposal to Margaret at Arch Rock along the Alum Cave Trail but snow and ice the night before closed US 441 and access to the trailhead. So we planned a different spot . . . until at the last minute, the road reopened! It was a cold and icy morning by the Arch but their love brought warmth and joy to the hikers that witnessed it!

Mike knew that some subterfuge was needed to ensure Megan would look her best for photographs when he proposed in the Smokies without tipping her off. So, he and I brainstormed and came up with both a plausible story and a “decoy” photographer, knowing Megan would look online for details. Read their story here - includes video of the moment!

These two fine people from Mississippi had never been at these elevations before and the sunrise at 5000' was a cold one - but it was all done for Scott to surprise Madison with a marriage proposal. Some earlier snow provided a beautiful backdrop to this romantic moment at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Check out their story!

Cody started planning his marriage proposal some nine months before bringing Alyssa to the beautiful Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But would rain dampen the occasion? Read one and find out now!

Montana wanted some mountain views when he proposed to his beloved Courtney. As usual, the Smokies deliver! Check out the story of their beautiful marriage proposal along the Foothills Parkway in the Smokies.

I like to say there is magic in the mountains, which was certainly on display during Katie and Nick's wedding at the Appalachian Clubhouse in the Elkmont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - check it out!

Here is an installment in my new series, Person of Note, that highlights the people whom I photograph for their headshots.  Meet Jenny Keller, an up-and-coming write of Christian fiction whose book is set in one of the most beautiful spots in the world - the Great Smoky Mountains!

What could be more romantic than to ride horses along a wooded trail in the beautiful Smoky Mountains to the top, and with the mountains spread out below you, ask for your lady's hand in marriage?  It is great fun for me to not simply photograph a marriage proposal, but to assist the groom-to-be in planning the right spot and making it happen.  The world is my studio - let me be there with you!