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The Trillium Venue | Smoky Mountains Wedding | Sandy and Andy

The Trillium Venue The Trillium Venue is one of the top wedding venues in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park area. With its grand view of endless mountains and prestige vendor selection, it’s a 10 out of 10 in my book! I am local to the area, yet I’ve never shot a wedding that consisted of local people at this wedding venue. It’s not because locals don’t get married here, they do! The majority of my clients in the Smoky Mountains area are destination weddings. (Fun fact, did you know the Smoky Mountains are one of the top wedding destinations in the United States?) The Wedding Last weekend, we had the honor of photographing Andy and Sandy’s wedding at The

What To Wear For Family Photos

What To Wear For Family Photos What to wear for family photos – this is one of the hardest things moms face when planning their sessions. I book hundreds of photo sessions each year. Most of them are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or in Knoxville, TN. Some of the photo sessions are outside and some of the sessions are in the studio. Regardless of location or setting, the struggle for moms is still the same- clothing! I get several emails and messages each year saying “Sorry to bother you, but what should we wear to our photo session?”. Trust me when I say, these clients are NOT bothering me! I love it when people ask for advice

Black and white portrait of a bride and groom at their wedding in The Smoky Mountains National Park by wedding photographer Tonya Damron Photography

Magnolia Venue Summer Wedding | Smoky Mountains TN | Anabel and Joseph

Magnolia Venue Summer Wedding Magnolia Venue summer wedding with a little flare!! Anabel and Joseph said I do at this breathtaking wedding venue with a view of the Great Smoky Mountains in TN last month. Needless to say, it was a blast! Their family all came from Florida, and they brought the party with them! Photographing a Magnolia Venue summer wedding is always a treat, minus the temperature because it can get hot here in the mountains. The heat isn’t always my favorite part of summer, but we make it through the heat regardless! The views from the wedding venue of the Smoky Mountain National Park are spectacular, the southern hospitality is always great, and we have top-notch vendors that

Chapel in the Hollow || Eloping in the Smoky Mountains || Abbie and Landyn

Celebrating Love at The Chapel in the Hollow Picture this: a charming wooden chapel nestled amidst a picturesque forest, surrounded by vibrant foliage. As the leaves gently fall, love fills the crisp air, and the magic of the Chapel in the Hollow. This creates an enchanting setting. If you are thinking of summer here at this venue, just imagine Fall when the leaves start turning! It’s beautiful! Landyn and Abbie Landyn and Abbie were referred to me by the venue owners! Being referred is always an honor to be trusted by venue owners with their clients! I didn’t meet the couple until the day of their wedding. This is pretty common for elopements, but we were able to communicate several

Panther Creek State Park Wedding | Morristown, TN Sierra and Dallas

The Couple Dallas and Sierra met at The Avenue Church a few years back. I always love asking the couple detail about how they met because some stories are just too good not to share! Sierra said that she had moved to the area and attended a life group at The Avenue. That night she introduced herself (in a pretty aggressive way she stated) and challenged the people in the group to come to Friday night prayer. Dallas, halfway through her story picks up where she was talking and excitedly told me he went to prayer that Friday night. He said he was the only one from the group that showed up. Dallas said he was praying, looked up, and

What If You Elope In The Smoky Mountains and it Rains

What To Do If You Elope In The Smoky Mountains and it Rains Elope in the Smoky Mountains, it’s all the craze! I’d recommend it 10 out of 10! There have been some pretty cool trends that have hit the wedding world in the past several years, elopements being one of them. Trends are always fun and I’d like to think that eloping is not just a trend at this point. I hope elopements are something that permanently stays in the wedding world. Want to Elope? You are on board with eloping and now it’s time to start planning. You have narrowed down what area or national park you want to get married at. You’ve reached out to a photographer

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The Trillium Venue | Smoky Mountains Wedding | Sandy and Andy

What To Wear For Family Photos

Magnolia Venue Summer Wedding | Smoky Mountains TN | Anabel and Joseph

Chapel in the Hollow || Eloping in the Smoky Mountains || Abbie and Landyn

Panther Creek State Park Wedding | Morristown, TN Sierra and Dallas

What If You Elope In The Smoky Mountains and it Rains

The Trillium Venue | Smoky Mountains Wedding | Sandy and Andy

What To Wear For Family Photos

Magnolia Venue Summer Wedding | Smoky Mountains TN | Anabel and Joseph

Chapel in the Hollow || Eloping in the Smoky Mountains || Abbie and Landyn

Panther Creek State Park Wedding | Morristown, TN Sierra and Dallas

What If You Elope In The Smoky Mountains and it Rains

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