A Taste of Honeysuckle: The Mini Wedding Reception
• $6999 without photography / $8499 with photography
• Pricing already includes the 9.75% TN sales tax.
• An All-Inclusive Wedding for 30 or fewer guests.
• Weekday discount – $100 (Wednesday through Friday).
• Military/First Responder discount – $200.
Our all-inclusive “mini reception” at Honeysuckle Hills fulfills traditional wedding expectations for a smaller group of 30 or fewer and costs less than our larger events. It has just enough time for beautiful pictures, a sweet ceremony, cake cutting, first dances, and catered meal. Even though a DJ is not included with this package, we’ll still help you with ceremony and first dance music. This package has a healthy budget for menu items from Buddy’s Custom Catering. They have more than just barbecue, and have provided delicious reception food here for several years, so don’t hesitate to ask to see their menu. They’ll set up a nice buffet style reception meal, and Bakery and Desserts by Gracie will provide your wedding cake. Our staff will even cut and serve the cake for you. Access to dressing areas begins four hours prior to the ceremony. The first hour and a half typically consists of your wedding ceremony and photography time. The last hour and a half is for the reception, toasts, and first dances. If you find yourself wanting more time for dancing, can’t keep the guest count down to 30, or if you have more than three bridesmaids and groomsmen, consider our Countryside or Foothills Celebration packages instead. My favorite thing about this package is the sincerity and closeness of the families that typically book it. I’ve made the best friends from an event such as this one! It delights my heart to watch everyone explore our gardens and pet our horses at the fence, but absolutely nothing compares to the joy I feel upon hearing laughter among people who haven’t seen each other in a while. The Smoky Mountains is the perfect place for a family reunion, and I’ve even booked this package for reunions instead of a wedding!
Watch our Video Venue Tour to see how beautiful and easy your wedding can be at Honeysuckle Hills. Please note when viewing our arched bridge was replaced by a long, formal wooden bridge with iron willow tree panels in September 2024.
A Breakdown Of What’s Included In This Package:
• Scheduled tour and 1 hour rehearsal on a day before the wedding.
• 3 hours of venue activity time (starts with ceremony and ends 3 hours later).
• Dressing room access for those who need it begins 4 hours prior to ceremony.
• Regina is your hospitality hostess, working with you from start to finish. She’ll schedule your coordinator and vendors, create your timeline, be a shoulder to lean on, greet and share history with your guests on wedding day and promote a fun-loving atmosphere.
• Your coordinator will oversee rehearsal, direct your wedding party, set out additional décor that can be hand-placed, let everyone know what to do and when, set up chairs, and break down at the end.
• Officiant to perform ceremony and file the license (deduct $175 to use your own) Regina or Abi can officiate, or schedule a faith-based or civil officiant of your choice.
• $175 credit at From the Heart Florist for bouquets (deduct if you prefer to bring your own).
• 3-tier wedding cake with buttercream frosting design.
• Tea, lemonade & bottled water
• Buddy’s Custom Catering for the reception buffet (ask for menu)
• Your choice of ceremony location with a back-up plan for rain (all ceremony sites have seating).
• All ceremony sites have a traditional theme of greenery and white flowers. We will add silk flowers that match your colors as closely as possible.
• Our reception centerpieces have a theme of greenery and white flowers. We will add silk flowers that match your colors as closely as possible.
• Choice of white, chocolate brown, or black table linens with sage or cream crepe runners.
• Price with photography includes 4 hours of coverage and all images in high resolution with copyright release
• You are welcome to use the photographer of your choice by booking without our photographer
• Alcohol is generally not permitted with this package due to the shorter venue activity time
• Our venue may schedule one tour earlier in the day, as long as it doesn’t interfere with your ceremony.