An Intimate Elopement
Effortless Elopement with Love in Every Detail
2025 with photographer or 1525 without – $100 Military / First Responder discount
• Up to 10 guests, Upgrade to host up to 30
• 30 minute tour on a day before the wedding to go over details
• 30 Minutes of Dressing Room Time (Arrive with hair & makeup complete)
• One hour from Ceremony to Exit
• Ceremony Officiant
• Ceremony Director
• More than one wedding booked that day, but not at the same time
• Option with photographer includes one hour & all images with copyright release
• Optional add-on for horses running & approaching for $299
More About This Package
If you’re looking for a private location in the Smoky Mountains for a small ceremony and endless opportunities for breathtaking photos, you’ll love Honeysuckle Hills. We’re known as a photographer’s paradise because of our natural landscapes, flower gardens, views, and even horses!
Our Intimate Elopement package is the number one choice for couples with no guests, but up to ten are welcome. It includes all the wedding basics you need for a charming ceremony: a private changing area, a wedding director, an officiant and a rain plan. If it’s just the two of you, there’s more time for your photographer to capture meaningful images in multiple places. If a few family and friends tag along, you’ll share your photo time with them.
You’ll have 30 minutes to get ready, followed by a full hour for your ceremony and photos. Choose one of our recommended photographers who knows our venue inside and out, or you’re welcome to bring your own. All of our packages are priced both with and without a photographer.
Want to add something special? Our packages are completely customizable. Just ask Regina for help planning your perfect wedding. This package is expandable to include more time for on-site hair and makeup, accommodate more guests, or amenities like a bouquet and wedding cake.
Commonly Asked Questions About This Package
Can this package be used for other events?
Yes, the Intimate Elopement package at Honeysuckle Hills can be used for a variety of other events listed below. If your event does not require a ceremony officiant, there’s a $175 discount.
• Couples Only elopement (Up to ten guests is simply the max recommended guest count)
• Surprise Engagement (Add the horses and Sugar will run to your fiance with the ring)
• Photography Session (Engagement, Anniversary, Family, High School Senior, etc.)
• Vow Renewal (Officiant required unless you simply read vows to each other)
• Promise ring exchange (Not yet engaged, but becoming an official couple)
Which Ceremony Site Can I Choose?
You may choose any of our ceremony sites as long as it accommodates your guest count.
If you choose our mountain adventure site, it’s strictly limited to couples only since we drive you there in our Jeep. But no worries, we have a family friendly mountain view with an easily accessible parking area if you have your heart set on a view and a few people are tagging along. Our mountain view is only a quick, one minute drive from the main grounds.
What if it rains?
If it rains on the day of your wedding, you’ll be able to use our chapel upstairs, the balcony, or our Creekside Pavilion for your ceremony and photos. Clear umbrellas are provided for photos as long as dangerous lightning is not present.
Who will officiate my wedding?
You may choose from our list of preferred officiants, based on their availability. “Legendary” Phil King is a favorite for Christian services & country lovers. Abi, who is also a wedding coordinator here, officiates Christian & civil services with high energy & smiles. Regina officiates our LGBTQ ceremonies with love. Mr. Dennis is the favorite officiant for first responders because of his service to the local community. We also offer a retired Methodist pastor and a “mountain man” persona for your wedding.
Can I bring my own officiant?
Yes, you may use your own ceremony officiant at Honeysuckle Hills and we will provide a $175 discount on your all-inclusive wedding package.
How Do I Get my Marriage License?
We have an entire “how to” section in our Honeysuckle Hills Venue Resource Guide, along with a helpful blog article.
Who counts as a guest?
Anyone of walking age except the two of you counts as a guest. Yes, children especially count!
Can I bring more than ten guests with the Intimate Elopement Package?
Yes, you can bring more than ten guests with this package if you add more time. We recommend at least 30 more minutes for every 10 additional guests. For example, if you have between 11-20 guests, add 30 more minutes of time. The maximum guest count for this package is 30.
Extra venue time is $900 per hour.
Don’t forget the extra photography time for $500 per hour if you book this package with one of our professional photographers.
You only have to add extra venue time if you are using your own photographer.
Ask Regina for help with the perfect timeline to include all the events and photos you desire with the number of guests invited.
How do I choose my Photographer?
If you choose a package with photography, Honeysuckle Hills has a preferred list of professional photographers to choose from, based on their availability. We have carefully selected them over the years based on their excellence in customer service and creative photography skills. Getting on this list is not easy! Our couples mean the world to us, so we recommend only the very best.
If you choose a package without a professional photographer, you are welcome to use anyone you wish.. If you add the session with our horses running and approaching close enough to touch, your photographer must provide us with a copy of their liability insurance listing Honeysuckle Hills, LLC, as additionally insured.
What areas can I use for photos?
You may use any areas at Honeysuckle Hills for photos, as long as it can be done within the time you reserve. The number of locations you’ll be able to fit in depends on things like what you’re wearing, how well you take direction, if you’re free spirited or “type A,” your photographer’s skill level & style, how long your ceremony & other events take and how many guests are present.
It takes an average couple in full wedding attire approximately three minutes to walk from the barn’s exit on our main grounds to the swing in the sycamore tree. There are photo locations all along this walk.
If you begin your journey from just inside the barn you’ll find, in order:
• An antique stove in the barn’s entry
• A rustic chandelier near the barn’s exit doors
• Red barn walls & concrete steps used for posing
• Covered Balcony
• Creekside pavilion with chandelier
• Turning Waterwheel
• Horse field with an old truck (and horses!)
• Stone archway & seasonal flower gardens
• Hobbit house in a wooded area
• Willow tree
• Creek that runs the entire length of our property
• Willow tree bridge
• Miniature pond waterfall
• Wooden arbor & seasonal gardens
• Swing in a sycamore tree
Allow at least 5 to 10 minutes at each photo location listed above, depending on your photographer’s vision, attention to detail, and skill level. Keep in mind sometimes photographers see an entirely unique perspective and may use an area no one else has even thought of. Give them some creative liberty!
Allow at least 10 to 15 minutes for pictures inside the field with the horses & old truck. There is no extra fee if the horses are in the background ONLY. There is an additional $299 fee if you’d like the horses to run around you and approach close enough to touch, and you must either use one of our recommended photographers or yours must be able to provide a copy of their liability insurance.
Family Group Photo time averages between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on the outdoor temperature, number of people, how well they pay attention, and your photographer’s skill level.
Our mountain view areas are a quick, one minute drive from our main grounds. One mountain view location has its own parking area, but the adventure site is for couples only and we’ll drive you & your photographer up the hill in our jeep.
Allow at least 20 to 30 minutes for photos at any of the mountain view locations, including the travel time & getting in and out of your vehicle.
Allow at least 30 minutes for fine art photography sets such as lighting fire, spraying water for “rain,”setting up multiple props, etc.
Can I add more photography time?
Yes, more photography time can be added to any package, but it must also accommodate an equal amount of extra venue time.
If you are using your own photographer, simply add $900 per hour for more venue time.
If you are using one of our preferred photographers in your package, add $750 per hour for move venue time in addition to $500 per hour for the photographer.
Can I bring extra decor to the Intimate Elopement Package?
Yes, you may bring a few extra things to personalize your wedding experience at Honeysuckle Hills. With this package you may bring any of the following items:
• Unity (handfasting, cross, sand, etc.)
• Signs for use as props in the photographs
• Memory photos for the entry way or a ceremony chair
• Small wedding cake for pictures (boxed back up to take with you after)
• Full size petals to toss
• Your own bouquet / boutonniere & we’ll pin it on
• Loose flowers for the stone arch or wooden arbor & we’ll add them to the greenery
What duties will my included wedding director perform?
• Give your 30 min tour on a day before the wedding
• Assist with zipping your dress if needed
• Set out the approved extra decor described above
• Set up chairs for your ceremony
• Tell guests when to be seated
• Assist with ceremony music on our bluetooth speaker
• Tell the wedding party (or just the two of you) when & where to walk
• Ensure your event runs smoothly
Is a rehearsal included in the Intimate Elopement Package?
We’ll schedule a 30 minute tour on a day before the wedding to help you choose your ceremony site and go over your wedding details. A full rehearsal is not included in the Intimate Elopement Package because it’s usually unnecessary. We’ll direct your wedding and practically hold everyone’s hand through the entire process on wedding day.
What does a typical timeline look like for the Intimate Elopement package?
Actual times below will vary depending on availability, ceremony location, sunrise, and sunset.
Intimate Elopement for couples only
30 minute visit & tour on a day before the wedding to choose your ceremony site and go over wedding details
4:30pm Access to dressing areas to change
5:00pm Ceremony
5:10pm Photos of the two of you split between main grounds & mtn view
5:55pm Optional cake cutting photo OR first dance
6:00pm Time ends / Change clothes if desired
6:15pm Exit venue
Intimate Elopement with Guests (up to 10)
30 minute visit & tour on a day before the wedding to choose your ceremony site and go over wedding details
4:30pm Access to dressing areas to change
5:00pm Ceremony
5:15pm Group photos
5:30pm Photos of the two of you
6:00pm Time ends / Change clothes if desired
6:15pm Exit venue
Didn’t see your question? Text Regina or read more here: Commonly Asked Questions about the Honeysuckle Hills Venue
Honeysuckle Tradition
I’m Regina, and I look forward to helping you plan your special day! Couples just like you have helped me carry on a legacy of love for the past 20 years. At one time my venue was a working farm where my Daddy raised cattle and tobacco. As much as I enjoyed growing up here, I sure do enjoy weddings more than farming!
My venue’s down-to-earth love for the simple things in life attracts outdoor lovers, travelers, adventurers, hunters, fishers, hikers, all skin colors, faiths, LGBTQ, and free spirited souls with an abundance of respect for diversity.
I can’t wait to celebrate your unique love story!