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The Venue at Greenbrier Estate Wedding Venue

If you are looking for the perfect Smoky Mountains wedding venue, you can’t overlook the Greenbrier Estate. It’s too big to overlook! This spacious mountain lodge is rustic and timelessly elegant, with soaring windows and a stunning panoramic view of the Great Smoky Mountains. For any couple searching for a venue that looks good from every possible angle, you’ve found it.

The Greenbrier Estate is a gorgeous event space that embraces the timeless beauty of the mountain range and natural hewn plank as far as the eye can see. This warm, welcoming, yet somehow majestic venue is the absolutely perfect place to say “I Do,” surrounded by breathtaking scenery with the happy couple as the shining center of it all.

A round table with a white tablecloth is set for a meal with wine glasses, cutlery, and a floral centerpiece featuring white and pink flowers. A small Reserved sign is placed on the table. Wooden walls and natural light add warmth to the setting.

The Perfect Mountain Destination Wedding

The Venue feels like a secluded mountain retreat with endless mountain views from the picturesque deck. But really, it’s only about a 15-20 minute drive from downtown Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort, and a wonderful selection of nearby shops and restaurants for the full wedding experience with your friends and family.

You might wonder why it is called The Venue at Greenbrier Estate and not just “Greenbrier Estate.” This is because the estate itself is a spectacular mountain lodge surrounded by a collection of large and small luxury rental cabins and lodges, while The Venue stands as the central event space for the vast mountain property. This unique wedding venue is a favorite for locals and destination weddings and wedding parties alike. Whether you grew up in the Smoky Mountains or are looking for the perfect place to host your wedding, we can’t recommend Greenbrier Estate enough. Plus, they are a great team to work with and very accommodating of your unique event plans.

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Wedding Amenities

The amenities of The Venue at Greenbrier Estate are superb, both within the building and in the surrounding area. You will love the comprehensive wedding experience you can create with these amenities at your fingertips and the scenic mountain ridge in every direction.

Full-Scale Catering Kitchen

The Venue is equipped with a full-sized catering kitchen. It has a commercial-sized refrigerator, ice machine, and several stainless steel prep tables to give your caterers plenty of room for on-site meals and dishes brought in by the catering truck. You will also enjoy access to 2 fully-sized commercial heat boxes to keep dishes and platters warm before meals and snacks are served.

The catering kitchen also enjoys a separate vendor’s service entry to make supplies delivery easier and ensure catering trucks are not part of your guest arrival experience.

Vendors are welcome to arrive throughout your 12-hour booking using the catering entrance.

Bridal Suite

For the bride and bridesmaids, you will find a charming bridal suite up a dramatic set of stairs just off the interior balcony. Soft velvet chairs, dressing tables, and a large full-length mirror are inside. Ladies can make a spectacular entrance by gliding down the staircase when the pre-wedding beauty routine is complete.

The bridal suite also provides a convenient place to rest during a long wedding event and change into your dancing attire as the reception dance floor heats up.

Groom’s Suite

The Groom’s suite is a cool den-like space below the same stairs, bedecked in dark leather furniture with its hidden arcade machine. Here, the guys can relax and get ready, ensuring they are pressed and ready to move out in formation when the moment comes to begin the ceremony or the festivities.

The groom’s suite also makes an excellent lounge during the reception where groomsmen or other friends and relatives can catch a moment to rest between drinks and dancing.

Tables, Chairs, and Accouterments

Like many venues specializing in unforgettable wedding experiences, The Venue at Greenbrier Estate provides tables and chairs for guests up to 300, which they will arrange indoors and outdoors according to your wedding plans. This vastly simplifies the logistics of planning a wedding in such a vast space. Just ask; the space will be ready for a special day for you and your guests.

Cozy to Majestic Guest Cabins Nearby

Of course, the most unique and valuable amenity you’ll find at Greenbrier Estate is access to the luxury cabins and vacation mountain lodges conveniently located nearby. Suppose you want to safely house friends and family after an evening of drinking and celebration. In that case, you can book the 28-bedroom Greenbrier Estate, a 14-bedroom cabin (up to 3), several smaller cabins for your wedding guests, or a luxury honeymoon escape for the happy couple.

We love this feature about the beautiful Greenbrier Estate because it extends the special experience of your mountainous destination wedding and ensures everyone gets in safely. Plus, Gaitlinburg is still just a short drive away.

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Smoky Mountain Wedding Photographer

Of course, when your wedding is in such a breathtaking mountain range location, every photo can be breathtakingly beautiful. Between the soaring wooden architecture of The Venue itself and the panoramic mountain views, you have the perfect backdrop for wedding photos of every stunning variety. You can capture the epic romance of your love framed by timeless and majestic mountains on the scenic balcony or framed before the great bank of windows. There’s also plenty of room for the entire wedding party in group and specialty shots. You can choose your ideal backdrops on the lawn, arranged up the stairway, or with the mountains at your back.

Honestly, The Venue at Greenbrier Estate is a photographer’s dream because there are no bad angles. From the porch to the rafters, this venue is absolutely gorgeous and will capture the timeless love of your wedding between its natural wooden beams and the majestic curve of the mountain range with perfect beauty.

If you are planning a Smoky Mountain destination wedding at The Venue at Greenbrier Estate, contact me to book expert wedding photography that perfectly suits your vision of mountain romance.