Gatlinburg Falls

Gatlinburg Falls offers the usual beautiful cabins and great amenities: spectacular views, rustic elegance, jetted shower spas with two shower heads, hot tubs overlooking Mt. Leconte, heart-shaped jacuzzis, fireplaces, king beds, rocking chairs. There are also arcade games, pool tables, air hockey, foosball, and ping pong available.

Of interest to honeymooners are their wedding and romance packages -- "Woodland Charm," "Sunset Cove," "Smoky Mountain Romance," "Mountain Mist," "Appalachian Dream," and "Enchanted Holiday" and several In-Cabin wedding packages. Their most popular package, the Once-In-A-Lifetime Wedding Package, is described as "simple but special." It is offered for $299 plus cabin rental. The package includes your cabin wedding ceremony, filing all legal documents, photographs (a 24-exposure roll of 35mm film taken with a professional camera by the minister and given to you for developing following the ceremony), a small wedding cake that will feed the bride and groom and about four to six guests (or to take home following your honeymoon), a bottle of sparkling cider and a pair of souvenir champagne glasses, a custom-designed silk bridal bouquet and a matching boutonnière for the groom, and a matching decorated footed votive cup with a candle in it for romance after the ceremony is over and you are alone -- perfect for placing next to the jacuzzi or hot tub in your cabin.

Gatlinburg Falls also offers an in-cabin wedding ceremony or National Park outdoor ceremony -- yes, you can get married in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These packages are offered for $159 (plus your cabin) and include filing the legal documents for you. You can choose from a number of services offered by Gatlinburg Falls for your wedding: basic photographs taken by the minister, professional photographs, video of the wedding, silk bridal bouquet and matching boutonniere, live floral bouquet and boutonniere, silk floral decorated bride's Bible, silk boutonniere for the wedding part, silk corsages for the wedding party, silk bridal party bouquets, single flower stems with ribbon, unity candle and matching tapers. Gatlinburg Falls say they can accommodate groups of 35 or larger. They are located just "seconds" from downtown Gatlinburg and the Smokies. For more information about their cabins, wedding or honeymoon packages, visit their web site at http://www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com/ guestservices@gatlinburgfallsresort.com, or call them toll free at 1-866 34 SMOKY.