{"id":12104,"date":"2008-06-19T22:46:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T22:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.193.130\/~junebugw\/blog\/what-junebug-loves\/?p=12104"},"modified":"2019-12-06T10:49:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:49:07","slug":"new-tennessee-georgia-and-north-carolina-wedding-venues-from-guest-blogger-lara-casey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/new-tennessee-georgia-and-north-carolina-wedding-venues-from-guest-blogger-lara-casey\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina Wedding Venues from Guest Blogger Lara Casey"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Following in the footsteps of our last post about new Seattle area wedding venues, today brings us fabulous wedding location finds in Tenessee, Georgia and North Carolina from guest blogger Lara Casey. Lara is the Publisher of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swsmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Wedding Style Magazine<\/a>, a long time event planner with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisseventgroup.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bliss Event Group<\/a> and a recent bride herself, which makes her a true expert in all things wedding! We are thrilled to have her valuable insight into wedding possibilities in her area of the country and we just love reading what she has to say<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">A few of our recent favorites:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b4\/fd\/b4fdcf69c225624b.jpg\" alt=\"A Bryan Photography\" width=\"414\" height=\"1516\" align=\"\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"\" vspace=\"\"><br>\n<a style=\"font-style: italic;\" title=\"Tennessee wedding ceremony and reception site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackberryfarm.com\/index.php?osCsid=bd33f555d426e302232a19330f773360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackberry Farm<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. One of our favorite photographers, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abryanphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Bryan Photography<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, recently shot a fabulous wedding we are about to feature there. They do very few weddings at Blackberry Farm each year (typically 1 or 2&hellip;sometimes 3) so although it has been around for awhile as a resort and hotel, they just finished their new reception hall and this wedding was the first to be hosted there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0f\/2a\/0f2ad6c89760d0a6.jpg\" alt=\"A Bryan Photography\" width=\"414\" height=\"1177\" align=\"\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"\" vspace=\"\"><br>\n<a style=\"font-style: italic;\" title=\"Georgia wedding ceremony and reception location\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seaisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sea Island, Georgia<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, another location we love. They just finished an enormous renovation of the main hotel, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" title=\"Sea Island Georgia hotel and wedding venue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seaisland.com\/Accommodations\/Cloister_Overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cloister<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, which has created an incredible venue and setting. <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abryanphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Bryan Photography<\/a> shot this wedding there in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ef\/11\/ef11ba4f70f77280.jpg\" alt=\"Woodward and Rick Photographers\" width=\"414\" height=\"1237\" align=\"\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"\" vspace=\"\"><br>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">My favorite, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" title=\"North Carolina wedding venue\" href=\"http:\/\/www.claxtonfarm.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claxton Farm<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> in Weaverville, North Carolina. Converted into an event space in the last decade, this is one of my favorite wedding locations! The 100-year-old tobacco barn is so versatile. Ive seen several weddings here lately that show the versatility of the space. This wedding, shot by <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.woodwardandrick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodward and Rick Photographers<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, used every element of the farm in a richly colorful modern way. Gorgeous! See our original <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swsmag.net\/blog\/2008\/6\/3\/real-wedding-alexandra-jeremy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Wedding Style blog post here<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much Lara!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following in the footsteps of our last post about new Seattle area wedding venues, today brings us fabulous wedding location finds in Tenessee, Georgia and North Carolina from guest blogger Lara Casey. Lara is the Publisher of Southern Wedding Style Magazine, a long time event planner with Bliss Event Group and a recent bride herself, which makes her a true expert in all things wedding! 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