Dancing Bear Lodge

y this was the perfect place to host our wedding weekend. Later that year when we decided to postpone due to the pandemic, Dancing Bear said it was no problem at all and transferred everyone's cabin reservations to our new wedding date in 2021. When we finally got to start planning the wedding in the summer of 2021, we had a wonderful food tasting with Nicole and met with Anna to discuss all the other wedding details. They were both absolutely wonderful to work with and Anna was always available to answer any questions I had, especially as we tried to navigate hosting a wedding during the pandemic. Anna and the Dancing Bear staff went above and beyond to make sure we had the perfect wedding weekend, full of fun, delicious food and a beautiful setting. We're already looking forward to spending our 1 year anniversary at Dancing Bear :)

t from NC to TN (#covidbride!). We booked with Dancing Bear 40 days out from our wedding, and I genuinely cannot imagine our day being any more perfect. They were SO accommodating to the plans we needed to fit in, and were so helpful to us at picking up the reins and making a plan come to life (we were exhausted at this point). Lara (day of event coordinator) was great! Very experienced and professional and truly wanted me (the bride) to ultimately be happy. She bent over backwards to make our day special! So many of our guests say this was the best wedding they had ever been to! And they said “things just flowed.” The various spaces on the property make it so easy to socially distance, and they were great about following all necessary guidelines- you can have it all! Even in a time like this! They really provided an all inclusive package but allowed me/my mom to take over as much as we wanted. Cannot say enough great things about DB and Lara. The food - only book this place if you like good food! If you’re not into good food, go somewhere else. Every guest said this was the best food at a wedding they will ever have. We will be back for our anniversary and cannot wait to eat at the Bistro! Chef wants to get to know you and your preferences. The night of our wedding, one of our guests said they were vegetarian, and they whipped her up a vegetarian option! Another guest couldn’t eat our options and ordered a steak and they brought it out for him!!!! We were mortified he asked for one, but totally shocked that they accommodated to his needs, no questions asked! Who does that?! Dancing Bear will do anything they can do make sure you and your guests have nothing but the best experience.

ts. The food, including wedding cake, was beyond amazing! We, as well as many of our guests, stayed at the cabins on the property and had wonderful experiences! The main reason I like Dancing Bear was how easy they made planning. They had great recommendations for other vendors, such as photographer and flowers, and offered great ideas for how things for look for both the ceremony and reception. I highly recommend this Dancing Bear for anyone wanting to get married on the "Peaceful Side of the Smokies!"

ing planner. We live in Texas but my husband is from east Tennessee so we decided to have our wedding there. I could not have had my beautiful wedding with out Amie Wendel. Every vendor she suggested were fabulous plus she was always available, prompt to help and always kind. The food is incredible. We had a few out-of-town guests (besides ourselves) and they have cabins there that are gorgeous. People are still talking about our wonderful day. I am very grateful to everyone there. They are truly a fantastic set of people.