Blackberry Farm
Blackberry Farm is 4,200 acres in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, half an hour south of Knoxville, and it has spent forty years turning a family farm into one of the best places to eat in the American South.
Blackberry Farm is an estate destination wedding venue in Walland, United States, hosting 20 to 140 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), ~30 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, October.
About Blackberry Farm
Blackberry Farm is 4,200 acres in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, half an hour south of Knoxville, and it has spent forty years turning a family farm into one of the best places to eat in the American South.
There is a creamery, a garden that supplies the kitchen, a cellar of about 160,000 bottles, and 68 rooms and cottages spread across pasture and woodland.
Weddings here work differently from hotel weddings.
The packages cover up to 140 registered overnight guests and include two nights of accommodation for everyone, all their meals and non-alcoholic drinks across the whole stay, the reception dinner, the morning-after brunch and the coordination.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
Venue highlights
- 4,200 acres in the Smoky Mountain foothills near Knoxville
- 68 rooms and cottages; a farm, a creamery and a 160,000-bottle cellar
- Packages cover up to 140 overnight guests for two nights
- All meals and non-alcoholic drinks for every guest are included
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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Use this as a starting point and adapt it to your bookings and guests.
- 15:00Guests arrive from Knoxville; rooms and cottages across the estate
- 19:00Welcome dinner in the Barn with wine from the cellar
- 09:30Fly fishing, riding, or a walk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 17:00Ceremony on the pasture lawn with the foothills behind
- 18:00Drinks and the estate’s own cheeses on the terrace
- 19:30Dinner and dancing in the Barn
- 10:00Farm breakfast for everyone before the drive to the airport
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- TYS · about 30 min by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport.
- Typical total
- From $180,000Aisle estimate
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$180,000 and up for 80 guests across a two-night package (estimated)
- Ceremony fee
- IncludedAisle estimate
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Included in the wedding package rather than charged separately
- Reception
- On request
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Reception dinner and all meals included in the package (venue-published inclusion)
- Room rate
- From $1,200 a nightAisle estimate
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Two nights for every guest, included in the package; rooms from about $1,200 a night otherwise (estimated)
- Weather window
- June – August
The months the weather is kindest, with October mild too. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
What the packages include, and the 140-guest and 124-guest figures, come from Blackberry Farm. The room rate and the total are our estimates from the property tier and the two-night, all-guests structure, because the estate publishes no wedding price list.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Blackberry Farm host for a wedding?+
Up to 140 registered overnight guests. Standard packages run to about 124, and parties above that spill into the sister property, Dancing Bear Lodge, a short drive away in Townsend.
What is included in a Blackberry Farm wedding?+
Two nights of accommodation for you and every guest, all their meals and non-alcoholic drinks across the whole stay, the reception dinner, the morning-after brunch and event coordination by the estate. Alcohol, flowers and music are separate.
Do all our guests have to stay on the property?+
Effectively yes: the wedding packages are built around registered overnight guests, so the guest list and the room count are the same number. That is the single biggest thing to understand before you enquire.
Which airport should guests fly into?+
Knoxville McGhee Tyson, about 30 minutes north, with connections through Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago and Dallas. Asheville is a little over two hours east across the mountains if flights work out better there.
When is the best time of year for a wedding here?+
Late April to June for green pasture and dogwood, and October for the colour that brings people to the Smokies in the first place. Summer is warm and humid, and winter is quiet, cheaper and often clear.
What is there for guests to do?+
Fly fishing on the estate’s waters, riding, hiking into Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which starts nearby, cooking and cheese-making with the farm team, and the cellar tastings the property is known for.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Ask about dates at Blackberry Farm.
Send your dates or a rough season, your guest count and what you’d like to know. The venue can then confirm availability and pricing.
Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.