Learn More About Us
Welcome to the Smoky Mountain Wedding Association members page. While learning more about us, see why our organization is thriving in the wedding capital of the South. We are a non-profit organization which promotes the interest of the wedding industry in Sevier County and the Smoky Mountain area. Additionally, our members offer a wide selection of wedding services for bridal couples and their guests. In order that our industry continues to thrive, we strive to work together with a common goal.
Why Choose Smoky Mountain Wedding Association?
The Smoky Mountain Wedding Association is a collaboration of various businesses in the Smoky Mountain area. Specifically, these businesses offer a venue, product, or service that will make planning a Smoky Mountain Wedding quick and easy. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the wedding industry in Sevier County, TN, and the Great Smoky Mountain area. Learn more about us and our mission below. If you are a business that fits this description, then join us to grow in the wedding industry.
Our Mission
The purpose of the Alliance is to:
- represent the common interest of our members in the wedding industry of the Smoky Mountain area in an ethical and professional manner.
- foster a cooperative relationship and ethical spirit among the wedding industry members within the Smoky Mountain area.
- offer opportunities for professional growth through education and the sharing of ideas.
- promote and generally advance the interests of the Smoky Mountain area wedding industry to local, city, and state governments, as well as to the general tourism business community.
- promote and generally advance the Smoky Mountains as a wedding destination through marketing and public relations endeavors.
- accumulate and process information relating to the wedding industry and to share such information with the membership.
- supply a united voice to encourage policies and legislation supportive of the wedding industry at all levels of government.
- promote good policy and sound business principles.
- supply a united voice to encourage policies and legislation supportive of the wedding industry at all levels of government.
- engage in any other activity consistent with the laws of the United States, the state of Tennessee, the county of Sevier, and the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Furthermore, we thrive on the fellowship of other members. In like fashion, we build friendships and grow together!
How can the SMWA help my wedding business?
- Listing on SMWA website with photos
- Partner with government to promote weddings
- Generate wedding leads for more business
- Create advertising opportunities
- Networking – To help each other
- Information – Stats, Workshops, Trends
How can the SMWA help the wedding industry?
- Speak up for the wedding industry
- Educate businesses & government
- Be a unified voice for wedding industry
- Lobby for greater marketing share
- Representation on local boards/committees
- Have partners to help on issues
What can the SMWA do for the tourism community?
- Promote area to couples & guests
- Provide access to our wedding groups
- Develop specials for couples and guests
- Direct market/communicate to us as a group
- Participate in community promotions
- Representation on local boards/committees
In summary, the Smoky Mountain Wedding Association is a collective group of like-minded professionals. We work together for the good of the industry, thus helping our own businesses via helping others. If this sounds like the right community for your company, then learn about joining here.