Our Friends
We at John Black Photography have come to value the work of a few selected wedding professionals and would like to share our recommendations with you. These vendors were chosen based on their skills and artistry, their sense of style and elegance, their demeanor and professionalism, and of course, their consistency. These are people in whose work we believe and which we have seen on a repeated basis to be exceptional and outstanding.
Bakery
MagPies Bakery
846 North Central
Knoxville, TN 37971
865.673.0471
www.magpiescakes.com
Catering
Rex Bradford Jones Catering
7511 Asheville Highway
Knoxville, TN 37924
865.522.5552
abnersattic.net
Scott and Company Catering
Kristi Sowards
865.525.9384
Flowers
Always in Bloom
Leonard Palladino
865.558.5769
alwaysinbloomtn.com
Clay Pots Floral Events
Pat Felts
865.691.2861
claypotfloralevents.com
Lisa Foster Design - Flowers
865.414.6628
lisafosterdesign.com
Whimsical Gatherings
Leah McCall
865.256.0701
whimsicalgatherings.com
DJ
Gene Vestal
Special Notes Entertainment Agency
865.970.3429
Horse-drawn Carriage
Echobrooke Farm
865.984.1459
echobrookefarm.com
MakeUp Artist
Patty Daggy
865.406.1634
apjdaggy@yahoo.com
Music
Beverly Kerr
Special Notes
865.970.3429
specialnotes.net
Lake Terrace String Trio
Erin Archer
865.694.9661
laketerracetrio.com
Rolls Royce Rental
Steve Wisden
423.920.4939
Trolley
Knoxville Trolley
865.215.7800
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/kat/default.asp
Tux
Walker's Formal Wear
6217 Baum Drive, Knoxville TN 37919
They have three locations, check out their website.
865-584-2405
walkersformalwear.com
Wedding Coordinator
Kae Lakenon
Wedding Coordinator and Florist
865.588.5065
klakenan@comcast.net
Wedding & Bridesmaid & Flower Girl Dresses
White Lace and Promises
865.693.9399
whitelacebridal.com
Venues
Allandale Mansion
4444 West Stone Drive
Kingsport, TN 37660
423.229.9359
www.allandalemansion.com
Click here to see a slideshow of a wedding from Allandale Mansion.
Asheville Castle
Homewood
19 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.232.9900
www.mybelovedhomewood.com
The Biltmore Estate
1.800.211.9804
www.biltmore.com
Blackberry Farm
800.648.4252
www.blackberryfarm.com
Brothers Cove
2930 Brothers Way
Sevierville, TN
(865.428.8010
www.brotherscove.com
Cherokee Country Club
5138 Lyons View Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
865.584.2491
www.cherokeecountryclub.com
Club Le Conte
2700 Plaza Tower
Knoxville, TN
865.523.0405
www.clubleconte.com
Crescent Bend House and Gardens
Event coordinator: Judy McMillian
2829 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, Tennessee
865.637.3163
865.255.1834 Judy's Mobile
judy@crescentbend.net
Click here to see a slideshow of some of our weddings from Crescent Bend.
Dancing Bear Lodge
133 Apple Valley Way
Townsend, TN 37882
865.448.6000
www.dancingbearlodge.com
Dara's Gardens
2637 Maryville Pike
Knoxville, TN 37920
865.609.3272
www.darasgarden.com
Click here to see a slideshow of some of our weddings from Dara's Garden.
Downtown Hilton
501 West Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902
865.523.2300
www1.hilton.com
Fox Den Country Club
865.966.9771
www.foxdencountryclub.com
Gettysvue Polo Golf and Country Club
9317 Linksvue Drive
Knoxville, TN 37922
865.522.4653
www.gettysvuecc.com
Click HERE to see a slideshow of a wedding fromGettysvue Polo Golf and Country Club.
Hunter Valley Farm - The Pavilion
Event coordinator: Nancy Furmaniak
9111 Hunter Valley Lane
Knoxville, TN 37922
huntervalleyfarmtn.com
865.223.2758
specialevents@huntervalleyfarmtn.com
Click HERE to see a slideshow of some of our weddings from The Pavilion at Hunter Valley Farm.
Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley St
Knoxville, TN 37902
865.522.5669
knoxvilleconventioncenter.com
Knoxville Marriott
500 E Hill Ave
Knoxville, TN 37915
865.637.1234
www.marriott.com
Knoxville Museum of Art
Gary Ogle or Launo Galbraith
865.522.2178
www.knoxart.org
L and N Station
865.546.8656
foundonfair.com
Maple Grove Inn
Vicki LaFollett
8800 Westland Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
865.951.2315
maplegroveinn.com
Marriott Waikiki Beach and Spa
2552 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
www.marriottwaikiki.com
RT Lodge
College Woods Ln
Maryville, TN 37803
865.981.9800
www.rtlodge.com
Savannah Station
601 Cohen Street at Selma
Savannah,GA 31401
912.233.5400
savannahstation.com
Tennessee Theatre
865.684.1200
tennesseetheatre.com
The Foundry
On the World's Fair Site
865.546.8656
foundonfair.com
Volunteer Princess Cruises
Beverly or Lynn
956 Volunteer Landing Lane
Knoxville TN 37915
865-541-4556
volunteerprincess.com