Whether you're envisioning a beautiful wedding, a corporate gathering, or a unique day with our Highland cows, here's the information you need to plan with confidence.
Our venue offers both indoor and outdoor spaces for up to 250 guests, and the Grand White Barn and its Grand Veranda serve as beautiful rain options. For certain extraordinary circumstances, we may be able to reschedule to another available date within the following year. Please note that cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, Cedar Pond Farms carries liability insurance. Some couples also choose to purchase additional third-party event insurance that names the venue as an "additional insured" — we're happy to point you in the right direction.
No, we do not charge a corkage fee. However, for alcohol to be served, you must use a licensed and insured bartender service.
We ask that you use LED candles rather than open flames. Fireworks are approved on a case-by-case basis, taking seasonal fire restrictions into account.
Music stops at 9:00 PM. Clean-up typically runs from 9–10 PM, with the latest allowable clean-up ending at 11:00 PM.
You can reserve your date up to eighteen months in advance.
Yes. Deposits typically range from $500 to $1,200 depending on the event and its size, and are non-refundable. Full payment is due 60 days before your event.
You get the whole farm to yourselves — a relaxed, private experience in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The modern Grand White Barn offers full facilities and multiple ceremony settings, with the barn and its Grand Veranda as a stunning rainy-day backup. And yes: our Scottish Highland cows are part of the day.
We offer everything from intimate elopements to full-day celebrations, with overnight farm-stay accommodations available. See current packages and pricing on our Wedding Pricing page.
Yes. Overnight farm stays can be added to your celebration — for weddings, the Milkbarn and each Barndo rent as whole buildings at $1,500/night (up to 22 guests each), so everyone under the roof is one of yours. Capacities and details are on our Farm Stays and Wedding Pricing pages.
Your wedding is the only wedding on the farm that day. Day Weddings get the full run of the farm — choose any of our outdoor ceremony sites (or use several), with the Grand White Barn and its Red & Blue Rooms included; the Milkbarn and Milkhouse are available as add-ons. Elopements include the outdoor ceremony spot you choose — a second spot is welcome (vows at one, a sand ceremony at another) — plus the Grand White Barn / Grand Veranda, rather than the run of the whole farm.
Two bonus spaces inside the Grand White Barn, included with your Day Wedding. Couples use them as a groom's ready room, a kid corral, a quiet spot for recording well-wishes to the bride and groom, or simply secure storage for anything valuable. Each has a hand sink, a full-length mirror, a mini-fridge, and a changing closet.
The cows are part of the scenery at every wedding: they're out in their pastures, and you and your guests are welcome to visit the fence line and take all the photos you like at no charge. Up-close time — feeding, brushing, and hugging — is a bookable add-on (see Fluffy Cow Encounters, or ask about the Fluffy Cow Cocktail Hour for your reception).
Wedding lodging rents by the whole building — the Milkbarn or any Barndo, up to 22 of your guests each at $1,500/night — never by the room, so no unrelated guests ever share a roof with your group. Your day wedding with the Milkbarn and Milkhouse makes the farm side exclusively yours; if other overnight guests are staying at Fairland Ridge across the street, we ask them to keep to their side during your event. For total exclusivity, book the whole farm — every building, all yours. Wedding lodging reserves up to 18 months out and, as part of your wedding booking, carries no local hotel taxes.
The Grand White Barn and its Grand Veranda are both spacious, beautiful "plan B" options if the forecast calls for rain — no scrambling required.
Yes! But these secure spaces are a well-kept secret, so — of course — we won't publish them publicly. We'll show you on the day.
Wi-Fi, welcome pavilions, a parking meadow, the Milk House / game room, a bridal-party ready room, a catering kitchen, vendor and catering alleys, climate control (including a new AC unit in the Grand White Barn), emergency kits, a music and sound system, and recommended-vendor referrals on request.
Absolutely. Our returning corporate and community clients include Carson-Newman University and the Boys & Girls Club of Dumplin Valley.
Yes. The Grand White Barn accommodates larger gatherings, and we have more intimate options for smaller breakout groups and meetings.
Yes — high-speed Wi-Fi is available across the venue.
We have two projectors plus a large 130″ projector screen, along with a podium and a microphone/speaker setup.
Table and chair setup and breakdown, complimentary coffee, notepads and pens, a catering kitchen, vendor and catering alleys, climate control, and a sound system. We can also arrange Gelato Brothers service and team-bonding experiences like our Fluffy Cow Encounters.
A coordinator guides your group to groom, pet, and share treats with our Scottish Highland cows while sharing their stories. Encounters include complimentary gelato and coffee afterward. Explore all options on our Experiences page.
Farm photo shoots have a $100 site fee for 90 minutes and up to six people — bring your own photographer. If you'd like Highland cows in your photos, book a Fluffy Cow Encounter alongside your shoot.
Our sunflowers typically bloom from the end of May through early October.
Painting sessions are scheduled in advance and promoted on our social channels. They're also available as an add-on to a Fluffy Cow Encounter.
Our on-site Gelato Brothers shop serves gelato and coffee. It's complimentary with Fluffy Cow bookings and available for weddings and events on request.
Heavy rain moves the encounter to the covered Corral Garage porch. In mild rain we proceed at the Cedar Thicket Corral, with rubber shoe covers and umbrella hats provided — the cows don't mind a little weather.
We offer customizable packages for every kind of celebration — from intimate elopements to full-day weddings, with optional overnight farm stays. Current wedding packages and pricing are on our Wedding Pricing page, and farm experiences can be booked directly from our Experiences page.
Please contact us directly and we'll help you make a plan. Call (865) 630-0107 or reach out through our Contact page.
Yes. Our entryways and doorways are wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs, and the Grand White Barn is especially adapted for accessibility.
We provide fully accessible restrooms equipped with handrails, and designated accessible parking spaces located close to entrances.
Please let us know in advance through our Contact page so we can make sure everything is ready for your visit.
We'd love to help you plan. Reach out and a real farmer will get back to you.
Cedar Pond Farms