Spring is definitely in the air around here in Pigeon Forge! The snow we got earlier in the week has melted away and high temperatures are to reach the mid-50s today, low-60s on Saturday and hit a balmy 67 degrees on Sunday!

If you’re lucky enough to be joining us for the weekend, consider checking out the following events:

Winter Carnival of Magic
Today and Saturday
This annual event is a Pigeon Forge favorite! The 2013 carnival is bringing more than a dozen skilled magicians and illusionists to East Tennessee. See the shows at the Country Tonite Theater. Check out www.wintercarnivalofmagic.com for schedules and show times.

Gatlinburg Improv Fest
Today and Saturday
Get ready to laugh the annual Gatlinburg Improv Fest! This is another local favorite, held each year. This year, tickets are only $10 a piece and shows are at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday night. Click over to www.gatlinburgimprovfest.net for additional information.

There are a number of ongoing events and activities to check out, too! Check out PigeonForge.com’s lists of things to do or find family fun on the cheap at our Coupons and Deals page!

Each year your love has grown stronger, whether it’s because of the battles you have been through or the amount years that have revealed your feelings, a vow renewal can be a great way to showcase your love. Wedding vow renewals have become popular and the Great Smoky Mountains is a great place to host your event.

Vow renewals are there to showcase important anniversaries, allow your family and friends to experience your wedding if you eloped, or to have the wedding you weren’t able to have the first time around. Whatever your reason, a vow renewal can be all you want it to be. Since they are not legally binding ceremonies, you can have your best friend officiate the ceremony and a party in the backyard. Or pick a chapel and throw the event you weren’t able to have.

If you want the big formal wedding, there are a few key differences when it is for vow renewal. The extra parties associated with getting married (bridal showers, bachelorette parties…) no longer apply. The event is to show your love for your husband or wife, not for people to lavish you. So that means skip the registry because the presence of your guests is their present. Instead pick a location that means something to you, like a chapel or cabin with a beautiful background. During the ceremony the exchange of vows is the main event. Either recite the same words or make new ones, then seal the deal with new rings or your old rings engraved on the inside. The rings will remind you for years to come that you have made your vows again.

Now it is time to party your night away. This is the stress free event you intended to have the first time. Have a caterer or plan a barbeque, either way, this night is for you to spend with friends and family. Don’t worry about the decorations that run down along the isle or which person is supposed to say which toast. Enjoy your night just like you have enjoyed your marriage.

You can buy the personalized wedding anniversary gift pictured above here.