Willie, I have been all over NC except for the outer banks and I hope to be going there this summer but we are building a house and so all of our time might be going there! I use to live in Athens, TN! You know where that is? That was a long time ago tho. I got married in Gatlinburg in October of 2000 and that is the best time to go the mountains because the leaves are at its peak, it was so beautiful we couldn't have picked a better time to get married