Star Noir Studio

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Star Noir Studio I’m Chastidyi, the photographer, and Star Noir Studio is my passion and obsession.

Star Noir Studio is a non-traditional, artistic photography studio specializing in natural light photography. Based in East Tennessee, we travel to some of the most beautiful places in the Smoky Mountains to capture memories for those who want a fun, stress-free wedding day or portrait session. We revel in being quirky and offbeat which allows us to have a different viewpoint we can use to tell your unique story so you end up with images that we hope you will treasure for a lifetime. So… please peruse the site, get a feel for who we are and what we offer, and contact me to start your Star Noir experience today! Serving Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Cosby, Townsend, Farragut, Blount, Anderson, Roane, Union, Cosby, Newport, and Kodak... available for travel all over the world.

👋🤍 And just like that… she’s off to get married! 🤍👋There’s something about that last little wave from the car that feels...
09/23/2026

👋🤍 And just like that… she’s off to get married! 🤍👋

There’s something about that last little wave from the car that feels like the official beginning of the wedding-day adventure. The dress is on, the hair and makeup are perfect, the excitement is REAL, and the person you’re about to marry is waiting for you. 💍✨

These are the moments we love at Star Noir Studio—the ones that happen between all the big moments on the timeline. A quick smile through an open car door. A nervous laugh. A wave goodbye before heading to the ceremony. They may only last a few seconds, but they’re part of what makes your wedding story uniquely yours.

And can we talk about that smile? 😍 This bride was absolutely glowing!

When we photograph a wedding, we’re not just waiting for the ceremony, first kiss, and portraits. We’re watching for all those little in-between moments you might not even realize are happening.

Because someday, those might be the photographs that take you right back. 📸🖤

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding & Elopement Photography

👟💜 Wedding shoes, but make them actually comfortable. 💜👟We will always love a gorgeous pair of heels, but there’s someth...
09/21/2026

👟💜 Wedding shoes, but make them actually comfortable. 💜👟

We will always love a gorgeous pair of heels, but there’s something extra fun about a bride who chooses sneakers for her wedding day. These soft gray Vans paired with a bouquet of white tulips and lavender feel relaxed, romantic, and perfectly suited for an adventure in the woods. 🌿✨

One of our favorite things about photographing weddings is seeing how couples make traditions their own. Your wedding doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. Wear the sneakers. Choose the unconventional bouquet. Get married in the forest. Skip the traditions you don’t care about and keep the ones that mean something to you.

And from a photographer’s perspective? PLEASE bring the personal details. 😍 Shoes, flowers, jewelry, rings, handwritten vows, sentimental keepsakes—we love finding creative ways to photograph all those little pieces that make your wedding uniquely yours.

Because sometimes a pair of sneakers sitting on a tree stump tells us more about a wedding than a perfectly posed photograph ever could. 📸🖤

Wherever your wedding adventure takes you, Star Noir Studio is ready to follow.

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding & Elopement Photography

🌸✨ Soft romance meets a little rustic edge. ✨🌸We love a wedding detail that plays with contrast, and this bouquet does i...
09/20/2026

🌸✨ Soft romance meets a little rustic edge. ✨🌸

We love a wedding detail that plays with contrast, and this bouquet does it beautifully. Delicate pink roses, fluffy white hydrangeas, pops of purple and blue, and fresh greenery look even more romantic against the weathered, rusty metal backdrop. 💗💜

It’s a perfect reminder that your wedding details don’t have to match everything around them to photograph beautifully. Sometimes an unexpected background makes the colors, textures, and personality of your flowers stand out even more.

At Star Noir Studio, we’re always searching for creative ways to document the details you chose so carefully. Bouquets, rings, shoes, invitations, jewelry, décor—those pieces may seem small compared with the ceremony itself, but together they help tell the complete story of your day. 📸

And yes, we may occasionally borrow your bouquet for a few minutes and wander off looking for the coolest place to photograph it. 😉🌿

Because beautiful wedding photography is about noticing the possibilities everywhere.

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding & Elopement Photography

🏰✨ When a location looks like it belongs in a fairytale, you know we’re going to stop and photograph it. ✨🏰Stone walls, ...
09/17/2026

🏰✨ When a location looks like it belongs in a fairytale, you know we’re going to stop and photograph it. ✨🏰

Stone walls, curved rooflines, towering trees, colorful flowers, and that dreamy sunlight peeking through the branches—places like this are exactly why we love destination photography. There’s character everywhere you look, and every little architectural detail offers another opportunity to create something beautiful. 🌿📸

At Star Noir Studio, we’re always scouting for locations that bring a little extra magic to a portrait, engagement, or wedding gallery. Historic estates, old stone buildings, hidden gardens, dramatic coastlines, mountain forests—we’re drawn to places that have a story of their own.

And when the light decides to show off like this? Even better. ☀️

Your photography location doesn’t have to be ordinary. Choose somewhere that inspires you, somewhere you’ve always wanted to explore, or somewhere that already means something to your story.

Then bring us along for the adventure. 🖤🌎

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding, Portrait & Adventure Photography

🤍📸 The quiet before forever. 📸🤍There’s something incredibly beautiful about those final moments before a wedding begins....
09/14/2026

🤍📸 The quiet before forever. 📸🤍

There’s something incredibly beautiful about those final moments before a wedding begins. The dress is on, the veil is in place, and suddenly everything you’ve spent months planning is about to become real.

We love capturing this part of the day—the deep breaths, nervous excitement, peaceful pauses, and little moments when a bride gets a chance to simply take it all in. ✨

This black-and-white bridal portrait feels timeless in all the best ways. The sunlight catching the veil, the soft silhouette of the gown, and that quiet glance over her shoulder create an image that could belong to almost any generation.

At Star Noir Studio, bridal portraits aren’t just about showing off the dress (although we definitely want to do that, too 😉). They’re about preserving who you were in that moment—just minutes away from beginning an entirely new chapter.

Someday, when you look back through your wedding photographs, we want you to remember exactly how this moment felt. 🖤

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding & Elopement Photography

✨🖤 There’s a little bit of magic in what happens after the sun goes down. 🖤✨Twinkle lights glowing overhead, music filli...
09/12/2026

✨🖤 There’s a little bit of magic in what happens after the sun goes down. 🖤✨

Twinkle lights glowing overhead, music filling the air, and everyone you love gathered together—wedding receptions have an energy all their own.

We love this black-and-white perspective because it captures something completely different from the traditional reception photo. Instead of focusing on one person or moment, it preserves the atmosphere of the celebration—the sweeping tent, strands of lights, dramatic shadows, and anticipation of an evening filled with memories.

At Star Noir Studio, we’re always looking up, looking around, and searching for those unexpected compositions that help tell the complete story of your wedding day. 📸

Because someday you’ll want to remember more than how you looked. You’ll want to remember what it felt like to stand beneath those lights surrounded by your favorite people, celebrating one incredible day. 🥂✨

Wherever you decide to celebrate, we’ll be there to capture the big moments, tiny details, and everything happening in between.

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Wedding & Elopement Photography

🌿📸 Sometimes the destination is the story. 📸🌿There’s something special about wandering through the Smoky Mountains and d...
09/10/2026

🌿📸 Sometimes the destination is the story. 📸🌿

There’s something special about wandering through the Smoky Mountains and discovering places that seem to transport you to another time. Weathered wood, old pathways, mountain greenery, and historic structures create the kind of scenery that makes us want to stop, explore, and—of course—pull out the camera.

One of our favorite things about being destination photographers is documenting more than weddings. Travel gives us the chance to capture the character of the places we visit, from historic buildings tucked into the mountains to castles in Scotland, beaches in California, ancient streets overseas, and all the unexpected beauty we find along the way. 🌎✨

These photographs become little time capsules—reminders of where we wandered, what caught our attention, and the adventures we experienced getting there.

At Star Noir Studio, we’re always curious about what’s waiting around the next bend. 🖤

Where should our cameras take us next?

🎣🌿 Some adventures are better when you leave the shoes behind. 🌿🎣There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about a quiet a...
09/07/2026

🎣🌿 Some adventures are better when you leave the shoes behind. 🌿🎣

There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about a quiet afternoon in the woods with a fishing pole, a woven creel, and a mountain stream waiting just around the bend. Add rolled-up pants, bare feet, and a little sunshine filtering through the trees, and suddenly it feels like a scene pulled straight from another time. ✨

At Star Noir Studio, we love portrait sessions that tell us something about the person in front of our camera. Your hobbies, favorite places, personal style, and sense of adventure can turn a portrait session into something completely unique.

You don’t need fancy clothes or a traditional location to create photographs worth keeping. Sometimes all you need is something you love doing and a beautiful place to do it. 📸🌲

From fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains to exploring coastlines, forests, cities, and faraway destinations, we’re always ready to follow the adventure.

Where would your perfect portrait session take place? 💚

📸 Star Noir Studio | Destination Portrait & Adventure Photography

📖🌿 Some stories are best enjoyed with your feet in the water. 🌿📖There’s something magical about finding a quiet spot in ...
09/05/2026

📖🌿 Some stories are best enjoyed with your feet in the water. 🌿📖

There’s something magical about finding a quiet spot in the woods, opening a good book, and letting the rest of the world disappear for a while. Add a babbling mountain stream, moss-covered rocks, bare feet, and a sweet floral dress, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a dreamy portrait session. ✨

At Star Noir Studio, we love creating portraits that feel less like a photo shoot and more like a glimpse into your story. Bring the book you can’t put down, your favorite outfit, your hiking boots—or no shoes at all—and we’ll find a setting that feels completely you.

Portrait photography doesn’t have to be stiff or overly posed. Sometimes the most beautiful images come from simply slowing down and doing something you love in a place that makes you happy. 💚

Whether we’re exploring a creek in the Smoky Mountains, wandering through the redwoods, or discovering a beautiful location on the other side of the world, we’re always ready for the next photographic adventure. 📸🌎

🧔🌲 Happy World Beard Day! 🌲🧔Today we're raising a camera to the beards—the carefully groomed, the wildly adventurous, an...
09/04/2026

🧔🌲 Happy World Beard Day! 🌲🧔

Today we're raising a camera to the beards—the carefully groomed, the wildly adventurous, and all the glorious facial hair in between. 😂

And really, is there a better backdrop for a great beard than the forest?

At Star Noir Studio, we make sure the guys get their time in front of the camera, too. Groom portraits don't have to feel stiff or overly posed. Give us some gorgeous natural light, a giant tree, and a relaxed groom, and we'll create portraits that actually feel like him. 📸🌿

Whether you're rocking a full beard for your wedding day, keeping a little scruff, or showing up freshly shaved, the best wedding-day look is the one that makes you feel like yourself.

So here's to all the bearded grooms, husbands, dads, brothers, friends, and adventurers out there. May your beard be mighty and your wedding photos be even better. 😉

Happy World Beard Day from Star Noir Studio! 🖤

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Knoxville, TN

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Monday 9am - 11pm
Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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+18656965348

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