Ice on the Landing 2018
Shane Tretheway • August 19, 2026
Miss Daisy on Ice! (JK)
Every year the gardens at the Chattanooga Choo Choo become a fun ice skating rink, called Ice on the Landing. It's such a fun and family friendly event that last about 8 weeks during the winter.
They have a tent set up with skate rental so all you need is some warm clothes and little bit of balance for some fun. There's often a food station with delicious crepes and hot chocolate to keep you nice a warm.
Miss Daisy was set up just outside of the skating rink for friends and families to hop in for a picture before going ice skating. We had all kinds of Christmas themed props from Santa hats, reindeer antlers, and Christmas trees hats. Everyone was in the Christmas spirit and ready to take their holiday pictures.
We even broke our record for the most people in the bus! We had NINE people (+ a dog) inside Miss Daisy. It was definitely cramped and not everyone was visible to the camera but they were in there. It may not have been very comfortable but I can guarantee that they were toasty with all of the body heat.

Yay! It's our first wedding with Miss Daisy! Just like the Pink Bride Show, we were nervous and excited. We had everything loaded in the bus and ready to go. I drove the bus and Kaley followed behind in our truck since were also photographing and filming the wedding. We were chugging along in the right lane on I-75 getting passed by nearly every car because we are slow. Remember when we mentioned that we had little knowledge of VW buses? Well we didn't realize how easily they can overheat and it was about 95 degrees this sunny August day. I get a call from Kaley saying "Pull Over! You are smoking!". I quickly took the next exit and pulled into the nearest gas station. Now what? How are we going to get to this wedding? We also have to photograph and film it. We called our most wonderful friend Julia and she came to the rescue. Julia immediately came to the gas station and we called a tow truck. They would be there in about 20 mins and Julia waited to give them the keys while Kaley and I took the truck and went to the wedding venue with our camera gear. We were stressed but had to keep going. We made it to the wedding in plenty of time to begin photographing/filming. The Tow truck arrived and dropped off poor Miss Daisy hours before the ceremony and guests arrived. We were very thankful not to cause a disruption to the bride and groom's wedding day. I got Miss Daisy in place where she would be in operation during the reception. Stress started to subside and we focused on documenting the couple's gorgeous wedding. Later our booth attendant arrived and made sure the kiosk and props were ready to go. Everything was working just fine and Miss Daisy fulfilled her duty as a super fun photo booth. Guests hopped in and out of the bus all night for their photos and had the best time. It wasn't the experience I had hoped for as our first wedding but we made it.


















