Hello folks! If you are searching for info on how to plan a wedding in Nashville then we will do our best to help you out. Everything we can think of will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Nashville Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Nashville Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Nashville
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Nashville for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in SEC land you can check out that link.
Nashville Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Nashville is a huge key to the whole process:
- The Union Station Nashville Yards at 1001 Broadway
- Ruby at 2411 Blakemore Ave
- The Bridge Building Event Spaces at 2 Victory Ave #100
- The Cordelle at 45 Lindsley Ave
- The Bell Tower at 400 4th Ave S
- Loews Vanderbilt Hotel at 2100 W End Ave
- Kimpton Aertson Hotel at 2021 Broadway
- Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center at 2800 Opryland Dr
- The Grove at Williamson Family Farm at 3250 Wilkinson Pike, Murfreesboro
- CJ’s Off the Square at 218 3rd Ave N, Franklin
- Ravenswood Mansion at 1825 Wilson Pike, Brentwood
The Union Station Nashville Yards can host a wedding or reception near you for up to 500 guests.
Ruby can accommodate 200 guests for a reception.
1,200 people can have a party in The Bridge Building which offers a variety of locations that may be customized including a rooftop with an exceptional view of the city.
The Cordelle has a total capacity of 400 people making it an ideal venue for events.
The Bell Tower can host 400 people for seated dinner and 700 people for cocktail parties.
With the capacity to host grand events for 600 people and intimate gatherings like bridal luncheons The Loews Vanderbilt Hotel presents a variety of spaces to suit different occasions.
Cocktail receptions for up to 400 guests and seated dinners for up to 200 people are also available at the Kimpton Aertson Hotel. Intimate local weddings, rehearsal dinners, and welcome receptions can be held on the 17th-floor rooftop’s indoor and outdoor spaces.
The Gaylord Opryland Resort can accommodate ceremonies and receptions for groups of as many as 10,000 people while the beautiful fairways at Gaylord Springs Golf Links provide a stunning setting for a picture-perfect indoor or outdoor wedding in your area.
The needs of 650 standing and 450 seated people can be met at The Grove in Murfreesboro.
CJ’s Off the Square has a charming garden setting for an intimate outdoor wedding in Franklin that can accommodate up to 135 people.
Ravenswood Mansion in Brentwood can seat 300 people outside and 80 people inside.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- Adorn Nashville Bridal Shop at 209 10th Ave S #231
- Olia Zavozina Bridal at 2002 Richard Jones Rd B-104
- Vow’d at 1200 Villa Pl #108
- Eleven Bridal Curvy Couture at 6901 Lenox Village Dr #102
- Brides by Glitz Nashville at 4239 Harding Pike #1
- LVD Bridal at 9 S 9th St #6
- Modern Trousseau at 425 Church St
- Liz Leigh Bridal Studio at 224 W Main St, Murfreesboro
- Fabulous Frocks Bridal of Nashville at 1000 Meridian Blvd #104, Franklin
- The White Magnolia at 246 2nd Ave S, Franklin
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get invitations and envelopes in your area by contacting:
- Fanciful Ink at 425 Church St
- You’re Invited Gifts & Paper at 5133 Harding Pike c3
- The Write Impression at 120 S Maple St, Murfreesboro
- The Dotted Line
- White Ink Calligraphy
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Rose Hill Flowers at 4821 Trousdale Dr
- Nashville Flower Market at 2615 Lebanon Pike #B
- The White Orchid at 998 Davidson Dr
- Geny’s Flowers at 4407 Charlotte Ave #A
- Oshi Floral Design at 215 6th Ave N
- A Village of Flowers at 1712 21st Ave S
- Olive & Birch at 4633 Trousdale Dr
- Murfreesboro Flower Shop at 1007 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro
- Veda’s Flowers & Gifts at 27 S Public Square, Murfreesboro
- Cheryls Flowers & Gifts at 2015 Canyon Echo Dr, Franklin
- Accent Flowers at 312 Wilson Pike Cir, Brentwood
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Matt Andrews Photography
- Doerman Photography
- Lane Photography
- Cody & Allison Photography
- Justin Wright Photography
- Nashville Photography Group
- Emily Anne Photography
- With This Ring Wedding Films
- Aerodef Productions
- Tone Films
- Wild Fern Weddings
- Krista Lee Photography
- John Myers Photography & Videography
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Top Tier Band
- The 12 South Band
- The Music City Sound
- Entice Band
- 3rd Coast Entertainment
- High Tone Entertainment
- Premier – The Entertainment Company
- DJ Kidd Green
- Nashville DJ
- Dandy DJ
- DJ Don Raymond
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- Sarah Hicken Artistry at 700 18th Ave S
- Harlow Salon at 1027 17th Ave S
- MHD Beauty at 2322 Winford Ave
- One10 Beauty House at 703 Craighead St
- Indigo Beauty Collective at 3511 Gallatin Pike #302
- Euphoria Salon at 633 W Iris Dr
- Katie-Laine Thornton at 425 Church St
- Serving Looks By Lex at 521 Uptown Square, Murfreesboro
- Shelly Nicole Makeup Artistry at 142 2nd Ave N, Franklin
- The Blowout Co. at 782 Old Hickory Blvd #102, Brentwood
- Canvas + Coif
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- Street Tuxedo at 2532 Bransford Ave
- American Tuxedo & Bridal at 3629 Gallatin Pike
- Jos A. Bank at 2126 Abbott Martin Rd
- Men’s Wearhouse at 1800 Galleria Blvd #2610, Franklin
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Nashville:
- Baked in Nashville at 2616 Eugenia Ave
- Nashville Sweets at 803 Woodland St
- The Sweetest Day at 533 Highcrest Dr
- HomeStyle Bakery at 2709 Murfreesboro Pike
- The Cupcake Collection at 1213 6th Ave N
- Dessert Designs at 850 Hillwood Blvd #1
- Julia’s HomeStyle Bakery at 1911 Medical Center Pkwy B, Murfreesboro
- Triple Crown Bakery at 118 4th Ave N, Franklin
- Ivey Cake at 117 Franklin Rd B, Brentwood
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Dream Events & Catering
- Ambrosia Catering
- Bacon & Caviar Gourmet Catering
- Beyond Details
- The Clean Plate Club
- G Catering
- Flavor Catering & Special
- Tasty Table
- CJ’s Catering
- South Fork Catering Co.
- Daily Dish Events & Catering
- Taste Of Perfection
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- Merchants at 401 Broadway
- City House at 1222 4th Ave N
- Sambuca at 601 12th Ave S
- 5th & Taylor at 1411 5th Ave N
- Amerigo Italian Restaurant at 1920 W End Ave
- Stoney River Steakhouse & Grill at 3015 W End Ave
- Sinema at 2600 8th Ave S #102
- Famous Nashville at 110 2nd Ave N
- The Chop House at 541 N Thompson Ln, Murfreesboro
- The Rutledge at 105 International Dr, Franklin
- Mere Bulles Restaurant & Events at 5201 Maryland Way, Brentwood
Nashville Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Vision in White Events at 1144 Tuckahoe Dr
- Coston & Co. at 296 Vivelle Ave
- Laurie D’Anne Events at 3820 Charlotte Ave
- Modern Vintage Events at 4006 Dakota Ave
- Weddings & Events by Raina at 107 W Lytle St, Murfreesboro
- Party People Events & Décor at 9233 Moon Glow Dr, Franklin
- Christina Logan Events at 1235 Cressy Ln, Brentwood
- The Get Together Events Co.
- Silver Celebrations
- PLS Coordinate
- EBJ and Company
By the way we have also written about planning:
- Weddings In The Knoxville Area
- Weddings In The Chattanooga Area
- Weddings In The Memphis Area
- Weddings In The Atlanta Area
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Nashville
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Nashville. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Nashville and we wish you all the luck in the world!