Formal or Black Tie Optional. The cocktail hours will be outside under a covered patio with fans, the ceremony will be outside in the sun, and the rest of the reception will be indoors with air conditioning. Everything is paved!
There is plenty of parking at the venue. There will also be plenty of ubers around. We would recommend scheduling ubers ahead of time. If you need to leave your car parked at the venue, you can as long as you pick it up in the morning.
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Nashville is HOT in august! It is a very humid heat so plan accordingly and try to stay away from wearing dark colors if possible. Our venue has air conditioning inside and all of the covered patios have fans to keep the temperature down. The ceremony will be outside on their "island" in the sun so we will keep it short and pass around little program fans, then serve cold drinks right after! If there is any kind of bad weather, we will have our ceremony under the covered patio with fans. Everything is paved so heels safe to wear!
BNA is Nashville's main airport. It is a pretty small airport with a lot of flights so leave a little extra room for security lines. There is also a lot of city rush hour traffic so plan your flights and car rides accordingly. We always leave about 2 hours before a flight and add an extra half hour if it's near 5pm. The airport is in east Nashville and will be about 30-45 mins away from Franklin. There are always ubers around.
All of the hotels listed under the travel tab are located in Franklin. This area is a great suburb of Nashville that is safe and has lots of shopping and places to eat. It's also only located about 15-30 minutes from our venue and from downtown Nashville. Franklin also has a charming downtown area. If you prefer to stay closer to the city then anywhere off the main roads like Broadway will be very loud and busy. Any areas like German Town or the Gulch or Green Hills are very popular with lots to do. Brentwood is another suburb that is really safe and has lots to do like Franklin but is even closer to downtown Nashville. The only area we wouldn't recommend is any hotels in Antioch.