Nashville Wedding Location

Cheekwood Botanical Gardens extends to an area of 55 acres and also constitutes an art museum housed within the celebrated Cheek estate. The botanical garden helps to preserve its buildings, landscape, art as well as the botanical collections through unique ways and offers an area of inspiration for the visitors to understand or appreciate their connections with nature, art and the overall environment.



This site comprises the actual Cheek gardens created by Bryant Fleming, complete with fountains, pools, boxwood plantings, statuary along with the spectacular views of the beautiful Tennessee hills. There is also a Japanese garden, two perennial gardens, an herb garden, water garden, the famous wildflower garden and season’s garden. Visitors would be mesmerized by the greenhouses displays consisting of a cloud forest, orchids and camellias.

This site also makes for an ideal venue for a Nashville wedding. In fact, any wedding ceremony or reception in Nashville would be a memorable affair when held at the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. The wedding facilities include:

•    The Wills Perennial Garden: An ideal setting for an outdoor wedding, it is a wonderful green terrace whose beauty is accentuated by a wrought iron spectator area. The garden area can even be tented. The garden has to be reserved along with the reception area from April to June and for September as well as October. The rental fee for the wedding venue is $1200 along with a refundable damage deposit amount of $200. This place can accommodate about 250-300 guests.

•    The Burr Terrace Garden: Small Nashville weddings or other gatherings can be held here. The lovely location has a fountain and an arbor. There is space for 35 seated guests and 60 standing at this location. The rental fee is $700 with a $200 refundable deposit.

•    The Herb Garden: This actually comprises two connected spaces having wonderful flagstone flooring. For booking this place for a wedding or any other event, you have to pay a fee of $800 along with a refundable deposit of $200.

•    The Reflection Pool: Situated on the western side of the museum, this is another lovely site ideal for any Nashville wedding ceremony/reception. Prior booking has to be made for April, May, June and September as well as October. About 150 people can be accommodated in this space while standing, while the seating capacity is for 120 people. The rental fee is $1,400 and a refundable damage deposit consists of $500.

Other sites in the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens for holding events, but with limited capacity include the Boxwood Trail and the Japanese Garden. Cheekwood requires insurance to hold any private event. The venue is available for wedding and receptions only after 5 pm. The rental fee is inclusive of the usage of the garden for the wedding rehearsal before the occasion, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. You may check the Cheekwood website for further details or contact any of their representatives to talk about your e