Opryland Hotel Wedding Magnolia Ballroom

This month I officiated a wedding at the Opryland Hotel in the Magnolia Ballroom. This is a more private wedding site within the hotel than some of the other spots where couples have their ceremony.

The ballroom itself is very impressive with a beautiful chandelier. There were about 240 wedding guests at the ceremony and that was about the right number for the size room.

As we moved on into the reception area I was even more impressed with the set up. I couldn't help but get a few pictures. Below are a couple of them. One is the wedding cake.

Nashville Wedding Venues

There is a new website with a lot of information about different kinds of wedding sites in the Nashville area. Here are some of the categories included:

Privately owned Nashville wedding venues. These include some of the same wedidng locations reviewed on this blog such as Historic Cedarwood, Springhaven Mansion, CJ's Off the Square and Riverwood Mansion.

Nashville Wedding Reception Sites. You'll find a few questions you should ask of venues you are considering.

Updates

CJ's Off the Square is having an open house February 27th. At this event, brides and socialites can:

* View their 2010 Invitation Collection
* Sample cake flavors by The Bake Shoppe
* And get a sneak peak at the nearly finished event pavilion opening in April

Click on the link below to register:

CJ's Off the Square Open House Registration


CJ's also has a new blog: http://cjsoffthesquare.com/weddings/


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There's a new Murfreesboro wedding location. It's Gateway Island operated by the city park's department. You can see some pictures I took from my first wedding there on a sunny and warm November day. To see the photos go to: www.gatewayislandmurfreesboro.blogspot.com

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Historic Cedarwood Nashville







New at Historic Cedarwood: A special Nashville Elopement Package. Includes a top notch Nashville photographer, minister / officiant, and a bunch of extras. If you are having a smaller wedding, don't want to do a lot of planning, etc. they take care of it all and make it very, very nice for a modest price. Check out their website under Packages for the details. http://www.historiccedarwood.com

This is a recently opened wedding venue located a few minutes from Nashville, yet "in the country" (near White's Creek).


Riverwood Mansion - Nashville, Tennessee

A lot of interesting history at Riverwood Mansion. It's one of Nashville's oldest and largest homes - tucked away & private in historic east Nashville. Either an outdoor or indoor wedding is beautiful here. There are gardens, a gazebo, an elegant pavilion, and beautiful old trees to name some of what makes this a favorite wedding site.

If it tells you anything, most weddings come to Riverwood Mansion from people who've been there and tell others about it.


Glad you found my site

I'm Ralph Griggs, a minister who helps many couples with their wedding ceremonies. That takes me to just about every wedding venue in the Nashville area. Finding just the right place for your wedding is very important, so I decided to offer in these posts my reviews on wedding site locations around Nashville. Take a look & you might discover the perfect location for your wedding.

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