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  Cool Springs House

  1490 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

  • Spaces for 50-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Historic Spaces
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Cool Springs House is a restored 1830s log home in Brentwood, Tennessee, now operated by the City of Brentwood at Crockett Park. The house was built by the Carothers family, one of middle Tennessee's largest log homes at the time, and expanded in the 1870s with added halls and a Victorian front porch. A 1974 restoration by Karen and John Noel uncovered the original blue-poplar log construction beneath later coverings, work that earned the property a place on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1983. Today the venue hosts more than 100 events a year, offering exclusive use of the house and surrounding grounds for weddings, elopements, showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, and celebrations of life. The venue books only one event per day, so clients have private access to the full property without a competing party on site. Guest counts run up to 150 across the house and grounds, with the option to add a tent on the lawn for larger outdoor gatherings. Upstairs, the Private Event Loft offers a more intimate setting for up to 50 guests, centered on a historic 22-foot table, and can serve as a standalone space for private dinners and showers or as an add-on to a ceremony held on the main level. The property includes an on-site kitchen, two changing suites, and an open vendor policy that allows clients to bring in their own caterer or licensed vendors of choice.

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  Husk

  37 Rutledge St, Nashville, TN 37210, USA

  • Spaces for 28-35 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant

  The Stables at Husk is a private dining and events area that is housed in our historic carriage house. This venue provides guests with the opportunity to participate in a unique and exclusive Husk experience. The Stables is a cozy ambiance that is perfect for any event because it has its own kitchen, bathroom, and patio that is separate from the main restaurant. The room is large enough to accommodate up to 16 guests for brunch service, 28 guests for a meal served at tables, or 30 to 35 guests for a cocktail party that is standing only. For parties with a size that exceeds the capacity of our private dining area, we are able to provide a buyout of the entire restaurant, including the main house. The Neighborhood Dining Group's Husk restaurant is changing people's conceptions of what it means to cook and dine in Nashville. In the heart of Downtown Nashville, in the neighborhood of Rutledge Hill, and only a few blocks south of Historic Broadway, is where you'll find it. The menu at Husk delves into a cuisine that is driven by the ingredients and begins with the rediscovery of heirloom items. At Husk, there are limitations placed on the types of foods that can be served on the plate. If it does not come from the south, it will not be able to enter the building. The end result is a cuisine that, rather than attempting to rediscover Southern cookery, investigates the authenticity of Southern food. The seed-saving, heirloom husbandry, in-house pickling, and charcuterie programs that Executive Chef Ben Norton and his culinary crew conduct at Husk are the foundation of the restaurant's cuisine.

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  The Lily Barn

  1116 Carrs Creek Rd, Townsend, TN 37882, USA

  • Spaces for 138-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Farm
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Lily Barn is a 100-acre farm venue in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Townsend, Tennessee, just five minutes from the Cades Cove entrance to the national park and a short drive from Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. At the heart of the property sits a 130-year-old cantilever barn surrounded by a 3-acre perennial garden, an evergreen maze, a pond, and beds of day lilies and native plants. Ceremonies are held at a tin-roofed outdoor gazebo set in front of the pond, with guests seated in a shallow arc so all can see the vows exchanged. Receptions move to the open-air entertainment pavilion, a diamond-lit space that seats up to 150 guests, with the option to expand further with an event tent for larger celebrations. The historic cantilever barn doubles as a private, air-conditioned dressing suite for the bridal party before the ceremony. The venue provides full catering services on-site and offers wedding planning support to help couples design their day, along with cabin rentals on the property for guest lodging or a honeymoon stay. Beyond weddings, the pavilion also hosts corporate events, family and school reunions, church gatherings, and other private celebrations.

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  Howe Farms Wedding and Events Venue

  7600 Runyan Rd, Georgetown, TN 37336, USA

  • Spaces for 60-400 Guests
  • 5 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Set on 350 acres of rolling Tennessee hills just outside Chattanooga, Howe Farms is home to seven boutique wedding and event venues spread across two neighboring properties, Howe Farms and Five Gables. Each venue has its own distinct character, from the rustic elegance of the Vineyard Hall and the timber-framed Apple Barn to the mountain panoramas of the Pavilion and the Tuscan-inspired Woodlands, giving couples a range of settings and guest counts to match their vision. The estate began with Don and Talene Howe's own wedding in 2014, an experience that led them to build a property dedicated to stress-free, all-inclusive celebrations. Every venue rental includes access to a ceremony site, indoor reception space, and patio or porch areas, along with tables, chairs, and unlimited access to an on-site decor room. Nine on-site lodging houses let wedding parties stay right on the property, and the grounds are pet-friendly and wheelchair accessible. Beyond weddings, Howe Farms also hosts corporate events, and add-ons like vintage getaway vehicles and fireworks give couples ways to personalize their celebration on the estate.

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  Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation

  1399 Sam Davis Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167, USA

  • Spaces for 50-400 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 Waterfront

  The Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation sits on 168 acres in Smyrna, Tennessee, where a Greek Revival home built in the early 1800s anchors a property that includes a second historic home, several outbuildings, a family cemetery, and Stewart's Creek winding along the grounds. Wedding parties are drawn to the setting's range of backdrops, from the shaded Backyard beneath large magnolia and maple trees to the tin-roof White Barn favored for elopements and small ceremonies. For ceremonies, the Historic Home's brick aisle-way and porch serve as a naturally decorated altar for larger gatherings, while the Creekside location — with built-in benches overlooking Stewart's Creek — suits intimate weddings of 50 guests or fewer. The Creek House offers a working gas fireplace, hardwood floors, and a full kitchen for receptions, rehearsal dinners, and business luncheons, and can double as a bridal suite for full-site rentals, with the nearby Ed Building serving as a groomsmen room. The wrap-around Veranda, lined with ceiling fans and lights, adds a covered reception space overlooking the Backyard. Couples and event hosts may bring their own catering and vendors, and alcohol service is permitted with an ABC-licensed bartender on site. A large paved lot and multiple parking fields accommodate bigger events, and the historic home itself can be opened for self-guided tours during parties for an additional fee.

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  International Storytelling Center

  116 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA

  • Spaces for 95-200 Guests
  • 1 Theater
  • 1 Historic Space

  The International Storytelling Center sits along Main Street in Jonesborough, Tennessee's oldest town, where the National Storytelling Festival first gathered in 1973 in what's recognized as the first event of its kind anywhere in the world. That legacy carries into the Center's event spaces today, set within the 14,000-square-foot Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall and its surrounding grounds, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains among tree-lined streets and traditional brick sidewalks. The Center's campus offers a range of settings for weddings, retreats, meetings, and conferences, including the second-floor Sara Keys Parlor with its balcony overlooking downtown, the brick-lined Courtyard and Plaza for receptions and parties, the light-filled Library for meetings and small gatherings, a three-acre park with walking trails and gardens for outdoor ceremonies, and a 95-seat theater for performances and lectures. Event rentals come with amenities including table rental, a catering kitchen, free Wi-Fi, a projector and sound system, and a bridal suite option based on availability, all within walking distance of Jonesborough's historic lodging and Main Street shops.

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  The Dixon Gallery and Gardens

  4339 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38117, USA

  • Spaces for 150-200 Guests
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Gardens

  Dixon Gallery & Gardens is a museum and public garden set on seventeen acres in Memphis, Tennessee, built around the home, gardens, and art collection bequeathed by Margaret Oates Dixon and Hugo Norton Dixon. The museum's collection includes more than 2,000 objects, with particular strength in French and American Impressionist paintings alongside notable German and English porcelain, and the Dixon mounts eight to ten exhibitions each year across its galleries. The surrounding gardens combine formal plantings, woodland areas, and cutting gardens, and offer two settings for wedding ceremonies: the sweeping South Lawn and the more intimate, circular Bowlin Stage, each accommodating up to 200 guests. Receptions and rehearsal dinners move indoors to the Hughes Pavilion, a brick building in the Woodland Gardens with large skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over woodland, lawn, and garden sculpture; surrounding patios, covered by a seasonal tent, let the celebration extend outdoors. The Pavilion accommodates up to 200 guests for a cocktail-style reception or 80 to 150 for a seated meal. For couples who prefer a smaller ceremony, the Dixon also offers a vow-exchange option for fifteen guests or fewer, with a choice of smaller garden backdrops throughout the property. On-site catering is handled in partnership with Park + Cherry by Chef Phillip Dewayne.

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  Titanic Museum

  2134 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA

  • Spaces for 10 Guests

  Set inside a full-scale, ship-shaped building along the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, the Titanic Museum Attraction brings the story of the RMS Titanic to life through authentic artifacts and immersive, hands-on exhibits. The museum traces back to a 1987 deep-sea expedition to the Titanic wreck site, co-led by founder John Joslyn, whose 44 days and 32 dives at the wreck directly inspired the attraction. Visitors can walk a full-scale replica of the Grand Staircase, touch water chilled to the Titanic's iceberg-night temperature of 28 degrees, and take a turn in the boiler room's coal-shoveling exhibit. Beyond self-guided tours, the museum's Grand Staircase and dining spaces open up for weddings, vow renewals, proposals, and corporate gatherings, presided over in some cases by a costumed First Officer and supported by dedicated event coordinators. Corporate groups can also book the space for meetings, galas, presentations, and team-building events set against the museum's collection of artifacts and full-scale re-creations.

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  River Hall at the River Inn

  50 Harbor Town Square, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

  • Spaces for 80-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 2 Total Spaces

  River Hall at the River Inn is an event venue in Harbor Town, on Mud Island in Memphis, set beside the Mississippi River within view of the Hernando de Soto Bridge. The venue hosts weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal luncheons, and post-wedding brunches, along with celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations, and corporate functions including retreats, seminars, and business dinners. The venue's interior seats up to 80 guests banquet-style or 60 with round tables, and accommodates up to 120 for a standing cocktail reception. Just outside, the Courtyard seats up to 120 for a wedding ceremony and holds up to 200 guests for a standing reception, making it suited to larger gatherings. Buffet, plated, and hors d'oeuvres menus are available for events in either space. River Hall is part of the River Inn family of properties, alongside Paulette's Restaurant, Tug's Casual Grill, and the Terrace at the River Inn, and works with the neighboring River Inn of Harbor Town to arrange group room blocks for guests attending an event.

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  Barcelona Wine Bar

  1200 Villa Pl, Nashville, TN 37212, USA

  Barcelona is a great option whether you're organizing a small gathering or a big event. Our constantly-evolving menu, which features everything from classic tapas to Mediterranean delicacies, is determined by the freshest ingredients of the day. We also provide a wide range of South American and Spanish wines. To ensure that your event is memorable, our small army of chefs, trained in a wide variety of international cuisines, will collaborate with you. Please use the links on our site to reserve a private dining room exclusively. Please get in touch with the restaurant directly to make a non-private reservation. The tapas-style Barcelona Wine Bar is a cozy, pleasant place with a Spanish flair. Clean flavors, seasonal ingredients, specialties from Spain and the Mediterranean, and rustic small plate presentations made by talented chefs are the main highlights of the menu, which is constantly changing. Barcelona has one of the most extensive Spanish wine programs in the United States and provides a variety of award-winning wines from Spain and South America.

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  Venue 142

  142 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087, USA

  • Spaces for 120 Guests
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Historic Space

  Located on Historic Lebanon Square in Lebanon, Tennessee, The Historic Arcade occupies a building originally constructed in 1909, following a fire that destroyed the McClain Brothers' department store on the same site. A comprehensive 2016 renovation preserved the building's architectural character, including original raw brick walls that now serve as a backdrop for events. The venue offers a single indoor Banquet Room spanning 2,083 square feet and accommodating up to 120 guests, available for booking 365 days a year. Its versatile layout suits weddings, rehearsal dinners, business meetings, staff training sessions, class reunions, and retirement parties alike. As one of the oldest commercial buildings on Lebanon's town square, The Historic Arcade pairs its early-20th-century architecture with a central location in the heart of the city's historic district.

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  The Historic Cadre Building

  149 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

  • Spaces for 350-950 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Historic Space

  The Cadre Building is a 36,000-square-foot historic landmark in downtown Memphis, built in 1928 at the height of the Art Deco movement and open for events year-round. Its rooms carry the architecture of that era throughout, with crystal chandeliers, hand-painted gold-leaf molding on the columns, a wall of large gold mirrors, and a grand staircase setting a classic tone for weddings, corporate galas, quinceañeras, and other celebrations. Every booking includes access to all three of the venue's levels: the 13,000-square-foot grand ballroom, the overlooking 2,500-square-foot mezzanine, and an additional landing area, giving planners room to shape ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception across distinct spaces in the same building. Cocktail hour is most often held on the mezzanine, with views down into the ballroom below. The Cadre Building's in-house team handles setup and breakdown, and rentals include gold chiavari chairs, table options, linens, and a green room alongside separate bridal and groom suites for getting ready. A dedicated pool of TABC-certified bartenders staffs events, and an on-site manager and WiFi are included with every rental.

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  Cumberland Mountain State Park

  24 Office Dr, Crossville, TN 38555, USA

  • Spaces for 24-225 Guests
  • 3 Restaurants
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Cumberland Mountain State Park sits on the Cumberland Plateau in Crossville, Tennessee, a 1,720-acre park built around Byrd Lake. The park traces its roots to the Cumberland Homesteads Project, a New Deal-era initiative that relocated families to small farms on the plateau, and it was acquired in 1938 to serve as a recreational area for the surrounding homestead community. For events, the park offers a versatile mix of indoor and outdoor spaces. The Homestead Harvest Restaurant's meeting rooms sit on the lower level overlooking Byrd Lake, with patio access and catering provided in-house. The Recreation Lodge adds a larger hall with a stage and fireplace, while the Cumberland Mountain Patio, built of native Crab Orchard stone, opens onto lake views for outdoor gatherings. Four picnic pavilions round out the park's options for casual reunions and group events. With spaces ranging from intimate meeting rooms to a 225-guest lodge, Cumberland Mountain State Park suits everything from corporate meetings and banquets to reunions and outdoor receptions, all set against the wooded backdrop of the Cumberland Plateau.

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  The Magnolia

  1110 Rocky Creek Way, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA

  • Spaces for 100 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Total Spaces

  The Magnolia is a mountaintop wedding venue set atop the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just minutes from Gatlinburg and Sevierville. Perched with panoramic mountain views, the property is family-owned and operated by Dean and Millicent, who have hosted thousands of weddings between The Magnolia and its sister venues in the region. The venue hosts one wedding or event per day, giving each couple full privacy across its indoor and outdoor spaces. The Grand Hall offers a climate-controlled indoor reception space year-round with roll-up glass doors, vaulted ceilings, and exposed beams, while the Open-Air Patio and Covered Patio provide outdoor ceremony and cocktail settings with sweeping Smoky Mountain views and string lighting. A bridal suite with four vanity stations, a kitchenette, and a private deck overlooking the mountains rounds out the property. Guests are brought up the mountain by a complimentary shuttle service, and The Magnolia's team handles setup, teardown, and day-of coordination as part of a turn-key rental. Its location near Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville also places it close to restaurants, breweries, wineries, and lodging, making it well suited to destination wedding weekends.

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  The Emporium

  100 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

  • Spaces for 150-300 Guests
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Art Gallery

  The Emporium is Knoxville's first true arts center, occupying a historic 1890s building in the heart of downtown's Arts District on Gay Street, close to the Old City. The space retains its original wood beams, brick walls, and 18-foot ceilings, with large glass windows that fill the rooms with natural light. A nonprofit rental venue and active exhibition space, The Emporium showcases local and regional artists year-round through changing gallery exhibitions, so events here unfold alongside rotating art shows. The flexible, two-level space accommodates up to 150 guests for seated receptions and 300 guests for standing receptions when both levels are combined; for a ceremony and reception held together, the venue works best for 125 guests or fewer. It's available to individuals, nonprofits, and other organizations for dinners, receptions, fundraisers, and wedding ceremonies. Renters can bring in caterers and vendors of their choosing, and the building offers ample electrical outlets to support a band, DJ, photo booth, and event lighting. Downtown parking is plentiful nearby, and renting the space directly supports Knoxville's art community.

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  City House

  1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

  • Spaces for 100 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant

  In the case that guests wish to arrange a private dinner event at City House, they have the option of renting out individual rooms or the entire dining room for their gathering. Our venue offers the choice between spending the evening on the patio or having lunch in the main room, where you will have a good view of the open kitchen. We will work with you to develop a menu that is tailored specifically to the needs of your event! Our dining rooms have an open architecture that makes it possible to accommodate up to one hundred guests for parties and presentations, and our inventive chef can design a menu to go along with any occasion. We are pleased to announce that we now offer private dining for lunch and supper. Every private lunch and dinner event that we host is served in a family-style format. You will choose three appetizers, one to two varieties of pizza, and three main courses from our whole menu. The kitchen serves your selections in ample helpings for the table to enjoy, ensuring that everybody gets plenty of everything they want to eat. Our team will work with you to design a menu that meets all of your requirements, and we also provide a wide range of add-ons, such as music, audio/video, and specialty drinks. If you would like to get started on arranging the perfect event for you, please fill out the form that is located on our website. We look forward to working with you!

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  Nashville Zoo

  3777 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211, USA

  • Spaces for 50-350 Guests
  • 8 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Event Space
  • 9 Total Spaces

  Nashville Zoo at Grassmere sits on the historic Grassmere property in South Nashville, a former farm dating to 1810 that the Zoo has managed since 1996. The grounds combine wildlife habitats with the restored Grassmere Historic Home and Historic Farm, giving events a backdrop that mixes exotic animals with genuine Nashville history. The Zoo hosts private events after closing hours as well as daytime gatherings, with venues ranging from the covered, tented Jungle Terrace Pavilion to intimate animal-adjacent spots like Botswana Overlook, Expedition Peru, and Flamingo Lagoon. Couples can also hold micro-weddings and rehearsal dinners on the lawn at the Grassmere Historic Home, with its 1810 farmhouse as a backdrop. Taste of the Wild Catering serves as the Zoo's exclusive on-site caterer, offering customizable menus for weddings, corporate picnics, and receptions, and add-ons like animal meet-and-greets and carousel rides give hosts ways to build the wildlife setting directly into their event.

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  Museum of Appalachia

  2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton, TN 37716, USA

  • Spaces for 40-300 Guests
  • 1 Barn
  • 2 Event Spaces
  • 1 Historic Space

  The Museum of Appalachia sits on 60 pastoral acres in Clinton, Tennessee, where founder John Rice Irwin spent half a century gathering the everyday tools, tools, and stories of Southern Appalachia into a living pioneer village. Some three dozen historic log structures, including cabins, barns, churches, and schools, stand alongside gardens and free-range farm animals behind split-rail fences, and three exhibit buildings house over 250,000 folk-art, musical, and textile artifacts. The Museum became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2007. That rolling, historic backdrop makes the grounds a distinctive setting for weddings and private events. Couples can choose from several outdoor ceremony and reception sites, among them the Grist Mill Field, the Cantilever Barn Field, and the Hall of Fame Lawn, or move indoors to a barn-style reception hall with a full-prep kitchen and antique serving bars. For smaller, more intimate ceremonies, the Museum's 19th century log chapel offers an authentic alternative to its larger outdoor fields. The venue also hosts corporate meetings, trade shows, and group outings against the same rustic backdrop.

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  Outdoor Ceremonies at Honeymoon Hills

  750 Honeymoon Hill Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA

  • Spaces for 10 Guests

  Set among the Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Honeymoon Hills has performed Smoky Mountain weddings since 1999. The property offers a choice of outdoor ceremony settings alongside its indoor chapel, including the Smoky Mountain Overlook, the White Gazebo, a creekside setting, and a bridge over a mountain stream — each framed by the surrounding mountain scenery, from intimate elopements to larger celebrations of up to 50 guests. Ceremonies are handled by an ordained minister and can be paired with a reception, wedding cake, and photography, all arranged on site. Couples can also extend the celebration with a stay in one of the property's honeymoon cabins, several featuring fireplaces and jacuzzis, plus complimentary tickets to area attractions. Honeymoon Hills has been recognized with WeddingWire Couple's Choice Awards and a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence and Hall of Fame distinction for its Gatlinburg wedding venues.

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  Pleasant Hill Mansion at The Governors Club

  9681 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests
  • 1 Country Club
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  Pleasant Hill Mansion is a preserved antebellum mansion set atop one of the highest points at The Governors Club, overlooking the club's golf course in Brentwood, just outside Nashville. Built in 1854, the mansion was at one time listed in the National Registry of Historic Landmarks, giving the property a sense of history that few Nashville-area venues can match. Available for rental by members and non-members alike, the mansion suits everything from an intimate dinner party to a large wedding ceremony and reception, accommodating up to 250 guests. Couples can exchange vows in front of the mansion's gazebo, then celebrate with an indoor reception or move the party outdoors to the sprawling lawn, whether under a tent or dining al fresco among the gardens. Upstairs dressing rooms give the wedding party a place to get ready on-site. The Governors Club serves as the mansion's in-house caterer, handling food and beverage for every event, and its catering team works closely with couples - including those planning from out of town - through every stage of the planning process.

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