Top Tennessee Wedding Shower Venues

• Spaces for 50-100 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Waterfront

Perched on a riverside cliff above the Nolichucky River near Greeneville, Tennessee, Nolichuckey Bluffs centers on its Glass Chapel, a floor-to-ceiling glass structure set among the woods with panoramic views of the river and the foothills leading to the Smoky Mountains. The setting is intimate by design, with the venue hosting weddings, elopements, and vow renewals for up to 50 guests. Adjacent to the chapel, a restored 1930s log cabin offers a covered porch suited to rehearsal dinners, portraits, or getting ready before the ceremony. The property's grounds extend to river overlooks, open lawns, gardens, a gazebo, and a pavilion, giving couples a range of settings for ceremonies, photos, and gatherings. Nolichuckey Bluffs is also a bed and breakfast, with seven private cabins on-site sleeping two to six guests each. Couples can book the chapel alongside one or more cabins, allowing a wedding party to stay together on the property for the full celebration. An on-site event coordinator and officiant are available to help guide couples through planning.

• Spaces for 90 Guests

Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt sits in Midtown, directly across the street from Vanderbilt University and within easy reach of downtown, Music Row, and the West End. A free two-mile shuttle connects guests to downtown Nashville, and the hotel is a short drive from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, St. Thomas Midtown, and TriStar Centennial. The all-suite hotel offers 192 rooms, each with a full in-suite kitchen, alongside free daily hot breakfast and a complimentary evening social every Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM. For groups and meetings, the hotel provides four flexible meeting rooms totaling 4,843 square feet of event space, with the largest room offering 2,250 square feet. Guests can also make use of the indoor pool, fitness center, and 24-hour business center. Pets are welcome throughout the hotel, making it a flexible option for travelers and groups planning a stay near Vanderbilt University and Nashville's Music Row.

• Spaces for 170-400 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms

Marriott Memphis East sits in East Memphis with easy access to the Memphis Botanic Garden, Shelby Farms Park, and Lichterman Nature Center, and is convenient to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and the University of Memphis. The hotel offers nearly 8,000 square feet of event space, among the newest in East Memphis, suited to large-scale meetings, weddings, and receptions. Guest rooms and suites are appointed with stylish decor, plush bedding, and marble bathrooms, and the property includes a fitness center and indoor swimming pool for visiting guests and wedding parties alike. On site, Coda serves modern Southern dining and artisanal cocktails, giving couples and event planners an in-house option for rehearsal dinners or post-event gatherings.

• Spaces for 30 Guests

Blue Mountain Mist Country Inn & Spa is a Victorian-style bed and breakfast set on 60 acres in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Sevierville, Tennessee, with views toward Mount LeConte. Operated by the Ball family since the inn opened in 1987, the property pairs pastures, meadows, ponds, and wooded trails with a light-blue Victorian farmhouse and wrap-around porch, just minutes from Dollywood, The Island, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For weddings, ceremonies are held outdoors on the property's expansive front lawn and in nearby garden and wildflower spots, with room for up to 150 guests and wedding parties of up to 200. All-inclusive wedding packages bring together the venue, bridal hair and makeup, cake, reception dinner, minister, DJ, and a wedding coordinator, with tents up to 40x60 and catering from the inn's own chef available for receptions. The inn also hosts corporate retreats, church retreats, and family reunions, with meeting rooms and a retreat center garden room on the grounds. Wedding parties and overnight guests can stay in the inn's 12 individually decorated rooms or 5 private cottages, each with access to a full homemade breakfast, evening desserts, and the property's on-site day spa, which offers bridal hair and makeup, massages, and couple's treatments. Whole-property buyouts are available for couples seeking a private wedding weekend.

• Spaces for 40-1,092 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Theaters
• 3 Event Spaces

The Clayton Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art performance and event facility on the campus of Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. Its two connected buildings hold a mix of theaters, a recital hall, and gathering spaces that give planners a range of settings for weddings, receptions, banquets, and corporate events under one roof. The William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer, a soaring multi-level atrium, seats up to 250 guests for a banquet or holds up to 450 for a standing reception, making it a favorite for wedding receptions and galas. Just outside, The Plaza offers an outdoor courtyard setting with a fountain, well suited to a ceremony or alfresco reception for up to 400. For more intimate gatherings, the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre is a black-box space that can be configured for ceremonies and events of up to 200, while the Fulmer Family Special Events Room offers balcony-level views of downtown Maryville for groups up to 40. Maryville College's Campus Event Operations team manages bookings and provides on-site event staff, basic technical services, and in-house catering for events held at the Clayton Center.

• Spaces for 80 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Event Space

Franklin Mercantile Deli has served Historic Downtown Franklin, Tennessee since 1999, when owners Graeme and Corrie Asch opened its doors. The menu blends Graeme's Louisiana-influenced "zing" with Corrie's Southern comfort cooking, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside a fresh salad bar, fruit tea, coffee, and homemade desserts. The deli's dining room is furnished with wingback chairs, a well-loved sofa, and homestyle wooden tables, with artwork from local artists on the walls. Beyond its daily service, the deli hosts private events in a space of about 2,000 square feet that seats up to 80 guests, available by the hour with a three-hour minimum. Past gatherings have included wedding rehearsal dinners and receptions, birthday celebrations, bridal and baby showers, music showcases, church gatherings, office parties, and private video shoots. The room comes equipped with a sound board, speakers, monitors, and a flat-screen TV with DVD player, and can be set up for a casual buffet or traditional table service using the deli's standard or custom catering menus.

• Spaces for 400-575 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Your special event can take place in any one of a variety of settings, including inside, outdoors, privately owned spaces, and public spaces. At the crossroads of Green Hills, Downtown Nashville, and Brentwood lies The Bedford, a multipurpose event space that enjoys a convenient location at the center of all three neighborhoods. Because we have room for up to 400 people inside, or 575 attendees, when combined with the covered pavilion outside, this venue is the perfect place to start your cocktail reception because it provides both space and cover. The Bedford transforms into the ideal backdrop for any occasion because of its historic allure, rustic brick walls and arches, spacious rooms, and breathtaking chandelier. Because of the abundance of character and allure that permeates all three of its interior floors as well as the private pavilion that is exclusively yours, the breathtaking location that is provided by The Bedford is likely to be one of the most memorable aspects of your event. At The Bedford, we provide a number of different options that you can choose from in order to host your big day. Because of the versatility of our location, you are free to let your creativity run wild, and our wedding staff is ready to help you design the wedding of your dreams. We promise to make your holiday parties, birthdays, anniversaries, bar mitzvahs, fundraisers, business events, and any other occasion you can think of an unforgettable one! The Bedford is situated in the perfect area that will create a memorable experience!

• Spaces for 100-150 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Garden

Carriage Lane Inn is a historic wedding and event venue in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, set among magnolia trees on a property with four restored historic homes. Just 30 minutes south of Nashville, the venue serves couples and hosts throughout Middle Tennessee, including Shelbyville, Manchester, Franklin, and Spring Hill. The venue specializes in all-inclusive weddings and events, pairing an elegant ballroom and a Wedding Garden ceremony space with in-house catering, decor, and day-of coordination handled by a single team under one contract. Celebrations range from an intimate micro wedding for 25 guests up to a reception for 150, with the Reception House and Getting Ready Suite rounding out the property for rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby showers, birthday celebrations, family reunions, holiday parties, and corporate retreats. Carriage Lane Inn is owned and operated by Darrell and Victoria Patrick, with Darrell serving as executive chef and Victoria as venue director.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

The Riverview Inn sits on the banks of the Delaware River in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, directly across from the Tri-State Rock, the point where New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet. The Shay family built the property in 1987 and 1988 as an indoor and outdoor wedding, banquet, and party facility, with an all-wood interior, hand-hewn beams, and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the river for photographs. The venue offers both indoor and outdoor settings for ceremonies and receptions, including tented wedding sites along the riverfront. Couples can also book the property for a ceremony-only package. Party planner Judy Shay and her family have run The Riverview Inn for more than 25 years, meeting individually with each client rather than issuing generic quotes so that every event is planned around that couple's or host's specific wishes.

• 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.

• Spaces for 12-150 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 8 Total Spaces

Bluff View Art District is a family-owned arts neighborhood perched on the bluffs above the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, spanning a block and a half of the city's first art district. Dr. Charles and Mary Portera began the district's revitalization in the early 1990s, purchasing its first building in 1991, now home to Rembrandt's Coffee House and River Gallery, and the district has since grown into a cluster of restaurants, galleries, and gardens set among renovated historic mansions. Event spaces throughout the district take advantage of its river views and gardens. Renaissance Commons offers a set of mahogany-paneled rooms, including one with a hand-tiled copper fireplace, suited to weddings, receptions, and corporate meetings. The Maclellan House Audubon Room and Bocce Court Terrace overlook the Tennessee River and can host ceremonies and dinners. Outdoor spaces like the Piazza, Mezzo terraced gardens, and the River Gallery Sculpture Garden, landscaped with works by internationally recognized sculptors, provide settings for ceremonies and larger receptions. In-house catering, full bar service, and event furnishings are available throughout the district.

• Spaces for 135-250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Art Galleries

Located in Downtown Memphis's historic South Main Arts District, the Jack Robinson Gallery is a rustic, urban event venue set against the backdrop of Jack Robinson's vintage photography. Robinson, born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1928, built a celebrated career shooting for Vogue, The New York Times, and Life before an extensive archive of his negatives — featuring subjects from Andy Warhol to Joni Mitchell — was discovered after his death. His friend Dan Oppenheimer founded the gallery to preserve and showcase that legacy, and today the space doubles as a photography exhibition and a private event venue. The gallery spans two floors and more than 2,500 square feet. The downstairs area suits smaller gatherings — ceremonies, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, and photo shoots — while the upstairs ballroom accommodates larger receptions, galas, and corporate events. Rentals include use of the gallery's tables, chairs, sound system, and moveable bar, with the vintage photographs providing a distinctive backdrop throughout.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Set on 18 private acres in Mount Juliet, just 25 minutes from Nashville, Iriswoods Weddings & Events centers on a circa-1850 log house that anchors the property's collection of ceremony and reception spaces. The heated and cooled interior of the log house retains its original stone fireplace and suits intimate ceremonies, while a flagstone pathway leads from the house out to the Circle of Trees, an outdoor ceremony site shaded by century-old trees on the front lawn. The front porch offers an additional ceremony backdrop for couples who want the house itself as their setting. For receptions and larger gatherings, the property's 3,200-square-foot patio and cedar pavilion provide a covered, lit outdoor space. Iriswoods packages are all-inclusive, bundling planning, catering, florals, DJ services, decor, cake, bartender service, and tables, chairs, and linens so couples can move from booking to wedding day without piecing together separate vendors. Beyond weddings and rehearsal dinners, Iriswoods also hosts weekday events such as corporate parties, business luncheons, and company picnics, along with celebrations including reunions, graduations, anniversaries, and retirements.

• Spaces for 25-350 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 9 Outdoor Spaces
• 11 Total Spaces

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens is the former family home of Mabel and Leslie Cheek, a 1930s Georgian-style mansion set on 55 acres in Nashville. Today it operates as a botanical garden, arboretum, and museum, with thirteen distinct gardens, a 1.5-mile woodland sculpture trail featuring contemporary outdoor art, and the restored Cheek Mansion, which showcases period furnishings and rotating exhibitions. For weddings and private events, Cheekwood offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces set against the rolling hills of Nashville's Percy Warner Park, from intimate garden settings like the Wisteria Arbor and Burr Terrace Garden to larger venues such as Massey Hall and the Historic Mansion & Swan Lawn. The Historic Mansion & Swan Lawn accommodates up to 350 seated guests, while gardens like the Wills Perennial Garden and Howe Garden are popular settings for ceremonies and elopements. Cheekwood provides a list of approved caterers and is the exclusive on-site provider of alcoholic beverages. An Event Venue Supervisor is on hand as the onsite Cheekwood contact throughout each event.

• Spaces for 75-400 Guests
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Barn
• 4 Total Spaces

Cedar Springs at Bone Hollow is a multigenerational family farm spanning roughly 150 acres in Lebanon, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. Once managed by a retired physician, Dr. Phillips, the property is now run by younger generations of the family, who have worked to preserve its historic character while updating it for modern celebrations. The farm's centerpiece is Phillips Barn, a climate-controlled, 6,500-square-foot event space with 30-foot vaulted ceilings and string lighting, originally built in the early 2000s for a family wedding. Around it, a collection of 19th-century log cabins — including a main cabin dating to the 1820s and a smaller cabin relocated from nearby Carver Lane — now serve as climate-controlled bridal and groom's quarters, complete with kitchens, fireplaces, and bathrooms, and can also be booked as overnight lodging. Beyond the barn and cabins, Cedar Springs offers several outdoor gathering spots, including circular lawns and a fire pit pavilion, set against open farmland. The venue hosts weddings, corporate events and retreats, family reunions, and other private celebrations, with a dedicated events team, on-site catering kitchens, and ample parking supporting events of varying sizes.

• Spaces for 50-150 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Historic Spaces

The Tanglewood House is a historic event venue in Clarksville, Tennessee, built in 1964 as Hachland Hills. Over the decades it hosted country music stars, including Minnie Pearl, and international dignitaries, and it remains a gathering place for weddings, reunions, showers, and celebrations of every kind. Its grounds include an 1790s log cabin that once served as a residence of Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, lending the property a rare sense of history alongside its century-old oak trees. Following a 2011 renovation, the Main House now centers on a Ballroom with chandeliers and hardwood floors, seating up to 120 guests, alongside the adjoining Hearth Room, with its stone and iron fireplace and wall of windows, which can serve as a second reception space or a 90-guest ceremony room. Outdoors, the Fireplace Patio and the Lower Grounds ceremony space — set against a log cabin backdrop and lined with antique walnut church pews — give couples both indoor and outdoor options within a few steps of one another. The venue operates as an all-inclusive property with in-house floral and rental services, a dedicated Bridal Suite and Groom's Cabin for getting ready, and a collection of on-site cabins available for overnight stays, making it suited to weddings, showers, birthdays, and corporate gatherings alike.

• 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.

• Spaces for 2 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Garden

Above the Mist Weddings hosts Christian ceremonies across several scenic locations in the Arts & Crafts Community of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, led by Reverend Ownby and his team. Ceremonies are personalized and scripture-based unless couples prefer otherwise, run more like an intimate conversation than a formal sermon, and are built around each couple's own story. Among its ceremony settings is a wooden gazebo surrounded by seasonal flowers and greenery, with a waterfall on the grounds — an intimate spot designed for couples eloping or marrying without a guest list to manage. Gazebo ceremony packages include a minister and can be paired with a photographer for an online gallery and printed photos. Above the Mist also offers Mountain View, Event Center, Riverside, and Vineyard & Barn ceremony locations, with packages that scale from couple-only elopements to full receptions for larger guest counts. The company was named Best of 2014 in Gatlinburg by the Gatlinburg Awards Program.

Cafe Roze, located in East Nashville, is a restaurant that delivers a variety of delectable and uncomplicated breakfast, lunch, and dinner options during the day, as well as premium cocktails in the evening. Longtime New York chef Julia Jaksic, currently the executive chef of Employees Only Singapore and formerly of Jack's Wife Freda, is in charge of the kitchen of Cafe Roze, which is a well-liked neighborhood dining establishment frequented by both tourists and locals. It has a sophisticated yet approachable vibe, amazing food, and a gorgeously constructed environment to enjoy all of it in. If you are interested in having an event here, we can gladly make arrangements to accommodate larger groups. Fill out the contact form on our website with any inquiries you may have. We would love to host you and your guests at Café Roze! "A few weeks ago, I called and inquired as to whether or not they would be able to host a large party (about 14 people) for a special event... They went above and beyond to be helpful and accommodating, and the quality of both the food and the service was exceptional. They contributed to the success of the event by making it so memorable. I always give Cafe Roze my highest recommendation to visitors from out of town in addition to residents. I have gone there more than a dozen times, and I have never been disappointed. I intend to continue going there dozens more times in the future. Unquestionably recommended!" -Kyle M.

• Spaces for 75-700 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces

EPIC Event Centre is a dedicated event venue in Gallatin, Tennessee, founded in 2011 by Chef Christopher, who launched his catering business in 2002 before opening the venue itself. It operates as a family-owned business, with CEO Brenda leading alongside the couple's two sons, who now manage kitchen operations and daily business. The venue's spaces include the Jackson Ballroom and Johnson Hall, both climate-controlled ballrooms with high ceilings, along with the more intimate Honey Bee and Firefly rooms and the outdoor Courtyard, which features a large pavilion, a rock water feature, and an iron gazebo. Rentals include tables, chairs, and setup and breakdown, making the spaces suited to weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings of varying sizes. On-site catering is handled by Chef Christopher's Catering, and the venue holds its own liquor license for bar service. EPIC Event Centre was named the SBA's 2018 Rural Small Business of the Year for Tennessee.