Courtyard Mt. Juliet
Our wedding venue is in Lebanon, about 40 minutes from downtown, so we reserved a block of hotel rooms in Mt. Juliet for guests who want to stay in between the two. Just click the title above to reserve a room in our block.
Where to Sleep
AirBnB
If you want to stay closer to the city, our favorite areas are East Nashville (where we live), Germantown, 12th South & The Nations. But the city is your oyster; we’ve included a list of our favorite Nashville things to taste and see if you have time.
What to Do
(Other than watch us get married)
Food
Degthai
Home of the first B&E regular orders
Mas Tacos Por Favor
Gotta get plantains on the side
Five Daughters Donuts
Mike Schmidt certified best donut ever
Five Points Pizza
Mellow Mushroom wishes
Little Hats Italian Market
Just like someone’s Italian granny probably makes
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken 101
Princes Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken 201
Brave Idiot Food Truck
Nashville Hot Chicken 301
SSGai Thai Fried Chicken
Bryson’s hole-in-the-wall happy place
Sweeza Quesadilla
Elizabeth’s hole-in-the-wall happy place
Slow Hand Bakeshop
”Wanna walk to get breakfast biscuits?”
Maple Street Biscuit Co
Southern chain breakfast - chicken biscuits<3
Juicy Seafood
Krusty Krab does a Crab Boil
Fat Belly Pretzel
The Hamma Mia sandwich reigns
Sky Blue Cafe
Cozy, colorful brunch
Be-Hive
Anarchist vegan deli
Audrey
If you’re looking to ball out
Drinks
Southern Grist
Funky beer heaven & one of E’s many W-2s
Honeytree Meadery
Local mead with a side of ren fair
Attaboy
No-menu upscale speakeasy
Patterson House
Gold standard for Nashville cocktails
Vinyl Tap
Crate-dig with crispy boi
Rice Vice
Craft sake & plywood walls
Coral Club
Hip cave for baby dinos & Flintstones
East Nashville Beer Works
Neighborhood backyard-y brewery
Barrique Brewing
Wild sours & crazy barrel-aged stuff
Coffee
Elegy
Elizabeth’s favorite lil’ treat
Living Waters
Coffee & beer all day
Surefire Coffee Co. [East]
Airstream trailer frequented by dogs
Crema Coffee Roasters
Picky espresso people, you are seen
Haraz Coffee House
Insane Yemeni pastries & chai
Barista Parlor
A work-friendly Nashville mainstay
Frothy Monkey
Local chain with great brunch
Activities
Centennial Park
”Wait, is that the parthenon?”
Shelby Park
Our go-to for biking and bird watching
Broadway
Look, if you wanna do that, go ahead.
(Great music at Layla’s, Legends, & Station Inn.)
Nashville Zoo
An early B&E date spot & happy place
Grimeys Records
The soul of the Nashville vinyl scene
Ryman Auditorium
Best venue in the city
Grand Ole Opry
A famous thing that some people like