A Nashville Wedding

Being the bride is so much fun, and for me, being the wedding planner is too! But, being an attendee at your best friend's wedding is SUCH a good time! A few weeks ago, we traveled to Nashville, Georgia for sweet Emily's wedding. Most people don't even know where Nashville, Georgia is located. If they do know where it is, they don't have much of an opinion of the place. We too were skeptical about how much would be "going on" in Nashville, but I must say, we were surprised with quite a fun Saturday (in addition to the awesome wedding and reception)! Emily's wedding and reception were so perfectly styled to meet her personality, and I'm excited to share some of her cool details.

Friday night, Sam's family was sweet enough to include us on the rehearsal dinner held at The Peach Barn in Tifton. The Peach Barn is gorgeous, and the dinner by Covington's Catering. Emily was just stunning - a glowing bride indeed!

Emily (the bride!) and myself

Me, Bethany, and Katie

Old Roomies - Katie, Emily, Me, Bethany

My birthday twin and sweet friend, Megan

On Saturday, we headed to Shadow Oak Plantation in Nashville for a brunch honoring Emily and Sam. This place was gorgeous! When we pulled up, we saw a large herd of cattle on one side of the road and a herd of buffalo on the other. Our interests were instantly peaked!

We saw a quail buggy parked beside the lodge when we first arrived...how do we get on that thing?? The property owners offered to take guests on a ride and we jumped at the opportunity. Us!!

Check out all of these fun animals we found on the plantation! What a fun little safari!

Zebras! In South Georgia!

Saturday afternoon we were off to the wedding. Here's Mr. and Mrs. Sam Drew, right after exchanging their vows!

Emily chose to have the reception on her family's land behind her parent's house. The setting under the oak trees with moss draping from the large branches was so elegant.

I was loving these statement arrangements in large cauldrons atop barn wood pedestals!

And these linen lanterns hanging from the trees above the cocktail area.

I loved the menu for the evening and thought the hors d'oeuvres were superb! For passed apps: butter bean hummus with vegetables, boiled shrimp with pickled okra skewers, cheese crackers with pimento cheese, and tenderloin sliders. Yum!

Emily's brother surprised her by playing and singing for her father-daughter dance. It was so so sweet! That's him on stage with the guitar.

We danced the night away and had a blast. At the end of the night,  we said our good-byes to the special couples as they rode off to their honeymoon on a tractor.