Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art

The botanical gardens are absolutely beautiful, but the staff leaves alot to be desired! Would not recommend this venue for that reason alone.

Cheekwood could not have been a more perfect location! We used Massey Hall as our reception site and it was amazing. We had the perfect balance of indoor and outdoor space. The dinner and dancing were inside but our guests also enjoyed the beautiful patio with a view of the gardens during the cocktail hour and reception as they wished. The staff was incredibly easy to work with and very quick to respond to any need. I would recommend Cheekwood to anyone looking for the perfect event!

Cheekwood was very easy to work with! Of course, they are expensive and make you pay them to bring in an outside caterer BUT the background for my wedding and reception were breathtaking. I wouldn't change it for anything!

Cheekwood provided the background for a beautiful wedding! We were so pleased with the service and the romantic ambience. We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather and the Frist Learning Center was an amazing location for our reception- we received so many compliments on the venue!

We had our wedding in September 2010 at Cheekwood. We planned our wedding in 2 months and were very pleased with the responsiveness and accomodations. We had a beautiful garden picked out for our ceremony. However, it ended up raining and we had to move the ceremony else where. The pictures still turned out beautiful. I would recommend using Cheekwood for any bride looking for a beautiful outdoor ceremony location.

We loved our Cheekwood wedding venue in the garden. It was such a hot day but they were able to accommodate us and ensure that everyone was comfortable. We had gorgeous surroundings and loved our ceremony and reception. The price was reasonable for the quality you receive. Our food was scrumptuous and it was well prepared. We really loved the convenience of everything they offered under one roof. I'd do it again if asked. :) Lovely service and grounds.

Having my ceremony and reception here was a great benefit for me. We elected to have our catering done with the venue and while I’m not sure if I would have had any savings if I went with another cater, I was very pleased with the service and the quality. There was a staff change in event planning during my planning months which did make communication difficult at times, but I think that has been resolved since my wedding. All of the staff was friendly, courteous and the delivered on all of their commitments. As for value, we did have to negotiate to fine a price we were finally pleased with.

I really enjoyed working with Jennifer to plan my wedding at Cheekwood. She was very friendly, helpful and professional when I met with her and spoke on the phone. My wedding was planned to be outdoors in the Wills Garden, but when it rained that day she explained the indoor options and moved the event to the Frist Learning Center, which worked well for us. Even though it rained, we still ended up getting pictures outside in the evening with it sprinkling because it is just too beautiful all around the mansion and gardens not to!

Awesome venue. Backup plan was great.

If you are an outdoors person, this is the perfect place. There are several ceremony sites to give you pretty much anything you would want. You save cost on flowers/ plants because that's what the whole place is. If you're a simple person, the herb garden would be right up your alley. The staff is super easy to work with. The prices are reasonable, and for what you will experience on your special day, well worth the money. I would recommend Cheekwood to anyone. My pictures were so beautiful and it is a place that will always be special to my family.

The food was excellent. They offered choices for any kind of food we wanted to have. It was presented well and our guests loved it. The reception room was beautiful. An excellent spcae for the night. There were outdoor spaces in addition to the indoor hall. The room was set up exaclt to my specifications, and I didn't have to worry about doing anything.

The venue was beautiful! They were very easy to work with! My original location that I wanted was booked, but they offered a very beautiful alternative that I was pleased with.

Cheekwood was an absolutely gorgeous backdrop for my wedding and reception. All of my photographs turned out beautiful thanks to the amazing scenery. I found the price to be very reasonable for a larger wedding. My ceremony was in the Color Garden with the reception in Massey Hall, which was all one price. While all the rentals do add up, they have a great selection, and the quality was excellent. The original person planning my event was very helpful, but she unfortunately had a medical emergency a few weeks before my wedding and another person had to take over my event. The day of the wedding was slight chaos because no one knew where everything was suppose to be set up causing undesired stress, but everything turned out beautifully in the end. The room I was provided to change in wasn't glamorous, but it provided plenty of space. There wasn't a mirror, but I had been warned beforehand and knew to bring my own. You must also use their catering services. I wish I could have had a tasting beforehand, but it didn't matter because the food was quite possibly the best part of the wedding. Overall I'm really glad I chose Cheekwood for my wedding, and I've received many complements from guests.

Cheekwood is absolutely the most beautiful place to get married in Nashville. We had our ceremony in the Wills Perennial Garden and our reception at the Frist Learning Center. Jennifer French Byler helped us with everything from menu choices, tent options, to silverware and napkins. It was a pleasure working with her - she is the epitome of professionalism and truly understood what we wanted. She was also able to provide us with excellent vendor recommendations at the beginning of the planning process. They do require you to use their catering service, but Anne Clayton does a great job, and we were very happy with the food. We wish that we could have had a food tasting before the wedding day, but apparently Cheekwood is not able to provide that service. I was also disappointed that they do not have a room for brides to get dressed in on the wedding day- the room that I was assigned was an old, dusty art classroom with no mirrors or window shades or blinds to prevent maintenance people from looking through the window as I got dressed. Overall, however, Cheekwood was gorgeous and did a lot to make our wedding day beautiful and special.

Cheekwood is such a beautiful place. My guests are still talking about how gorgeous it was. We had an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception. It sure is a great place to take photos too! Cheekwood made it very easy on us - they also made great recommendations for other vendors. This is a great location for a ceremony and/or reception!!

While Cheekwood was a beautiful venue for our wedding and reception, it was clear that they were not used to working with a couple on a budget. There were many 'extras' that we hadn't thought about that continued to pile up.

This is a very exclusive area, that is known to be high end and expensive. I had no idea that we could afford to have our ceremony there. Be prepared to have to order from only one vendor anything addtional you need and pay a little more for it because of their rules, but it was totally worth it.

Ceremony held in the Japanese Garden for 25 people. Excellent for pictures also. You can arrange just to have pictures taken here. Potential down sides include: need to rent a tent for most locations and few nice hotels nearby.