The Ultimate List: 30 Ideas & Locations for Your Nashville Bridal Shower (Part 1)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Bridesmaids, maids or matrons of honor, sisters, mothers, best friends or any one that the bride is entrusting with this honor:
Are you trying to plan a bridal shower for the wife-to-be but don’t know where to start? When a private residence is not an option, finding the right shower venue isn't easy. We've been in your shoes, and we most certainly have some ideas for you!
We reached out to Nashville wedding pros, brides, and previous bridesmaids and asked for their recommendations. Based on the community's feedback and our research, we found restaurants with private or semi-private rooms to be the most common route for a Nashville bridal shower.
Below is the ultimate list of scrumptious restaurant locations that are sure to leave your mouth watering, and are ready and able to pamper your bride.
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Bridal Shower Venues with Traditional, Southern Cuisine
1) Mere Bulles - website
5201 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
Contact: Randy, event coordinator, (615) 467-1945
If your bride appreciates southern charm, consider booking her shower at Mere Bulles.
Mere Bulles offers tiered lunch options, starting at $17.99 per person, that allow guests to pick from multiple entries. With three different rooms to choose from (depending on your party size and the room availability), this former mansion requires no room rental fee. There is a minimal food and beverage fee which ranges from $300 to $500 (depending upon which room you select) during the lunch hours.
Randy, your event contact at Mere Bulles, will cover your tables with an overlay of the bride’s choosing and provide cloth napkins to match. What a nice way to incorporate the wedding colors into the shower!
Mere Bulles; Photo: Alex Bee Photography
2) Harding House at Belle Meade Plantation - website
5025 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205
Contact: Anna R. Hodges, (615) 356-0096, email
Hidden inside the Belle Meade Plantation is a gem of a restaurant named Harding House.
It features southern favorites such as fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese spread and candied pecan spinach chicken for your bridal shower guests to enjoy.
Packages start at $15 per person and max out at $31 per person.
Even though the Harding House does not have a private room, there is a back room that is used for large parties on a regular basis. Harding House also offer extra touches, at an additional cost, that the bride might be interested in such as - custom printed menus, white linens and custom flowers.
Harding House at Belle Meade Plantation; Photo: company's Facebook page
3) Monell's - website
2 Locations
Historic Germantown Location (min 40 for reservation)
1235 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
Monell’s at the Manor (min 50 for reservation)
1400 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217
Contact: Suzanne Henkle for special event reservations, (615) 365-1414, [email protected]
Monell's is a Nashville favorite, so if your bride is a lover of music city she will be sure to enjoy a lunch party with her best friends here. This family style restaurant offers country cooked meals that are passed from person to person around the table. At Monells, you have two dining options:
-Space for a party of 20 or more can be reserved for lunch at Monells’ Manor on Murfreesboro Pike. This special reservation allows guests to choose from a luncheon menu that with prices set at $24.95 per person.
-A party of less than 20 can enjoy lunch at Monells’ historic Germantown location for $14.99 per person; however, no reservations can be made (it is first-come, first-served), but the restaurant staff will do their best to seat your party at grouped tables. There is no private room option available at Monells’ historic Germantown location.
Monell's; Photo: company's Facebook page
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Bridal Shower Venues at Charming Cafes
4) The Cottage Cafe - website
160 Belle Forest Circle, Nashville, TN 37221
Contact: Lorie Burcham, (615) 673-2223, café@crumbdelacrumb.com
The Cottage Café offers tea time hours perfect for a bridal shower.
From 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. (reservations required) you can partake in either the light tea (at $19 per person) which includes tea, scones and muffins, mini gourmet pastries and desserts, assorted tea sandwiches and fresh fruits or the full tea (at $24 per person) which includes tea, scones and muffins, mini gourmet pastries and desserts, assorted tea sandwiches, Quiche or a soup and salad combo and fresh fruits.
The Cottage Cafe; Photo - Style Blueprint
5) The Garden Brunch Cafe - website
924 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208
Contact: Karl and Jennifer Carpenter, owners, (615) 891-1217
The Garden Brunch Cafe is one of Ashley’s favorite brunch spots!
The owners host bridal showers, rehearsal dinners and even a small wedding reception. If your bride is interested in dinner at The Garden Brunch Cafe, the cost runs about $25 per person. Bridal Showers and other special events are held “after hours” so your party will have the entire restaurant to itself. There is no room rental fee. The restaurant can hold up to 50 people in its main room.
Make sure to contact Karl or Jennifer at least 2 weeks in advance of your event. Half of the estimated cost is due when the contract is signed, the other half is due at the time of the event.
Garden Brunch Cafe; Photo - Cindy McCain's Rich Life blog
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Bridal Shower Venues with a City Chic Vibe
6) 1808 Grille at The Hutton Hotel - website
1808 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
Contact: Whitney Eccher,(615) 340-0012, email
Located on West End inside the Hutton Hotel, 1808 Grille is a nice choice for an upscale bridal shower.
The brunch (on Saturdays) or lunch (Monday through Friday) options average around $25 to $30 a person, before tax and gratuity. 1808 Grille’s Bourdeaux Room can accommodate up to 20 guests.
There is a required $250 minimum spend on food and beverage that accompanies this room, but as long as this minimum is met there is no room fee.
1808 Grille; Photos - company's website
7) Sunset Grill - website
2001 Belcourt Ave, Nashville, TN 37212
Contact: Elizabeth Con, Event Coordinator, (615) 516-1915
Sunset Grill offers customizable menu options for breakfast (starting at $14.99 a person plus tax and gratuity), lunch (starting at $14.99 a person plus tax and gratuity) and dinner (starting at $34.99 per person plus tax and gratuity).
Vegetarian entrees are also offered.
Sunset Grill has various private rooms that can be sectioned off to accommodate parties from 20 to 125. There are seprate one time rental fees for each of these rooms and minimum food and beverage spends (separate fees apply to separate days and meals, so make sure to call Elizabeth for more information).
A 30% deposit of the estimated total cost is required to reserve any room.
Sunset Grill; Photos - company's Facebook page
For more bridal shower ideas, be sure to read part 2, part 3 and part 4.
About the Author:
Intern Laurie
Hello beautiful brides! I spent the greater part of last year planning my Nashville wedding and discovered just how much fun the entire process can be! My first stop, of course, was Ashley’s Bride Guide. It helped me with everything from finding a venue to preserving my wedding dress. I would have been lost without it. When presented with the opportunity to intern for Ashley’s Bride Guide, I jumped at the chance to give back to the fantastic resource that had been so instrumental in planning my wedding. I look forward to utilizing my wedding experiences to help other local brides prepare for their big day. I also can’t wait to absorb the abundance of ideas and information that Ashley and this industry have to offer.
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Posted on August 13, 2013 |
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