The Loveless Barn

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Dinner

Drinks and Dancing to follow

Our Wedding

Joe and Sam were introduced by mutual friends and quickly realized they were onto something special. Life moved fast in the best way, and before long, they were building a beautiful family together.Welcoming their daughter, Dahlia was the greatest adventure of all, and over the past few years, their love has only deepened as they’ve grown into a family. On their third anniversary Joe proposed, making their next chapter official. They’re so excited to celebrate their love, share the same last name, and continue growing their family and life together.

Love Grows Here

Our Story

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Wedding Party

Think elevated and expressive. Formal silhouettes with a fun twist. Floor length dresses, chic suits, and dressy sets are welcome, with bold colors, unique textures or statement accessories encouraged. Have fun with it! This is your moment too.

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Q + A

11.2 miles from wedding venueRooming list cutoff date: Tue, May 19, 2026. Please book your room no later than this date.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville-Brentwood

Travel

Meat and Three / Real Nashville Staples:-Loveless Cafe: (located directly in front of our wedding venue!) it doesn’t get more Nashville than this. Open breakfast lunch and dinner. No reservations.-Monells: famous southern family-style food. Country classics - everything served family style. Amazing food. No reservations.-Arnold’s Country Kitchen -Puckett’s downtown or Franklin - great southern food-Wendell Smith’s - Local’s choice. Order the banana pudding and thank me later Hot Chicken:-Hattie B’s - popular hot chicken - locations across town, the line isn’t as long at the Westside location (Charlotte) pro move: order it to go as pick up and walk right past the long line of people waiting to place an order-Bolton’s - native Nashville’s hot chicken spot in East Nashville, if you want the absolute HOTTEST chicken, this is it-Big Shake hot chicken - if you’re in Franklin this is my favorite hot chicken spot-Prince’s Hot Chicken - the local’s favorite spot, tourists most fave check off the list spot-Helen’s Hot Chicken - excellent hot chicken, especially if youre looking for chicken and a waffle-400 Degreez - The underground champ for superb chicken and sides Steak:-<a href="https://www.mstreetnashville.com/kayne-prime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kayne Prime</a>-<a href="https://nashvillebourbonsteak.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bourbon Steak by Michelin Star chef Michael Mina</a>-<a href="https://www.hallschophouse.com/nashville-menus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halls Chophouse</a>-<a href="https://www.oaksteakhouserestaurant.com/location/oak-steakhouse-nashville/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oak Steakhouse</a> Coffee/Brunch: -Tavern - best brunch in town, they closed and reopened and the whole town went wild! Get the Huevos rancheros or Singapore stir fry-Surefire coffee trucks -They’re all over and they’re great!-Hearts - Australian brunch bar on the east side of town-The Southern Steak and Oyster-Pinewood Social - great food and drinks good for large groups, upbeat vibe, can make bowling lane reservations-CREMA - hands down the best coffee in Nashville-Frothy Monkey - there are several in town-Dose (get anything with salty whip)-The Buttermilk Ranch - Brunch spot-Five Daughters Bakery - get the world famous 100 layer Cronut- best in town for sweets-YEAST - get the kolaches-Sweet 16 Bakery -Proper Bagel - NY-style bagels. If you like Lox this is your spot-Benjis bagel - closest thing to NY style bagels. Great pastries and coffees as well More good food in no specific order:-Liberty Common - absolutely stunning restaurant and great food downtown-Two Ten Jack - Asian fusion-Locust - best restaurant in town / oysters and dumplings-Superica - Incredible Mexican food , casual-Bakersfield - delicious tex mex food. Walkable to downtown-Barcelona - (Hillsboro Village area) - small tapa style-Fable - very fancy, very good-12th South Taproom - great patio, delicious food, and tons of tapped beer (12th S. area) casual lunch walk around 12th south to shop after casual lunch and beer and walk-Chauhan Masala - fine dining indian food; opened by famous chef, Maneet Chauhan Germantown-Rolf and Daughters - Joe and Sam's favorite date night spot-The Optimist - amazing seafood restaurant-Butchertown Hall - Incredible cocktails, smoked meats and apps-Mother’s Ruin - also a great bar but the food is good-CityHouse - get the Belly Ham pizza, you won’t regret it, Lambrusco wine to drink-Henrietta Red - great oyster/seafood closest thing you’ll get to good oysters in Nashville-Geist - great ambiance for cocktails-The Farmers Market - Great for lunch, the TN state museum and bicentennial mall are next door East Nashville-Two Ten Jack - Incredible ramen and asian fusion food and cocktails-Lockeland Table - amazing food and cocktails-Folk - amazing pizza and cocktails sister restaraunt of Rolf and Daughtets-Treehouse - small plates, so good treehouse vibes outside-Butcher &amp; Bee - don’t you dare leave without getting the whipped feta and bacon wrapped figs-Five Points Pizza - late night pizza window; best NY style pizza-Emmysquared - best Detroit style pizza Cheaper but just as delicious -Mas Tacos - best tacos, elote, and margaritas-Dino’s - best late night burger and animal style fries-Nicoletto’s Pasta - amazing to go italian-Joyland - more good burgers! Opened by Sean Brock (amazing chef)-Bad luck Burger Club-Jack Browns -Las Palmas Mexican __________________________________________________Bars / Nightlife Broadway:-Acme - awesome rooftop bar, every floor is a different theme, surprisingly great sushi on floor 3…Live music on the first floor most of the time, DJ on the rooftop most of the time-Roberts - best western bar on broadway, super famous. Great bar food, you will see someone famous here before / after concerts at the Ryman (order the recessional special, fried bologna sandwich+chips+PBR)-Tootsies - famous bar, awesome music on every level (3 levels)-Chiefs - new bar by Eric church, awesome music-The Underground - 3 stories with a huge light up disco floor -- fun for dancing-Jason Aldean’s - massive dance floor, good rooftop -- they share a rooftop with Luke Bryans (Pro Move: cut lines for jason’s by going in through Luke Bryans and get to jason aldean’s via the rooftop)-AJ’s - fun rooftop and karaoke (smaller)-Whiskey Row - this place gets litty at night (Dierks Bentley’s bar) -- lot of songwriters hang here and you’ll see big time country artists hang here as well (for whatever reason they really like this bar)-Headquarters Beercade - packed full of free arcade games - it’s fun-FGL House (Florida Georgia Line bar -- fun, light up dance floor, pretty rooftop)-Batter’s Box - beware this is only for true dive lovers-Patterson House - the best speakeasy in town (small and intimate, it’s awesome) - note this bar moved to the gulch and reopened-Black Rabbit - speakeasy style bar/restaurant-Ms. Kelli’s Karaoke - one of my fave karaoke bars in nash printers ally-Burlesque show at Skulls Rainbow Room - starts around 10pm (make sure to call and ask it’s hard to get into) MAKE A REZY-Yazoo Brewery - moved to outside of Nashville-TN Brew Works Brewery - midtown hotspot, excellent place to watch a game-Broadway Brewhouse - order the bushwacker, they’re the home of the original bushwacker-Listening Room - great writers rounds for music-Whiskey Jam - great country music writer rounds (monday nights)-Lucky’s 3 Star (brand new) - in wedgewood Houston 15 mins outside of town. Typical dive bar atmosphere with an eclectic crowd-Urban cowboy bar in the arcade downtown - excellent cocktails, eclectic crowd off of Broadway so the drinks are cheaper Rooftops-LA Jackson - swanky/beautiful rooftop bar insta pics of -Nashville-Rare Bird - swanky rooftop at the Noelle hotel-The Bobby - beautiful hotel for dinner, staying, and great rooftop bar -often has holiday themes-The Virgin Hotel - great rooftop bar-The Graduate / Limozeen -- great hotel/rooftop bar that is decked out in Dolly Parton and kitschy decor-L27 - nice rooftop, club like vibes at night East Nashville Drink and wander:-Pearl Diver - tropical Cuban style bar with daiquiris and fancy cocktails. Go for the drinks, stay for the aesthetic-Rosemary &amp; Beauty Queen - old east nash house converted to a speakeasy-style bar, great outdoor space so fun late - young hip crowd-Urban Cowboy / Public House - great outdoor patio with big ol fireplace and seating. Small plate food is also good but cocktails are best. (I always take out of towners here)-The Fox - speakeasy (very small, limited space)-Attaboy - this is a no menu bar out of NYC where they merely ask you questions and then make you a drink (note it’s very small/limited space)-Mickey’s - great dive with huge outdoor space. Play darts or pool Grab Nicoletto’s pasta for dinner next door and take it to go to Mickey’s to eat-Dino’s - great late night bar -- end your night here with a pony+shot and animal style fries+cheeseburger-Red Door Saloon - location in midtown as well - famous Chicago bar. Very divey-Lipstick Lounge - seriously BEST karaoke in Nashville and such a fun-loving environment Lesbian bar Breweries: -Southern Grist - this is my personal fave brewery in all of nash -- they specialize in sour beers-Smith &amp; Lentz - focused mostly on IPAs but have a variety of others ALSO AMAZING PIZZA-East Nash Beer works - great outdoor patio, good beer, good pizza #1 for kids as they have a playground Germantown-Mother’s Ruin - this bar is original to NYC and some of the owners came down to open the Nashville location and it’s awesome. Incredible food as well, long line to get in-The Green Hour - this is a hidden absinthe bar that is actually a very good chocolate shop during the day but operates as an Absinthe cocktail lounge in the evenings-Geist - really beautiful bar / great food-Neighbors Germantown or Murphy Rd - classic local neighborhood sports bar and food West Nashville-Centennial - dive bar, great place to watch a game-The Nations bar - dive bar , local bluegrass, musicians play Friday nights-Neighbors West - local neighborhood sports bar-51st Taproom - (sister to 12th South Taproom) lots of beer choices and great food South Nashville:-Bastion - off the beaten path bar with great nachos and amazing cocktails. They also have a 10-course restaurant attached that is one of the best in Nashville. Make early reservations as it only seats 15 people.-Bar Sovereign-Santa’s Pub - true dive bar with fun karaoke decorated for Christmas year round-Flamingo - 70s / 80s style bar with incredible music super fun dance spot for late night __________________________________________________ EXPLORE / RANDOM / OTHER-Karaoke at Santa’s Pub or AJ’s on Broadway. Santa’s often has famous musicians in disguise-Grab a fancy ice cream at Jeni’s because it’s delicious-Explore the River Walk off of Broadway downtown-Sing your heart out at Big Bang dueling pianos bar-Walk around 12 South and take a picture at the I BELIEVE IN NASHVILLE MURAL (also a bigger one located by Marathon Music Works)-Visit Marathon Village -- cool, funky shops and an awesome music venue (Marathon Music Works)-5 Points in East Nashville-Check out a show at the Ryman or Ascend if anyone remotely good is playing-Hike / have a picnic at Radnor Lake/Percy Warner-Look in the hole at Red Door in Midtown or East Nash / Have a bushwacker in Midtown at Broadway Brewhouse or RebarCentennial Park and tour the Parthenon or at least just take pictures (Nashville is the Athens of the South!)-Listening Room - always good writers rounds-Basement East - always good indie shows here-Grimey’s, Phonoluxe, or Third Man Records - Nashvilles best record shops (note, Third Man Records is owned by Jack White)-Go to the Farmers Market, eat inside at one of many fun options, and explore the Bicentennial Mall next door-Bluebird Cafe - famous, hard to get into. Must get there early and wait in line-21c Museum Hotels - a museum literally inside a hotel-First Tennessee Park - The Sounds games are literally SO much fun and they serve great nachos and Jack and Coke slushies because, America-Take a tour through the Country Music Hall of Fame (new exhibits all the time) and grab tickets to the fabulous Symphony next door for the evening.-Snag some NSL tickets and watch Nashville’s first professional soccer team play -Museum of African American music-Cheekwood for botanical garden walks and seasonal flowers-Arrington Vineyards Winery (Franklin)-Nash Trash Comedy tour bus-Jack Daniels distillery - Lynchburg-Pedal Tavern downtown

Things to Do

Registry

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Samantha & Joseph

Samantha & Joseph

S&J

Wedding Day

4:00 PM

Ceremony

4:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

5:45 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM–9:00 PM

Drinks and Dancing to follow