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The wedding itself may last six hours. The guest list, however, behaves like weather. It gathers in elevators and hotel lobbies, disappears onto rooftops, reorganizes itself at midnight, claims a favorite bar by Saturday, and knows where to get coffee the morning after. The smartest couples understand this.They are not only choosing a ceremony backdrop, but determining how 140 people will move through a city together for a few days. Nashville happens to be remarkably good at this. The city is boundless: historic estates with old Tennessee grandeur, intimate inns that reward a smaller headcount, downtown rooftops with enough action to carry the reception, and restored music halls where the line between wedding and live event becomes pleasantly blurry. One couple may want black tie and candlelight beneath the trees. Another may want spiked sweet teas, skyline views, and a dance floor that still looks occupied when the photographer leaves. Nashville can accommodate both without losing its personality in the process. Ahead, the venues shaping some of the city’s most interesting celebrations right now.

From Germantown to Midtown, East Nashville to The Gulch, an electric energy buzzes throughout the streets of Nashville and offers visitors plenty to do, see, eat, drink, and experience. There’s a museum hotel downtown that’s filled with art. There’s a restaurant that offers a 12-course tasting menu by chefs that once worked at Noma. There’s a place serving a hemp hangover patch. There’s even a Brooklyn-founded pizzeria serving Detroit-style pizza. Looking for a boutique hotel with a penthouse? We found it. Want to stay in a revamped old Victorian mansion? We found that too. In short, we think you’re going to love this place. Chosen by many for bachelor(ette) parties, friendcations and even family vacations, Nashville has something for every type of group getaway. Reporter: Alyssa Brown

We’ve noticed lots of restaurants and bars are getting in on the CBD action lately, garnering plenty of attention with pop-up culinary and cannabis events or simply adding a CBD-infused cocktail to their menu. Some of our favorite venues are also offering their spaces as weed-friendly and open to celebrations of all varieties, and we’re seeing a number of fine dining chefs embracing creative uses of cannabis too. If you’re considering hosting a little something extra special, here are the top venues and restaurants currently riding the weed wave.  Reporter: Alyssa Brown