The Fontanel Estate & Mansion : Iconic Elegance
151 to 200 guests
Holds ceremonies and receptions
Kayla Purnell
SALES MANAGER
For couples seeking a truly bespoke wedding celebration, The Fontanel’s dedicated team of event professionals are on hand to curate every aspect of your special day. Our venue’s all-inclusive wedding packages come complete with planning and day of coordination, ensuring a stress-free experience.
Couples will enjoy exclusive access to the estate’s breathtaking outdoor ceremony sites, including Tennessee woods, rolling hills, lush gardens, multiple ponds, rustic bridge, waterfalls, serene brooks and the iconic Fontanel Mansion. Indoor receptions can be hosted in the elegant Grand Ballroom, which features amazing architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and ponds. Or you can opt to host your reception in our Garden Vignette room in front of our Italian Estate inspired green wall, with soaring ceilings and an LED lit dance floor.
The Fontanel officially became a part of music history in the 1980s, when Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Barbara Mandrell built the 30,000 square foot mansion in northeast Nashville. Mandrell named the estate Fontanel, stemming from her hope that, like a fountain, the home would be a spring of new beginnings for her young family. Erected from more than 42 truckloads of logs from Montana, the mansion maintains its iconic elegance and has been graced by a who’s who of television, movies and music, such as Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chuck Norris, Kid Rock, Willie Nelson and Reba McEntire.
As you arrive, the enchanting mile-long drive through two of Nashville’s historic hills opens up to the estate’s impressive 30,000 square foot crown jewel, the Fontanel Mansion. You and your guests will be captivated, with its professional landscaping, fifteen foot waterfall, beautiful koi ponds and natural creek. Your experienced Fontanel team will handle all the details so you can enjoy your special day. Relax in our iconic bridal suite while our team transforms your dreams into memories.
When it’s time to greet your guests, the estate’s indoor and outdoor spaces truly shine. The expansive veranda offers awe-inspiring vistas of the landscape and serene ponds, setting the stage for unforgettable cocktail hours and champagne toasts.
With its unparalleled blend of grandeur and natural splendor, the Fontanel estate promises an extraordinary wedding experience your guests will remember for a lifetime.
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Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees. Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices. Peak season for this venue is Apr-Jun and Sept-Nov.
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Amenities
Ceremony Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
Up to 200
Settings
Estate
Historic Venue
Tented
Trees
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks
Destination Weddings
Food & Catering
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Meet the team
Kayla Purnell
Sales Manager
Hi there! I'm Kayla, the person here to make your wedding dreams come true. I have always had a passion for the wedding/event industry and take pride in the role I play here at the Fontanel. A little about me- I have two dogs that are basically my children and I love all things outdoors. On the weekend you can typically find me hiking to a waterfall or in the kitchen baking. I look forward to connecting with you!
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4.8
out of 5.04 reviews
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Jasmine H
5.0
3/02/2025
Can someone write a review to confirm or deny if this venue is open or permanently closed? Looks like this is no longer in business…
Tara Q
4.0
11/27/2017
I fell in love with the Inn at Fontanel when I found it online. The courtyard is gorgeous and so are the guest suites inside. We wanted the ceremony to be in a little shady alcove off to the side of the Inn and have the reception in the courtyard.
Fontanel provides a day-of coordinator, which was very helpful and one of the more important things I was looking for. I didn't want my friends and family stuck with picking up everything at the end of the day. I worked with Vance, for the most part. He was very nice and helped me make decisions when I was indecisive. He gave me his personal number so I could always text him with questions or thoughts. Sometimes he was a little slow to respond, but it all got done! Fontanel also provides all linens, place settings, and flatware with your booking fee which was so nice to have it all in one place and not have to coordinate so many moving pieces. Vance is also a florist so we chose him to do our flowers as well. They turned out beautiful!
Well! A hurricane decided otherwise on my plans for the inn, when it brought some serious rain up the weekend of our wedding. After some back and forth, we decided to just move the wedding up to the mansion to have it all be indoors, instead of a tent at the inn. Fontanel let us change locations at no charge, even though the mansion is a bigger fee than the inn.
The team at the mansion was AMAZING. Everyone was so nice and tried to help creative my vision in this new location at the last minute. My guests loved the mansion and getting to walk around it during the cocktail hour. Overall, it was an amazing location and day!
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Lexi J
5.0
7/06/2017
Finding a venue is a huge thing to check off the list, but the Fontanel is so much more than a venue. Planning our wedding in Nashville, TN, from IL was so easy w/ the help of the team at the Fontanel. They took care of our food, dessert, flowers (truly, you need to work w/ Vance- he does wonders and can pin a boutonniere in the blink of an eye), putting up decorations, and all of the organization w/ vendors that can sometimes be stressful. Jade was an absolute rock star and I have had so much confidence in her ability to see our wedding through. At one point, only a couple of weeks out, our wedding grew from 150 people to around 170. Jade immediately took to problem-solving w/ me so that we could figure out how to accommodate all of our guests without making too many changes to the evening we had been planning. She continued to help me problem-solve up until the morning of the wedding, constantly making sure she was in the loop w/ our most recent updates/changes. Jade was always responsive and has a true gift for making you feel like the most important person in the room.
The entire day was a wonderful experience- from the groomsmen enjoying playing "Go Fish" w/ our ring bearer at the Poker table in the ice cream parlor, to my bridesmaids and I feeling absolutely glamorous getting ready in Barbara Mandrell's old (and very mirrored) bedroom/bathroom. Everyone working that day helped make every part of the evening special; and Jade, Vance, and Steven kept the night running smoothly. The pictures we currently have are already beautiful, but the memories and fun that this team helped to produce that night is something truly special. I would recommend the Fontanel any day and now have relatives who are hoping to host more special events here!
Sara H
5.0
10/10/2016
I have no idea where to start! My husband, family and I can only say wonderful things about the Fontanel. The venue speaks for itself! But Jade and Mary are the icing on the cake. They're not only sweet and lovely to work with but are a force to be reckoned with. I was planning a destination wedding to Nashville from Florida and honestly had no stress at all! From the day we booked our wedding with the Fontanel to the days following our wedding Jade and Mary made it a breeze. We had so much fun and are so sad for it to be over. The food was great to boot! Words cannot describe how grateful we are to have spent our Wedding Day at the Fontanel. And if we were to do it all over again, we would do it at the Fontanel! Every single time.
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