About this vendor
Front Porch Farms is in its 15th year of weddings and events - and that means years of experience for couples who want to place their big day in the hands of a team who know just what to do to make it as flawless and stress-free as possible! Located just 30 minutes NW of Nashville near Ashland City, TN, our venue is designed and built on a private 32-acre estate offering guests modern luxuries. Our property features a 3-story main house (soon to have overnight accommodations), 4,000 sq ft reception hall, additional event barn, guest house for overnight stay or grooms cottage, bridal suite, manicured gardens, and stunning natural acreage. The perfect setting for a country wedding conveniently located close to Music City nightlife and restaurants. We offer several unique ceremony sites, indoor and outdoor accommodations for up to 200 guests, and all our packages include full wedding planning from Kathy Best Events, several catering options, rental items, flowers, and more! We don't do "one size fits all" here - reach out to see what we can do for you! 15 years of Best Day Evers should speak for itself!
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Handicap Accessible
Wireless Internet
Settings
- Barn
- Farm & Ranch
- Estate
- Garden
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Destination Weddings
- Planning
- Rentals & Equipment
- Service Staff
Reviews
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4.7
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Front Porch Farms was the perfect venue for us! From the very beginning, Kathy was incredibly thorough, detailed, and prompt in their communication, easing all our wedding plannin...
g anxieties. The venue is spacious, beautiful, fun for all ages, and romantic. We received so many compliments from our guests on how wonderful the wedding is. We are so thankful we chose this venue and highly recommend them!
Kathy and her team are absolutely amazing. We have been planning our wedding for almost two years with her and she has been so graceful and flexible throughout the process. She was...
very attentive to the details and decorations that we wanted. We were always up to date with planning. Every time we had any questions or concerns, she was very responsive.
The venue is absolutely incredible, all night long we were asked how we had come across her beautiful place. We were all blown away by her designs and the attention to detail. She does most of the work and makes it such an easy going process with minimal stress. Also have to shout out Amanda who was so attentive to the bride for any of my needs.
Truly a magical night that we'll talk about for years to come. We truly appreciate everything. And HIGHLY recommend this venue and her staff.
We had our wedding ceremony and reception at this venue. Overall, the venue was gorgeous and the decorations/layout turned out so beautiful. However, the owner/wedding planner did ...
not have good communication whatsoever. Throughout our 10 months of wedding planning, it would take weeks/months at a time to hear back from the planner.
During the night of our wedding, the planner was not present for a couple of hours. During this time, quite a few things went wrong that we were promised in our contract. These unfortunate things could have been avoided had the planner been present at the wedding the entire time.
Within the contract, you are allowed 12 hour access to the venue. We did not even get to use the 12 hour access because I had 7 bridesmaids. I was told that was too many for the bridal suite that later fit 10 of us to get dressed out of our robes. Even without using our full 12 hour access, we were told that the wedding would be shut down an entire hour before our final "end" time agreed upon in the contract. This time was for clean-up and our guests would be pushed out of the property at 9pm...
We did sign a contract with this venue after our first visit to tour the property and meet the owner/planner. However, every visit after this, our options for different things kept "changing" and completely going back from what the contract said. We were very excited to use this venue for it's variety of activities our guests could use (i.e. fire pits, cornhole, outdoor seating, beautiful views, horse shoe, outdoor bar by the pool, etc.) and almost all of those were not set up to be used during our wedding. Unfortunately, all 3 bathrooms were completely out of order at one point and some of our male guests were told to "go find a tree."
We were given a list of approved vendors to choose from when working with this property. There was only one option for a DJ. I had created a Spotify playlist for cocktail hour and reception that I wanted them to use. I had previous confirmation emails/phone calls with the DJ directly about my playlists. During the wedding, he played any music he wanted. Nothing from the playlist. The bride and groom parents continued to request songs from the DJ and they were told no. He sat on his phone behind the table and never once interacted with the crowd.
Every time we had a meeting to visit the venue for planning purposes, it was cancelled and rescheduled due to a variety of excuses. This was the biggest day we were looking forward to and we felt like a business transaction the entire time. Again, the actual venue itself and the setup/decorations turned out insanely beautiful. The service that we were given throughout the entire process, especially on the day/night of our wedding was extremely disappointing.
There are not enough words to express how incredible my experience was working with Kathy and Alex at Front Porch Farms. They went above and beyond to help me create the wedding of...
my dreams! From the moment I chose this venue, their team took care of so many of the hard parts of the wedding planning process. After showing them my Pinterest board of decor ideas, they took those and designed a beautiful ceremony and reception set-up that was better than I could have dreamed of. They took care of flower arrangements, recommended vendors to use, coordinated the caterers, and were readily available to answer any questions I had.
On the day of the wedding, Kathy and Alex took care of EVERYTHING so that my husband and I were able to soak in every minute of the day, stress-free. Afterwards we had not one, but two of our guests take the time to send us letters telling us how it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to. I was so lucky to have my wedding at Front Porch Farms, and I highly recommend it!
Front Porch Farms was our dream wedding venue!!! :) Everything about it was so magical- from the stunning views, gorgeous flowers, beautiful decor, to the amazing team, I could go ...
on and on with this. Kathy and Alex are extremely knowledgeable and organized! They make sure everything is ready to go for a smooth and stress free wedding day. I really appreciate the input Kathy and Alex gave me during the planning process, as this was all brand new to me. Our wedding day was a dream and I would do it all over again if I could!!!
We recently had our daughter’s wedding at Front Porch Farms. (4-26-19) I was a little nervous about doing so, as I live 5 hours away from the Nashville area, and wasn’t sure how ...
handling all the details of a wedding would work from afar. But my daughter lives in Nashville, and she and her fiancé were in love with the venue. For the first 11 months of planning, I was at times wary that everything would go smoothly. This was a totally different experience from my first daughter’s wedding, which was in our hometown. If I had realized how Kathy Best and Alex King manage and orchestrate a wedding reception, I never would have worried.
The last few weeks before the wedding revealed how organized and amazing Kathy and Alex are. They were on top of every detail. It became obvious that they knew exactly what to do, as well as how and when to do it. The wedding reception for 175 guests was beautiful, and incredibly well-run. They helped provide an elegant, magical, and fairytale reception for our daughter, new son-in-law, and all our family and friends. Thank you, Kathy and Alex!
This venue was a dream come true. I got married in June of 2018 and it was absolutely perfect! The owner there as well as the wedding coordinator are such wonderful people to work ...
with and honestly take care of almost everything for you. It was so stress free and the wedding was so beautiful! Alex did such a good job of taking what i was envisioning and making it a reality. I have nothing but good things to say about this place and the people!
Front Porch Farms is one of the most beautiful outdoor venues you can choose. The setting speaks for itself but the hard work of Kathy Best, her husband, and staff, transform it i...
nto something truly spectacular. I fully trusted Kathy to organize and design. I knew she could design something beautiful. She recommended doing a whole hog roast not only to fit our budget but because she knew my husband and guests would love it. My guests loved every bit of our wedding from the food, to the setting, and decorations. I had multiple family members say it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to. Kathy did a lot of the work of organizing the vendors which allowed me to focus on more of the details and personalize the wedding to myself and husband. I am so grateful for the whole experience and for being a FPF bride.
I would recommend Front Porch Farms to any bride/groom that is wanting to have the perfect outdoor, country, vintage, chic wedding in Tennessee. The staff are easy to work with an...
d helpful in all areas. They helped plan the event down to the smallest detail and were easy to contact with any questions. The day of, even with a few hiccups in the day, we were able to sit back and they managed every detail, followed the timeline, and worked with all the vendors to make sure everything flowed perfect! We felt that our wedding was beautiful and perfect! We received multiple comments on the venue, the view, the decor, and that it was the "perfect wedding".
The venue was perfect. It fit our dream wedding and was absolutely beautiful. It was nice to have the ceremony and reception at the same location. Couldn't have asked for a better ...
venue. We used the owner as our coordinator which would be the one thing we would change as she's great with venue stuff but we were real satisfied as far as wedding coordinating.
FPF is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Our wedding was like a fairytale. Kathy is incredible to work with and goes above and beyond to make everything perfect. We ...
had looked at pretty much every outdoor venue/venues with outdoor options in the Nashville area and FPF not only was the most beautiful, it cost effective outdoor venue for our budget because they have beautiful pavilion so there is no need for tent rentals.
Everything about FPF is amazing, from the hospitality and rusticness to the beautiful views. Everything went perfectly and this venue played the biggest role in helping us acheive ...
our perfect wedding!
Over all I was very happy with our choice of venue. It is a beautiful and memorable venue with a perfect layout. Owners are very helpful and friendly. As in other reviews "addition...
al costs" did pop up and some things were more expensive than we were led to believe. Try and book your wedding the day after someone else's. We got a lot of rentals for free doing this which was really nice. If you are on a tight budget I would look for another place. For the price to use the venue I would love to see more of the rental pieces(décor) included or less expensive. They have the whole wedding day down to a science and everything runs perfectly. I would recommend paying the additional fee and having Kathy be your planner. All of the vendors that they recommend, that we experienced were great.
We held our outdoor wedding here on a rainy/stormy Saturday. Kathy and her crew went above and beyond to go with "Plan A" while still preparing for the rain plan. We were able to h...
old the ceremony outside during a break in the rain and the reception in the pavilion on-site. The facilities and location are beautiful and Kathy's team is top notch.
Contact
1188 Ben Collier Road, Charlotte, TN
Front Porch Farms