Candies Creek Farm

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

The Pavilion at Five Gables

Wedding Day

Courtyard Cleveland TN: Blueridge Room

Sunday Breakfast

Our Wedding

Brandon and Nikki met at a fateful New Years Eve dinner party at their mutual friends' Natalie and Greg's house. Nikki immediately thought he was an incredibly funny and confident guy and, to no one's surprise, was obsessed immediately. They continued the night at an Emo 2000's party, he bought her a drink, they kissed at midnight, and the rest is history.

New Years Eve 2020!

Well, after about 2 months of dating long distance, Brandon drove up to surprise Nikki in Nashville during his spring break... and then COVID shut down the schools so he ended up moving in for 4 months! During that time they bonded over trivia, board games, Pokémon, hiking, cocktails, and fighting over who was funnier (vote in the comments). Also in that time, Brandon graduated with his masters and Nikki passed her qualifying exam.

Uh oh... COVID-19

Brandon let his guard down for one minute and Nikki decided to adopt two adorable baby buns that she named Cookies and Cream. These two brothers were an absolute handful, especially when Nikki brought them in to get neutered and the vet called back to let them know that Cream was actually a girl... and she was pregnant... ope.

Their Family Grows

After a year of living and working in Huntsville, Brandon got a new remote job and decided to move in with Nikki up in Nashville. No more driving back and forth to see each other every weekend!

Brandon Moves to Nashville!

On a climbing trip to The Red, Brandon and Nikki met the cutest stray dog of all time. Terrified of people but VERY interested in the maple bacon Brandon was cooking, she quickly decided that Brandon and Nikki were her people. So, they threw her in the back of their car and brought her home to Nashville. This neurotic, crazy, adorable girl quickly won the hearts of everyone she met and perfectly completed their happy little family.

their family grows again!

In 2023 Nikki finally defended her PhD, so they packed up their life in Nashville and moved to Boston where Nikki had a job with the department of neurobiology at Harvard. They were a fan of having Nikki's parents' beach house. They were not a fan of everything else...

They leave Nashville!

FINALLY, after years and years of begging, Nikki finally agreed to marry Brandon... Ok, definitely Brandon was the hold out, but what a view he held out for. On a trip to Bergen, Norway, after a gorgeous glacial hike, Brandon popped the question at sunset overlooking the fjords at Stegastein. After 4.5 years of dating, they can't wait to get married and are so thankful for that fateful New Years Eve.

finally!!!!

Our Story

All our previous weddings together!

Photos

Bride's Side

Stephanie Bellman

Caroline Jansen

Andrew Boal

Jessica Grojean

Alison Steele

Lauren Montgomery

Zach Frazer

Brynne Shannon Frazer

Groom's Side

Austin Raney

Issac Talbott

Jeremy Soble

Nathan Devan

Zach MacIntyre

Hank Greenberg

Garrett McChristian

   Everyone's Side

Lottie McLotterson

Wedding Party

Q + A

Flying In

Chattanooga is a real city! It has an airport! Airport code: CHA. However, you also have 3 larger airports that are just about 2 hours by car from Chattanooga and our venue - Knoxville (TYS), Nashville (BNA), and Atlanta (ATL) - should you prefer to get a rental car. For those that are interested in carpooling (both those with a car that have room for others, and those without a car) please fill out your information on <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/193aqqDs8Zy-G29IGrJM3xF8i77IhMhfa5-qt7B1FL_4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this document</a>. I will leave it up to you to organize carpools, but once your car is full (drivers) or you have a ride (riders), please change your spots available/needed to 0.

Accommodation

We have two hotels directly next-door to each other where we have organized room blocks at a special rate. If either of these do not work for you, there are many other hotels around the area as well as AirBnB's.

Book your stay at the Courtyard Cleveland with our special rate and room block using the button below! There are only a few rooms left so book now! This hotel is where the after-party and Sunday breakfast will be held!

Courtyard Cleveland TN

Book your stay at the Hampton Inn with our special rate and room block using our Group Code! There are only a few rooms left so book now! This hotel is directly next-door to the Marriott property where the after-party and Sunday breakfast will be held, so for those Hilton Honors members, get your points too!

Hampton Inn Cleveland

Getting to the venue

On Saturday we will be providing free shuttle service from the Courtyard Cleveland to The Pavilion at Five Gables between 3:00-3:30pm, as well as back to the hotel between 9:00pm-10:00pm. There will only be 1 trip per each shuttle bus on the way to the venue, so be sure to be on time as they will be leaving at 3:30pm exactly. Parking is also allowed and is directly outside the venue. The address of the venue to put into Google Maps is 11895 Dolly Pond Rd, Birchwood, TN 37308. If you drive, do not get distracted by the other wedding venues on your way. Go fully to where Google Maps takes you.

Travel

We are so happy to invite you to our favorite city for our wedding! Chattanooga has meant so much to us over the course of our relationship because of the beautiful nature and incredible climbing! We made the drive down to Chatt more times that we can count while we lived in Nashville and have even been back since moving all the way to Boston. There is so much to do and so much fun to be had in this gem of a city. We can't wait for you to experience this amazing city, so PLEASE, use this wedding as a vacation excuse, you won't be disappointed!

Activities

Right in downtown Chattanooga, this is one of the best aquariums in the country! They have two sections, ocean and river, so make sure you give yourself time to do both. This is great to bring the kids to as you get the chance to pet stingrays, horseshoe crabs, and sturgeon! The penguins, otters, and jellyfish are our favorite :)

Tennessee Aquarium

Rock City sits atop beautiful Lookout Mountain with the famous "See All Seven States" vantage point. This miniature "city" is made of gorgeous paths winding through monstrous boulders, suspension bridges, glorious waterfalls, and even some weird black light nursery rhymes?? What more could you want!? This is one of our favorite tourist spots in Chattanooga!

Rock City Gardens

Ruby Falls is an incredible underground series of tunnels through Lookout Mountain that ends with seeing the tallest underground waterfall in the US! This is a great adventure for everyone getting up close and personal with incredible rock formations and the history and magic of these caves! Highly recommend!

Ruby Falls

A Chattanooga Classic! Ride the incline railway up to the top of Lookout Mountain! Definitely the most fun way to get up the mountain with gorgeous views! And definitely don't skip on some Clumpie's Ice Cream at the bottom.

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

Not just a climbing area, I promise. Sunset rock is an absolutely gorgeous place to sit and, you guessed it, watch the sunset over the city and the river. It has a very short little walk out to a gorgeous cliff outcropping from a parking lot, OR if you prefer to hike, a lovely steep hike up to this beautiful view. And yes, you might see Brandon climbing on the rocks below you.

Sunset Rock Climbing Crag

Ok, this one is definitely off the beaten path. If you can never have enough alpacas, we love this little coffee shop just across the border in Georgia that allows you to feed their alpacas! We hope you love them as much as we do!

Rosie Mae's Alpaca Farm and boutique

Food & Drink

Great brewery, great beer. Check out their sister location The Greenhouse as well!

Oddstory Brewing Co: Central

More great beer at another great brewery!? Wow!

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.

This is your place to go if you're looking for some fancy cocktails in a place with great ambiance!

The Rosecomb

This place is delicious if you are looking for more of a fancy dinner or have something to celebrate! We highly recommend celebrating here as the food is SO GOOD and a lot cheaper than anything we can get up in Boston haha.

St. John's Restaurant

Yummy delicious food and especially incredible pizza! Bruce and Joanne's favorite!

Wooden City

"Good burgers and beers" - Brandon McChristian

Tremont Tavern

This is an awesome vegan restaurant with great food and awesome juice! Though... I've heard the juice has gone downhill since Isaac Talbott stopped making it :)

Southern Squeeze - North Chattanooga

Have you ever wanted to eat a really good sandwich made by a cult in the birthplace of that cult? Wow, do I have good news for you. This is a deli run by a cult that started in Chattanooga and has spread worldwide. We hate pretty much all of the things they stand for and dont like cults, but have to admit they make good sandwiches. Enter if you dare. Or, just admire from a safe distance haha.

The Yellow Deli Chattanooga

Obviously Chattanooga is known for its gorgeous and incredible nature! We hope you'll get a taste of it at our wedding, but if you are in the mood for more there are world class climbing crags, beautiful hikes, and incredible white water rafting on the Ocoee right on Chattanooga's doorstep. Feel free to reach out to us for any possible recommendations!﻿

Nikki & Brandon

Nikki & Brandon

N&B

Welcome Party

Wedding Day

Sunday Breakfast