A repeat winner of the Toast of Nashville's "Best Places to Get Married" and The Knot's "Best of Weddings," Scarritt Bennett's historic campus is among Nashville, Tennessee's most picturesque wedding venues. Scarritt Bennett also consistently wins Wedding Wire's Couples' Choice Awards, including in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Venues

Scarritt Bennett has three wedding venue options on our historic campus:

• Wightman Chapel: Built in classic Gothic cathedral style in 1928, Wightman Chapel is a historical and architectural treasure. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in Wightman Chapel in April 1957. The Chapel was also featured in "Designed for Worship" (PBS) as one of the finest sacred places in Nashville. Built for acoustics, music soars through its Gothic arches from the organ, vocalists, and instrumental groups. Wightman Chapel seats up to 300 guests and boasts an aisle length of 80 feet.
• Skinner Chapel: Scarritt Bennett is home to one of Nashville's finest elopement and microwedding venues, Skinner Chapel. You can build a custom ceremony or destination wedding in Skinner Chapel and make your special, intimate day what you imagined. Lined with wood paneling and stained glass windows, this beautiful, historic chapel seats just 20 guests. That's enough room for you, your partner, your closest friends and family, and your officiant. But don't be fooled by the smaller size—these intimate ceremonies still teem with breathtaking beauty.
• The Labyrinth Garden: The Labyrinth Garden is our beautiful, round garden containing one of only two permanent outdoor prayer labyrinths in Nashville. This garden venue can seat up to 80 guests. Cherry blossoms and dogwood trees burst with color in the spring, ripen to a vibrant summer green, then transform into a rich, multi-colored canopy in the fall. Our historic bell tower creates the perfect, breathtaking architectural backdrop for your garden ceremony, and the space easily converts to an open or tented reception after you say, "I do."

Catering & Receptions

Looking for a place to host your reception? Under the direction of Executive Chef Jennifer Threadgill, Scarritt Bennett offers exceptional catering options for wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, wedding brunches, and more. Menus can accommodate brunch, daytime, or evening events. Serving options include plated-and-served for seated meals, buffet for seated or mixed seated/standing, and passed hors d'oeuvres for standing. Orders from our formal catering menu in any of our indoor venue spaces come with the use of Scarritt Bennett's linens and serveware. Scarritt Bennett is an alcohol-free venue.

Other Services & Amenities

• Pre-wedding suites for getting ready
• Bridal portrait sessions
• Rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
• Bridal and wedding brunches
• On-campus lodging for out-of-town guests
• Guest parking
• Wedding vendor referrals
• Day-of wedding planning services
• Micro weddings and elopements
• Vow renewal ceremonies
• On-campus officiant
• All-inclusive packages

At Scarritt Bennett, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive wedding venue. All couples are welcome here, and we are honored that you would consider making us part of your special day.

What You'll Love About Scarritt Bennett

Couples can now plan their wedding day virtually with the fantastic 360° Tour feature. Look inside the dream wedding venue at Scarritt Bennett and fantasize about where vows can be swapped, imagine where guests can sit, and picture the scene where people dance the night away.