This place is beautiful. I photographed my friend's wedding here and it had a lot of great places…read moreto take photos. The house where the brides gets ready is beautiful, the barn is ready for photos, the dining hall was spacious. The property is huge! As a photographer, I loved taking photos here.

I want to share my experience as a Drakewood bride…read more Initial meeting: My introduction to Drakewood Farm was an absolute dream. I was shown around and I instantly connected with my host. Her energy and excitement throughout the entire tour made me excited and I could truly picture myself getting married there. Six months before wedding: The planning meeting. My fiancé and I met with our assigned wedding coordinators. This was a seamless experience. We felt heard and they knew exactly when to jump in and support us with decision making. This two hour meeting felt like five minutes because we were having such an enjoyable time planning the most important day of our lives. We left the meeting feeling extremely excited and ready to go. They also assured us they were able to make changes, talk through any worries or add to our original plan. We could email or call any time! After this meeting I was able to communicate any small changes, detail questions, or concerns via email. They were quick to respond and instantly made changes to our planning sheet as requested. This entire process was seamless and I was never left hanging. Two weeks before the wedding: I sent an email that was left unanswered for several days. I finally received a response from the owners, not the coordinators who I had been communicating with since day one. Then the owners began asking me questions that had been gone over in detail in our planning meeting. Instant red flags started popping up. I sent another email asking why I was no longer communicating with my coordinator. I received the response: "when you sign with Drakewood you sign with our team as a whole." This is completely reasonable, but not a single person introduced themselves or offered any sort of explanation as to why I was all of the sudden moved from one person to the owner. The owner, assured me that I would be working with her most experienced coordinator and that she herself would be supporting us the day of our wedding. Frankly I wish the owner had not been there. Day of: The owner did not once welcome me to the venue or introduce herself. The groomsmen, father of the groom and the groom were unloading cars due to no staff there to help. They stacked bar stock in the venue. They were even asked to move the bigger boxes behind the bar once they were already placed inside, to which my husband responded "you can have your staff move them to the correct location. We are here to celebrate our wedding not work for you." The owner had no clue what was going on and was walking around asking questions that had been gone over when I was working with my original coordinators. This was extremely unprofessional and very upsetting. During the rehearsal, the owner told everyone how they would walk in when we had already explained how we had planned to do it. She said we don't usually do it this way and was met with my mother and sister telling her this is how the bride wants it done. Finally an experienced coordinator showed up who actually had her act together. I am absolutely positive if she had not shown up, our day would have been a disaster and a complete disappointment. This coordinator was professional, dressed appropriately for a wedding (unlike the owner who walked around in a bright pink T-shirt for the entire day) and made sure to check in and keep me in the loop from start to finish. They were completely understaffed and it was evident. I am grateful for my new coordinator and all of her help. She truly pulled the entire day together and turned it around. I would hope that in the future, the owner would make sure to communicate with the bride and the families when big changes happen. The entire staff that I worked with leading up to the day was no longer there and I was left in the dark until I started asking questions. This is not how any bride should feel especially when you are spending a LARGE amount of money. In the end we had a beautiful day surrounded by everyone we love! Shout out to our photographer Alyssa Flake who made sure to keep the energy high and was just an absolute dream to work with! Some key moments that I will give Drakewood major kudos for: -Our new coordinator actually did have her act together and I'm glad she was able to step in and make my day come together -The florals were out of this world beautiful! (Although they forgot to give the men boutonnieres so most of our photos have no florals for the men) -The table settings looked incredible (we picked them out but they were executed properly) -The DJ was great and communicated with us in a very timely manner -Food was great, cake was awesome -The setting is stunning and everyone could not stop talking about how beautiful it was

Drea and Cindy were helpful, organized, dilligent, and did everything possible to make my niece's…read morewedding successfu. They were clear and proactive communicators, and excellent listeners as well. And the setting/facility is intimate and beautiful. Tremendous experience.

We had scheduled a time weeks, if not months in advance to visit the venue from out of state while…read morelooking for location. After repeatedly confirming the day and time, we arrived to find the gate locked and no one around. After reaching out, we were rudely told that "the owner didn't have time today and no other staff was available". We planned the entire trip around the visit, and it was highly disappointing.

Just had my daughter's wedding this past weekend at Briar Rose Hill Event venue. The venue was…read moreperfect in every way. The attention to detail by Nita and all the vendors was outstanding. They were all very attentive and very helpful. Anything that we needed, they provided. The night ran smoothly thanks to the staff. I would recommend this venue to anyone looking for a beautiful venue, reasonably priced, with a lot of extras included!

Wow!!! What an amazing experience from beginning to end!!! We recently held our daughter's wedding…read moreat Fiddle Dee and it was fantastic! Our daughter lives in Middle TN and we live in Knoxville so planning the wedding we thought would be tricky. Thanks to Amber and the staff at Fiddle Dee Farm it was seamless. Amber was so helpful on our planning visits and being able to use Lauren as our photographer worked out wonderfully. The morning of the wedding we arrived at 10am and the venue was all set up just as my daughter wanted!! Amber even went out and cut some wild flowers to add an extra touch. The day was wonderful we did not have to worry about a thing just enjoy the day. The ceremony and reception were perfect!! Amber worked so hard behind the scenes making sure everything was perfect. Our guests kept commenting on how beautiful the venue was and what a great time they were having. At the end of a great day, our daughter who is a type one diabetic, had a very low blood sugar. Amber jumped right into action got her a Sprite and a sandwich and packed up some food for the bus and placed in the hands of a family member. I can't say enough about this venue!!! For sure a gem in Greenbriar TN! Thank you Amber and Fiddle Dee for making my daughter's wedding day spectacular!!!

Our daughter's wedding was 6.10.23. The venue is beautiful. Amber was amazing! Thank you for all…read moreyour expert advice and guidance. Karen, you have the best team and we love your barn! Tammy L.

My daughter had her wedding here today. Such a wonderful place, they are experts at weddings and…read moretake care of most all of the details. And the place is beautiful!. They recommended a number of expert caterers and they did a wonderful job. The food and cakes were outstanding. The only real to-do for us was that we had to supply the 'adult beverages'. This wasn't really much of an issue as they gave us great advice and then with a trip to Costco. Easy cheesy I'd highly recommend this place for weddings! We were so glad we choose this as our wedding venue.

This space is so awesome! You can hold events here! Baby or bridal showers. You can work from here…read moreinstead of being at home lonely! Truly a great idea and I'm so glad it's here!

Family from near and far gathered at Long Hollow Garden & Vineyards for a beautiful afternoon and…read moreevening wedding. Parking was plentiful and easy. The garden ceremony area was expansive with the sun shining over the fields. The setting made the perfect backdrop for the couple's photos, complete with wildlife in the background. After a lovely ceremony, we enjoyed cocktail hour and then moved into the reception space, which was exactly what this couple had dreamed of. The band played, and we danced the night away. Just note there's no air conditioning in the reception barn, but there are very large fans. Long Hollow Gardens & Vineyards was the perfect venue for this Bride and Grooms dream wedding. It will always hold a special place in our hearts.

I went to an August wildflower picking party at Long Hollow Gardens and had an amazing time! My…read morefriends and I had heard about this place via social media, and were pleasantly surprised that it lived up to all of our expectations! We bought General Entry tickets & wildflower picking tickets online a few weeks in advance. When we got to the gardens they asked for our names and directed us to park. Once inside we stopped over a the bar for a wine tasting - all of the wines are made in Tennessee on property - and bought 2 bottles for us to enjoy throughout the night. We also checked in for wildflower picking at the bar and were given glass jars to fill with flowers. The staff was very kind and helpful during that process. I also thoroughly enjoyed the free strawberry lemonade and regular lemonade that they provided guests, though some of my friends thought it was too sweet! Our one mistake was not going to pick flowers earlier in the night. We started when the sun was setting, but the area was so large that it was dark by the time we were finished. It was also the last week for wildflower picking, so there weren't as many left available as I imagine there is earlier in the month. We also ordered pasta from Pasta Gailfi, a food truck that was on site and enjoyed it at our table. If I were to do it over again, I would also bring our own food and a deck of cards or a board game for us to enjoy as well! The venue was stunning, and I imagine it acts as a beautiful wedding venue as well.

I worked with Randy for our corporate event and he was beyond professional! From start to finish,…read moreRandy handled everything and was great about providing us with every detail, leaving nothing out. His pricing was beyond reasonable! If you need a professional dj that will cater to your specific requests for music and keep it tailored to your needs, look no further! Highly recommend!! Thanks again Randy for all your help!!

To say I am disappointed by the way this DJ handled a CV-19 reception cancellation is an…read moreunderstatement. I didn't want to go the negative review route, but I find myself here since Randy Spencer wanted to hold a credit against a future date this year, no refund. I went under contract about two months before our sweet friends wedding as a gift to this young couple. The date notated is March 19th, which is about when my deposit was processed. Then the world shut down and the kids wedding reception slated for May 2nd, didn't happen. When I hired Nashville DJ- Randy Spencer, he was flexible and fluid to work with. He took a $100 deposit, but has since refused to refund the $100 after the kids had to cancel. Out of curiosity I contacted Nashville Party Authority (whom I've used in the past) to see what their refund policy is under these extraordinary circumstances and Blair, (the owner) said they give 100% refund. He also said his company doesn't process deposits in advance in case there is a cancellation and for this very reason. SO, BUYERS BEWARE.