Reception

Our reception will be held at the Cannery Ballroom. We love this venue and are thrilled to have our reception here. It has so much character and we are sure you will love it, too!

Click here for The Cannery Ballroom Website

The band performing is Nationwide Coverage and we are SO thankful to have them! They are an amazing band and they play EVERYTHING!!! It's going to be a fun night with lots of dancing!!

Ceremony

Our ceremony will take place at McKendree Methodist Church in downtown Nashville. This church has so much history. It's literally the oldest church in Nashville, as it was established before Tennessee was even declared a state! It's beautiful and we are thrilled to hold our ceremony here.

McKendree Methodist

523 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37219

Wedding Party

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful group of people involved in our big day! Thank you to EVERY single one of you for supporting us and guiding us, loving us and being there for us, and sharing with us on our big day!

Katie's Attendants

• Carson Putnam, Man of Honor - Brother


• Laurie Kaye Johnson - Childhood friend


• Sarah Acuff, Bridesmaid - College friend


• Ashley Bowles, Bridesmaid - College friend


• Lindsey Catone, Bridesmaid - College friend


• Kerri Danas, Bridesmaid - Childhood friend


• Sarah Filipovitz, Bridesmaid - Friend


• Lacey Finnegan, Honorary Bridesmaid - Friend


• Emily Garner, Honorary Bridesmaid - Childhood friend


• Megan Head, Bridesmaid - Childhood friend


• Ellen Kenimer, Honorary Bridesmaid - Childhood friend


• Lydia McLendon, Bridesmaid - Childhood friend


• Tricia Taylor, Bridesmaid - College friend

Eric's Attendants

• Patrick Filipovitz, Best Man - Brother


• Sean Filipovitz, Best Man - Brother


• Phil Alestri, Groomsman - Childhood/College friend


• Mark Barnick, Groomsman - Childhood/College friend


• Dan Boland, Groomsman - Childhood friend


• Jay Bronchetti, Groomsman - Childhood/College friend


• Jeff Dorman, Groomsman - Childhood friend


• Cody Kennedy, Groomsman - Brother


• CJ Lennon, Groomsman - Childhood/College friend


• Dave Roda, Groomsman - Childhood/College friend

Lodging for our Nashville Wedding

We have blocked off rooms at the Courtyard by Marriot downtown for the wedding weekend. This hotel is within walking distance (by a few blocks) to the ceremony.
*** Please call central reservations (800-321-2211) and ask for the "Putnam/Filipovitz Wedding" to receive your discount. You must reserve by Sept. 1 to receive the rate***

Courtyard Nashville Downtown
170 4th Ave North
Nashville, TN 37219
(800) - 321-2211
(615) 256-0900

Other hotel options that are close in proximity to the wedding ceremony and festivities:

Sheraton Nashville Downtown
623 Union Street
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 259-2000

Hilton Nashville Downtown
121 4th Ave South
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 620-1000

The Ring

We picked out a ring! After so much research, we decided we'd look around Nashille for the engagement ring. The prices at a wholesale dealer here were the same as the dealer in NY, so we jumped the gun and bought it here! The sooner the better, right? :) We went to a few different stores, and I actually got to pick it out myself!! It was SO much fun!!!! And I am IN LOVE with my ring :) Thank you, Eric!

WE ARE ENGAGED!!

We are engaged! Eric & I are getting married. We are tying the knot. We are getting hitched. I can't say it enough! EXCITED is an understatement!! :)

Our Engagement Story

We traveled to St Thomas, USVI for our friend's, Lacey & Cortland's, wedding. I was an honorary bridesmaid in her wedding and we were fortunate enough to travel down there with them for this amazing time. Eric and I decided quite some time before the trip that we should make a vacation out of it for us. We definitely deserved a break and were definitely ready for one! We traveled with the wedding party Thurs-Sunday and took our own vacation Sun-Friday...Well, what we thought was going to be through Friday actually turned into Sunday because of flight problems on our return trip...but that's another story (flight problems).

On the Sunday of "our vacation" we went to our new resort and settled in. Monday morning we headed to a dock at 9:45am to board our 45 ft. yacht Eric arranged! We were set to sail the seas and visit St. John island. After 2 hours of sailing, we anchored at St John on a private beach. Eric & I jumped in the water with our snorkel gear and swam to shore. After walking down this gorgeous beach, it was time to get back in the water and snorkel one of the reefs. Eric told me he was a little winded and that we should sit down for a minute. I, knowing nothing, wasn't winded and got right in the water. As I'm wading in the beautiful, crystal clear water, Eric tells me to look out into the ocean--he says "there are dolphins, look, babe"---So I look. And look. I see no dolphins and ask where they are. As I turn around, my wonderful Eric is down on one knee in the sand, just above the shoreline. I smile...and slowly walk toward him. Eric goes into a speech that melts my heart and, to sum it up, I say, "Of course!" So that's it! We're engaged! We hug and kiss and he gives me a beautiful bracelet. This bracelet means so much and has so much sentimental value as it matches the neclace Eric gave me as my "push present" when Weston was born. He tells me he has arranged a trip to New York City to meet a diamond dealer where I can pick out my own ring. Amazing? I think so.

The rest of our trip was awesome! I was on cloud nine and enjoyed every second.