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Want to get married at the former estate of Reba McEntire in Tennessee? Well, you can

It’s the perfect wedding venue.
It’s the perfect wedding venue. Video screen grab from Wedding Weekends at The Estate at Cherokee Dock on YouTube

It was once the glamorous home of an iconic country star and now, the estate formerly owned by Reba McEntire in Lebanon, Tennessee, is under new ownership and will host everything from weddings to charity galas, multiple outlets report.

The 13,000-square-foot mansion known as the Estate at Cherokee Dock is now run by Infinity Hospitality and is looking to reveal new amenities such as spa treatments and horseback riding, Fox 17 reported.

“We’re really excited about it, it adds another layer to what we’re doing, have the lodging component mixed in with a great piece of property and be able to provide the hospitality and auxiliary services we know clients we would want,” Infinity Hospitality President Nathaniel Beaver said, according to WKRN. “The idea being we can make it a true resort and destination where you are waited on every moment you are there.”

According to the website, the mansion was built in 1960 on 13 acres.

The stunning venue features:

  • Original gardens

  • Stable

  • Paddocks

  • Pool house

  • Guest house

  • Eight-car garage

  • Lake views

  • Indoor and outdoor facilities

The property was mainly used to host exclusive “luxury weddings” in the past, like Ben Higgins, a bachelor on ABC’s “The Bachelor” who married Jessica Clarke, but now it’s looking to be more, Sounds Like Nashville reported.

And how does the home’s former owner feel about all this?

“I do know she’s been informed of what we’re doing and she knows what’s going on so I’ll be excited to have her out there and see all the fun things we’ve added to it,” Beaver told Fox 17.

According to Taste of Country, McEntire lived in the mansion until her marriage to Narvel Blackstock dissolved in 2015. She sold the estate in 2017 for $5 million, the Nashville Business Journal reported at the time.

Lebanon is about 31 miles east of Nashville.

This story was originally published December 10, 2021 at 5:54 PM with the headline "Want to get married at the former estate of Reba McEntire in Tennessee? Well, you can."

TJ Macias
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren
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