Callie Estes and Reed Cook first met in 2016, when introduced by a mutual friend on the Metro in Washington, D.C., while commuting from work. Reed proposed four years later at the Estes family’s vacation home in DeBordieu, South Carolina, when he surprised Callie with a ring in the gazebo overlooking the marsh. Both families were there to celebrate afterward.

They married in October 2021 at St. George’s Episcopal Church with Reverend Colin Ambrose officiating, Gerry Senechal on organ and Jay Dawson playing the bagpipes. Callie wore a Nardos Design wedding gown with a piece of lace from her paternal great-great-grandmother’s gown sewn inside. Her Belgian lace veil was first worn in 1925 by her great-grandmother, Frances Hill Caldwell. It was later worn by her grandmother, Frances Caldwell Jackson; her mother, Kathleen Jackson Estes; her aunt, Frannie Jackson Ambrose; and many cousins. Callie is the 16th bride to wear the veil.

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FLWR Shop designed all the floral arrangements for the wedding and reception. The bridal bouquet was a classic collection of dahlias, sweet peas, ranunculuses, garden roses, lisianthuses and Astrantia. For the reception at Belle Meade Country Club, assorted glassware and ceramic urns displayed white and butter yellow florals accented with vibrant fall foliage to create a soft autumnal garden aesthetic.

Passed appetizers included ahi tuna tacos; mini pimento cheese and bacon tarts; goat cheese-stuffed dates with smoked bacon; and Roma tomato and bacon sandwiches. Shrimp and grits and carved beef tenderloin highlighted the buffet.

Dessert Designs created the wedding cake displayed on a Lucite table in the club’s loggia. FLWR Shop designed an arrangement inside the Lucite, where a single butterfly signified the bride’s late grandmother. The bride and groom shared a ceremonial toast out of a multigenerational family loving cup. Russ Davis and Sam Levine played jazz for the reception, and Party on the Moon played for dancing. Jenny Richter Corts was the event planner.

After a wedding trip to Antigua, the couple returned to Nashville, where Callie has recently started a position as director of business development for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and Reed is in acquisitions and development for Vaquero Ventures. Callie is a graduate of Texas Christian University, and Reed is a graduate of University of Mississippi. Their parents are Kathleen and Alec Estes of Nashville and Newby and Bill Cook of Greenwood, Mississippi.