The Weekend

Three days, together.

July 30 – August 1, 2027 · Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome Home

Friday

July 30, 2027

3:00 – 6:00 pm
Registration & First Signing of the Ledger
The Magnolia Room, Hermitage Hotel
Pick up your reunion packet, name badge, and family t-shirt — then add your branch to the very first page of the Family Ledger.
6:30 pm
Welcome Supper
Bicentennial Capitol Mall Pavilion
Southern buffet, live band, and a toast from the elders — our first meal together in decades.
9:00 pm
Porch Sitting
Hotel Terrace
Open — for stories, cards, and reintroductions.

The Main Day

July 31, 2027

9:00 am
Family Portraits
Centennial Park
Whole-family, then branch photos. Wear reunion colors (navy & cream).
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Reunion Picnic
Magnolia Grove Pavilion, Centennial Park
Feast, games for the children, cornhole tournament, ice cream truck at 2pm.
4:30 pm
Family Meeting & Ledger Ceremony
Grove Pavilion
Honoring our elders, remembering the ones we lost in the quiet years, and formally opening the Family Ledger.
7:30 pm
Evening Gala
Cumberland Riverfront Hall
Semi-formal. Dinner, dancing, and the naming of the next hosts.

The Sending

August 1, 2027

9:00 am
Family Worship
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Our home congregation — visitors warmly welcomed.
11:00 am
Breakfast on the Grounds
Bethel Fellowship Hall
One more meal together before we scatter.
1:00 pm
Farewells & Departures
Bethel Grounds
Group photo, and safe travels home.

Dress

Friday: casual. Saturday day: reunion t-shirt & sun hats. Saturday evening: semi-formal, navy and gold encouraged. Sunday: Sunday best.