GALLERY: Tennessee couple celebrates wedding with Waffle House reception

LEBANON, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Middle Tennessee couple exchanged vows on a lovely, family farm two days before Halloween.

Then they had their reception with a side of hashbrowns.

Eli Holbrook and Mary Cate Hedge met during high school in 2016. The Wilson County natives later reconnected after Eli joined the Marines – they would talk on the phone daily while he finished up his tour.

When Eli returned to Tennessee from Japan, his first stateside meal was at Waffle House.

Fast forward a few years, and the happy couple celebrated their engagement. While planning their wedding, Mary Cate felt she was getting more attention than the groom. She decided to surprise Eli with a wedding reception at his favorite restaurant.

And that’s eggs-actly what they did.

The Lebanon couple spent the evening of Oct. 29 celebrating their new life as a married couple at the Waffle House on S. Cumberland Street.

Join us in congratulating the happy couple. May they always see the “sunny side” of life!

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