Trivia: Elvis bought Graceland
Elvis Presley bought Graceland and moved in with his parents in what year (he was 22 years old)?
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Beale Street neon bridal shot
Find a great angle on the Beale Street neon (B.B. King's Blues Club, the Memphis sign) and take a group photo with the bride centred and the team posed under the lights.
Beale Street neon pose
The Beale Street neon arches and venue marquees are the iconic Memphis photo. Find a great angle on the neon (B.B. King's Blues Club, the Memphis sign) and take a group photo with the team posed under the lights.
Checkpoint: Beale Street
Navigate to Beale Street in downtown Memphis and check in around 2nd Street under the neon arches.
Checkpoint: Graceland
Rideshare south on Elvis Presley Boulevard to Graceland and check in at the gates of the mansion.
Checkpoint: Peabody Hotel
Walk west to the Peabody Hotel lobby and check in by the marble fountain (time it for 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. for the duck march).
Checkpoint: Stax Museum
Drive to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music on College Street and check in at the marquee out front.
Checkpoint: Sun Studio
Walk east on Union Avenue to Sun Studio and check in at the famous yellow guitar facade.
Graceland gates pose
The wrought-iron Music Gates with their notes and silhouettes are the entrance to Elvis's mansion. Find the gates, line the team up and take a group photo with the gates and mansion behind.
Home of the Blues finale for the bride
This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, veil, blue suede shoes) with a Memphis backdrop (Beale Street at neon-lit night, Sun Studio in golden light, the Mississippi at sunset). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!
Jungle Room visit
If you tour the mansion, find the green-shag-carpet Jungle Room where Elvis recorded his last two albums. Take a respectful group photo near the entrance (no flash inside).
Live blues bridal dance
Beale Street has live blues drifting out of every doorway. Find a venue with a band playing (or a busker on the street), put the bride on the dance floor and take a group photo or short video with the band behind.
Live music moment
Beale Street has live blues, rock and soul drifting out of every doorway from afternoon onward. Find a venue with a band playing (or a busker on the street), drop a tip and take a group photo with the music behind you.
Local Memphian bridal tip
Convince a local Memphis resident to share one favourite music venue, BBQ joint or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.
Local Memphian tip
Convince a local Memphis resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.
Memphis BBQ for the bride
Memphis is one of the four pillars of American BBQ. Order pulled pork, dry-rub ribs or BBQ nachos (Central BBQ, Rendezvous, Cozy Corner) and take a group photo with everyone, including the bride, taking the first bite at the same time.
Memphis BBQ taste
Memphis is one of the four pillars of American BBQ. Order a pulled-pork sandwich, dry-rub ribs or BBQ nachos from a local spot (Central BBQ, Rendezvous, Cozy Corner) and take a group photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time.
Memphis bride lift
The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a Memphis backdrop (a neon Beale sign, blue suede shoes, a Mississippi River view). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!
Memphis finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Memphis spot (Beale at neon-lit night, the Mississippi at sunset, the Sun Studio facade in golden light) and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from the Home of the Blues!
Memphis kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a classic Memphis backdrop (a neon Beale Street sign, a blue suede shoe, a guitar in a shop window) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.
Mississippi River backdrop
Walk to Tom Lee Park or Mud Island and find a vantage point over the Mississippi. Take a group photo with the brown river and the M-shaped Hernando de Soto Bridge in the background.
Mississippi River bridal backdrop
Walk to Tom Lee Park or Mud Island and find a vantage point over the Mississippi. Take a group photo with the bride centred, the brown river and the M-shaped bridge behind her.
Music Gates bridal shot
The wrought-iron Music Gates with their notes and Elvis silhouettes are the entrance to Graceland. Find the gates, line the team up with the bride centred and take a group photo with the gates and the mansion behind.
Peabody duck bridal march
Five mallard ducks march from the rooftop to the lobby fountain at 11 a.m. and back at 5 p.m. Get a spot near the red carpet and take a group photo with the bride in the centre, ducks waddling past her feet (or by the fountain afterward).
Peabody duck march
Five North American mallard ducks march from the rooftop to the lobby fountain at 11 a.m. and back at 5 p.m. Get a spot near the red carpet, take a group photo with the ducks waddling past (or by the fountain afterward if you missed the march).
Pink Cadillac pose
On the Graceland grounds (or in the visitor centre) sits the famous pink Cadillac Elvis bought his mother. Find any pink Cadillac (or a pink-Cadillac mural in Memphis) and take a group photo with the bride leaning against the bonnet.
Recreate the bride's wildest moment (Memphis)
Everyone knows that one legendary night out. Imitate the bride at her most wild moment ever. One person plays her, the rest directs, capture it in a photo or short video. Best impression wins.
Stax marquee shot
The Stax marquee with its blue-and-white tile spells out STAX in giant letters. Find a flattering angle and take a group photo with the marquee behind the team.
Sun Studio guitar bridal pose
Sun Studio is where Elvis cut his first record. Find the giant yellow guitar on the side of the building and take a group photo with the bride in the centre, the team behind her with air guitars raised.
Sun Studio guitar pose
Sun Studio is where Elvis cut his first record. Find the giant yellow guitar on the side of the building and take a group photo with the team posed in front of it, air-guitars optional.
To Beale Street (bride)
Navigate to Beale Street in downtown Memphis and check in around 2nd Street under the neon arches with the bride.
To Graceland (bride)
Rideshare south on Elvis Presley Boulevard to Graceland and check in at the Music Gates with the bride.
To Peabody Hotel (bride)
Walk west to the Peabody Hotel lobby and check in by the marble fountain. Time it for 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. for the duck march.
To Sun Studio (bride)
Walk east on Union Avenue to Sun Studio and check in at the yellow guitar facade with the bride.
Trivia: Elvis at Sun Studio
Sam Phillips founded Sun Records and recorded Elvis Presley's first track. In what year did Elvis first walk in and record "That's All Right"?
Trivia: Peabody duck tradition
The Peabody Hotel duck tradition began when a hotel manager left his hunting decoys in the fountain as a joke. In what year did that happen (within 2)?
Trivia: Peabody ducks since
The Peabody Hotel's duck tradition began in what decade (the year a manager left his decoys in the fountain as a joke)? Give the year, within two.
Trivia: Sun Studio recorded Elvis
Sam Phillips founded Sun Studio and Sun Records. In what year did Elvis Presley first walk in and record (the year of "That's All Right")?
White for the bride in Memphis
The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a neon Beale sign, Sun Studio or a Graceland gate, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.