But, I promise that wont affect this recap.
For all the Deacon/Rayna stans out there, lets do this.
The wedding bells are ringing.
Credit: ABC/Mark Levine
Everything seems to be going well until the rehearsal dinner at the Bluebird.
It doesnt get much better from there though.
So much for a small, quiet wedding.
Damn, Nashville is intense!
Luckily, said publicist has a solution and sets about reconfiguring a private barn for the ceremony.
So, whats happening with all the people who arent getting married?
Well, Avery is currently losing his mind over Juliette.
Hes had to pretend that everythings okay for weeks now, and hes reaching the end of his rope.
Spoiler alert: He doesnt handle it very well.
That comes in the form of Deacon, Maddie, and Daphne.
Essentially, both of them are worried about Rayna marrying him.
Daphne is worried that shell just be a tag-along in the family, while Maddie has more legitimate concerns.
When Rayna tells Deacon about this, he freaks out.
In typical soap opera fashion, Deacon takes off.
It doesnt go so well, especially when shes stuck talking at length to a taxidermist.
Thats a topic thats not exactly in the romantic wheelhouse.
(Apologies to all the taxidermists that read these recaps.)
Those two crazy kids catch eyes later on and share a dance, so things will be all right.
Before the wedding can even begin, things start going downhill for everyone else.
Meanwhile, Layla has made it out to the wedding.
She just wants to have a nice time, but here comes Colt to ruin it all.
You couldnt find a more appropriate time to divulge that information, Colt?
For just a little while this season,Nashvilleactually indulges in joy.
That can only last for so long though.
That gives Avery a full-on panic attack.
Maddie and Colt get super awkward too, because Maddie is interested in him and Colt is suddenly distant.
The men on this show are consistently the worst.
Not all of them, butmanyof them.
Everything seems to work out for the newlyweds though.
Then, Rayna and Deacon get a little candlelit alone time, if you know what I mean.
You know what I mean.
The episode doesnt end there though, because this isNashvilleand we need a crazy shift in the plot.
Layla is ready to record her new album and she seems particularly excited for some reason.
The way she says it is all menace and vengeance.
Things are going to get ugly.
