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Elopements
14 Atlanta venues that fit, with guests and setting from each venue, and a photographer's notes on how they look.
Buckhead · Up to 150 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 150 · Indoor
Buckhead · Up to 125 · Indoor and outdoor
Dunwoody · Up to 120 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 100 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 90 · Indoor
Poncey-Highland · Up to 80 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 75 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 60 · Indoor and outdoor
Druid Hills · Up to 60 · Indoor and outdoor
Midtown · Up to 50 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 30 · Indoor
Inman Park · Up to 18 · Indoor and outdoor
Midtown · Ask the venue · Indoor and outdoor
| Venue | Town | Guests | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Coach House | Buckhead | Up to 150 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Palm Atlanta | Buckhead | Up to 150 | Indoor |
| Hotel Colee, Atlanta Buckhead, Autograph Collection | Buckhead | Up to 125 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Dunwoody Nature Center | Dunwoody | Up to 120 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Tess, Autograph Collection | Buckhead | Up to 100 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Atlas | Buckhead | Up to 90 | Indoor |
| Hotel Clermont | Poncey-Highland | Up to 80 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Gypsy Kitchen | Buckhead | Up to 75 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Atlanta History Center, Swan House Gardens Intimate Weddings | Buckhead | Up to 60 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Callanwolde Fine Arts Center | Druid Hills | Up to 60 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Dockside at Piedmont Park | Midtown | Up to 50 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Cathedral of Christ the King | Buckhead | Up to 30 | Indoor |
| Sugar Magnolia Bed and Breakfast | Inman Park | Up to 18 | Indoor and outdoor |
| Stonehurst Place | Midtown | Ask the venue | Indoor and outdoor |
Every venue on this page publishes a space for about fifty people or fewer, or a package made for an elopement. They run from an inn that caps micro weddings at 18 guests to a garden elopement for up to twenty people, small chapels, a private room for a few close family and terraces for fifty.
Ask what day of the week the small package runs, how many hours it includes and whether the guest limit counts the officiant and the photographer.
With a handful of people, I plan more time for the two of you. A short ceremony, family photographs in five minutes, then a slow walk for portraits while the light is soft.
The Venues
Buckhead · Up to 150
For a small wedding, look at Katydid Room and Terrace, listed at 40 seated. A garden restaurant in a former outbuilding of the Inman estate, now home to a restaurant, gallery and gift shop. Small garden weddings take place on a string lit terrace off the BelleNita Room, and the package includes a house made two tier cake and valet parking.
Buckhead · Up to 150
For a small wedding, look at Chairman Room, listed at up to 36 seated, 60 reception. The Palm restaurant at The Westin Buckhead has seven private and semi private dining setups, from a 12 seat boardroom to the Buckhead Room for 150 standing. It names rehearsal dinners among the events it hosts.
Buckhead · Up to 125
For a small wedding, look at Spotlight, listed at up to 50 banquet, 80 reception. An Autograph Collection hotel on Peachtree Road with 16,478 square feet of event space inside and out. The Show Room seats up to 250 and can split into three smaller rooms. A rooftop space and a 2,500 square foot Sun Terrace give a rehearsal dinner or welcome party open air.
Dunwoody · Up to 120
For a small wedding, look at The Porch, listed at up to 50. A wooded park in Dunwoody where couples rent one space or the whole place. The Northwoods Pavilion sits on a hill over the Meadow with a fireplace and a deck, and the Meadow itself has a creek, gardens and a stone fireplace. Small elopement packages start at a three hour rental.
Buckhead · Up to 100
For a small wedding, look at Cresthaven Terrace, listed at up to 50 reception. An Autograph Collection hotel on East Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead Village, with 18,669 square feet of event space. The Cresthaven Ballroom seats up to 240 and opens onto an open air terrace. Upstairs, the Tesserae restaurant has a rooftop patio for up to 100, a natural fit for the night before.
Buckhead · Up to 90
For a small wedding, look at Papillon Room, listed at up to 8 seated. The restaurant inside The St. Regis Atlanta, which names rehearsal dinners among the events it hosts. Private and semi private parties run from 10 to 90 guests, with a full restaurant buyout and a separate garden room.
Poncey-Highland · Up to 80
For a small wedding, look at Tiny Lou's, listed at up to 80 full buyout, 14 in the private dining room. A 93 room hotel on Ponce de Leon Avenue that lists wedding celebrations among its group events. The Rooftop takes a full buyout of up to 200 guests with skyline views and a full bar. Downstairs, Tiny Lou's is a French American brasserie named for a 1950s dancer at the old Clermont Motor Hotel, and holds up to 80 for a full buyout.
Buckhead · Up to 75
For a small wedding, look at Madrid Room, listed at up to 30. A Peachtree Road restaurant with a rooftop patio, an enclosed patio and private rooms. It pitches its spaces for rehearsal dinners and cocktail receptions, and a full buyout holds up to 250.
Buckhead · Up to 60
The Atlanta History Center sets aside three small formats for the Swan House Gardens, an elopement or vow renewal for up to twenty people, a ceremony only rental, and a smaller wedding for under 60 guests with dinner in the Draper Room. Elopements usually run Monday to Thursday, because weekends hold full weddings.
Druid Hills · Up to 60
For a small wedding, look at Formal Garden, listed at under 50. A 27,000 square foot 1920 mansion on a twelve acre Druid Hills estate, built by the Candler family and now run by a nonprofit arts center. Outside are terraces, a fountain, lawns and formal gardens, and inside are walnut paneling and a grand staircase. One event a day, and every renter becomes a donating member.
Midtown · Up to 50
For a small wedding, look at Visitor Center, listed at up to 50 seated inside, 20 on the covered terrace. The smallest of the park venues for dinner, and the one right on the water. The ceremony happens on a dock over the lake with the Midtown skyline far behind, and a small reception fits inside the historic Visitor Center. Larger groups spread across the lawn and dock.
Buckhead · Up to 30
For a small wedding, look at D'Youville Chapel, listed at seats 30 and a limited bridal party. The Catholic cathedral on Peachtree Road schedules weddings on Saturdays at noon, 2 pm and 6 pm, with up to three weddings each weekend. Non parishioners can book at the higher rate, and about six months of marriage preparation is required by the Archdiocese. Each party has 75 minutes from the start time to finish the ceremony, photos and cleanup.
Inman Park · Up to 18
A historic inn on Edgewood Avenue in Inman Park that hosts micro weddings capped at 18 guests in total. Packages include overnight rooms for up to eight guests, indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception spots, and the tables, linens and seating.
Midtown · Ask the venue
A boutique inn in a historic Midtown house that offers small weddings and elopement packages, with the ceremony and reception on the property and guest rooms a few steps away. Couples can also rent the entire inn for their group.
Swan Coach House publishes the biggest number, up to 150 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is Sugar Magnolia Bed and Breakfast, up to 18.
5 of the 14 do. Swan Coach House, Dunwoody Nature Center, Atlanta History Center, Swan House Gardens Intimate Weddings, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center list a price on their own site, and the rest quote by date.
Swan Coach House, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center publish one. For the other 12, ask for the backup room in writing.
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