Midtown · Up to 150
For a small wedding, look at Mitchell Ballroom, listed at up to 60 banquet, 100 reception. A historic hotel that has framed Atlanta since 1911, across Peachtree Street from the Fox Theatre. Its wedding page lists Beaux Arts ballrooms with chandeliers, custom menus and bar service, dedicated wedding specialists and hospitality suites for the bride and groom. Livingston Restaurant and Bar on the ground floor hosts rehearsal dinners and farewell brunches.
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Midtown · Up to 100
For a small wedding, look at First Floor, listed at up to 100 seated, 150 buffet or cocktail style. A stone house on Peachtree Street that the Georgia Trust calls the Castle on Peachtree. Weddings use the first floor, the front porch and the front lawn. Rental includes an event coordinator, a security guard and two free hours on another day for portraits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Roswell · Ask the venue
Its published packages start with a ceremony only option, which suits a small wedding. A three story 1839 mansion on Mimosa Boulevard, built by Roswell King for his daughter and now run by Wedgewood Weddings. English gardens with stone paths hold the outdoor ceremony, and a glass walled hall brings the garden inside for the reception. Packages bundle food, bar and design.
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Norcross · Ask the venue
Its published packages start with a ceremony only option, which suits a small wedding. An 1835 mansion on a quiet street in historic downtown Norcross, on the National Register since 1979 and ringed by big oaks. The ceremony happens in a walled courtyard with a gazebo and garden paths, and the reception moves into a ballroom with French doors. It is run by Wedgewood Weddings.
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