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10 Atlanta venues that fit, with guests and setting from each venue, and a photographer's notes on how they look.

VenueTownGuestsSetting
Guardian WorksWestsideUp to 1,300Indoor and outdoor
The Foundry at Puritan MillWest MidtownUp to 1,200Indoor and outdoor
Terminus 330DowntownUp to 800Indoor and outdoor
Fox TheatreMidtownUp to 600Indoor and outdoor
The Biltmore BallroomsMidtownUp to 500Indoor
Barrington HallRoswellUp to 400Indoor and outdoor
Bulloch HallRoswellUp to 300Indoor and outdoor
The Wimbish HouseMidtownUp to 250Indoor
SCAD Ivy HallMidtownUp to 200Indoor and outdoor
Historic DeKalb CourthouseDecaturUp to 150Indoor

Compare every venue

Old Atlanta

The historic venues here run from antebellum houses in Roswell to a 1920s ballroom, a grand theater and a courthouse square in Decatur. Each one sets rules to protect the building, so read them early.

What To Ask

Ask about candles, confetti, rice and petals, which many old buildings limit. Ask about the load in route for your caterer and band, and whether the grounds are open to the public on your date.

How I Would Plan The Photographs

Old buildings have staircases, porches and tall windows that already look like a story. I find where the afternoon light falls and save the best doorway for the last hour of sun.

Couple embracing in the church aisle as guests clap
From Vitor's wedding work

The Venues

What Each One Offers

Westside · Up to 1,300

Guardian Works

A 1908 former perfumery in the Echo Street West development near the Westside Beltline, with old vats and scales kept as decor. Inside are 24 foot ceilings and big windows, and a covered patio opens to a front lawn for outdoor ceremonies. It suits both small weddings and very large parties.

Guardian Works is a restored 1908 industrial building and former perfumery that later served as a chemical company, and the original vats and oversized scales remain as decor.

Approved caterer list in the Novare packet.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

West Midtown · Up to 1,200

The Foundry at Puritan Mill

A 1921 chemical company building in the King Plow Arts District on the Westside turned into one large open hall. Original pine beams, big skylights and polished concrete give it an industrial look, and sheer drapes come hung in the room. It is one of the largest single rooms in the Novare group, with a garden outside and its own parking lot.

The building was originally built in 1921 as part of the Puritan Chemical Company in what is now West Midtown.

Approved caterer list in the Novare information kit.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Downtown · Up to 800

Terminus 330

A 1912 coffee company building downtown, now an open loft with exposed brick, timber columns and old hardwood floors. A mezzanine looks over the city's historic railway, and a rooftop terrace adds a skyline option. The venue promotes weekend long celebrations with shuttles and hotel deals.

The building was constructed in 1912 for Atlanta's Maddox Coffee Company.

Terminus 330 requires its in house caterer with some exceptions, and no outside alcohol is permitted.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Midtown · Up to 600

Fox Theatre

The historic Peachtree Street theatre rents its ballrooms, lobbies and, on rare dates, the auditorium for weddings from small ceremonies to receptions for hundreds. The Egyptian Ballroom is the showpiece, and the Grand Salon next door opens onto a terrace for a ceremony or cocktail hour. The newer Marquee Club looks down on the famous marquee and has a rooftop conservatory.

The Fox was conceived in 1928 as a headquarters for Atlanta's Shriners, but the cost was too great and they leased it to movie executive William Fox.

The Fox keeps a preferred vendor list covering audio visual, caterers, entertainment, designers, drapery, rentals and florists.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Midtown · Up to 500

The Biltmore Ballrooms

Two restored ballrooms inside the 1924 Biltmore Hotel building in Midtown, each with its own pre-function room, catering kitchen and restrooms at opposite ends of the building. The Georgian is the larger room with columns and crystal chandeliers, and the Imperial has blue and ivory plaster ceilings over a recessed wood floor. Couples can book one ballroom or both.

The Biltmore Hotel was built in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Novare keeps a list of preferred caterers, and the packet also lists recommended hotels, photographers, DJs, bands, florists, rental and audio visual companies.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Roswell · Up to 400

Barrington Hall

A city owned 1842 house museum across from Roswell's historic Town Square, listed by the City of Roswell among its wedding venues. Events use the lawns and an old formal garden, with a small barn for food service. Couples bring their own caterer and rentals.

Barrington Hall was completed in 1842 for Barrington King, one of Roswell's founders.

Planning, catering and tables and chairs must be arranged with other vendors.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Roswell · Up to 300

Bulloch Hall

A city owned Greek Revival house museum from Roswell's founding years, listed by the City of Roswell among its wedding venues. Weddings happen on the lawns and garden with a pond and pavilion, while the Osage Room covers a small indoor dinner. It is a do it yourself venue where couples bring their own caterer and rentals.

Bulloch Hall is a Greek Temple Revival style home that dates to the founding of Roswell in the early 1840s.

The city page says catering, planning and tables and chairs must come from other vendors.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Midtown · Up to 250

The Wimbish House

A 1906 Peachtree Street mansion owned by the Atlanta Woman's Club, with formal reception rooms, a dining room, a sun room and a ballroom. Period furniture, grand pianos and antique chandeliers fill nearly every room. The house says its posted rates carry no extra fees, and couples may bring their own alcohol.

The Wimbish House was completed in 1906 as a family residence for Atlanta attorney William A.

Food and drink must come from an approved full service caterer, and approved caterers provide staff, bartenders, dinnerware and sometimes linen.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Midtown · Up to 200

SCAD Ivy Hall

A two and a half story red brick Victorian mansion on Ponce de Leon with Queen Anne and Shingle Style details. SCAD restored it and hangs art from its own collection inside. A private garden holds the ceremony, and the house rooms take the reception.

Ivy Hall was built in 1883 and designed by Gottfried L Norrman as a red brick Queen Anne and Shingle Style mansion.

SCAD encourages its preferred partner list.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Decatur · Up to 150

Historic DeKalb Courthouse

The old county courthouse on the Decatur Square, run by the DeKalb History Center. Weddings use the courtroom and side rooms, with marble walls, terrazzo floors and arched windows. It is one of the few metro venues that lets couples bring their own alcohol, and hotels sit within a block.

Ceremony only rentals allow no food or drink.

Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta Decatur Emory at 116 Clairemont Avenue and Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Emory at 130 Clairemont Avenue are less than a block away.

Spaces, notes and questions to ask

Questions About Atlanta Historic Wedding Venues

Which of these historic wedding venues holds the most guests?

Guardian Works publishes the biggest number, up to 1,300 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is Historic DeKalb Courthouse, up to 150.

Do these venues publish their prices?

6 of the 10 do. Guardian Works, The Foundry at Puritan Mill, Fox Theatre, The Biltmore Ballrooms list a price on their own site, and the rest quote by date.

Which ones publish a rain plan?

None of them publish a rain plan online, so ask each one for the backup room in writing and walk it on your tour.

Will you photograph our wedding at one of these?

Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Atlanta. Check your date and tell me which venue you are looking at.

Found Your Venue

Tell me where in Atlanta you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.

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