Druid Hills · Up to 2,500
A natural history museum where the reception can happen under a glass ceiling beside giant dinosaur skeletons. The Star Gallery suits a small wedding under fiber optic stars, and the outdoor Dinosaur Plaza hosts warm season ceremonies by a fountain. Guests can be given private run of the exhibitions.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History opened in October 1992 at 767 Clifton Road.
Catering must come from the museum approved caterer list of Affairs to Remember, Bold Events, Dennis Dean Catering, LowCountry Catering and Proof of the Pudding.
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Old Fourth Ward · Up to 2,000
The rooftop of Ponce City Market, with skyline views of Buckhead, Downtown and Midtown in one sweep. Several separate spaces can be booked, from the Rooftop Terrace for a wedding to the open Skyline Park. The venue suggests it for a full wedding weekend.
The venue guide says the site of Ponce City Market was once the Ponce de Leon Springs, whose water was rumored to cure illness and drew visitors in the late 1800s.
Food and drink come through the Slater Hospitality events team.
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Westside · Up to 1,300
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.
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West Midtown · Up to 1,200
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.
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Sweetwater Design District · Up to 1,000
A big industrial room inside American Spirit Works, home to a working whiskey distillery. A covered breezeway looks over the stills, and the indoor courtyard has a retractable sunroof for the ceremony or cocktail hour. Polished concrete, brick and 18 foot ceilings give a warm modern industrial look.
The Stave Room sits inside American Spirit Works in the Sweetwater Design District of Atlanta, next to a working whiskey distillery.
Approved caterer list in the Novare packet.
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West End · Up to 1,000
A brewery and barrel house in the historic West End on the Westside Beltline trail. The Chandelier Room pairs industrial bones with rows of vintage chandeliers, and the courtyard adds fire pits and string lights. Smaller bars on site cover rehearsal dinners and showers.
The Garage is the Monday Night Brewing home for barrel aging and souring programs.
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Downtown · Up to 800
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.
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Midtown · Up to 600
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.
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