Home / Venues / High Museum of Art
Midtown Wedding Venue
High Museum of Art weddings
Atlanta's art museum rents its white Richard Meier atrium for weddings, with ramps climbing to the galleries above the guests. The Renzo Piano lobby next door adds a warmer room with wood floors and a terrace. Booking runs through the Woodruff Arts Center events team.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Stent Atrium | 225 for ceremonies, receptions and weddings | A 7,000 square foot atrium by Richard Meier under a fan shaped glass ceiling with granite floors and ramps up to the galleries. It holds 325 standing or 150 seated. |
| Margaretta Taylor Lobby | Ask the venue | The Wieland Pavilion lobby with hardwood floors, 18 foot coffered ceilings, tall windows over the campus and piazza, and access to the Orkin Terrace. |
How It Photographs
The fan shaped glass ceiling fills the white atrium with natural light, and the ramps give high angles down onto the ceremony.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Phone | 404-733-5249 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 |
Facts from high.org, woodruffcenter.org, woodruffcenter.org, read November 2026.
What The Venue Publishes
- Rentals are handled by Woodruff Arts Center Special Events, which also rents the Orkin Terrace, Rollins Lobby and Terrace, and outdoor plazas on the campus.
- Richard Meier designed the atrium building, and Renzo Piano designed the Wieland Pavilion in the 2005 expansion.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
A garden wedding lives or dies by the time of day. I walk the paths with the venue before the day, note where the shade falls at ceremony time, and save the best beds and the longest view for the last hour of sun.
This venue publishes outdoor space, so I would plan around the sun. A ceremony in full midday sun means squinting guests and hard shadows, so look up the sunset for your month first and work back from it. Even if dinner is inside, twenty quiet minutes outside before sunset make the photographs couples frame.
Big windows are the best light indoors. I would put the two of you near them for the getting ready photographs and for a few portraits if the weather turns, and keep the room lights low so the color stays clean.
Ask where you will get ready. A bright room with a big window makes the dress, the details and those first quiet minutes look their best, and if it is close to the ceremony spot it saves time on a hot day.
Questions To Ask High Museum of Art
- What is the food and beverage minimum for our date, and what does the package include?
- If it rains, which indoor room holds the ceremony, and when do we have to decide?
- Can we bring in an outside caterer for a cultural menu, and is there a fee?
- Is there a suite for getting ready, and does it have a big window?
- Where is the shade at the time of our ceremony, and can the chairs face away from the sun?
- What time does outdoor music have to stop, and is the space private to us all day?
- Which areas of the grounds can we use for portraits, and when is the last call for the rain plan?
Send me the answers and your date, and I will plan the photographs and the film around them. Check your date.
What High Museum of Art Publishes
The Story Of High Museum of Art
The Atlanta Art Association received a charter from Fulton County Superior Court in 1905 to found an art school and museum. The museum got its first permanent home in 1926 when Harriet High donated her Peachtree Street residence. The Richard Meier building opened in 1983 and is now the Stent Family Wing. The Renzo Piano expansion opened on November 12, 2005 as part of the Woodruff Arts Center.
More Spaces At High Museum of Art
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Atrium | Ask the venue | Light filled space under a fan shaped glass ceiling with granite floors and a four story ramp leading to the permanent collection galleries |
| Wieland Pavilion Grand Lobby | Ask the venue | Designed by Renzo Piano for the 2005 expansion with hardwood floors, 18 foot coffered ceilings and floor to ceiling windows on the north and south walls |
Catering, Bar And Vendors
The High page does not publish catering or alcohol rules.
Getting There And Parking
The museum is at 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta 30309 on the Woodruff Arts Center campus. The Woodruff Center links a separate parking and directions page.
Touring And Booking
Events at the High go through Woodruff Arts Center Special Events by email at specialevents at woodruffcenter.org or by phone at 404 733 5249, and the center also takes rental requests through a form on its site.
From high.org, high.org, high.org, woodruffcenter.org, read November 2026. Policies change, so confirm each one with the venue.
Plan The Day
A Wedding Day At High Museum of Art
High Museum of Art lists outdoor space, so the ceremony time is the one decision that changes every photograph. I like a ceremony that ends a little more than an hour before sunset. The light is softer, guests are not squinting into the sun, and we walk straight from the recessional into portraits while the sky warms up. High Museum of Art does not publish a rain plan, so ask for it in writing and walk the backup room on your tour.
The times below are worked out from the sunset in Atlanta on the 15th of each month, with daylight saving included. Move everything earlier in winter and later in June.
| Month | Ceremony | Portraits Begin | Sunset | Blue Hour Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 6:25 PM | 7:10 PM | 8:10 PM | 8:40 PM |
| May | 6:45 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| June | 7:05 PM | 7:50 PM | 8:50 PM | 9:20 PM |
| September | 6:00 PM | 6:45 PM | 7:45 PM | 8:15 PM |
| October | 5:20 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:35 PM |
| November | 3:50 PM | 4:35 PM | 5:35 PM | 6:05 PM |
Getting ready photos usually start about two hours before the ceremony, so book hair and makeup to finish thirty minutes before I arrive.
Compare
How High Museum of Art Compares
At up to 325 guests, High Museum of Art sits in the middle of the 65 venues here that publish a capacity. Like most venues here, it does not put a full price online. 26 of the 80 venues in this guide do. Close by in Midtown you can also look at Fox Theatre, The Biltmore Ballrooms, The Wimbish House. Other museum or garden venues in this guide are Fernbank Museum, The Carter Center, Fair Oaks, Marietta Educational Garden Center.
Questions About High Museum of Art
How many guests fit at High Museum of Art?
High Museum of Art publishes up to 325 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
Can we bring our own caterer or bar to High Museum of Art?
The High page does not publish catering or alcohol rules.
How do guests get to High Museum of Art and where do they park?
The museum is at 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta 30309 on the Woodruff Arts Center campus. The Woodruff Center links a separate parking and directions page.
Will you photograph our wedding at High Museum of Art?
Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Atlanta. Check your date and tell me about your plans.
Found Your Venue
Tell me where in Atlanta you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.