Venue	Town	Guests	Setting
Magnolia Hall at Piedmont Park	Midtown	Up to 150	Indoor and outdoor
Swan Coach House	Buckhead	Up to 150	Indoor and outdoor
Dunwoody Nature Center	Dunwoody	Up to 120	Indoor and outdoor
Greystone at Piedmont Park	Midtown	Up to 120	Indoor and outdoor
Bellyard, West Midtown Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel	West Midtown	Up to 110	Indoor and outdoor
Chattahoochee Nature Center	Roswell	Up to 70	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
Sugar Magnolia Bed and Breakfast	Inman Park	Up to 18	Indoor and outdoor
Primrose Cottage	Roswell	Ask the venue	Indoor and outdoor
Flint Hill	Norcross	Ask the venue	Indoor and outdoor

Small Gardens And Terraces

The venues on this page put a small ceremony or dinner outside, in a garden, on a terrace or by the water in a park. Most also list an indoor room, which is usually the rain plan.

What To Ask

Ask whether the garden is open to the public on your date and where the ceremony moves if it rains.

How I Would Plan The Photographs

I find the shade at ceremony time and save the best part of the garden for the last hour of sun.

Couple under a large arch of greenery in a walled garden — From Vitor's wedding work

The Venues

What Each One Offers

Midtown · Up to 150

Magnolia Hall at Piedmont Park

For a small wedding, look at Magnolia Hall, listed at up to 150 for a buffet or stations dinner with dancing, 200 cocktail style. A restored historic stable inside Piedmont Park, with a stone courtyard and a manicured lawn beside it. Couples marry on the grass and walk a few steps into the old stable for dinner. The hall has two rooms where the couple can stay hidden before the ceremony.

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Buckhead · Up to 150

Swan Coach House

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.

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Dunwoody · Up to 120

Dunwoody Nature Center

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.

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Midtown · Up to 120

Greystone at Piedmont Park

For a small wedding, look at Back Terrace, listed at up to 120 seated on the terrace furniture. The largest of the Piedmont Park Conservancy venues. Vows happen on a back terrace under string lights, looking across the pool to Lake Clara Meer, and dinner moves inside to a historic hall. Tables and chairs for the ceremony and reception are included.

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West Midtown · Up to 110

Bellyard, West Midtown Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

For a small wedding, look at Drawbar Outdoor Terrace, listed at up to 90 reception. A West Midtown hotel at the Interlock with seven event rooms and 9,342 square feet of event space. The hotel shows its Garden Courtyard for ceremonies, and the Drawbar holds up to 200 for a reception with its own outdoor terrace. The Cast Iron and Rolled Steel rooms combine for dinners of up to 110. Room blocks are offered for wedding guests.

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Roswell · Up to 70

Chattahoochee Nature Center

For a small wedding, look at Green Roof, listed at up to 70. A nature center on the Chattahoochee River in Roswell with three wedding spots, a lakeside pavilion, a green roof and a boardwalk over the river. Guests can walk the gardens and the wildlife trail during cocktail hour, and the party can run until midnight.

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Buckhead · Up to 60

Atlanta History Center, Swan House Gardens Intimate Weddings

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

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

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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Midtown · Up to 50

Dockside at Piedmont Park

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.

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Inman Park · Up to 18

Sugar Magnolia Bed and Breakfast

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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Roswell · Ask the venue

Primrose Cottage

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

Flint Hill

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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Questions About Atlanta Small Garden Wedding Venues

Which of these small garden wedding venues holds the most guests?

Magnolia Hall at Piedmont Park publishes the biggest number, up to 150 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is Sugar Magnolia Bed and Breakfast, up to 18.

Do these venues publish their prices?

6 of the 12 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.

Which ones publish a rain plan?

Swan Coach House, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Primrose Cottage, Flint Hill publish one. For the other 8, ask for the backup room in writing.

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.

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

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