ULTIMATE GUIDE | UPDATED FOR 2023
Garden WEDDING VENUES IN GEORGIA
ULTIMATE GUIDE | UPDATED FOR 2023
Garden Wedding Venues in Georgia
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A garden wedding is full of effortless romance, surrounded by beautiful flowers, gorgeous landscaping, and pristinely maintained grounds. You don’t need much additional decor since the gardens themselves are so elegant. Also, the tranquility of a calming garden is perfect for keeping the focus on you and your partner. Garden wedding venues in Georgia are simple and sophisticated. Often less formal than an indoor wedding. They also allow you to take full advantage of beautiful weather, especially here in Georgia.
If you’re considering a garden wedding, I’ve compiled a guide of some of my favorite garden wedding venues in Georgia. Take a look!
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Callanwolde Estate is a true piece of Atlanta history. Built in the 1920s by the Candler family, the original inventors, and owners of Coca-Cola. The 27,000-square-foot mansion has a distinct, cottage-like architecture with an interior full of ornate detailing. But where the estate really shines is its beautiful gardens, framed by mature trees, sprawling lawns, and terraces. Lush greenery and vibrant flowers are the perfect, romantic backdrop for an outdoor ceremony, and features like stone walls and steps, wooden arbors, and delicate fountains are ideal for gorgeous portraits of you and your partner.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Address: 625 GA-301, Trenton, GA 30752
Price Range: $$$
Guest Count: Up to 250
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Only 45 minutes north of Atlanta, the Greystone Estate is a beautiful 65-acre property with incredible opportunities for outdoor ceremonies and photos. With views of the surrounding valleys, a sparkling lake with a dramatic fountain, and sweeping hillsides of lush meadows and wildflowers, it’s easy to see why couples choose this venue as the perfect place to start their lives as a married couple. The rolling hills and stately oak trees are perfect for exchanging vows or taking breathtaking photos, and the colorful gardens make beautiful backdrops, too.
The Greystone Estate
Address: 980 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Price Range: $$
Guest Count: Up to 200
Atlanta History Center is home to several buildings and spaces that are perfect for an unforgettable wedding. The Swan House Gardens are luxurious, old-world Italian-inspired grounds featuring remarkable landscaping, a five-tiered fountain, and majestic curved staircases, all of which lead up to a remarkable mansion that is now a museum. For a more intimate outdoor ceremony, Olguita’s Garden features a small courtyard with a stone pillar altar draped in colorful florals. There is also an outdoor amphitheater-inspired space, with raised tiers of grassy lawn that overlook a stone landing, perfect for a ceremony or a garden cocktail hour.
Atlanta History Center
Address: 130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Price Range: $$$$
Guest Count: Up to 300
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The Waldorf Astoria has a reputation for greatness. Its Atlanta Buckhead location is no exception. While the venue has all of the upscale amenities and private event spaces you would expect from a luxury hotel, its hidden gem is the courtyard garden. A beautiful oasis in the midst of the city. With beautiful trees, lush landscaping, and a gorgeous space for an intimate ceremony. At the heart of the courtyard is a low, rectangular water feature that leads up to the space where you and your partner will say “I do.” Bring in your own unique wedding florals. Or float candles and flowers in the pond for an extra special touch to this serene courtyard environment.
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead
Address: 3376 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
Price Range: $$$$
Guest Count: Up to 100
The Wildflower 301 is a beautiful estate with a Southern mansion built in 1810. It lives on 2.5 acres of English gardens and walking paths. With lush, colorful blossoms, gorgeous garden archways, and beds of meticulous landscaping, it’s a venue that feels like something out of a royal fairy tale. Their open-air Cathedral arches in the garden are magnificent and perfect for elegant vows and portraits. Next, the first-look platform has been thoughtfully designed to curate special and intimate moments prior to a ceremony. They also have a bourbon garden! Guests can bury a bottle of bourbon upside down before their wedding. This wards off rain on their wedding day (an old Southern tradition!)
The Wildflower 301
Address: 301 W Greene St, Greensboro, GA 30642
Price Range: $$
Guest Count: Up to 150
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The Thompson House is a historic Victorian farmhouse built in 1880. It remained in the Thompson family for over 100 years. Recently, it transformed into a beautiful event venue that embraces nature and elegance. The venue lives surrounded by spectacular gardens that are lovingly maintained year-round. Guests are invited to sit on the wraparound porch and take in the tranquil sights and sounds of the property. Including butterflies and the distant rumbling of a train that will transport you back to a simpler time of true Southern Victorian sophistication. With tall, stately trees, bushy hydrangeas, and ivy-covered trellises, there are plenty of sites throughout the property for beautiful pictures and heartfelt ceremonies.
The Thompson House and Gardens
Address: 1431 Atlanta Hwy, Bogart, GA 30622
Price Range: $$$
Guest Count: Up to 200
255 Milledge is home to a beautiful, historic mansion that was once the home of Benjamin Frank Hardeman. He, along with his wife, became known for throwing some of the most lavish and elegant parties in Northeast Georgia. That legacy persists today as many couples choose this beautiful estate for their own opulent weddings. The grounds are perfect for outdoor weddings, with a ceremony space that uses a brick wall with intricate arches lined with magnolia trees as a backdrop. For your reception, continue your celebration under the stars with a glass-roofed tent that is perfect for keeping everyone sheltered and dry while still bringing in the beauty of the surrounding gardens and grounds.
255 Milledge
Address: 255 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
Price Range: $$$
Guest Count: Up to 200
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These garden wedding venues in Georgia are some of the most beautiful in the state and lend themselves to memorable weddings and beautiful wedding albums. It would be my honor to photograph your Georgia garden wedding. So I’d love to talk with you about how these venues will give you an album full of romantic, stunning pictures.
I’ve created different packages for couples seeking elopement, intimate weddings, traditional weddings, or wedding event weekends. Investment begins at $3,000.
I’m always happy to help you with payment plans, extra hours, a second photographer, or other add-ons to enhance your wedding day!
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Some call me an old soul — maybe because I’ve shared a connection with my grandmother from an early age. I’ve carried her love of photography, florals, and family into my career as an Atlanta wedding photographer.
My passion is finding the emotion in a photo: that organic moment of surprise, delight, or pure devotion between you and your partner. Whatever your wedding day looks like, I’m here to capture it exactly as you’ve dreamed.
This guide will help you feel confident in your decision and investment when booking your dream wedding photographer by knowing what questions you should be asking to make sure your memories are beautifully preserved.
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