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Downtown
3 Atlanta venues that fit, with guests and setting from each venue, and a photographer's notes on how they look.
| Venue | Town | Guests | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Marriott Marquis | Downtown | Up to 2,000 | Indoor |
| The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta | Downtown | Up to 700 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta | Downtown | Up to 300 | Indoor |
Downtown is where Atlanta's biggest hotel ballrooms are. If your guest list runs to several hundred, or your celebration is a multi day weekend with a large family, the hotels here publish rooms that can hold it, and they sit close to the parks and landmarks of the city center.
Compare seated capacity, not reception capacity. A room that holds a large standing reception seats far fewer for dinner with a dance floor and a stage. Ask what is included, because some hotels publish packages that cover the cake, the bar and the linens, and others build a quote from a menu.
Big rooms need a plan. I map the grand entrance, the stage, the head table and the dance floor before the guests arrive, so photo and film never stand in each other's shot.
Downtown hotels are built for big groups, so they are good at the whole weekend. Ask about private dining rooms for the rehearsal dinner, a space for the welcome party, and a room block for family flying into the airport. Many of your guests will stay in the hotel, so the getting ready suites, the ceremony and the reception can all be a short elevator ride apart.
Tall buildings mean the street goes into shade early. I plan outdoor portraits for the last hour of sun and look for height, a terrace, a high floor or a big window, where the light lasts longer and the skyline sits behind you.
Two of the Downtown hotels here say on their own pages that they host Indian and other cultural weddings, and one names its biggest ballroom for baraat processionals. If your celebration runs over several days, ask where each event can happen in the building, whether a mandap and a fire ceremony can be set up, and how the baraat route works from the street to the ballroom door. Once I know the plan, I scout the angles in advance so nothing is missed.
The Hotels
Downtown · Up to 2,000
The biggest hotel event space in this guide, with 162,526 square feet in the hotel itself. The Atrium Ballroom seats up to 2,000, and the hotel names it for baraat processionals and says it hosts weddings for every religion and culture, with menus built around cultural, traditional and dietary needs. The Pulse Loft, private dining rooms and the Bourbon Bar suit smaller events in the wedding weekend.
Downtown · Up to 700
A Downtown tower that rises 73 stories, with 84,179 square feet of event space. The hotel says the Peachtree Ballroom holds up to 700 wedding guests, and it lists Indian weddings and other cultural celebrations among the events it hosts. Sun Dial, the restaurant on the 73rd floor, looks out over the city.
Downtown · Up to 300
A Downtown hotel on Peachtree Street with more than 18,000 square feet of event space. Wedding packages are built on a four or five hour reception and include the ballroom, food, a wedding cake from the hotel's pastry team, a super premium or ultra premium bar, and the tables, linens, china and dance floor. The couple gets a suite and an amenity on the wedding night, and guests get a weekend hospitality suite.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis publishes the biggest number, up to 2,000 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta, up to 300.
None of the 3 put a full price online, so every one quotes by date and guest count.
None of them publish a rain plan online, so ask each one for the backup room in writing and walk it on your tour.
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