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Large Weddings
6 Atlanta venues that fit, with guests and setting from each venue, and a photographer's notes on how they look.
Downtown · Up to 2,000 · Indoor
Midtown · Up to 770 · Indoor and outdoor
Downtown · Up to 700 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 690 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 650 · Indoor and outdoor
Buckhead · Up to 600 · Indoor
| Venue | Town | Guests | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Marriott Marquis | Downtown | Up to 2,000 | Indoor |
| Loews Atlanta Hotel | Midtown | Up to 770 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta | Downtown | Up to 700 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The St. Regis Atlanta | Buckhead | Up to 690 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel | Buckhead | Up to 650 | Indoor and outdoor |
| JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead | Buckhead | Up to 600 | Indoor |
Every hotel on this page publishes a room for 500 or more guests. That is the size of many South Asian, Nigerian and multicultural weddings.
Ask for the seated number with your stage, dance floor and buffet in place, not the theater number. Ask whether outside caterers are allowed for a cultural menu, where a baraat or a grand entrance can start and end, and how many rooms you can hold for family flying in.
My team has trained for years for large, multi day weddings. Photo and film work as one team, we plan each event with your planner, and we agree on the family list ahead so the formals move fast.
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.
Midtown · Up to 770
A Midtown hotel on Peachtree Street with four wedding spaces, from the 11,000 square foot Ellington Ballroom to a 4,800 square foot outdoor Terrace for ceremonies. The Overlook is an industrial style room with exposed ceilings and wrap around windows. The hotel says it hosts cultural and multicultural weddings, including South Asian, Jewish, Nigerian, Caribbean, Latinx and fusion celebrations, and welcomes LGBTQ+ weddings.
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.
Buckhead · Up to 690
A Buckhead hotel on West Paces Ferry Road with more than 27,000 square feet of event space across 10 event rooms. The Astor Ballroom seats up to 690 for dinner under chandeliers, with floor to ceiling windows dressed in golden curtains. Outside, the Grand Terrace has a waterfall, the Pool Piazza and tall columns, and the hotel says it can be tented with chairs and custom florals. Couples work with a personal St. Regis Specialist.
Buckhead · Up to 650
A Buckhead hotel that calls itself recently renovated and steeped in Southern charm, with 40,000 square feet of event space on its wedding page. The Legacy Ballroom has crystal chandeliers and 14 foot ceilings, and its private terrace looks out on the Atlanta skyline for cocktail hour. Landscaped gardens round out the outdoor side. A brunch reception offer is published at $105 per person.
Buckhead · Up to 600
A Buckhead hotel on Lenox Road with 23 event rooms and 28,610 square feet of event space. The hotel's wedding page puts up to 600 guests in the Phoenix Ballroom, with white glove service and a custom wedding menu. The Charleston rooms open into one for weddings of about 200.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis publishes the biggest number, up to 2,000 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, up to 600.
2 of the 6 do. The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel, JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead list a price on their own site, and the rest quote by date.
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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