Museums
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernbank Museum | Druid Hills | Up to 2,500 | Indoor and outdoor |
| High Museum of Art | Midtown | Up to 325 | Indoor and outdoor |
| The Carter Center | Poncey Highland | Up to 275 | Indoor |
A museum gives your guests something to look at between courses and gives the photographs a backdrop no ballroom has. The museums here open their halls, terraces and gardens after hours.
Ask which galleries are open to guests, whether flash or candles are allowed near the collection, and what time the public leaves.
The Venues
Druid Hills · Up to 2,500
A natural history museum where the reception can happen under a glass ceiling beside giant dinosaur skeletons. The Star Gallery suits a small wedding under fiber optic stars, and the outdoor Dinosaur Plaza hosts warm season ceremonies by a fountain. Guests can be given private run of the exhibitions.
Midtown · Up to 325
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.
Poncey Highland · Up to 275
The Carter Center campus beside the presidential library rents a chapel for ceremonies and the Cyprus Room for receptions. Rooms look out on Japanese gardens, lakes and the koi pond, and the foyer faces the downtown skyline. Catering and bar come only from its exclusive caterer.
Fernbank Museum publishes the biggest number, up to 2,500 guests. The smallest that publishes a count is The Carter Center, up to 275.
1 of the 3 do. Fernbank Museum 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.
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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