The Margaret Mitchell House is a brand new wedding venue located on historic grounds in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, GA.
This boutique wedding venue offers light-filled spaces, clean modern interiors with a soft, neutral palette designed to showcase each couple’s vision. Perfect for hosting celebrations of up to 100 guests in an intimate, elegant setting.
The venue offers rare indoor-outdoor flow with two private lawns overlooking Peachtree Street—perfect for ceremonies, cocktail hours, or golden-hour moments before moving inside. Couples also enjoy access to historic parlors for an indoor cocktail hour, a spacious bridal suite, and a relaxed groom’s lounge.
Operated by the acclaimed Swan House Weddings team at Atlanta History Center, The Margaret Mitchell House delivers the same impeccable service and planning expertise as Atlanta’s most sought-after venues—now in a more intimate, boutique setting.
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Wedding FAQs
These are questions we often get from couples that book their wedding here. You may find that it answers a lot of your questions. Please feel free to also ask your salesperson for further clarity. We realize this is your first wedding you are planning and there are a lot of unknowns. We are happy to help, and no question is silly, always ask!
Please call or email us to check availability. We allow bookings up to two years in advance. Most Saturdays book up about fifteen months out. We do host weddings Sunday through Friday as well.
As one of the largest event properties in Atlanta, it can take a village to pull off a wedding here – a beautiful and very memorable wedding at that. Numerous vendors, lots of locations, throw in a historic site (The Margaret Mitchell House) with all our guidelines, and it can be a headache to coordinate anything. That is why you hire a professional to manage and run the show. We are happy to help recommend planners who are tried and true. Or we can give advice if you can’t decide between a few you found on your own.
The wedding planner must be a licensed planner not related to the family. We want to make sure the wedding planner is focused completely on coordination of the event with no distractions. You will also want your sister, family, or friend to be focused on you, and celebrating the occasion, not working.
We include a rehearsal in advance of the wedding at a time we do not already have an event booked. We can’t guarantee availability of the time or space you want until three weeks in advance of the wedding. Most Friday and Saturday rehearsals are in the morning due to a wedding loading in that afternoon.
A check or wire transfer is preferred. There is an additional 3% fee for any credit card transaction.
We only host one wedding per day. We may have another non-wedding event in a space you haven’t rented if there is enough parking and the guests’ paths will not cross.
Vendors
We recommend using one of our approved caterers. We want to ensure the highest level of standards are met and we know the caterers on our list will do that from experience working with them. However, you are welcome to bring in outside catering as long as they meet our requirements. The required documentation listed below, including workers compensation, is non-negotiable:
You can bring in rented furniture from any licensed and insured company. Everything must load in and out within your contracted load in and load out time.
We highly recommend Atlanta Party Rentals, Luxury Lounge ATL, or Party Bound for staging and furniture. We have a special relationship with these three companies that allows them to load in prior to your contracted time. This can be helpful and potentially money-saving.
Your band or DJ can provide minimal lighting to light up their stage and the dancefloor. Uplights may be provided by your DJ, caterer, planner, or decorator.
Additional lighting, including but not limited to, pin spotting on tables or cake, monogram gobo projection, special effects lighting on the ceiling (stars, night sky, etc.), must come from one of our exclusive AV and lighting companies. Those companies include Jaros Production, Spectrum, and SiFi Entertainment. If you, the planner, or decorator hires another lighting company, there is an additional $1,000 fee.
Due to the sensitive nature of our historic buildings, outdoor receptions must use one of our AV companies for all lighting, sound, and other AV needs.
Beverage Service
This History Center holds the liquor license and per Georgia liquor laws, all alcoholic beverages must be served and provided by us. If any alcohol is brought on site, we will ask for it to be thrown away or stored in the method of transportation that you arrived in.
We are happy to provide champagne, beer, and wine for the wedding party prior to the ceremony at our client’s request. These beverages are billed based on consumption and added to the final invoice following completion of the event. We of course can provide water as well - hydration is key!
All of these are nice features you can offer to elevate your guests’ experience. Since we will go through more bar product, there is an additional $4.00 per person fee for any one of those options. If you offer all three, it would be $12.00 per person. We would provide the product, but your catering staff would do the passing.
Passed drinks at the cocktail hour is a great way to alleviate lines at the bar right after the ceremony. For toasts, we find that most guests prefer to do a “toast in hand” with whatever drink they already have. Champagne is also available at the bar for anyone who requests it.
All beverage service has tax, service charge, and gratuity in addition to the base price. There may be an additional fee from your caterer for glassware and wine stewards.
Miscellaneous
Yes! Included in the full property rental is usage of our lovely, newly renovated, Bridal and Groom suites. Hair, makeup, and photography can all take place in our Wedding suites.
We will have a casual, holding space for your band or entertainer that is included with your booking. We do not guarantee in advance what or where that space will be. It may be an office, kitchen area, etc. A bathroom will be nearby. We can provide soft drinks, and we bill the client based on consumption. We do not set out alcoholic drinks for entertainers or event staff. Meals, coffee, and hot tea can be arranged for the band through your caterer.
All our outdoor spaces require an indoor space to be rented with them in case of inclement weather. This space could depend on your guest count or date of your event.
Most of our weddings will host their indoor ceremony in the Trellis Room and cocktail hour in the Margaret Mitchell House Peachtree Parlors and Exhibit.
A tent does not suffice as a weather plan. If there is anything more than a light drizzle, it will not be safe for your guests to remain outside on the event lawns.
We have a $2,500 tenting fee for all tents. The ability to set up a tent is subject to availability and typically needs to be booked and paid for at the time of reserving your wedding date. Tents can only be provided by Atlanta Party Rentals or Luxury Lounge & Lighting.
Tents must be installed the same day as the event and broken down and completely cleared by 12:00pm the day after the event. If the tent fee is not included in the original contract, the events department must approve setup and breakdown schedules 30 days prior to your event. We do not guarantee the day before or after for setup and breakdown, until the reservation is confirmed and this fee is paid
For outdoor open-air receptions, the Trellis Room would be the weather plan.
Indoor events must end by midnight. Outdoor events must end by 10:30pm with any horns in a band stopping by 10:00pm.
Yes, however this is not recommended as the lot is not owned, managed, or patrolled by the Margaret Mitchell House. Self-parking is at your own risk, and the Margaret Mitchell House is not responsible for any loss or damage.
There are a handful of ways you can save money here and there for a Margaret Mitchell House wedding. It is good to be sure you get a rough estimate for all vendors before selecting a venue, just to be sure everything will meet your budget.
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Buildings & Grounds
Designed by Philip Trammel Shutze in 1928 for Edward and Emily Inman, Swan House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Story
History has been made and celebrated on our campus for almost a century. We invite you to be a part of that history.
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Goizueta Gardens
Gardens of the spectacular Inman estate was designed by Philip Trammell Shutze from 1926-1928, the latter years of the Country Place Era.
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Private Events
Host an unforgettable social gathering or have a memorable wedding ceremony at the historic venue setting.