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Rhodes Hall weddings
A stone house on Peachtree Street that the Georgia Trust calls the Castle on Peachtree. Weddings use the first floor, the front porch and the front lawn. Rental includes an event coordinator, a security guard and two free hours on another day for portraits.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Front Lawn | Ask the venue | Events may use the front lawn on Peachtree Street. |
| Front Porch | Ask the venue | Part of every event rental. |
| First Floor | Up to 100 seated, 150 buffet or cocktail style | The largest single room holds 40. |
How It Photographs
Castle style stone walls, a front porch and a lawn on Peachtree, plus a staircase house with rooms full of period detail.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Catering | Approved Caterers, Or An Outside Caterer For A $1,000 Fee. Couples May Bring Their Own Alcohol, Served By A Licensed Caterer. |
| Phone | 404-885-7800 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 1516 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 |
Facts from rhodeshall.org, rhodeshall.org, read November 2026.
What The Venue Publishes
- Tables and chairs
- Parking in a lot of about 30 spaces, with up to 80 when the next lot is added
- A security guard
- An event coordinator
- Two hours at the house on another day for a photo shoot
- A rehearsal the evening before
- A bridal suite on the second floor with vanities, mirrors and sofas, and a second room in the basement with its own entrance.
- The Georgia Trust uses the upper floors, so events stay on the first floor, the porch and the lawn.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
An old house gives you porches, doorways and staircases that already look like a story. I find where the afternoon light comes through the windows for the getting ready photographs, then move outside to the lawn or the garden for portraits.
This venue publishes outdoor space, so I would plan around the sun. A ceremony in full midday sun means squinting guests and hard shadows, so look up the sunset for your month first and work back from it. Even if dinner is inside, twenty quiet minutes outside before sunset make the photographs couples frame.
A smaller wedding outside is a gift. Everyone fits in the frame, the toasts are personal, and there is time to wander the grounds for portraits without leaving guests waiting.
Ask where you will get ready. A bright room with a big window makes the dress, the details and those first quiet minutes look their best, and if it is close to the ceremony spot it saves time on a hot day.
Questions To Ask Rhodes Hall
- What is the food and beverage minimum for our date, and what does the package include?
- If it rains, which indoor room holds the ceremony, and when do we have to decide?
- Where is the shade at the time of our ceremony, and can the chairs face away from the sun?
- What time does outdoor music have to stop, and is the space private to us all day?
- Which areas of the grounds can we use for portraits, and when is the last call for the rain plan?
Send me the answers and your date, and I will plan the photographs and the film around them. Check your date.
Plan The Day
A Wedding Day At Rhodes Hall
Rhodes Hall lists outdoor space, so the ceremony time is the one decision that changes every photograph. I like a ceremony that ends a little more than an hour before sunset. The light is softer, guests are not squinting into the sun, and we walk straight from the recessional into portraits while the sky warms up. Rhodes Hall does not publish a rain plan, so ask for it in writing and walk the backup room on your tour.
The times below are worked out from the sunset in Atlanta on the 15th of each month, with daylight saving included. Move everything earlier in winter and later in June.
| Month | Ceremony | Portraits Begin | Sunset | Blue Hour Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 6:45 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| October | 5:20 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:35 PM |
Getting ready photos usually start about two hours before the ceremony, so book hair and makeup to finish thirty minutes before I arrive.
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How Rhodes Hall Compares
At up to 100 guests, Rhodes Hall is one of the smaller venues in this guide, which suits a guest list that wants to feel close. Like most venues here, it does not put a full price online. 7 of the 26 venues in this guide do. Close by in Midtown you can also look at Dockside at Piedmont Park, Greystone at Piedmont Park, Magnolia Hall at Piedmont Park. Other historic house venues in this guide are Carl House, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Primrose Cottage.
Questions About Rhodes Hall
How many guests fit at Rhodes Hall?
Rhodes Hall publishes up to 100 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
Will you photograph our wedding at Rhodes Hall?
Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Atlanta. Check your date and tell me about your plans.
Found Your Venue
Tell me where in Atlanta you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.