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Buckhead Wedding Venue
Swan Coach House weddings
A garden restaurant in a former outbuilding of the Inman estate, now home to a restaurant, gallery and gift shop. Small garden weddings take place on a string lit terrace off the BelleNita Room, and the package includes a house made two tier cake and valet parking.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BelleNita Room and Patio | 150 with the patio, 54 seated inside | French doors open on two sides to a garden terrace with string lights. |
| Katydid Room and Terrace | 40 seated | An upstairs room with glass doors onto a terrace, for small weddings or cocktails. |
How It Photographs
French doors, a string lit garden terrace and an upstairs terrace, small spaces that keep a garden wedding close.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Published Price | A $6,000 ceremony and reception package for 50 to 150 guests with a $4,000 food and beverage minimum, or a $2,500 daytime elopement package for up to 54 with a $1,600 minimum, Fridays and Sundays only (source) |
| Rain Plan | Under 54 guests the ceremony moves inside and the room is reset. Larger groups must rent a tent from an outside company. |
| Catering | In House Only |
| Phone | 404-261-0636 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 3130 Slaton Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 |
Facts from swancoachhouse.com, swancoachhouse.com, read November 2026.
What The Venue Publishes
- Ten hours with a five hour event
- Up to 150 ceremony chairs
- Linens, china and glassware
- A two tier cake made in house
- Valet parking
- A one hour rehearsal
- The Katydid Room for one side and the Swan Room for the other, open from 1 pm with the full package.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
A small garden venue keeps everyone close, which is great for faces and toasts. I work quietly near the tables and take the two of you onto the terrace for a few minutes while the string lights come on.
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 Swan Coach House
- 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 Swan Coach House
Swan Coach House 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. Swan Coach House publishes a rain plan, which is rare and worth reading before you sign.
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.
Compare
How Swan Coach House Compares
At up to 150 guests, Swan Coach House is one of the smaller venues in this guide, which suits a guest list that wants to feel close. It is one of 7 venues in this guide that put a price online. Close by in Buckhead you can also look at Atlanta History Center, Swan House Gardens, The Estate by Legendary Events.
Questions About Swan Coach House
How many guests fit at Swan Coach House?
Swan Coach House publishes up to 150 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
How much does Swan Coach House cost for a wedding?
Here is what the venue lists online. A $6,000 ceremony and reception package for 50 to 150 guests with a $4,000 food and beverage minimum, or a $2,500 daytime elopement package for up to 54 with a $1,600 minimum, Fridays and Sundays only. Prices change, so confirm with the venue.
What is the rain plan at Swan Coach House?
Under 54 guests the ceremony moves inside and the room is reset. Larger groups must rent a tent from an outside company.
Will you photograph our wedding at Swan Coach House?
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.