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Buckhead Wedding Venue
Swan Coach House weddings
A historic building that was part of the Inman family estate, tucked into a residential part of Buckhead and best for smaller weddings. Its own team says the sweet spot is 125 guests or fewer. A professional planner or day of coordinator is required. Outside vendors are allowed after vetting, and a free one hour rehearsal comes with ceremony bookings.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BelleNita Room and Patio | 54 seated indoors, 150 with patio | French doors on two sides open to a terrace and garden with string lights. Built in bar. |
| Katydid Room and Terrace | 40 seated | Upper floor room with sliding glass doors to an outdoor terrace, used for small weddings, elopements or cocktail hour. |
| Main Dining Room | 76 seated | Main level room often used for rehearsal dinners and rain plans. |
How It Photographs
An evening garden with string lights off the BelleNita Room, and a bright upstairs room opening onto a terrace. The package also includes a free hour for engagement photos on a separate day.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Published Price | $6,000 Ceremony and Reception Package for 50 to 150 guests with a $4000 food and beverage minimum, and a $2,500 Daytime Elopement Package for up to 54 guests with a $1600 food and beverage minimum, Fridays and Sundays only. (source) |
| Rain Plan | Groups over the indoor capacity of 54 must reserve a tent through an outside rental company. Under 54, the ceremony can move inside and the room is flipped for the reception. |
| 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
- 10 hour rental with full day setup and a 5 hour event
- Getting ready rooms from 1 pm (Katydid for the bridal party, Swan Room for groomsmen)
- Up to 150 ceremony chairs
- Reception tables, chairs, white linens, glassware and china
- In house catering
- Two tier wedding cake made in house
- Two bottles of champagne, soft drinks and water
- Valet parking
- Bud vases of white and pink roses
- Five high top tables
- Free one hour rehearsal
- The Katydid Room for the bridal party and the Swan Room for groomsmen, open from 1 pm with the full package. The elopement package has one getting ready suite.
- Swan Room seats 22, Sally's Porch seats 20, and the Gift Shop or Gallery holds 70 standing. Valet is required at 40 or more guests and guests do not pay for it. Book at least 6 to 8 months ahead. Dogs may attend an outdoor ceremony and then leave.
- The building was originally part of the Inman family estate.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
A private dining room is all about faces and toasts. I work close, with soft light bounced off the ceiling, so the room keeps its warm color. If the restaurant has a patio or a big window, I take the two of you there for a few quiet minutes before dinner.
This venue publishes an outdoor space, so I would plan around the sun. A ceremony outside at midday means hard light and squinting guests, so I ask couples to look up the sunset time first and work back from it. Even when the ceremony is inside, the open air is where I would take the two of you for twenty quiet minutes before dinner.
A smaller room is a gift for photographs. Everyone is close, the toasts are personal, and I can cross the whole room in seconds without missing a reaction.
Ask where you will get ready. A clean, bright room with a big window makes the dress, the details and those first quiet minutes look like a magazine story, and it saves time on the day.
Questions To Ask Swan Coach House
- Where can we take portraits, and are any areas off limits on our date?
- What time can the vendors load in, and when does the music have to stop?
- Is there a hotel nearby you work with for out of town guests?
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 Buckhead 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 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 9 venues in this guide that put a price online. Close by in Buckhead you can also look at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, Buckhead Theatre by SCANA Energy.
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. $6,000 Ceremony and Reception Package for 50 to 150 guests with a $4000 food and beverage minimum, and a $2,500 Daytime Elopement Package for up to 54 guests with a $1600 food and beverage minimum, Fridays and Sundays only.. Prices change, so confirm with the venue.
What is the rain plan at Swan Coach House?
Groups over the indoor capacity of 54 must reserve a tent through an outside rental company. Under 54, the ceremony can move inside and the room is flipped for the reception.
Will you photograph our wedding at Swan Coach House?
Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Buckhead. Check your date and tell me about your plans.
Found Your Venue
Tell me where in Buckhead you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.