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The Westin Buckhead Atlanta weddings
A Buckhead hotel on Peachtree Road with 23 event venues led by a Grand Ballroom of more than 10,000 square feet that the hotel says takes weddings up to 1,200 guests. Smaller rooms such as Chastain, Tuxedo and Peachtree suit rehearsal dinners and showers. The hotel lets outside Kosher and Indian caterers in, alongside its own custom menus.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Ballroom | Up to 650 banquet, 1,200 reception | 10,125 square feet in the capacity chart |
| Buckhead Ballroom | Up to 220 banquet, 260 reception | 5,428 square feet in the chart, the page text says 4,430 |
| Woodruff | Up to 150 banquet, 120 reception | 2,800 square feet |
| Outdoor Terrace | Up to 30 banquet, 50 reception | 1,406 square feet, the hotel calls out its outdoor photo spots |
| East and West Paces | Up to 100 banquet, 150 reception | 1,350 square feet combined |
How It Photographs
An outdoor terrace the hotel markets for photos, plus a large ballroom with a prefunction area for indoor coverage.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Lodging | Rooms on site |
| Phone | +1 404-365-0065 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 3391 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326 |
Facts from marriott.com, read November 2026.
What The Venue Publishes
- Event space, 33,652 square feet in the stats box, the page text says over 37,000 in total
- Complimentary bridal suite when you book your wedding
- Dedicated planning contact
- Custom catering menus
- Technical support, decor and seating help
- Free WiFi in wedding venues
- Guest room blocks
- Complimentary bridal suite with a booked wedding
- The hotel also hosts rehearsal dinners, bridal luncheons, groomsmen golf outings and post wedding brunches.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
In a hotel ballroom I arrive before the guests and photograph the room while it is still perfect, the tables, the flowers and the glow of the chandeliers. Once the doors open it never looks that clean again. During the reception I bounce my light off the ceiling, so faces stay soft and the room keeps its warm color instead of a flat flash look.
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 wedding this size needs a plan more than it needs more cameras. With hundreds of guests, photo and film work as one team, we split the room before the grand entrance, and we agree on the family photo list ahead of time so nobody waits in a hallway.
This venue mentions cultural menus or celebrations on its own pages. My team has trained for years for large, multi day weddings, including Indian and South Asian celebrations, and we plan each event with your planner and your family.
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 The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
- 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?
- Can we bring in an outside caterer for a cultural menu, and is there a fee?
- 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 The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta 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. The Westin Buckhead Atlanta 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 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 The Westin Buckhead Atlanta Compares
At up to 1,200 guests, The Westin Buckhead Atlanta is one of the largest venues in this guide, number 2 of the 19 that publish a capacity. Like most venues here, it does not put a full price online. 9 of the 24 venues in this guide do. Close by in Buckhead you can also look at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Buckhead Theatre by SCANA Energy, The St. Regis Atlanta.
Questions About The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
How many guests fit at The Westin Buckhead Atlanta?
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta publishes up to 1,200 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
Will you photograph our wedding at The Westin Buckhead Atlanta?
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.