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The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta weddings
A Downtown hotel on Peachtree Street with more than 18,000 square feet of event space. Wedding packages are built on a four or five hour reception and include the ballroom, food, a wedding cake from the hotel's pastry team, a super premium or ultra premium bar, and the tables, linens, china and dance floor. The couple gets a suite and an amenity on the wedding night, and guests get a weekend hospitality suite.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Grand Ballroom | Up to 300 banquet, 700 reception | 6,468 square feet |
| The Plaza Ballroom | Up to 120 banquet, 300 reception | 2,356 square feet |
| The Georgian Room | Up to 80 banquet, 150 reception | 1,496 square feet, the hotel suggests it for weddings of 50 or fewer |
How It Photographs
The hotel allows wedding photos in set public areas of the building, and in guest rooms for overnight guests, so plan the portrait spots with the event manager.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Lodging | Rooms on site |
| Catering | In House Only |
| Phone | +1 404-659-0400 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 181 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Facts from ritzcarlton.com, ritzcarlton.com, read November 2026.
What The Hotel Publishes
- Event space, 18,076 square feet in total
- Ballroom
- Food
- Wedding cake by the pastry team
- Super premium or ultra premium bar
- Tables, chairs, linen, china, glassware and flatware
- Dance floor
- Event manager and service staff
- Taxes and service charge
- A suite and amenity for the couple on the wedding night
- A weekend hospitality suite for guests
- A special valet rate on the wedding day
- The couple's suite is described as a pre or post wedding sanctuary.
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.
Ask for a getting ready suite with a big window and some open floor. A clean, bright room 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 Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
- What is the food and beverage minimum for our date, and what does the package include?
- Where in the hotel can we take portraits, and are any public areas off limits on our date?
- What time can the vendors load in, and when does the music have to stop?
- How many rooms can we hold in a block for out of town guests, and until when?
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 Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta is an indoor venue, so the light inside stays the same all day and the sunset is a bonus, not a deadline. I plan twenty minutes right at sunset for the two of you outside the doors, and we time the toasts or the first dance so nobody misses dinner.
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 The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta Compares
At up to 300 guests, The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta sits in the middle of the 13 venues here that publish a capacity. Like most venues here, it does not put a full price online. 2 of the 13 venues in this guide do. Close by in Downtown you can also look at Atlanta Marriott Marquis, The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta. Other hotel venues in this guide are Loews Atlanta Hotel, The St. Regis Atlanta, The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel.
Questions About The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta
How many guests fit at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta?
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta publishes up to 300 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
Will you photograph our wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta?
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.