North Georgia Wedding Venues // An hour or two north of Atlanta, Georgia turns into mountains: vineyards around Dahlonega and Cleveland, apple country in Ellijay, waterfalls, mountain lakes and, in the far northwest corner, the cliffs of Lookout Mountain. It is easy to see why so many couples head up here to marry.
We picked 16 venues across five areas and checked each one on its own website for current weddings, capacities and, where they publish them, prices. For more of the state, see our guides to wedding venues in Georgia and outdoor wedding venues in Georgia.
Written October 2026. Prices and capacities are the ones the venues published at the time; always confirm them when you inquire. Cover photo by Ruzin Cunningham, a Georgia photographer in our community.
Dahlonega and Wine Country Wedding Venues
Vineyards at the foot of Yonah Mountain and a lodge above one of the highest falls in the East.
CeNita Vineyards
ClevelandUp to 200 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
At CeNita Vineyards, the aisle runs through the vines toward a handcrafted arbor with Yonah Mountain behind it, and the reception moves into a barn strung with lights or an open-air pavilion. You book the whole venue, with lodging for 14.
It publishes its rates by year: a Saturday costs $8,500 in 2026 and $9,775 in 2027, weekdays far less, and you can bring your own vendors.
Yonah Mountain Vineyards
ClevelandIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
The family behind Yonah Mountain Vineyards planted its first vines in 2005 on about 200 acres at the base of Yonah Mountain. Ceremonies take place on the lawn or in the vineyard, receptions in a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a vineyard patio, and a 100-foot wine cave with a grotto entrance hosts dinners for up to 50. Three cottages on the property sleep 10 to 12 each.
Amicalola Falls Lodge
DawsonvilleUp to 150 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
In the state park around Amicalola Falls, which drops 729 feet, the lodge holds ceremonies on its covered veranda with a wide view of the Appalachians and receptions in its ballroom; guests get 20% off their rooms.
For a tiny ceremony at the falls themselves, the park gives free approval for a wedding party of up to ten people, without decorations, chairs or music.
Blue Ridge and Ellijay Wedding Venues
A colonial-style village, an apple farm, a winery resort and a hilltop farm with Blue Ridge views.
INOLA Blue Ridge
Blue RidgeUp to 230 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
INOLA is a private village of Williamsburg-style buildings on about 40 acres, with a chapel for up to 90, formal gardens and Monarch Hall overlooking Sugar Lake and the orchard. It hosts one event a day, and its cottages and estate sleep 26, so the whole party can stay for the weekend.
Summit Farm Weddings
EllijayUp to 125 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
Family-run Summit Farm hosts one wedding a day, with an outdoor ceremony on pews and a newly renovated barn for the reception. Packages start at about $13,000 for a micro wedding of up to 50, every package includes a day-of coordinator, catering and the DJ are in-house, and you can bring your own photographer.
Being Ellijay, the Apple package adds local apple treats, and there is a four-bedroom house on site.
Paradise Hills Winery Resort
BlairsvilleUp to 60 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
For a small wedding, Paradise Hills offers ceremonies on a vineyard overlook deck or in a gazebo, cocktails on the wine patio and dinner in its pavilion for up to 60, with cabins and a spa on the ridge. Its pop-up wedding for the two of you and up to ten guests costs $850.
Overlook 55
Young HarrisUp to 150 guestsIndoor & outdoor
Overlook 55 is a private 55-acre hilltop farm with its own vineyard, flower gardens and cows, and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The ceremony happens at the overlook between the barn and the vines, the reception in a new pavilion with two fireplaces, and the groom’s lounge is an old blacksmith shop.
Its packages start at $23,500 for up to 50 guests.
Helen, Sautee and Rabun County Wedding Venues
A state park lodge, a lake retreat, a historic school gym and a family resort from 1917.
Unicoi State Park & Lodge
HelenUp to 300 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
Two miles from Helen, Unicoi Lodge has eight ceremony spots, from a wooded amphitheater to the Kissing Bridge over Smith Creek, and a beach house on Unicoi Lake with windows on three sides. Masters Hall has 24-foot ceilings and a stone fireplace. Weddings come with a minimum two-night lodging booking.
Splendor Mountain
TigerUp to 100 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
Splendor Mountain is a 73-acre retreat in Rabun County that borders the Chattahoochee National Forest, with a lake for swimming and canoeing. Its lodge has a 15-foot stone fireplace and a wrap-around porch, two cabins sleep ten each, and a Saturday costs $3,000 from April to November.
Sautee Nacoochee Center
Sautee NacoocheeUp to 150 seatedIndoor
For a budget-friendly, characterful option, the Sautee Nacoochee Center rents the historic gym of the 1928 Nacoochee School, a rustic room with a stage, for $700 a day. The campus sits in the Sautee Valley, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Dillard House
DillardIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
The Dillard House welcomed its first guest in 1917 and now covers more than 130 acres, with weddings in its gardens and meadows or the ballroom, and Appalachian food. A big renovation is under way, with a new lodge and a spa opening in late 2026, so ask how it affects your date.
Lake Lanier and Foothills Wedding Venues
A lake resort, a woodland garden and a pink marble mansion.
Lake Lanier Islands Resort
BufordUp to 500 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
Lake Lanier Islands has 14 wedding venues across 1,200 acres, including a new chapel and memory garden above the lake, lakeside ceremony points and several ballrooms. Guests can stay in rooms, villas with private docks or lake houses.
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville
GainesvilleIndoor & outdoor
The Gainesville branch of the Atlanta Botanical Garden has a woodland amphitheater, an event room and terrace over Forest Pond and a private glade garden. The rental includes a coordinator and garden admission for your guests, and you can book up to two years ahead.
The Tate House
TateUp to 180 guestsIndoor & outdoor
Known as the Pink Palace, The Tate House is a 1920s mansion built from pink Etowah marble quarried right behind it. It has a ballroom with a marble dance floor, six fountains among old oaks and three ceremony sites, and its packages include dinner, cake, a DJ and a planner, from $17,000 for 100 guests.
It books far ahead: when we checked, 2026 was already full.
Lookout Mountain Wedding Venues
Canyons and clifftops in the far northwest corner of the state, near Chattanooga.
McLemore
Lookout MountainUp to 250 guestsIndoor & outdoorLodging on site
At about 2,300 feet on Lookout Mountain, McLemore has a covered pavilion and terraces looking across McLemore Cove, a 245-room hotel and cottages and homes for bigger groups.
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Rising FawnUp to 175 guestsOutdoorLodging on site
With canyons a thousand feet deep and waterfalls, Cloudland Canyon is a dramatic setting. You can rent its group shelter for 175, and guests can stay in 18 cottages, 10 yurts or a group lodge; renting the shelter takes 30% off your first cottage or yurt.
Good To Know Before You Book
- Marriage license: licenses come from a county probate court, and you both need to be there. Fees vary; in Habersham County it is $77, or $37 with a certificate of premarital education. There is no waiting period, the license doesn’t expire, and it goes back to the court within 30 days of the wedding.
- State parks: every wedding in a Georgia state park needs the park’s approval. At Vogel State Park, for example, every car needs a ParkPass and alcohol is not allowed.
- National forest: in the Chattahoochee National Forest, a special use permit is needed for gatherings of 75 or more and for any commercial activity, which includes professional photography. Apply at least 90 days ahead.
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