OUR VENUE

On Sunday, Dustin, mom and I set out to visit our top three wedding venue picks. The first was Vinewoods Plantation in Newnan, GA, second was Sweet Meadows Farm in Talapoosa, GA and third was The Farm in Rome, GA. Let me explain how we came to choose Georgia for our wedding destination in the first place–

Since I grew up all over the US and don’t have a traditional hometown Atlanta has become my home base city. I consider Tuscaloosa, Alabama to my stand-in hometown since I went there for college and my parents moved there in 2008. Dustin and I have family in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida and wanted to have the location somewhere in the middle. Being a city dweller I went back and forth on an urban-industrial wedding versus a farm wedding. In the end the venues we were most attracted to ended up being farms with lots of land.

After narrowing down the venues, next it was the fun part! The first Vinewoods was my top choice from the beginning. It’s got a beautiful plantation home and a barn. I was thrilled for the visit and left thinking “this is it.” That was until we visited Sweet Meadows farm. It’s not as plastered all over the web as Vinewoods so I didn’t really know what to expect as far as inside the barn and the various site options. I won’t even go into detail about the third visit because between the long drive there, basically having our minds made up and the terrible tour guide-it’s not worth talking about. If you want a more detailed opinion on each of these venues for your wedding, email me and we can talk!

In regards to documenting the visits, I actually brought my camera along but got caught up with questioning and answering so I ended up snapping very little. Here are photos from Sweet Meadows webpage to give you an idea as to why this decision, for me, was a no brainer:

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These are all things that were important to us and this venue nails them all! Not pictured is a rustic grooms suite with a gun safe, deer head and other super manly decor ;)  Also the home in itself is pretty cool with a connected green house, vintage family photos and decorated with rustic Southern vibes (owner has great taste!)

A little about the family of Sweet Meadows Farm–
Melanie, the owner and wedding coordinator, has been living on the land for 31 years with her husband and three boys. Prior to farm life her and her husband both had very different lives working for Delta until they retired and went into the beef cattle industry. Melanie started Celebrate! Wedding and Events in 2011 doing offsite events and is now concentrating on weddings and socials on her land. She’s currently expanding the barn and renovating a few other structures on site. She’s basically a Southern Martha Stewart who can decorate, garden and DIY just about anything!

Dustin, Mom and I are so excited for not only finding the perfect venue for us but also nailing down a date! We will be getting hitched on November 7th, 2015!  Never did I ever think I’d be getting married in November but the idea of cool temperatures and Fall foliage, I’m so down!  Feeling blessed and excited. Lets get this party started!

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4 Comments

  • Reply
    Paige Jones
    August 12, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    awesome! I’ve never heard of this venue but it looks fab!!

  • Reply
    Kathy Smith
    August 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Sunday was a great adventure and I can’t wait it to continue! Let’s get this party started :)

  • Reply
    Elizabeth
    July 5, 2017 at 10:58 pm

    My daughter is getting married there April 2018. We are so excited about the venue. I have not seen it yet except the pictures my daughter took when she went to visit. Any helpful hints are appreciated. Where did your out town guests stay? That is my concern since there are not any hotels close by.

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      Jess
      July 9, 2017 at 6:24 pm

      Congrats! You all are in for a real treat, that venue and the staff are incredible! We stayed in a nearby town off 20W called Bremen at the Holiday Inn Suites which was very clean and nice. We rented a bus to take family and friends to and from which turned out to be perfect. We did our rehearsal dinner at The Little Hawaiian in Carrollton and that was also great. As far as overall advice, I’d say follow all the knowledge and tips that Melanie gives you-she’s truly so darn good at her passion! Best of luck!

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