Introducing Our New Venue Finder

Finding the perfect venue for your next celebration  just got easier with Epting Events’ new venue finder! We’ve compiled data on over 75 of our favorite venues so you can easily search for what you’re looking for.

Venue Finder Homepage

You’ll find venues across six different Southeastern states, ranging from different themes, capacities, and event types — plus much more! It’s easy to use, and allows you to select your venue to your exact specifications. Just make your selections in the left-hand column, and the venue finder will filter the options according to your selections. You can also use the search option to find venues that you know you’re interested in.

Once you reach a venue’s page, you’ll find contact information, photos, specifications, descriptions, and a map. You also have the option of sharing the venue on Twitter or Facebook. If you have any additional questions, click on the question mark in the Quick Contact box to send us an inquiry.

Venue Finder – The Hill

We are constantly updating our data and adding more venues to the site, so be sure to check back occasionally.

Feel free to comment with feedback on the venue finder! We are always open to learning how we can make things easier for you as you plan your event!

Happy planning!

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Featured Venue: Historic Smithonia Farm

Located just outside Athens, GA, Historic Smithonia Farm provides a secluded  feel without having to venture far from the city.  Built in the late 1800s by Col. James Monroe Smith as an agricultural and manufacturing masterpiece, the Farm was reopened in 2001 as Tucker Plantation, and quickly became one of Georgia’s most sought-after event spaces. With new management (Pam NeSmith – former Bottleworks owner) and a new name (Historic Smithonia Farm), this historic location is re-opening its doors with the juxtaposition of rustic and modern motifs creating a bride-to-be’s dream venue.

One of the greatest features of this historic venue is its versatility.  It has several charming event spaces for both formal and casual gatherings.  The layout of the Farm provides easy access between sites, and gives clients many options when planning their event setting. The natural landscape and deconstructed agrarian buildings provide the perfect backdrop for indoor and outdoor ceremonies and/or receptions.

The property’s three immense yet elegant brick barns create a shabby chic theme with heart of pine floors, elevated dome ceilings, exposed original wood beams, and wrought iron chandeliers. Aside from their versatile facilities, Historic Smithonia Farm features beautiful lakes, pastures, and 200 year-old oak trees perfect for unforgettable ceremony settings.

Everyone at Historic Smithonia Farm welcomes you to come and visit their gorgeous property and begin planning your perfect event today!

Please visit at HistoricSmithoniaFarm.com or contact smithoniafarm@gmail.com!

Historic Smithonia Farm

2289 Crawford-Smithonia Road

Colbert, Ga. 30628

(706) 788-3050

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Featured Venue: The Classic Center

I cannot believe I have not done a featured venue post on the Classic Center yet! The Classic Center is located in downtown Athens on Thomas Street. There are several different locations within the Classic Center to host your big day, it can accommodate anywhere from 75-400 people. They offer a full-service approach, a personalized event planner, a package to suit your individual needs, downtown parking, access to the Epting Events warehouse and floral department and wonderful food from Center Stage Centering. The Classic Center will work with your budget, and plan a wedding of your dreams!

In the Courtyard

In the Firehall

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Featured Venue: Magnolia Plantation Charleston, SC

The Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina has several different locations on the property to host your upcoming event, the Carriage House, the Conservatory, the Veranda and the gardens. One of our favorites is the Carriage House.

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

The inside can be decorated with many different color palettes, and you can also have a tent on the side for added space.

This decor is from one an engagement party at the plantation.

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

Gayle Brooker Photography

“The Carriage House (c.1840) overlooking the Ashley River is completely surrounded by ancient Live Oaks with beautifully draped Spanish Moss. Today, the updated building brilliantly dances the fine line between timeless charm and modern amenities.

At night, burning torches line the bank of the river while the patio fireplace sets a festive mood. Inside, the wagon wheel chandeliers hanging from exposed beams set the ambiance with a gentle glow.

The Carriage House can accommodate 150 guests seated with dancing and up to 200-250 guests with buffet or hors d’oeuvres arrangements. Tents on the patio or open lawn can also be added to accommodate many additional guests.

The Carriage House Lawn sits on the bank of the river, providing stunning views and fantastic breezes from the waterway. Accommodating 400+ seated guests, the lawn boasts two picturesque possibilities for a ceremony site: under an arbor of gracefully arching oak trees or on a deck nestled on the banks of the Ashley. (Magnolia Plantation Website)”

Pricing for the Carriage House runs from $1,000 – $5,000 depending on the time of your event.

To book your event, contact Jessica Cruz 1.800.367.3517 or Events@MagnoliaPlantation.com

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Featured Venue: Taylor Grady House

I know I have blogged about the Taylor-Grady House previously, but I have never highlighted it on it’s own. The Taylor-Grady House was built as Robert Taylor’s summer home in 1844. The Grady family purchased the home in 1863, and referred to is at “an old southern home, with its lofty pillars, and its white pigeons fluttering down through the golden air.”

The ceremony can be on-site in the side garden or in the front yard using the house as the backdrop.

The inside of the house is beautifully decorated, and can be easily incorporated into your wedding. You can have a cocktail hour inside with passed hors d’oeuvres or have the cake inside the main room. Having the cake inside is a great option during the hot summer months.

We normally tent the outside patio for your buffet, bars and dancing.

We have been doing weddings at the Taylor-Grady house for years, and each wedding is unique, personal and fantastic.

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Featured Venue: Sanford Stadium

Sanford Stadium SkyClub Suites, Coliseum Club Room or the Champion’s Club are the perfect place for a rehearsal dinner; especially if the groom loves the Georgia Bulldogs! The Stadium allows for small parties of less than 50 to a maximum of 600 guests. We can do a full-service bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, a buffet or served dinner and seat your guests to enjoy the view of the field. The Sanford Stadium is also a great place to host a corporate function. To reserve the stadium for your next event, call 877-GA-DAWGS!

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The House You Grew up in or a Venue You Love?

Do you have the perfect wedding planned out in your head, but just can’t quite figure out where it’s located? Like most girls, it would be my dream to have my wedding at my family’s home; but my dad now lives in Australia and my mom’s house is on a steep hill without lots of great spaces for tents, tables and the perfect black and white checkered dance floor. So where does that leave girls like me?

Well, you’re in luck, especially in the South… there are tons of Antebellum, plantation style homes perfect for weddings; or if the farm style wedding is more your style, I have something for you too!

The Taylor Grady House at 634 Prince Ave is beautiful inside and out!

Ashford Manor in Watkinsville has overnight accomodations, a great pool and unique reception sites.

The Hill located at 1800 Crescent Lane includes use of the house, the sunken garden and the front lawn.

Shoulderbone Plantation in White Plains fits both categories of Southern home and plenty of room for an outside plantation wedding.

Tucker Plantation in Colbert is the great for rustic indoor/outdoor weddings. Photo by Jenny Evelyn Photography.

The Farm House Inn in Madison known as the country wedding venue.

Inn at Half Mile Farm in Highlands, NC also has guest lodging and tons of beautiful land for a wedding and reception!

These are just a few in the Athens area and a wild card in Highlands, so relax there is definitely a venue that will make you feel right at home.

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Featured Venue: Hotel Indigo

Hotel Indigo is located in downtown Athens off of College Ave. The hotel has a contemporary feel all while being environmentally friendly. It was nominated for 2010 North America’s Leading Green Hotel. The hotel offers lots of great venues for your next wedding, sorority event, fundraiser and much more. The Rialto Room is located in the Rialto Club and designed to for VIPs to enjoy music like they have never before. It is also the perfect space for receptions. Hotel Indigo also has a great outdoor patio which is perfect for light food and drinks.

Photos Provided by Hotel Indigo’s Photo Gallery.

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Piedmont Garden Tour Highlights

In case you missed the Piedmont Garden Tour on April 17, look through the pictures of Lee’s beautiful garden at the Hill.

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Featured Venue: Shoulderbone Plantation

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Shoulderbone Plantation has several charming spaces for formal and casual gatherings. The fully restored plantation house is an elegant location where family heirlooms and locally made antiques evoke the spirit of antebellum Georgia. The plantation house grounds make an exceptional location for wedding ceremonies and receptions alike. The natural landscape and rustic agrarian buildings are just a part of the allure of Shoulderbone Plantation. They also offer subtle touches to enhance the plantation experience, like having your bridal party escorted to the ceremony in a white vis-à-vis carriage pulled by Percheron horses, providing guests with guided tours of the house, having cocktails on the veranda, or exploring the plantation grounds in a horse drawn carriage.

The large outdoor pavilion is also a unique location for events as well. It is common for brides and grooms to hold the ceremony at the main house and the reception in the pavilion. The covered pavilion is a short walk from the main house and can accommodate up to 400 guests, a band, dance floor and seating. The vast, immaculately kept lawn makes a lovely backdrop for parties, and the pavilion is easily adaptable to a variety of styles and layouts.

Photos and Text provided by Shoulderbone Plantation

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