For the Best Wedding in Georgia Consider Athens

Athens, Georgia is a popular place to get married. It’s a top Georgia wedding venue area partly because it’s home to the University of Georgia and all the recent graduates and mostly because Athens is such a great town for parties and events. With several fine hotels and dozens of great restaurants in the downtown Athens area there are multiple places to select from when deciding upon a wedding venue including the Classic Center with its beautiful and elegant ball rooms. Include the many churches lining streets like Prince Avenue and you have the best place for weddings in Georgia.

When planning your wedding in Athens, Georgia make sure to start early. Even with all the churches, ball rooms, restaurants, and other venues places book up fast. It’s not uncommon for the Athens area to be hosting thirty weddings on a spring weekend. If you start planning and booking nine months to a year in advance you should be fine. After you’ve selected your wedding venue you’ll want to start hiring your wedding photographer, your coordinator, your caterer, florist, and entertainment.

Wedding photographers come in as many styles as art. They also come in all price ranges so don’t dismay if wedding pictures seem out of your range. There are excellent Athens wedding photographers like Rhonda Thompson that have packages starting well under $1000. You may also want to consider video from a wedding video company. Wedding videos can range anywhere from $200 to several thousand depending on the number of cameras and level of editing you desire. You can get a clean and simple video of your wedding or have something produced that looks like it came out of Hollywood.

Selecting catering can be difficult. Again this can be controlled by your budget. If you are on a shoestring budget you may be able to find a friend of your family to handle the food. Another option is to hold your wedding during a time when a meal is not expected like mid day. If you have a higher budget you’ll have to decide if you want a sit down meal or buffet style. It really all depends on what style of wedding you’re throwing. Don’t forget the wedding cake too. This can cost you a lot or you can get a delicious cake from Publix for a portion of the price of the local Athens cake snob.

Entertainment can be simple or elaborate. This author attended a wedding recently where they hooked an iPod to large speakers. They were able to control their music and it worked fine. Talk about an economical entertainment option! DJs in Athens are numerous so meet with several until you find one that you like. Of course a band is a great option if possible. Look online for Athens bands. You can find everything from country to jazz and bands that play it all. Ask for video samples if they don’t have any online, and if you can go see them live someplace first.

When you hire a wedding coordinator find out if your venue has one first because they often do. This author had the unfortunate opportunity to get a first time wedding coordinator and spent a good portion of his wedding asking her to do things she should have already been doing. Make sure this doesn’t happen to you by getting a wedding coordinator with experience. A good one will make it easy for you and won’t let things fall behind or get left out of your ceremony or reception.

There are dozens of florist in Athens, Georgia to choose from. Just like the other wedding services visit a few to get an idea of their style. They often have photo books of their previous weddings. If you have ideas of your own bring in pictures from magazines or write out in detail what you want. The more information you can give them the better these artists will be at creating your dream.

Athens is a beautiful place to start your new life together. It has multiple venues and companies catering to weddings making it easy to find the services that fit you best. Your guest will love the town with all its great restaurants and things to do and see before and after your wedding. If you’ve decided to hold your wedding in Athens you’ve made a great decision. There are excellent Athens wedding photographers.