Fernbank Museum Reviews
Reviews
4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
47 Reviews
91% recommend it
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Steve K. Sent on 11/19/2023An amazing all-in-one venue for your wedding... and your vendors!
The Fernbank was the perfect venue for our wedding of 150+ people, and Hallie Swift & team were amazing to work with!!!
When looking for a venue, we wanted something within the city that had a great room for everyone to be in together all night and had indoor/outdoor combinations for 150+ guests. The Fernbank hit all of that AND MORE!
Finding something that didnt require guests to be in multiple rooms was very difficult in the city but the Fernbank was a great all-in-one for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception to each have their own dedicated & BEAUTIFUL space!
PLUS, you really can't top the wow factor of having your reception and dance floor under their giant dino skeletons. This will absolutely wow your guests and just add such a fun element to the night.
Also, the venue is perfect for your vendors and will make the day so much easier on you and/or your wedding team. Hallie Swift was our venue coordinator and she was great to work with! All of our vendors also had talked about how great the loadin/strike/loadout and the communication is with the Fernbank. Happy vendors, make for a great wedding as well!
We are so glad with the decision to have our wedding here and love that we can continue to go back in the years to come to relive those memories. -
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Chris J. Sent on 02/21/2020Fine Art Wedding Photographer
I've photographed a couple weddings at Fernbank and its truly one of the best venues in Atlanta. I've shot over 150 weddings across the southeast and this is one of my favorite locations. The amount of creative space both inside and outside to work with in making portraits in almost unending. Also, it's just a very classy environment. I hope to photograph another wedding here soon! - Chris Jones, Sowing Clover Photography -
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Kaylyn Sent on 07/09/2019Such a unique wedding venue!
The Fernbank Museum is such an awesome and special wedding venue! As museum buffs and science nerds, we loved having our wedding at Fernbank, and our guests really enjoyed the unique space! Lauren was also amazing to work with and did an excellent job making sure that everything was perfect for our wedding!Fernbank Museum's reply:
Thanks Kaylyn! It was such a pleasure working with you and Daniel with your wedding and I wish the best in your marriage! -
User2650043 Sent on 06/16/2016Fernbank was a great location for a wedding reception! The space was large enough to accommodate all of our guests without feeling crowded. We got so many compliments on the uniqueness of the space! All of the staff were extremely helpful and wonderful to work with, especially our main contact Sarah Parris. She was willing to work with us on any details or ideas we had and ultimately helped to make the night better than all of dreams! -
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Dayma Sent on 02/23/2016The Fernbank Museum was the perfect venue for us. We used the Lobby for our ceremony and the Great Hall for our reception. The venue is beautiful and and spacious. Our group of ~91 fit in both the Lobby and Great Hall with plenty of space for tables, chairs, and vendor areas. The dinosaurs are so impressive that we were able to keep to our budget by using professional lighting to really make them "pop" and forgo a lot of expensive decorations. Since this is a museum, we knew that we would not have full freedom to decorate the space. The coordinator, Sarah, was specific in what we could and couldn't do, and she helped come up with ideas to make the space ours and yet respect the museum.
Our initial meeting was very informative, and we felt taken care of even though we booked a year ahead of time. Sarah was always quick to respond to emails and she was very flexible and kind while working around my hectic schedule for our meetings. She spoke with my other vendors and organized them very well. I don't know how many times I would ask to tweak something about the beverage contract, it must have been at least 5 times! I was met with patience each time and a quick updated estimate.
On the day-of Sarah was absolutely wonderful. She was attentive and quick on her feet; a great problem-solver. She made sure my husband and I had as stress-free of a day as possible. -
User2008406 Sent on 01/13/2015Fernbank was AWESOME! Such a fun and unique venue and Jennifer and Britain were so easy to work with. I was planning my wedding from Texas and they made it as stress free as it could be. Jennifer was great about constant communication as well as working with the vendors to coordinate things (both the ones I brought in, and the caterer that they work with a lot). There were not many places that could hold over 200 people for both ceremony and reception indoors (for a January wedding) and they did it flawlessly! Would absolutely recommend! If you are concerned about cost consider an off season wedding - its saves you money not just on the venue but other things as well (cake, caterer, band etc!) -
User1619600 Sent on 05/15/2014The venue was beautiful and very accomodating. Britain Lamon was fabulous. She was very professional and very attentive to all of our needs.
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User1124699 Sent on 04/02/2013Fernbank is the perfect place for a reception! I was amazed by the venue from the moment we first went for a visit. Britain, the event coordinator is wonderful! She and her staff made sure that my visions of a perfect wedding came true. Everyone at Fernbank is extremely friendly and flexible to work with; they promptly return calls and emails and ensure that all details are covered. I highly recommend this venue for anyone looking for a site that is unique and that guests will talk about for years! -
User1817088 Sent on 09/18/2014The museum is beautiful and versatile as a venue. We rented out the Great Hall which comes with the use of the adjacent outdoor terrace and the lobby. Because the weather wasn't cooperating, we moved our terrace ceremony inside to the lobby that day. A venue that comes with a built in rain plan is hard to find!
Working with Britain, the coordinator, was wonderful- she was responsive and professional but still easy going. All of our meetings were on time, all of my questions were answered and quickly, and the event went very smoothly. Vendors knew where to go, what times to be there, etc.
The only downside to Fernbank was the bar set up- you have to buy alcohol through the museum which ends up being quite a bit more expensive than if you were able to bring your own. However, most wedding venues operate this way (unfortunately) so it is not a deal breaker.
All in all, I'm very glad we used Fernbank as our wedding venue.
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