Category Archives: summer

Planning Your Summer Menu in Atlanta

Planning Your Summer Menu in Atlanta | EstateTis’ the season for sunshine-infused day parties by the pool, warm evening gatherings under the stars and all other summer-esque social parties. For any type of event you’re working to organize, planning your summer menu in Atlanta is a priority. Well-thought out food selections set the theme and setting for your party.

Let’s explore more on how to keep your guests full and stay on theme.

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5 Signature Summer Drinks for Your Labor Day Celebration

The Estate is the ideal private event space in Atlanta to say goodbye to summer with your favorite cocktail in hand. The tall majestic trees on our well-kept grounds frame the horizon perfectly as you contemplate the last few remaining days of summer. Grab a glass of these summer cocktails below and bid the season farewell, one sultry sip at a time. Continue reading

Creative Wedding Favors with Southern Charm

If you’re looking for wedding favors with a decidedly unique bent but still oozing with southern character, read on to get a few ideas.

A Jar Full of Goodies

Mason jars are part of southern life. Fill them up with sweet or savory treats with a southern flavor and let your guests pick the treat they wish to take home with them. Make sure you put your wedding date somewhere on the jar so they will always remember the good time they had at your wedding. Continue reading

Summer Cocktails that Double as Decor

As if to make up for the hot humid air that the season ushers in, Mother Nature infuses the world with color and light during the summer months. Getting married at this time of the year means you can take full advantage of the multi-colored blooms that abound and have a wedding bursting with the colors of this wonderful season.

But summer flowers are not your only source of vibrant colors for your special day. Below are interesting and scrumptious cocktails that are sure to brighten up any corner of your wedding reception venue. Continue reading

Creating a Vintage Aesthetic at Your Southern Wedding Venue

To celebrate romance and a return to tradition, some modern couples choose to infuse a vintage flavor to their nuptials. If you’re exploring this avenue as well, below are a few ideas to get you off to a good start.

Setting

Nothing quite captures and recreates the aura of a bygone age like holding your wedding ceremony on a southern plantation. The Estate is an authentic antebellum mansion rebuilt brick by brick in its present location. Although outfitted with modern amenities, it retains its old-world charm and genuine southern appeal. It is a much sought-after wedding venue in Atlanta and the perfect setting for a vintage-inspired wedding. Continue reading

Outdoor Wedding Venues of the South

If you’re planning a southern wedding, you’re in luck. This part of the country boasts of a number of breath-taking estate rentals that provide a picture-perfect background for your summer wedding.

South Carolina

The Palmetto State has a number of State Parks where you can have an outdoor wedding amidst stately 100-year old trees and flowering gardens. Hold your ceremony at the end of a trellised lane with the air lightly scented by the nectar of blooming flowers. Continue reading

7 Ideas for Your End-of-Summer Gathering

Say goodbye to summer in style at a luxurious private event space in Atlanta. The Estate is a premium corporate event venue managed by a team that specializes in giving each celebration the perfect setting it deserves. It is a much sought-after event space in Atlanta and the ideal place to spend the last days of a long, hot season. Below are seven end-of-summer party ideas to help you make the transition from flip-flops to winter boots in no time. Continue reading

Outdoor Wedding Trends for Summer

The onset of longer days and the beginning of beach weather heralds the start of another popular summer occurrence – weddings. Traditionally, almost one third of American nuptials take place during the summer months of June, July and August, with June alone accounting for almost 11 percent.

There are so many possibilities when you decide to hold an outdoor summer wedding at your estate rental. Take advantage of a glorious summer day or use the night sky to light your way; you can even include traditional summer time treats for your guests in honor of the season. Continue reading