It's a wedding venue that the owner decorates for Christmas. In a word, spectacular. The check in is easy, and I liked that the guests have assigned check in times, it makes things go smoothly with less chaos. We did lunch and I found the food was delicious and plentiful. The house is professionally decorated with no expense spared. The rooms are pretty on their own but the decor is elaborate and tastefully designed. It was a nice day, so we were able to walk the grounds which are a treat in themselves. Although the owner and staff were very friendly and approachable, there wasn't a whole lot of history given about the house and I would have liked to ask about a hundred questions. But seeing how busy and popular the place is, I understand. A book is available for purchase but wasn't willing to spend the $45. A must see! read more

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It was a very nice experience. We had the lunch buffet and the tour. We were very pleased with the lunch. It was very tasty and good portions. I would recommend it. read more

Beautiful venue, great food and gorgeous grounds... the owner, Marsha ruins it all though by yelling at wedding guests for having fun. The owner micromanages any fun anyone is having. Many guests were scolded for having drinks on a dance floor... do not have your wedding here if you want your guests to be allowed to let loose and not have to watch their backs for simply having fun. She is SO RUDE and unwelcoming. Very off for a wedding venue owner. She should not be allowed on the property day of weddings. read more

I'm disappointed because I want to experience the Tate House at Christmas time but the chef refuses to accommodate my gluten allergy. Christmas tea cost $95 and you book it months in advance. The chef has plenty of time to buy gluten-free bread and make tea sandwiches so that I can share this experience with my friends, However, the chef only gives one allergy option, quinoa grain bowl (wtf?). Who wants to eat a quinoa grain bowl when all the rest of your friends are eating tea sandwiches and pastries? Every year I call and try to book the Tea hoping there's a new chef and every year told the same thing. It's not my fault I have an allergy. And it's really not hard to accommodate folks like me. It's really not. Every grocery store in town sells gluten-free bread. Figure it out chef! read more

The Tate House is BEAUTIFUL! What a gorgeous spot to have a Spring Wedding. My best guy friend finally got married!!! The day was perfect as it had rained the night before. The wedding took place in an open, gazebo type space that was pristine! I couldn't think of a better place to exhange vows. After the wedding vows were exchanged we moved to the open courtyard while we sipped on 1 of two drink offerings. That was about an hour, while the bridal party took photos. From there we were seated for dinner. Let me tell you, this was the BEST wedding meal I have had to date! I had salmon. You may think you can't go wrong with salmon, but trust me, you can. It was cooked perfectly with mashed potatoes and green beans. I cleaned my plate. While eating we were offered beer and/or wine, while the DJ played. It was a great day and a memorable wedding for my homie. read more

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Booking the Tate House for our wedding at the end of 2024 will forever be one of our greatest decisions! From our initial contact, to booking an in-person tour, and to securing our wedding date, the entire process went smoothly. We loved how Tate House took care of a majority of the wedding services in-house; only having to source our photographer, videographer, and DJ, was a huge stress relief! Not to mention, the grounds and facilities at the Tate House are STUNNING, and the bridal/groom cottages are a huge perk! Weddings are an investment, and the value Tate House provided to us, was well worth it. We cannot thank the Tate House enough for the quality communication, for the ease of splitting payments across family members, for the high-quality food selection, for the most perfect floral arrangements and decorations, for the spot-on execution of the timeline, and for addressing any last-minute questions, comments, and concerns. The Tate House team took SO much stress off our plates, and always fulfilled each request with the friendliest smiles on their faces. Cindy, Konda, Chef Raphael, Paul, Vicki, Cindy (Vicki's lovely assistant from our wedding day), and all the other incredible support team members- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. We are SO blessed for the role that each of you all played in creating the best day of our lives. From the initial tour, through the entire wedding planning process, and to the actual wedding, we felt heard and supported. We would choose the Tate House as our wedding venue, every single time. The feedback we received from our friends and family was nothing short of positive remarks, and we were able to leave our wedding with zero regrets and zero things we would change. Do not hesitate to book the Tate House for your wedding day, especially if you want to lessen your "to-dos!" read more

I recently had the experience of planning my daughter's wedding at Tate House March 16, 2025, and unfortunately, it was not the pleasant experience we had hoped for. While the venue itself is lovely, with beautiful architecture but management left much to be desired. First and foremost, I had several concerns regarding the food during the Bridal Tasting/ Open House which I brought directly to Kelly, our wedding planner. Both my daughter and her fiancé found the food lacking, and the cake was disappointingly dry. During one of our meetings, the chef had promised us two new dishes would be featured during the tasting, but they were absent. When I expressed my concerns to Kelly, she informed me that the owner had advised against personal tastings and shockingly stated that she would refund all my money. This was particularly disheartening, especially with only three weeks left until the wedding. It felt as if my concerns were met with complete disregard. I kept asking Kelly, how did we get here. I never asked for my money back. So my advice is to not express your concerns because Kelly and owner was quick to cancel our daughter's wedding. On the day of the wedding, we encountered significant staffing issues. Kelly had assured us that there would be plenty of staff available to assist, but that was not the case. The lack of support was evident and added unnecessary stress during what should have been a joyful occasion. Kelly herself appeared agitated and flustered, which only compounded the situation. Moreover, her behavior towards our guests was unacceptable. She was rude and dismissive, and I witnessed her being particularly harsh with my new son in law, insisting they leave the premises in an aggressive manner. This type of treatment is not what you would expect from a wedding venue of this caliber. To make matters worse, the owner was rude to my sister further highlighting a lack of professionalism. The owner never introduced herself to us. She walked past us several times without even noticing our presence. We discovered that she was the owner because we saw her picture on the website. My sister (bride's aunt) said before the wedding she had to go to the restroom. The owner said "where are you going go sit down." Very rude!! In the wedding industry, hospitality and personal connection are crucial, and we left feeling disappointed by the lack of engagement from the owner. Despite Kelly's promise to check on us throughout the day, I only saw her once in the bridal cottage. This lack of oversight contributed to delays that made our bridal party late for key moments during the wedding. On a positive note, Cindy, Kelly's assistant, was a bright spot in our experience. She was friendly, approachable, and genuinely helpful, providing a much-needed contrast to Kelly's demeanor. Additionally, I had to ask multiple times for the card box to be placed out during the reception--a request that Kelly brushed off, claiming she was too busy. To my disbelief, she had locked it away in a closet during the event. In conclusion, while Tate House has the potential to be a beautiful venue, the overall management and service fell far short of expectations. The lack of professionalism, poor communication, and disregard for our concerns overshadowed what should have been a joyous occasion. I would advise other couples to carefully consider their options before choosing Tate House for their wedding. A wedding should be a celebration, and I regret that ours was marred by these challenges. I hope the management takes this feedback to heart, as enhancing the personal touch could significantly improve the overall experience for future couples. read more

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We had my daughters wedding a few weeks ago. Everything went perfect! One of my friends used the word flawless. They time the wedding out so everything can be done in the time you need. We had 130 people and everyone was having so much fun I wish I had extended the wedding event time 30 more minutes to 4.5 hours. You will need to know your date and stick to it. We bought event insurance in case of cancellation due to weather. You get put on a payment plan so when the wedding is over you owe almost no money. I liked that. The venue and staff during the wedding were great! I highly recommend them! read more

I went there for the first time this year and the experience of buying tickets was horrible, they have no answering machine and charged me twice for one ticket and there is no way to leave a message and the employees do not answer the phone during working hours or arrive late. Took me 6 days and 8 phone calls to get to a human. When I complained and left a message with Candra who works with the owner, Ms. Mann, it was just plan sad. Ms. Mann the owner left me a message that was so offensive that I saved it for others to hear. They ruined my experience before I even got there. Sad that small companies believe they "own the town" and do not really need your business. read more

My sister purchased lunch and a tour of the house as surprises for us ( me, my daughter ,my 16 year old granddaughter ) We went the weekend of December 10, 2022. All 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience and would recommend without reservation. My sister and I moved to Georgia a year and a half ago. We used to go to the Stetson Mansion in Deland Fl. every single Christmas. The Tate House is every bet as spectacular so now we have a new annual daycation to look forward to! read more

I recently went to a wedding at this venue and let me just say it was GORGEOUS! They offer tours of the house while you're there for the wedding so I thought that was pretty cool. It was beautiful and organized and the staff was amazing. If I could do my wedding over it's want it to be here! read more

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My sister had a wedding here last fall it probably cost her $100,000. They do not allow children I had my son with me and they were very rude and mean I'm a single mom I would not recommend going to this place and they're also very racist towards people. They rush you around. The short blonde neurotic Director will follow you around and not even let you enjoy your wedding. Do not go to this place. I feel like it's haunted as well.... The food was not that great and it's basically a dry county so don't expect to be drinking anything good but shitty wine.....There's nothing else in this area it's in the middle of nowhere......Very overpriced read more

The Tate House is undoubtedly an absolutely beautiful place to get married. As a venue it has so much to offer with a number of facilities as well as stunning grounds for photos and visiting. As a group, the coordinators and in-house team are unparalleled. We fell in love with this venue as soon as we visited. Since we were getting married in July in Georgia, we wanted to get married indoors (with A/C) but ideally in some sort of pavilion with plenty of beauty and natural light. The pavilion site on the Tate Estate was absolutely perfect for this. The first time we walked through the double doors of this space, my eyes teared up and I knew I wanted to get married there. Not to mention the gardens, terraces, fields, pond, manor, reception hall, and bridal / groom cottages! No shortage of beauty and elegance. This venue shaped the entire vision of our romantic and ethereal wedding. We also loved how many of the "vendors" are already included in-house for the Tate House. Not only was this wildly convenient, but they were all of such high quality! Our planning meetings helped us to cover and walk through all of the details with these "vendors" and it was great to knock it all out in one place. Highly recommend attending an open house at Tate if you can! It is a great way to taste food, explore decor, and an opportunity to envision how you would like your event to flow through the spaces. We also want to give a special shoutout to the wedding coordinators! Our coordinator was Melissa and she is the person who made our wedding happen. Not only was she the keeper of all plans & details leading up to the big day, but she was the all star quarterback for the day of. In our case, both Melissa and Cindy went above and beyond the call of duty. Two days before our wedding, an unusual summer storm struck North Georgia and knocked down trees and power lines all around our venue, leaving the Tate House without power. The Tate team worked around the clock to clean up any damage to their property and to do everything in their power to get the electricity back up. Day of, when we still did not have power, they worked tirelessly to make adjustments and concessions to move everything around so that we could still have our wedding, even if it looked a bit different from the original plan. Then, when the power miraculously came back on just 4 hours before start time, they scrambled once again to revert everything back to that original plan. I know that we were stressed but I cannot imagine the level of stress that they endured in order to still pull off the most beautiful, amazing, and unforgettable wedding for us. They did such an amazing job that our wedding guests had absolutely no idea that anything had gone awry to begin with. My husband and I walked out of the reception hall that night and agreed that our wedding far surpassed even our wildest dreams. It was truly the best day ever... and we have the Tate team to thank for so much of that. We loved our wedding beyond words and I cannot recommend a wedding at the Tate House enough! read more

BEWARE!!!!!! We live in Chicago and wanted to book The Tate House for our wedding in October, 2021. We were going to fly into Atlanta this weekend and were SO excited about the venue but ended up cancelling. There were many things we were willing to look past that we probably wouldn't look past if the venue wasn't so beautiful but then it just ended up being a mess! -I told Cindy in November that we would love to come this month (December) to tour the venue before we signed any contracts or gave any money. She let me put a soft hold on a date until we came to visit which was very reassuring! December is their Christmas event and apparently they are too busy during this month to do any wedding tours or to do any wedding planning so beware of that! We were told we would have to do a self guided tour and couldn't see the Bridal or Groom cottage and the Pavilion would be decorated for a gift shop and would not look how it would for a wedding so we shouldn't even come this weekend. I was told this DAYS before our flight! I was fine with having a self guided tour (not ideal but not the end of th world even though that is the job of the event coordinator or an assistant) until I was told we could not even talk with Cindy until after the first of January (almost 1 month after we would tour the venue) and then on the phone I was told no wedding talk until after January 15th. How do we book an out of town wedding if we have to wait until the end of January for a October wedding? How do you put a Christmas event above a wedding where you make more money? -They only do a food tasting ONE TIME a year which is in January so be cautious of that. They will not accomdate a tasting at another time. We wanted to do a little sample of something while in town this weekend and was told no and to find another venue that could accommodate us. -Make sure to have a lawyer look over the contracts! We had a contract lawyer look over the contracts Cindy sent and I told him we cancelled, he said he would have strongly advised me AGAINST booking the Tate House for our venue with the contracts we were given. He made note of the fact there is no flexibility and additional charges or late charges for everything as well as being poorly written. -The closest area for guests to stay is a mountain house area (which was cute but definitely a trek from the airport for out of town guests) but other than that, the closest cute hotels are 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes away. -They only have a license for beer, wine, and champagne and not the good stuff. -They will not allow you to have a date change which is frustrating with COVID. I cannot get past how rude Cindy was on the phone and how dismissive she was to a bride trying to plan a wedding during COVID while also being a destination wedding! I was holding back tears while she told me to cancel my trip, find another venue, and that there is no time to talk about the most important day of my life for another month and a half!! We were doing Georgia because my parents are older and have health issues and live in North Carolina so we wanted something close and convenient for them! Yes, the venue is BEAUTIFUL and I am sad that that was our dream venue and it was crushed! We were willing to look past the far away accommodations, limited bar, early ending time for a Sunday, and the no change date option. BE CAREFUL!!!! read more

Most disorganized mess I've witnessed. First after being rescheduled from dinner because of snow, to a lunch which costs less but I have no idea if they changed what they charged me until my statement comes in, we left over the less than stellar menu. If my wife had known what the menu was, she would have cancelled the reservation. There's no way of knowing what very limited cafeteria food they are serving. I cook better than this at home. After finally being called into seating, a hostess seated us at a table with no spaces left to sit. Go figure. It's simple math. X number of chairs sit X number of guests. "Would you like me to bring you a chair?" Umm, no, I'll just stand here.(yep I really said that) After being taken to an open table I saw the horror that was the "buffet". Fried chicken. A poorly prepared "panko fried chicken". More like Shake 'n' Bake. When I informed the hostess that my wife does not eat fried chicken she said "well it's really not fried". Really? Fried chicken that's not fried? They offered to make her a plain one. Really. Just one? How generous for my $90.(remember this was originally a DINNER menu) So we asked for a refund and left. Do I want to get HALF back and tour the house? Wait, we are now STARVING. Logic defies the management. I can't WAIT to see if I actually get a refund. Any review above 2 stars has to be an employee shill. read more

Kudos for restoring an historic house. Not cool charging $30 for a less than mediocre lunch and guide-less tour. It's the same decorations in every room and a can eat sandwiches and kroger cookies in Atlanta. Also there are handicap bathrooms but no handicap access. read more

I'm from out of town and drove to see the house for one of their Christmas tours. Once we arrived there, the electricity was out and and they had their patrons eating in the dark (very dim candlelight). Our table had been given away and our seven person reservation was crammed at another table that already had three, making it a very uncomfortable ten. We were the only group that didn't receive the tour we paid for and when we wanted to speak with management we were treated very rudely and asked to leave and did not receive our money back or ticket vouchers to return. read more

I planned my wedding at the Tate House for 2 years. It finally happened on Sunday October 14th. It was THE best day of my life. People kept asking me, "How are you so calm?" Well, that is because the Tate House gave me absolutely no reason to be worried! Coordinators, Megan & Michelle, are absolute angels. Cindy, their sales rep, is an absolute sweetheart. Paul, the decorator, works magic with the decor and flowers.. It looked absolutely beautiful. I have never received so many compliments in my life! I worked mostly with Megan and she is amazing. She responded very promptly and knew exactly what was going on at all times. I never felt like I needed to repeat myself even once. She was so willing to help me with whatever I needed, I just knew I didn't have a single thing to worry about because of her. The day went by so smoothly, if anything went wrong, I never knew about it or noticed. My single issue is the owner (I think her name is Marsha), who I did not meet once until the day of, so she stays out of the process until the wedding day. I received multiple complaints about her from guests (and even from my mother) about her attitude, which was apparently very sour and rude. However, the Tate House was such an amazing place for us to be married at! One sour apple within the hundreds of amazing apples will not damper my opinion on this place. You will NOT regret using the Tate House for your wedding, ever. It is heaven. read more

I am reviewing as a event attendee as well as an occasional employee. The Tate House continues to evolve into the most beautiful wedding venue in Georgia. A new covered pavilion has recently been added which makes it perfect, since a bride can now have their outdoor wedding regardless of weather. The owners have also added bridal and groom cottages for general wedding preparation, or for full-day rental if desired. I am amazed at the level of attention and options offered to the customers, and the food is wonderful. The chef and his team keeps such a clean, organized kitchen also, which is most significant in my opinion. The food options are extensive, and all of the menu items are delicious. When I have attended events at the Tate House, the experiences have been elegant and fun. The staff is very attentive to the needs of attendees, and the ballroom has a beautiful bar, as well as a large dance floor (which usually is well used for most events!). I've worked Christmas events at the Tate House, and I am stunned by the beauty of the decorated mansion. My relatives attended the holiday brunch, and they are already planning their return trip for this year! (Consider that tickets for these tours sell out very early, so reservations need to be made as soon as possible in the fall.) The food options consist of heavy horderves, not full meals as a general rule. However, there is such an abundance of soup, sandwiches, cheese/fruit, etc., guests have more than enough to eat as a meal! Compliments flow to the event coordinators and to the chef/staff constantly during these events. The candlelight tours with live music is a favorite to almost everyone. It is important to arrive within the tour times to ensure a full experience, but you will not be disappointed! As with any venue, there are occasional problems, such as power outages due to weather, etc., but I've seen some amazing creativity to continue offering guests a wonderful experience. Reviews on other sites reflect wonderful experiences at Tate House, so check those out as well! read more

My husband and I went to a Christmas candlelight tour at the Tate House last night and loved it! Everything was lovely; the house, staff , music and food. The whole place was just beautiful with sparkling Christmas trees and decorations everywhere. When we arrived we had a glass of wine from the bar off of the beautifully decorated main dining room and listened to the excellent band for a few minutes. Then it was time to see the home and hear the interesting history of the house by the present owner who was very nice. We then were allowed to walk around the home on own before returning to the main dining area to eat and enjoy the band .The food was ample and very good. There was shrimp and grits, pork sliders, chicken, chili, pies, cookies, tiramisu,eggnog shots, creme brulee,coffee and I may have missed a few things! It was a very nice , special evening for us. The event was a gift for us but I would say it is worth the price charged (half of which we were told is donated to a charity). read more

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Our daughter's wedding was held here this past October! We booked it a year in advance after meeting with Cindy Lupi (marketing and event sales) and touring the house and pavilion my daughter KNEW this was what she had envisioned for her wedding. Our wedding director, Tori Vann was very easy to work with and took all of the stress out of the planning and the day of executed all to perfection! Paul, their Florist, listened to her wants and helped with suggesting how better to get more bang for our buck......the arrangements throughout were exquisite and commented on by all who attended. The pre-reception, reception ( held while photos were taken after the ceremony) was wonderfully catered and having something for our guests to to while we were tending to the photos was very well recieved. The reception dinner was delicious and well presented (buffet style). Mrs Holbrook and Ms Mann are to be commended for all they have put into this wonderful venue. We are still receiving compliments on what a classy, well run and fun wedding this was! We are all still basking in the afterglow of such a happy Union in such a perfect setting. read more

We just went to the Tate House for the Christmas Tour. The decorations are lavish, unusual, and beautiful. This was my third trip, and the decorations are better than ever. We took friends, and they were blown away and said it was the most beautifully decorated home they had ever seen. I agree. A trip to see the decorations is a wonderful holiday adventure. read more