FAQs
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WHAT IS THE DRESS CODE?
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Black Tie optional - dress up with us to dance the night away in the historic Biltmore Ballrooms! A dark suit or tuxedo is appropriate for men and a midi or floor-length dress is appropriate for women.
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DOES THE VENUE HAVE PARKING?
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Yes, there is a paid parking garage with ample space to park your vehicle at the Biltmore Ballrooms. If you're planning to drink with us, please use Uber or Lyft.
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MAY I BRING A PLUS ONE?
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Due to space limitations at our venue, only the individuals listed on your invitation are invited to our wedding.
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ARE MY CHILDREN INVITED TO THE WEDDING?
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While we love your little ones, our ceremony and reception are for adults only. Please make arrangements for childcare in advance of our wedding weekend.
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DO YOU HAVE A HOTEL BLOCK?
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Yes, we have a limited number of rooms with a discounted rate held at the Clermont Hotel. We have a few other hotel suggestions on the travel page, and there are several other hotels in Midtown Atlanta.
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WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE BILTMORE?
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Designated as a residential “apartment hotel” popular during the 1920s, Biltmore Apartments along with its neighbor The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel opened in 1924 and were described as the “city’s point of contact with the world beyond its own borders.” The 11-story hotel and adjacent 10-story apartment building are an excellent example of the grand, modern hotels built across the country during this era. The success of these monumental hotels was fostered by the combination of improved transportation, mass production of inexpensive Ford motor cars, financial speculation based on an attitude of unbounded prosperity, and newly enfranchised middle-class vacationers. William Candler, son of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler, was the local financier behind the Biltmore project, purchasing the land for the hotel in 1921 and incorporating the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel Company in conjunction with Holland Ball Judkins and John McEntee Bowman of the New York-based Biltmore hotel chain. The Atlanta Biltmore, once known as the South’s supreme hotel, staged galas, tea dances, debutante balls, and recitals by visiting Metropolitan Opera stars. It served celebrities such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, and Charles Lindbergh. It was the initial home of the Atlanta Historical Society and the meeting place for many of the city’s civic organizations. For more than 30 years, WSB, the South’s first radio station, broadcast from its studios within the hotel and the radio tower on the hotel roof became a landmark on the city skyline. Currently, the former main hotel building (fronting West Peachtree) houses Class A commercial space and two meticulously renovated ballrooms for social functions, and the former suites/apartments building fronting Fifth Street are condominiums, known as Biltmore House. Both buildings are on the National Registry of Historic Places.