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Braselton Wedding Venue
Chateau Elan weddings
A winery resort in Braselton with more than a dozen indoor and outdoor spaces, from vineyards and lawns to a rose garden and a glass topped atrium. It hosts full weekends, including multi day South Asian weddings with approved baraat routes and fire rituals. An intimate package covers 10 to 30 guests all year.
Ceremony And Reception Spaces
| Space | Guests | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Winery Pavilion | About 125 to 240 | 6,440 square feet. |
| Lawns, Vineyard and Rose Garden | Ask the venue | Outdoor ceremony settings across the resort. |
| Atrium | Ask the venue | A glass topped atrium used for ceremonies. |
How It Photographs
Vineyard rows, a rose garden and lawns outside, with the glass atrium as a bright indoor option.
Venue Details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Lodging | Rooms on site |
| Catering | Resort Catering, And Professional Outside Caterers Are Welcome For Traditional Menus. |
| Phone | (678) 425-0900 |
| Website | The venue site |
| Address | 100 Rue Charlemagne Drive, Braselton, GA 30517 |
Facts from chateauelan.com, read November 2026.
What The Venue Publishes
- A guest room for the couple
- A discounted room block
- Fire rituals need advance approval and a paid fire safety attendant. Food trucks and outdoor cooking stations are allowed with approval.
How I Would Photograph A Wedding Here
A resort gives you many backdrops in one place, so the plan matters. I scout the spots that fit your timeline, pick one for portraits near the ceremony and one with a long view for golden hour, and keep the walking time short in formal shoes.
This venue publishes outdoor space, so I would plan around the sun. A ceremony in full midday sun means squinting guests and hard shadows, so look up the sunset for your month first and work back from it. Even if dinner is inside, twenty quiet minutes outside before sunset make the photographs couples frame.
A smaller wedding outside is a gift. Everyone fits in the frame, the toasts are personal, and there is time to wander the grounds for portraits without leaving guests waiting.
This venue mentions cultural or multi day celebrations on its own pages. My team has trained for years for large, multi day weddings, including Indian and South Asian celebrations, and we plan each event with your planner and your family.
Ask where you will get ready. A bright room with a big window makes the dress, the details and those first quiet minutes look their best, and if it is close to the ceremony spot it saves time on a hot day.
Questions To Ask Chateau Elan
- What is the food and beverage minimum for our date, and what does the package include?
- If it rains, which indoor room holds the ceremony, and when do we have to decide?
- Is there a suite for getting ready, and does it have a big window?
- Where is the shade at the time of our ceremony, and can the chairs face away from the sun?
- What time does outdoor music have to stop, and is the space private to us all day?
- Which areas of the grounds can we use for portraits, and when is the last call for the rain plan?
Send me the answers and your date, and I will plan the photographs and the film around them. Check your date.
Plan The Day
A Wedding Day At Chateau Elan
Chateau Elan lists outdoor space, so the ceremony time is the one decision that changes every photograph. I like a ceremony that ends a little more than an hour before sunset. The light is softer, guests are not squinting into the sun, and we walk straight from the recessional into portraits while the sky warms up. Chateau Elan does not publish a rain plan, so ask for it in writing and walk the backup room on your tour.
The times below are worked out from the sunset in Atlanta on the 15th of each month, with daylight saving included. Move everything earlier in winter and later in June.
| Month | Ceremony | Portraits Begin | Sunset | Blue Hour Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 6:45 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| October | 5:20 PM | 6:05 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:35 PM |
Getting ready photos usually start about two hours before the ceremony, so book hair and makeup to finish thirty minutes before I arrive.
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How Chateau Elan Compares
At up to 240 guests, Chateau Elan sits in the middle of the 17 venues here that publish a capacity. Like most venues here, it does not put a full price online. 7 of the 26 venues in this guide do. Other resort venues in this guide are Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort, Lanier Islands Resort, The Inn at Serenbe.
Questions About Chateau Elan
How many guests fit at Chateau Elan?
Chateau Elan publishes up to 240 guests. Ask the venue which space fits your plan.
Will you photograph our wedding at Chateau Elan?
Yes. I photograph and film weddings all over Atlanta. Check your date and tell me about your plans.
Found Your Venue
Tell me where in Atlanta you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.