Weddings

Affordable Locations for your wedding and reception

public spaces and non-profit organizations

(from the view of one who has paid for his daughter's wedding)

Forsyth Park - a beautiful public park - from the most simple to the most grand: can be as simple as standing around the fountain, or set up chairs on the sidewalk at the fountain - contact the City of Savannah size unlimited - this was the location of Savannah's most over-the-top wedding ever of Thomas H. Lee and Ann Tenenbaum in 1996!

Scarbrough House: The Ship of the Sea Maritime Museum courtyard - a private courtyard - contact the Ships of the Sea Museum 41 MLK Blvd 912 232 1511 max 200 people

Owens-Thomas House Garden

Old Fort Jackson size unlimited a restored civil war fort on the Savannah River 912-232-3945

Roundhouse Railroad Terminal size unlimited 912-651-6823

The beach on Tybee Island - contact the City of Tybee Island size unlimited, permit required. Have a reception at the Ft. Screven Guard House which can be rented from the City of Tybee. And for pre-wedding fun, organize a softball game at the field next door to the Guard House.

Telfair Square with a reception at the Jepson - the high end

Whitfield Square - contact the city of Savannah beautiful gazebo in the center of the square

Unitarian Universalist Church - an open and liberal congregation offering a "non-denominational" location on Troup Square

Old Sheldon Church near Yemassee SC This is a magical place out in the county. The Sheldon Church ruins are located on Sheldon Church Road between Gardens Corner and Yemassee. Coming from Beaufort on US 21 North, as you approach the intersection of US 17 at Gardens Corner, bear left, continue through the stop sign and go about 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Sheldon Church Road, which is directly across from Bull Point Plantation. Go about two miles and you'll see the ruins on the right side of the road. St. Helena’s Parish, the caretaking organization, requires a reservation (I will write down the number the next time I go there). Believe it or not, the Amtrak trains stop in Yemassee.

Davenport House operated by Historic Savannah Foundation