The Mansion on Forsyth Park

The first picture is of the Courtyard (with a permanent silky white tent cover) done up for an event. The second picture is of the Ballroom set up for an event as well. Finally, the third picture shows one example of a suite in the hotel part of The Mansion.

Today's post is about the venue we've chosen for our wedding ceremony. The Mansion on Forsyth Park is in Savannah's historic district, close to downtown and the River. It is a restored mansion from 1888 and is directly across from beautiful Forsyth Park. It functions as a hotel with over 100 gorgeous suites, a spa, an art gallery, and a restaurant. In addition, The Mansion hosts many weddings, either in the beautiful Viennese Ballroom, in the Marble Garden Courtyard by the pool, or in Forsyth Park across the street.

Jordan and I originally were going to have our wedding in Forsyth Park in front of the fountain and the reception in the ballroom of The Mansion. I didn't want to risk having bad weather ruin our ceremony, nor could we afford the $7,000 food and beverage minimum (plus 29% taxes and fees) for the cheapest Mansion reception. In the end, we decided to have our ceremony in the Marble Garden Courtyard at 10 am (and in the case of bad weather, we will get moved to the ballroom for no charge) and we'll have an 11 am lunch reception at The Lady and Sons Restaurant nearby! The Southern Lunch Buffet is only going to be around $21 per person, and the price includes all taxes and fees, refillable non-alcoholic drinks, and a dessert buffet (saves on the price of wedding cake!). Not only that, but Jordan loves Paula Deen's cooking, and I'm hoping she'll show up for a photo-op! :)

Although neither of us are from Savannah, we both love it! Jordan is a huge beach buff, and I absolutely adore historic buildings. Having our ceremony at The Mansion was one of the things we decided to splurge on. It's going to cost $2,000 to rent the Courtyard, plus chair rental fees. Thankfully, though, we get a one-day wedding coordinator, who will make sure that everything for the ceremony goes as planned so that I don't have to worry about it. I'm hoping that we'll also be able to stay in one of The Mansion's beautiful suites for a few days before our honeymoon too! ;)