Whitlock Inn

My friend had her wedding here (I served as bridesmaid) and it was such a nice venue. There’s a great garden out back that can hold ceremonies – it was a perfect fit for our party. In springtime, it’s perfect because there’s also a great variety of flowers to help suit the mood. Inside, the facilities were a perfect fit for the buffet-​style reception and for everyone to sit comfortably. Everyone on staff was very friendly and helpful. The location is ideal, even if the parking can be a bit difficult. If you’re looking to get married, you should consider the Whitlock Inn.

We held our annual company holiday party this year at the Whitlock Inn in Marietta. The Whitlock Inn is a historic Victorian home built in 1900. It’s located next to Marietta Square. The inn is a popular spot for weddings. Their slogan is «we put the Marry in Marietta.» They’ve won multiple awards from wedding service company The Knot. It’s not hard to see why. The home is beautiful and for our party, it was tastefully and elegantly decorated for the holidays.
In addition to weddings and holiday parties, the inn also hosts many corporate and social events. It’s a charming, smaller, intimate setting. The house was traditionally decorated with Christmas wreaths and lights. As we walked up to the house, it looked like a scene from a Christmas movie. The home felt warm and inviting.
I estimate we had about 100 attendees at the party. I believe the venue can host up to 150. Our party consisted of cocktails and dinner. A coat rack was set up in the office near the front door. A bar was set up in one of the parlors. The inn doesn’t have a liquor license, so we had to bring our own alcohol. Food was catered by Carriage House Catering, which is located on-​site.
The small dining room had a dessert table, tea and water, and a coffee station. The dessert table’s centerpiece was a classic gingerbread house. It was surrounded by chocolate bourbon pecan pies (derby pie), large glass containers filled with crème brûlée and colorful berries, plates of baked brie, and other decadent sweets. Coffee was kept warm and stored in an ornate silver coffee dispenser. Chocolate shavings and a bowl of whipped cream were available to add to the coffee.
Dinner was served buffet-​style and consisted of a mixed field salad with cherries, walnuts, Parmesan, and a spiced orange vinaigrette, hot Charleston crab dip served with flatbreads, sauteed seasonal vegetables including carrots, zucchini, and asparagus, red skin mashed potatoes, sliced prime rib in a rosemary au jus with spicy horseradish sauce, roasted salmon fillets cooked with pomegranate buerre blanc (white butter), and dinner rolls.
Overall, the food was pretty good. The salmon was dry, but that was the only «bad» thing. Most of the other items were delicious. My favorites were the flavorful field salad, the savory vegetables, and the consistently soft and appetizing mashed potatoes. The desserts were excellent and the coffee station was fun. I enjoyed the rich chocolate bourbon pecan pie.
Service was good. The bartenders filled drinks to the brim and servers made sure the buffet was replenished regularly and finished plates were cleared from the tables.
Our dinner took place in the large ballroom which had chandelier lighting. There was a pianist in the dining room who played Christmas music non-​stop throughout the night (3 – 4 hours).
Aside from the ballroom, the house has many areas to congregate and socialize including the aforementioned dining room and parlor rooms, as well as front and back porches outside. There are also gardens outside. Inside, holiday décor included a brightly lit tree, festive candles, Nutcrackers, Christmas trumpets, poinsettias, and a staircase lined with ornamented garlands. It was picturesque.
Plenty of parking is available at SunTrust Bank next door or across the street at First United Methodist Church. I recommend parking at the bank so you don’t have to walk across the street.

Like all the other reviewers, I went here for a wedding. I was able to get a grand tour and check out the bedrooms upstairs as well, which were very cozy looking as well. The wedding here had 135 people, so it was a bit crowded. It was also pretty cold in the Inn despite all the body heat.
The place is gorgeous and a very romantic setting for a wedding or even a weekend getaway. I highly recommend the Whitlock Inn!

The Whitlock Inn helped us throw our dream reception. We had originally planned to use my parents neighborhood clubhouse for our reception but quickly changed our minds after seeing the Whitlock Inn. The grounds are absolutely lovely. The garden in the back is meticulously maintained and the Inn itself is gorgeous and also well maintained. Alexis, the owner, is so inviting and welcoming it makes you want to spend the whole day/​weekend there. Too bad it’s not a functioning bed and breakfast anymore :(
I loved the fact that everything was included — I didn’t have to rent tables and chairs or linens. They even provided mirrors and hurricanes with candles for our centerpieces. They set up and took down everything for us. It was so nice to just show up and everything was beautifully taken care of for us. The catering was also good despite a few glitches with them in the planning process.
I am so glad that we chose the Whitlock Inn to host our reception. It’s been over a week and people are still buzzing about it — that’s how you know you threw a good party! I highly recommend the Whitlock Inn for your wedding/​special event. You won’t be disappointed :)

My sister and her husband had their wedding here on a Saturday evening. The inn is very quaint and cute. Both the groom and the bride each got a room to dress.
We were just short of 100 people — it could certainly take a few more people to fill up the place. We enjoyed the space a lot. The food, prepared on site and available only in buffet style, was EXCELLENT. We were pretty impressed by how yummy it was — not usually expected at weddings.
It’s a great place to hold a wedding. We definitely recommend it!

Such a lovely place. Was in my good friend’s wedding held here last weekend. The grounds are nice, the accommodations quaint and the refreshing AC blasting out of vents enough to blow your hair back. :) Food was yummy… Hello grits!
There are only a few parking spaces on the grounds but guests were available to park at the bank or the church across the street.