Glendalough Manor

This is the wife of Pauly writing this review for a reason!
Beautiful scenery and location both inside and out. Food was good, enough portions, bartenders and staff most courteous. Bathrooms were clean and the event rooms themselves were beautiful.
Here’s my issue, as someone who has worked in the social event industry for 22 years in sales, marketing and event planning for a large successful full event production company, I was appalled by the entertainment. Everyone knows that entertainment makes or breaks your party!
After a beautiful cocktail hour in the lobby we entered the main room, there was no Music playing, everybody just kind of wandered around signed a few things that were there for the bride and groom and then found their seat. There was no energy, in fact we must have sat for more then 30 minutes before the DJ/​MC (one person) greeted everyone. Come to find out there was a party across the hall from us and he was there. In other words there was one guy who was the entertainment for 2 parties that were overlapping for at least the first two hours.
When he finally came and greeted the guests he let us know some information about the location and then to sit patiently as dinner was going to be served shortly (a good 44 min later, so more sitting and finally turned on background music)
I could go on and on about how it was only until the last hour of the party that anyone ever danced.
During the wedding after the introductions and the first dance we should’ve been invited up onto the dance floor and got the party started while we waited for salad and dinner to be served.
I felt the Dj was dressed unprofessionally and although he seemed friendly and said hello I am shocked that a venue as beautiful as theirs has this going on. Because I was a guest I do not know the ins and outs of how it works when booking this venue however they should always have a few DJs on back up.
The music choice was awful he had everyone on the dance floor finally and then killed it by playing Gangam style.
My suggestion would be if this venue allows, bring your own entertainment!!!

I watched this place get built many years ago when I lived in Peachtree City and finally got to attend a wedding there this past weekend. It was an absolutely gorgeous place. It is a very «out of the box» wedding experience, especially with the timing of things: such as wedding begins at X time and must end by X time, no matter what. But we had a lovely time and I think the bride and groom were very very happy with what they chose to do. My only complaint is that this venue does not have high chairs? When we asked about one, we were told «we are not a restaurant?!» I find that ridiculously odd because weddings are all about family and families have children of all ages. Often children are even part of wedding ceremonies! So how they do not have a few high chairs/​booster seats to provide to guests is beyond me.

We had our wedding at Glendalough Manor on November 1^st and I’m still reeling from the fabulousness of it all! Glendalough Manor in full wedding swing is simply magical!
I started my venue search early in 2014. Knowing my wedding would be in the fall I had one must have; the reception must have a fireplace. After a few false starts I found Glendalough through a basic Google search and took a drive to Tryone to see it in person. I think I knew it would be the place the second I drove up but I had to see more. I scheduled a tour for the next day and met Jessica. She was kind, did not pressure me to make any decisions, and let me look around every corner. She patiently answered all my questions, and follow up questions, and more follow up questions until I was satisfied. After talking it over with my then fiancé and taking him to see it for himself we decided to sign the contract. That is when I met Pennie. Her direct, straight forward and professional approach to the logistics let me know that my wedding day would be handled with the care and seriousness that it deserved.
As the year went on we had the opportunity to meet many of their preferred vendors on one scheduled day, super convenient, and ultimately hired a few of them. After seeing them in action I know that we could not have gone wrong with any vendors we chose through their preferred vendor program.
They have an easy to use web-​based portal that allows even the most micromanaging bride to see every detail and dollar of her wedding unfold while making monthly payments to the venue and preferred vendors. The chance to make monthly payments like this made it possible for us to pay for probably 95% of our wedding in cash. I would do that again in a heartbeat.
When the wedding was about 30 days away we had a meeting to discuss all the details of the wedding day and a final meeting 3 days before the wedding.
On the wedding day, I was a ball of nerves. I arrived with my bridal to get ready in their large dressing room and Pennie swopped in with drinks in hand, a cheery attitude and let me know everything would be OK. And it was, more than OK. Even though I had my hands on most every detail of the day I was even shocked at the sheer beauty of it all once it came together. Walking out to the ceremony I noticed the perfectly manicured gardens, music playing through the high quality sound system and a ceremony seating arrangement that my guest later told me felt intimate and made them feel close to me and my husband. After the ceremony a smiling staff member waited with drinks and appetizers and we began pictures.
As my husband and I prepared to enter the ceremony I couldn’t wait to see it, full of our friends and family and the beautiful décor. When they opened the doors and we walked in I let out a scream! The décor, the chandeliers, the lights of the wall sconces, the flicker of the fireplace, the beat of the music, I could not hold in my JOY! We went on to have a fun, festive, and nearly perfect reception. We stayed until they pushed us out the front door late into the night. We enjoyed every second of it and would do it there all over again. That is the best way I can describe what it is like to have your wedding at Glendalough Manor, wedding magic. You won’t be sorry.

Yes it is beautiful. But our experience in March of 2011 is that they are inflexible. Before contracting with them read the contract carefully. Ask them what their availability will be to meet with you to plan especially if you need after 5pm or on weekends. They forgot to move our flowers from ceremony to banquet table. There was no mic for officiant at outdoor ceremony. The get away food basket they provided for the limo was a sad joke. Bar set up down the hall from ball room requires guest to leave party to get a beverage. If you are comfortable with their ideas and rules it could be a really good choice for you.

Beautiful, breathtaking, wonderful. The only full service venue in the business. This place is absolutely wonderful.

I am utterly shocked that this place doesn’t have a single review on Unilocal.My cousin recently got married here and out of convenience held the rehearsal dinner here as well. I fully expected this to be cheesy, tacky, wacky, and all that (sorry cuz) but alas, I was wrong and pleasantly surprised.
It’s manufactured charm, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a great location if you’re having a large (or very large) wedding, particularly if you plan on having it outdoors in the heat and you need something south of the city.
While not really a manor by the strictest terms (surely no late medieval fortified country homes are hiding out in Peachtree City), this certainly fits the square footage and «show» implied by the name. After passing teh slightly awkward entrance (a road down the middle of a small retail center) you enter the grounds and visually would never know if blindfolded on the way in.
There are two main banquet rooms at Glendalough: the Avondale and Wicklow rooms. The rehearsal was in the Avondale room, the smaller of the two, which I would guess was about 80 guests total. I would surmise that this room could comfortably hold double that.
The Wicklow room was much much bigger, with a side room for buffet and a dance floor offset from the main hall. I think the wedding had around 25 tables and everyone got around pretty easily.
Food on both occasions was pretty good. Not incredible, but wedding food rarely is (ours was though — see my Avante Catering review — hint hint). At first i thought it was strange that we had to leave the hall and walk to a separate bar space (complete with wooden tavern accents no less), but honestly after a while i kind of thought it was cool, and having draft beer instead of bottles was a nice touch. This particular wedding was limited to beer, wine, and sangria with passed champagne — in my opinion completely sufficient — but the bar was stocked with liquor so it’s clear that you can add a full bar if you so desire. But you know what they say about opinions…
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The grounds were very pretty, well maintained, and spacious enough for a large wedding. Again, the look is of a freshly planted landscape and not a mature, long-​kept space, but still quite nice. It was hot outside as we sat during the wedding but the trellis and outdoor fans (mounted above) definitely kept «hot» from become full blown «oppressive».
Glendalough isn’t for everyone. But few places are. I have no idea what was spent or why Glendalough was chosen, but from all observations the wedding went as planned, everyone had a good time, and I’m guessing the bride was more than satisfied with her big day.