The Trolley Barn 963 Edgewood Avenue, NE • Atlanta • Georgia 30307

Your rental at The Trolley Barn in Atlanta covers a block of time for setup, your event and cleanup, with the 2,700-square-foot main hall, the 2,500-square-foot brick patio, the mezzanine and the kitchen. All tables and chairs are included, among them 225 wood folding chairs and 25 60-inch rounds, plus an on-site event attendant, two getting-ready suites, free parking and a free one-hour rehearsal when your ceremony is here. You'll pay separately for your caterer, your alcohol and bartending, a required security officer at $75 an hour (4-hour minimum), and a $1,000 refundable security deposit.

Yes, The Trolley Barn has room for both, so your guests stay in one place. You can marry outdoors on the brick patio, framed by gardens and granite steps, or indoors, and receptions usually happen inside the main hall, under a 30-foot ceiling with original 1889 beams and a mesquite wood floor made for dancing. The hall seats up to 225 with room for a dance floor and band stage, or holds 400 for a cocktail-style party.

You can bring your own caterer to The Trolley Barn: choose from the Preferred Caterers list, or pay a $1,200 non-refundable fee to use one that isn't on it. Any food service has to come from a licensed, insured caterer. Alcohol is BYOB, and whoever pours, your caterer or a bartending service, needs liquor and general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, with the Barn named as an additional insured at least 30 days out. Setup and breakdown must be handled by a professional planner, decorator or caterer.

At The Trolley Barn in Atlanta, a 9-hour rental runs $6,500 on most Saturdays and $5,500 on Fridays, Sundays and Saturdays in January and July. Monday through Thursday, a 6-hour half day is $2,800 and a 12-hour full day is $4,000. Extra hours are $400 each, a security officer is required at $75 an hour with a 4-hour minimum, and adding the basement hall is $300. On top of the rental, budget for your caterer (plus $1,200 if they're not on the preferred list), your alcohol and bartending, and a $1,000 refundable security deposit. Half the base fee holds your date, the rest is due 4 weeks before, and credit cards carry a 3.5% fee.

On a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, you get a 9-hour block at The Trolley Barn covering setup, your event and cleanup, while weekday blocks run 6 or 12 hours, with extra time at $400 an hour. Events have to close by 1am on Fridays and Saturdays and by midnight Sunday through Thursday. Sound is capped at an average of 85 decibels, measured from the mezzanine and strictly enforced, since the Barn sits in a residential neighborhood. A sample day runs 2pm load-in, a 5pm ceremony, dancing until 10pm and load-out by 11pm.

The Trolley Barn was built in 1889 in Atlanta's Inman Park, and its original beams still span a 30-foot ceiling over a mesquite wood dance floor. Your ceremony and reception both happen here, on the garden-framed brick patio or indoors, with two getting-ready suites on site. You can bring your own alcohol, choose any licensed caterer (off the preferred list for a $1,200 fee), and keep the party going until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. Weekday rentals start at $2,800 for 6 hours, and parking is free.

Yes, you can tour The Trolley Barn by appointment, and you can set one up at 404-521-2308. While you're there, walk the 2,700-square-foot main hall, the 2,500-square-foot patio, the 700-square-foot mezzanine and both getting-ready suites. Ask how the 85-decibel sound limit works for your band or DJ, where a patio tent of up to 30 by 50 feet would go, and whether another event could be booked at the Barn the same day as your rehearsal.