This hotel is amazing. The staff were friendly and professional and quick to respond when we had planning questions. The reception was set up and staffed so that everything was taken care of with efficiency and attention to detail. The venue is beautiful and the Kennesaw ballroom was the perfect size for our dinner reception. Plus, as part of the Marriott Bonvoy program, many of our guests enjoyed the perks of their status during their stay at the Renaissance Waverly. Truly top notch hotel and wedding venue!

Today I had the pleasure of signing a contract for our daughter's wedding with the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel.

Working with April Cochran at the Waverly was a pleasure. She was attentive and professional, not pushy at all. She listened intently, took copious notes and treated us as though we were part of the family. Satisfying us was April's primary concern, and she did that perfectly. It's unfortunate we have no other children getting married!

What the Waverly does, is to provide every customer with an all-inclusive price. Their "Diamond" wedding package includes everything... the cheese display, appetizers, choice of main course, 5 hour premium liquor service all the way through to the wedding cake and coffee service. Also included in the package are items such as a dance floor and staging area for the DJ which other venues do not typically include.

Another venue my daughter and her fiancé looked at (which I will not name), boasts beautiful garden areas in which to take pictures and is also associated with a hotel. However, they will nickel and dime you. At this venue there is an extra charge for the wedding cake, coffee and tea service, dance floor and bartenders. Chivari chairs were also an upgrade and a complimentary room for the bride and groom on the wedding night was "negotiable". These costs add up quickly, and I personally find them insulting.

Regardless of who is paying for the wedding, it’s wonderful that the Waverly has an all-inclusive price. You take the number of guests, multiply that by the price of the meal, add the service charge and tax and you have the cost of the wedding. If that doesn't meet the food and beverage minimum April will work with you to upgrade the liquor, wine or add additional courses to the menu.

It would be in your best interest to at least look at the Waverly. Go to their website at:
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atlrb-renaissance-waverly-hotel

Our wedding at the Renaissance Waverly was lovely and perfect. Elizabeth, our hotel coordinator, did a fabulous job. She was available for all of my questions and found out answers if she did not know them. The food was very important to my husband, as he is a chef, and it was some of the best food we have ever had. It was great food not just great wedding food. The hotel was very accommodating to our every need and the honeymoon suite was gorgeous. Our ceremony was in the Galleria Gardens across from the hotel. I could not have asked for a more beautiful and perfect wedding.