Weddings
Your wedding at The Dahlia
The Dahlia is a restored historic building in downtown Vidalia with room for up to 250 guests at a seated dinner. The Hall gives you 5,000 square feet for the ceremony, the reception or both, with The Bar in the same room.
The bridal suite and the groom’s suite give each side of the wedding party its own place to get ready. Your caterer works from a full commercial kitchen, and with a full-day rental you can add the day before for setup and your rehearsal.
FULL DAY
Event ends by 12:30 AM, venue cleared by 1 AM
- THURSDAY
- $2,700
- FRIDAY
- $3,300
- SATURDAY
- $4,000
- SUNDAY
- $2,800
- FULL WEEKEND
- $7,500
SETUP & REHEARSAL DAY
Up to 8 hours the day before a full-day rental, ending by 10 PM
- MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
- $400
- THURSDAY
- $500
- FRIDAY
- $750
- SATURDAY
- $1,000
- SUNDAY
- $550
- UP TO 3 EXTRA HOURS
- $150 AN HOUR
Booking
- A non-refundable 25% booking payment reserves your date and goes toward your rental fee
- A separate $500 refundable security deposit is due at booking
- The remaining balance is due 30 days before your event
The details
- Seated dinner
- Up to 250 guests
- Building capacity
- 325 people
- The Hall
- 5,000 square feet, with The Bar inside
- Getting ready
- Bridal suite and groom’s suite
- Food
- Bring your caterer. Full commercial kitchen
- Bar
- Our bartenders, from beer & wine to a premium full bar
- Alcohol service
- Up to five hours, ending by 11 PM
- Your rental ends
- Event ends by 12:30 AM, venue cleared by 1 AM
- Send-off
- Sparklers outdoors, with our approval ahead of time
Weddings at The Dahlia
Questions couples ask
How do I reserve a date?
A 25% booking payment reserves your date. It’s non-refundable and goes toward your rental fee. A separate $500 refundable security deposit is also due at booking.
When is the rest of the rental fee due?
The remaining balance is due 30 days before your event.
What if I need to cancel?
The 25% booking payment is non-refundable. If you cancel more than 30 days before your event, we refund anything you’ve paid beyond the booking payment. Within 30 days of the event, payments are non-refundable.
How many guests can you hold?
Up to 250 guests for a seated banquet. The building’s maximum occupancy is 325. Your layout, staging, dance floor and entertainment can lower that number.
Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes. Your caterer or food provider can use the kitchen. They’re responsible for their own licensing and food safety, and they take their supplies and trash with them before your rental ends.
Can we bring our own alcohol?
No. Outside alcohol and BYOB aren’t allowed. Alcohol is served by The Dahlia’s bartenders, or by an outside vendor we approve in writing ahead of time. Bar service runs up to five hours and ends by 11 PM.
What tables and chairs do you have?
20 six-foot round tables, one four-foot round, 10 eight-foot rectangular tables, one six-foot rectangular table, 20 cocktail tables, 250 standard chairs and 25 bar-height chairs. You or your planner set them up unless we agree otherwise in writing.
Can we set up the day before?
Yes, with a full-day rental. The Setup & Rehearsal Day gives you up to 8 hours the day before, ending by 10 PM, for decorating, vendor deliveries and your rehearsal. It starts at $400, and approved decorations can stay overnight. No hosted events or alcohol service during setup.
Can we have a sparkler send-off?
Yes, outdoors in the area we designate and with our written approval ahead of time. Bring a metal container with water or sand for the used sparklers.
What decorations aren’t allowed?
Glitter, confetti, sequins, artificial flower petals and silly string aren’t allowed inside, and neither are bubbles, fog machines, open-flame candles or indoor sparklers. Nothing can be nailed, stapled or stuck to the walls. Painter’s tape is fine in approved spots.
Is a planning walk-through included?
Yes. One planning walk-through of up to 60 minutes is included, by appointment. Your first tour before booking doesn’t count toward it.
Check your date
Tell us about your wedding. We’ll get back to you to talk it through and set up a tour.
