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Welcome Parties at The Magnolia Inn

Begin your wedding weekend with everyone gathered close.

The Perfect Beginning to Your Wedding Weekend

At The Magnolia Inn, a welcome party feels warm, social, and easy to enjoy. With space for up to 60 guests, friends and family can arrive, mingle, share a drink, and ease into the wedding weekend in a setting that already feels connected to the celebration ahead.

Drinks, Conversation & Good Company

Guests mingling over drinks and appetizers at a welcome party in a historic parlor.

Whether you’re drinks and hors d’oeuvres or keeping things simple with light refreshments, a welcome party is all about spending time together.

Guests can gather in the historic parlors, relax on the wraparound porch, enjoy the lawn, and move naturally from one conversation to the next.

We’ll provide the beautiful setting and attentive service so you can focus on enjoying the people you’ve brought together.

Guests mingling over drinks and appetizers at a welcome party in a historic parlor.

Designed Around Your Celebration

Every couple celebrates differently, and your welcome party should reflect your style.

Host an elegant evening with wine and hors d’oeuvres, a relaxed porch gathering with lawn games, or a family-friendly welcome where guests of every age feel at home.

Whatever you envision, The Magnolia Inn provides a charming backdrop to begin your wedding weekend.

Drinks &
Light Bites

Guests mingling with drinks and appetizers at an evening cocktail party in a historic parlor.

An evening with drinks, light bites, and easy conversation.

Porch & Lawn
Gathering

Guests enjoying drinks and conversation on The Magnolia Inn porch at sunset.

A warm setting for guests to mingle indoors and outdoors.

Family-Friendly Welcome

Family members of different generations enjoying drinks and conversation in a historic parlor.

A comfortable first evening for guests of different ages.

Cocktail Style

Guests mingling with drinks and appetizers at an evening cocktail party in a historic parlor.

An evening with drinks, light bites, and easy conversation.

Porch & Lawn Gathering

Guests enjoying drinks and conversation on The Magnolia Inn porch at sunset.

A warm setting for guests to mingle indoors and outdoors.

Family-Friendly Welcome

Family members of different generations enjoying drinks and conversation in a historic parlor.

A comfortable first evening for guests of different ages.

The Weekend Begins Here

Why The Magnolia Inn

Instead of gathering in a restaurant or hotel meeting room, welcome your guests somewhere that already feels like part of the celebration.

The Magnolia Inn offers historic charm, inviting gathering spaces, and a warm atmosphere that helps everyone feel at ease from the moment they arrive.

It’s a beautiful way to start your wedding weekend surrounded by the people who matter most.

Continue the Celebration

Guests enjoying conversation around a candlelit rehearsal dinner table with white florals and wine.

Many couples begin the evening with an intimate rehearsal dinner before welcoming additional family and friends for a cocktail-style reception. The Magnolia Inn can seamlessly coordinate both experiences, creating one memorable evening that flows naturally into your wedding weekend.

Welcome Your Guests

Start your wedding weekend with great conversation, your favorite drinks, and time well spent together.

We’ll help you create an evening that’s welcoming, effortless, and uniquely yours.