The capital and the way in: guests land here, and every route of the day starts here. In Tbilisi a wedding fits inside one city — getting ready, ceremony and dinner with no travel between regions.
The evening rests on the city itself: in the courtyard of an old house you hear the neighbours, from a rooftop you see tiled roofs and domes, and a mansion brings its own mouldings and parquet that need no covering up. Less decor is needed: what already stands around you does the work.
Guests land and are at the table the same evening. Older relatives are spared two hours of mountain road, and after dinner nobody waits for a shared coach — everyone leaves for their own hotel. Families with someone who travels badly usually choose this one.
Half an hour out of town and you are at a country estate: Mtskheta, Chateau Mukhrani. Guests still stay in city hotels and drive out to the venue once, rather than moving with their luggage.
The cold season works here, and that is an argument for the city too: halls, orangeries and covered courtyards take weddings in January and February, and venue terms are softer than in peak season. The same venue and the same team cost noticeably less off-season.
