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Meet the Family

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About us

Welcome to Venue at Sweet Magnolias, your dream wedding destination in Hardeeville, SC! Just minutes from Savannah, GA, our enchanting venue offers a serene escape in the heart of the Lowcountry. Our unique and elegant Wedding Venue has hosted countless celebrations since opening in 2000. We know how to create the perfect atmosphere for that special event in your life. No matter your preferences or special requests, we can make them happen. Get in touch to see what we can do for you.

A Family that works together

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Note from the Owner

My name is Tory Norton. I started this venue with my Husband John in 2019 for one of my daughters. During the planning and designing stages of making the venue, my husband and sweetheart, for the age of 13, was informed he had stage 4 cancer, and it would be a miracle if he made it to our daughter's wedding. So, my strong and impressive husband decided that he would now not make this just for our one daughter but for all his kids. He wanted to make something so beautiful for them and give them the wedding we had always wanted. 

John worked a day in and out on this venue between his chemo and radiation appointments, running his construction company and being a father to his young children. My husband never stops. He finished laying the last paver the morning of our daughter's wedding. 

In making this venue, he also made me a way to make money in case the worst happens... Now, years later, my husband John is not only healthy but has renovated the venue space and made it even more beautiful.

 

I am so proud of my husband and so thankful he has made such a beautiful space we can share with others and pass down for generations.  

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