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This image is from The Sea Pines Resort, the last stop on our Hilton Head Island wedding location search. This view is of The Calibogue Sound and the candy cane striped Lighthouse of Harbor Town.

If you look in the pan shot above, you can see the lighthouse if you start scrolling to the right and you see the first building sticking out. That building is this villa, which is just behind the 18th Green ceremony site and available to rent for our wedding…

and walk directly out onto the green in the Calibogue Sound

I tried to put together a panoramic view collage of just how much grass there is and what a fantastic view this is.

We would get “the best of both worlds” at Sea Pines.  A spectacular sunset view of the sound and golf course for the ceremony but then we can have the reception at The Beach Club, which offers a full bar and plenty of covered/uncovered, oceanfront deck space.

 

Before the public beach but below the deck is a great area for a dance floor with a bandstand as well. I think we would have our guests dance in the sand and part of the deck instead of renting a floor, after all it is a beach wedding!

 

This space is commonly used for the dance floor .

Again, you have to imagine nicely covered chairs and decorated tables set, fabrics wrapped on the ceiling … no mustard and ketchup bottles!

 

 

Sea Pines has reception options galore. Another option that could serve as our indoor backup is The Lakehouse Restaurant & Pub

Where the buffet would be set…

 

It has a fantastic lake and golf course view with an outdoor terrace just in case guests wanted to sit outside

and also a small couch lounge for those that need a rest

The reception could be held in The Plantation Room

It has white washed walls, a wall of mirrors and an opposite wall of windows overlooking the golfing green and a skylight

This is my sister’s favorite option as it is indoors with a beachy feeling and a great view.

Our guests could rent villas, or rooms at this world-class luxury hotel: The Harbor Inn, which is the only 4 Diamond Member of Hotels on the island.

(That is my sister and brother-in-law on the right, who did a wonderful job of helping me the whole vacation!)

The staff at Harbor Inn is entirely from Europe, specifically they must be from England or Scotland to work there! ( Jeff’s British Grandmother would love this place, especially the service). They have daily butler service on each floor ( cookies, tea, crumpets and scones etc.).

They have several lounge areas for guests that are incredible

The Fountain Terrace

 

This terrace has two adjacent terraces to hold rehearsal dinners, ceremonies , and small receptions as well.

One of the cutest spots in Sea Pines is Harbor Town.
There are a ton of small shops to stop in with touristy things but it is also fun to look at the huge boats in the marina …

After touring all the sites, we had delicious ice cream that was melting as soon as it was placed into our hands. Oh the joy of ice cream dripping everywhere. It was gone in a matter of seconds!

( mine was heath, and my sister had sherbet).

After that we got in some exercise with kayaking

and we concluded with dinner at Topside.

(Yes this is a Food Blog… not a wedding or travel blog… so on to the Food!)

Great view

Not so great Service. However, the food was pretty good …

I had the blackened mahi with vegetables and whipped potatoes, a garnish of pineapple salsa. It was cooked very well, seasoned well but the potatoes were cool upon arrival.

Christal’s Bleu Chicken Pasta

It was similar to an alfredo but the blue cheese in the sauce was definitely fabulous.
Greg’s Grouper

Mom’s Veggie Orechetti Pasta tossed in a sweet and sour sauce ( an odd combo- I liked it but she didn’t)

The afternoon in Sea Pines was an eye-opener for wedding venues and the first time I ever went kayaking! I truly loved this venue, unfortunately, it is slightly more expensive than the other venues. There are plenty of Pros but only a few big Cons so we are thinking through our options still!

Have you ever been to Hilton Head?