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Details to consider

We encourage you to contact a wedding planner to assist with orchestrating all off the details of your wedding. An experienced wedding planner will personalize, coordinate and produce the most memorable occasion of your life and you will be able to enjoy your special day knowing that every detail is well attended.

Food and Beverage

Food and Beverage charges are subject to 25% Service Charge and 7% Florida State Sales Tax. All outdoor events are subject to an additional 3% Service Charge. Neither the client, nor its guests, will be permitted to bring food and/or beverages of any kind into the resort or onto its premises

All events will carry a site fee and catering minimum. These will be based on the time of year and day of the week. Please connect with our Wedding Expert for full details, availability, and pricing.

Function Space

By Collier County Ordinance all outdoor functions must end no later than 10:00 PM except May 1 through October 31 of each year, when functions must end by 8:30 PM because of Federal Regulations governing Loggerhead Sea Turtles. The Resort reserves the right to change location to a more suitably sized area should the anticipated attendance significantly increase or decrease.

Outdoor Function

A final decision on location must be made four (4) hours prior to event starting time. All outdoor functions will be moved to assigned indoor back-up space if the following conditions exist:

Wind gusts in excess of 20MPH
40% or higher chance of precipitation
Temperature below 60 degrees

All outdoor events are subject to an additional 3% Service Charge.

If Client requests to hold functions outside against the advice of the resort. The indoor location will also be set. A set-up charge of $5.00 per person, with a minimum charge of $250.00 will be applied to the Master Account. Only Buffet Menus are available for service outdoors.

Space Holds and Deposits

No space is held until it is under contract.

We will put a sales agreement together locking in the big things such as catering minimums, room rates, venue space, and site fee. Once finalized, we ask for a 25 percent advance deposit of your catering minimum and site fee to hold your contracted venues.

Guarantees

In order to make your banquet a success, please notify our Event Management Department of the guaranteed number of guests attending each function, at least 72 hours in advance. Guarantees are not subject to reduction within the 72-hour period. If no guarantee is received at the appropriate time, the expected number will become your guarantee and charges will be billed accordingly.

For seated functions up to 300 hundred guests, we will provide seating for an additional five percent over the guaranteed number. For seated functions over 300 hundred guests, we will provide seating for an additional three percent over the guaranteed number.