We had a really magical time at Guemes Island Resort during our wedding. We chose to rent out the resort for 3 days and invite our entire wedding to stay with us. The resort staff was very accommodating and allowed us to have things delivered in the days before (including a giant tent on their lawn). There is a ton of fun stuff to do with everyone there: hot tubs, lawn games, kayaking, etc- so all our guests really got a chance to have a fun vacation. It was idyllic. It is very affordable if you have your guests reimburse you for their cabins. The resort requires you use them for alcohol- and that also was very reasonable. There are a few things I wish I would have known in advance, and I will pass on as advice to anyone planning to get married there: they don’t answer the phone or check email very often- because of this it can sometimes feel like things won’t come together in time, or you may get held up making other decisions you need to make. Everything worked out beautifully for us, just be aware that they are on island time. I’m organized and like to plan ahead, so that was a little tough for me. Also- getting catering is hard out there. Places from the mainland charge a lot to go to the island, and there isn’t an industrial kitchen set up. There is a caterer called DIGs that is associated with the resort, that I would honestly advise against- we tried to get a contract out of them for 10 months (!) and finally got 5 days before and the pricing had changed significantly. The food was good enough, and it was reasonably priced, but not hearing from them when we needed to was hands down the hardest part of our wedding planning. I wasted many stressed out hours trying to get details out of them. So- rent the resort! Have fun with friends and family! Don’t use their caterers- the good news is you aren't required to.
