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The Buccaneer

From 2 to 100 guests
Ceremony/Reception
Outdoor/Indoor
Get Ready Rooms
Brittany
Leslie
Victoria
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Recommended by 98% of couples

About this venue

The Buccaneer is St. Croix’s award-winning beachfront resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands, perfect for destination weddings with no passport required for U.S. citizens. Set on a historic estate with three secluded beaches and an 18-hole championship golf course, the resort offers luxury accommodations, water sports, two pools, a spa, and three beachfront restaurants, including a complimentary breakfast buffet for guests. Couples can host romantic dinners or intimate wedding ceremonies in the resort’s historic sugar mill, on the beach, or at one of its many scenic wedding venues. With an expert on-site wedding coordinator and customized wedding packages, The Buccaneer ensures every wedding on St. Croix is a truly unforgettable Caribbean experience.

Venues and Capacity
Couples may host up to 100 loved ones at The Buccaneer for their wedding ceremonies, receptions, bridal showers, engagement parties, elopements, and rehearsal dinners. The beachfront venue offers five indoor, covered, and uncovered outdoor event spaces to celebrate your big day. With breathtaking views of the clear blue Caribbean Sea, the sounds of waves crashing, and the lovely island breeze, you and your guests will feel comfortable and relaxed. You may also personalize the event space to fit your needs.

Wedding Services Offered
At The Buccaneer, our full-time wedding staff ensures every detail of your special day is seamless and unforgettable. With customizable wedding packages to suit your style and budget, your dedicated on-site wedding coordinator will guide you through planning and executing your dream celebration. Couples and their guests can enjoy private get-ready rooms, overnight accommodations, and the added luxury of a complimentary breakfast buffet each morning.

Our resort provides a full range of services to make your wedding effortless including:

  • Personalized wedding cakes crafted to your style
  • Full barware and glassware setup for your reception
  • Professional lighting and sound to create the perfect atmosphere
  • Elegant linens and décor tailored to your theme
  • Complete setup and cleanup handled by our dedicated team
  • Valet and self-parking for your guests
  • Shuttle services for convenient transportation
  • Wheelchair accessibility for all venues
  • Resort-wide WiFi to keep guests connected

Cuisine & Catering
The Buccaneer offers full-service catering, including:

  • Buffet, plated dinners, or hors d’oeuvres service
  • Cocktail receptions and dessert stations
  • Professional servers for cake cutting and food service
  • Accommodation of dietary restrictions upon request

Other Services & Rentals
Couples can further enhance their celebration with bar services, including open bars and champagne toasts, or rent event items directly from the resort. Available services and rentals include:

  • Professional photography to capture every special moment (packages and add-ons available)
  • Live music or musicians for ceremonies and receptions
  • Floral canopy and arrangements for centerpieces
  • Chairs, tables, décor, and dance floor
  • Lighting and other event rentals

By offering these services in-house, The Buccaneer allows couples to focus on their celebration, knowing every detail is expertly managed without the stress of sourcing outside vendors.

What You’ll Love About The Buccaneer
Couples and their guests are treated to an unforgettable Caribbean experience at The Buccaneer, pampered by a staff dedicated to making every moment perfect. From free breakfasts to on-demand beach service, no detail is overlooked. Guests rave about our luxury accommodations, gourmet dining, pristine beaches, and attentive staff. Every wedding is thoughtfully designed to create memorable moments in paradise on St. Croix, ensuring your celebration, and your guests’ stay. is truly extraordinary.

Features

Woman-owned

Large team (21+ members)

Experience

  • 79 years in business

  • We speak English

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FAQ

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

No

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Chairs
Event Planning
Set Up
Tables
Catering Services

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Server(s)
Wedding Cake

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

2

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

5

Describe your venue:

Beach
Country/Golf Club
Historic Building
Hotel
Resort
Restaurant
Waterfront

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Accommodations
Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Cash Bar
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink

What event items are available?

Aisle Runners
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Chair Covers
Dance Floor
Decor
Drapery
Lighting
Photo booth
Tables
Tents

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
Chocolate Fountain
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Shuttle
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

January
February
March
April
December

What months are included in your off-peak season?

May
June
July
August
September
October
November

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Reviews of The Buccaneer

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The Buccaneer is highly praised for its exceptional staff and beautiful venue, with guests raving about the seamless wedding planning process and stunning ceremony. The all-inclusive packages and attentive team, including Carmen, were key highlights, making the experience stress-free and enjoyable for couples. The amenities, food, service, and overall atmosphere received glowing reviews from guests, making it a top recommendation for a magical wedding celebration.

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The Buccaneer is highly praised for its exceptional staff and beautiful venue, with guests raving about the seamless wedding planning process and stunning ceremony. The all-inclusive packages and attentive team, including Carmen, were key highlights, making the experience stress-free and enjoyable for couples. The amenities, food, service, and overall atmosphere received glowing reviews from guests, making it a top recommendation for a magical wedding celebration.

Weddingwire
4.9/5 60 reviews
Google
4.5/5 1257 reviews
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Ericka Sent on 01/20/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding venue of our dreams!

We fell in love with the Buccaneer a few years before we got engaged, and we couldn’t have made a better decision than getting married here!

First, the hotel was perfect for our guests. Our friends and family were thrilled with the rooms, amenities, food and service. Everything from the free breakfast to towel service to on-demand beach service was fantastic. Our family and friends also really appreciated the water sport equipment available. Special thank you to Nadia, Emory, Dena, Patrice, and Justin who made sure our guests were taken care of.

Transportation around the grounds and to Christiansted were so convenient - extra thank you to Claude, Randy, and most importantly, Fitzgerald who is truly a gem.

We worked with Carmen for all of our wedding planning needs. She’s fantastic! She was so sweet and worked incredibly hard to make sure our wedding was flawless. She also helped us so much with our welcome party at Beauregards, as well as transportation to our rehearsal dinner in Christiansted. We hired STX Weddings as our day-of coordinator, and the dream team of Carmen and Corinne ensured our wedding day was flawless.


Overall, we couldn’t recommend the Buccaneer more. If you’re looking for a stunning venue with incredible amenities and even better staff, the Buccaneer is the place!
J
Janet Sent on 03/21/2024
5 out of 5 rating

St Croix Wedding

The Buccaneer and All of its Staff did an Amazing Job. From The Flowers to the Cake everything and everyone did an exceptional job. I had only spoken to Carmen by phone and sent her pictures of my dress and the colors that I wanted and she took it from there! It turned out more Magical and Beautiful that I could have ever imagined!
S
Spencer Sent on 12/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

A package all wrapped in one

The wedding planner was professional and easy to work with. Pretty much you just pick a package and from there is is a lot of “this or that” options. This makes planning sooo much easier especially planning a wedding on an island. It takes the stress away and makes for a relaxing process. Highly recommend and they resort is very flexible and compromising.
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Amy L. Sent on 11/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding on September 6th was everything we dreamed it would be!

The Buccaneer did an amazing job on our wedding. They handled every detail so we were just able to enjoy our special day! They were cost effective, attentive, knowledgeable, kind, and patient with us! I could go on and on! I highly recommend them!
M
Mr Hodge Sent on 11/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded expectations!

Truly exceeded expectations! Thank you for making this a dream ceremony. Carmen is awesome! She made our jobs so easy. We just needed to show up and say, "I do". Food was excellent. The staff is excellent! The scenery is unforgettable! We are already planning to come back for our anniversary.
Brittany
Brittany Sent on 06/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Erin was phenomenal!

My husband and I just got married at The Buccaneer on April 19, 2021 and it was THE BEST day of our lives! To say that Erin, our wedding planner, was phenomenal is an understatement. While planning a destination wedding can be a little nerve wracking, working with Erin made everything so easy and put us at ease. She helped take the stress away of planning the wedding and the stress of the actual wedding day away since we knew she was on top of it all. She was responsive, organized, professional and so sweet to work with. Because of Erin, our time at the Buccaneer and the day of our wedding was flawless and ran so smoothly. I am a perfectionist and type A person so letting someone else help can be hard, but let me tell you, Erin surpassed all expectations and we HIGHLY recommend her! St. Croix and The Buccaneer will always hold a special place in our hearts and we can’t thank Erin enough for all that she did for us! Xoxo
And our AMAZING photos were taken by Nicole Canegata! (Another rave review!)
K
Kate Sent on 02/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The Buccaneer: The Perfect Location for a Dreamy, Beachy Wedding!

Choosing this special Caribbean gem as our wedding venue was such a perfect choice for my husband and I! My family had vacationed at The Buccaneer on St. Croix several times before I chose to get married there so I already knew about the exceptional beauty of the property and the amazing customer service that we would experience when we had our wedding there. Erin was our wedding coordinator and she was AMAZING! Erin was warm, kind, and extremely helpful to us throughout the entire planning process. She payed close attention to every detail and was very thorough. She certainly made sure that we did not forget anything and was always available to speak to us when we needed help. If I could do it all over again, I would choose The Buccaneer as our venue again in a heartbeat. Every part of our wedding was better than we imagined and our guests had a wonderful time. There are not enough positive things that I can say about The Buccaneer and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a classy, elegant, and beautiful island wedding!
Leslie
Leslie Sent on 06/24/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful place!

My husband and I recently eloped at The Buccaneer and it was a dream come true. It is a beautiful place to stay and very accommodating!
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 09/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Love Love Love

We absolutely loved our wedding at the Buccaneer. The Buccaneer team (shout out to Erin) helped us plan a multi-event weekend for over 50 guests that was everything we hoped for and more. From the beachside rehearsal dinner to our beautiful (and super fun reception) everyone had an absolute blast.
The Buccaneer also had so many great and fun options for music throughout the weekend- we had a steel drummer for our rehearsal named Kevin Williams and Gyasi sang at our cocktail hour - both were huge favorites. We had a DJ for the reception (KDM) and they really got the party going!

The food was absolutely delicious (appetizers especially got rave reviews) which isn’t really the norm for wedding food so we were really happy! The Buccaneer also did a beautiful job on the cake.

Our photographer Kelly Greer was incredible and really went above and beyond - her photos are gorgeous. Our videographer MJS visions has also been really great to work with.
The flowers (by Gloria from Antilles Lillies) were absolutely stunning. For hair we used the Color Bar (Samantha was awesome) and we used Makeup by Mia who did a really great job (she also did airbrush and fake lashes for those who wanted it).

We had our ceremony at the Catholic Church in downtown Christiansted which could have been complicated but the Buccaneer team worked with our day of coordinator Corinne Farinola (also recommend hiring Corinne if you’re planning an off resort ceremony) to ensure everything went smoothly. We even successfully got a boat to shuttle everyone back to the resort after the ceremony! (Caribbean Sea adventures)

I know it sounds everything is awesome in this review but it’s because we really did love all of the vendors we worked with and can’t recommend getting married at the Buccaneer highly enough. We can’t wait to go back for our anniversaries!
C
Christina Sent on 09/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Wedding Experience

We had our wedding at The Buccaneer with 36 friends and family all staying there. The whole experience was amazing. Laura, our wedding coordinator, did a fantastic job and helped coordinate every detail for the whole year in planning the wedding.

Laura, thank you so much for everything that you did to make our special day perfect. Coordinating all of this from across the world is no easy task! We had truly wonderful time and are more than pleased that we chose the Buccaneer for our wedding destination.
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Kelly Greer, Photographer Kelly Greer, Photographer Wedding Photographers

The Buccaneer is my favorite resort to work with on wedding days. Their wedding team is kind, caring, and on the ball! Many of our brides tell us how much they appreciate the attention they receive from the events staff before and during their wedding day. The team is more than accommodating with our photography schedules, making sure that the entire property is available to us for creating amazing photography for our couples. We're even allowed to sneak on the golf course for some really spectacular views and scenery. The Buccaneer's helpful staff will make sure all your wedding dreams come true!

Nicole Canegata Photography
5.0 out of 5 rating , 59 reviews
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Kelly Greer, Photographer
5.0 out of 5 rating , 136 reviews
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Misty Winter Photography
5.0 out of 5 rating , 7 reviews
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The Buccaneer frequently asked questions

The Buccaneer includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Chairs
  • Event Planning
  • Set Up
  • Tables
  • Catering Services
The Buccaneer includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
  • Wedding Cake
The bar service starting price at The Buccaneer includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Open Bar
The space offered by The Buccaneer for wedding events is known for:
  • Beach
  • Country/Golf Club
  • Historic Building
  • Hotel
  • Resort
  • Restaurant
  • Waterfront
The Buccaneer offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
The Buccaneer offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
  • Rehearsal Dinner
The Buccaneer offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Accommodations
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Outside Vendors
  • Wifi
The Buccaneer offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Aisle Runners
  • Altar/Arch
  • Audio Equipment
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Chair Covers
  • Dance Floor
  • Decor
  • Drapery
  • Lighting
  • Photo booth
  • Tables
  • Tents
The Buccaneer is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 5 in professionalism, 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in flexibility and 4.9 in value.
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