I would give six out of five stars if I could. Marnie and the team at Oceanfront Weddings crafted the perfect wedding experience. We began planning the wedding in January/February of 2023 and were married on 9 September 2023 all thanks to this venue. My fiancé and I were living in Texas and Florida without any family in the area, so we were a little nervous having booked the venue without seeing it. I cannot praise Marnie and the venue enough. She treated us like family, made us feel welcome, and immediately became invested in ensuring our day was special. Marnie was flexible with her time, offered us a FaceTime tour of the venue, allowed me to handle most of the planning and decision-making over the phone, and continued to respond to all of my questions and requests up to the very day of. She came prepared with excellent vendors. They have an incredible selection of meal options/passed hours d’oeuvres. I took many of her award-winning suggestions and do not regret a single option. My family loves good food, and THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE FOOD. Our entrees were flank steak and cordon bleu with collard greens and herb roasted potatoes as appetizers. For the passed hours d’oeuvres, we did shrimp and grits in martini glasses, tomato tartlets, and bacon-wrapped sweet potatoes. Every person was RAVING. You do not need a separate wedding coordinator. Trust me when I say Marnie is that good. I worked in hospitality at an award-winning bed and breakfast, and I was blown away by the professionalism and efficiency of Marnie and her staff. She knows the location, she knows the venue, and she knows hospitality better than anyone I have ever worked with. She and her staff managed weather concerns and hiccups with elegance. They saw to every little touch like recommending to the girls in the wedding party not to wear heeled shoes on the beach, showing me how to save money on elegant centerpieces from Sam’s Club that accented the natural beauty of the beach venue, showing me where not to place cards that will blow away in the wind, and even folding the napkins into roses to indicate where the couple sits. This venue is an excellent choice as they work as the caterer, alcohol provider, ceremony setup/Teardown, waitstaff, bar staff, cake service, and day-of wedding coordinator. The price is unbelievably affordable for the quality that is provided. I will be forever thankful to Marnie and Oceanfront Weddings for making our day so special. Military friendly, handicap friendly, gay friendly! I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Marnie and staff were very professional throughout our experience and we feel like we couldn’t have picked a more perfect venue! The food was very good and the atmosphere was perfect! There we’re beautiful views of the ocean from the inside as well as outside. The chapel down the street was also perfect and Larry the sound engineer was super nice! We would definitely recommend this venue!

We're going to try to put into words how truly incredible everything about our wedding at The Isles was but we honestly don't think words can do justice.

The venue itself is beautiful. We made several venue visits up and down the NC coast and nowhere else was remotely in the same level as the Isles. Absolutely beautiful interior and great beachfront gave us the perfect modern beach atmosphere we were looking for.

From our first visit we immediately felt at home with Marnie and her staff and knew we were in great hands. She was so thorough in talking through our vision of what we wanted our day to be like that everything turned out absolutely perfect down to the last detail. Marnie and her team are genuinely some of the nicest people we've ever had the pleasure of meeting. It's incredibly clear the kindness and passion that this place operates with. We were also provided a vendor list which made finding our DJ/officiant/photographer/shuttle/etc. a breeze. Trust the list recommendations and you won't be disappointed!

The food was AMAZING. The menu is very deep and diverse so there are truly options for everyone. Our tasting session provided us with a few difficult choices because literally everything we sampled was incredible. For anyone curious, we went with the steak & pecan crusted chicken for our main entrees, and several passed apps (GET THE BACON WRAPPED SWEET POTATO BITES, TRUST US!).

Everything about this day was truly perfect and we owe a ton of that to this venue and staff. If you're venue hunting in this area, you NEED to stop in at The Isles and see for yourself.