Loggerhead Marinelife Center Reviews
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Peyton B. Sent on 12/29/2022Fantastic Venue in the Heart of Juno Beach
The Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) was the perfect venue for our surprise wedding, and it is a perfect venue for anyone who loves the beach, the ocean, and the turtles who call LMC their home. LMC is located just steps away from Juno Beach where its primary purpose is the rehabilitation of turtles and ocean preservation. This fantastic center also has newly built event spaces which are perfect for different events, but it was particularly perfect for our surprise wedding.
Tonya Pellegrini and all of the staff at LMC worked so hard to make sure our day was perfectly executed so that our guests, who thought they were attending an engagement party, actually attended our wedding ceremony and reception. We used both the Sky Deck and the event room, which both comfortably held over 160 guests. We were able to enjoy Florida's December weather out on the Sky Deck for the cocktail hour/ceremony and then use the event space on the first floor for the reception and for more cocktails, food, and dancing. The Sky Deck has a beautiful view which overlooks Juno Beach and the ocean, and the first-floor event space was perfect for our food stations, DJ, dancefloor, and plenty of seating. The first-floor event space has sliding glass doors which also allow the space to open up to the outside and overlook the turtles and other sea life, which makes the already large space, even larger.
Tonya at LMC was extremely flexible and helpful in allowing us to do multiple site visits with our vendors and making herself available to help in any way. She and LMC worked with each of our vendors closely so that when the day came, everything was already taken care of and ready to go. I would highly recommend this venue as there are multiple sites on the LMC property that can host different events, and your guests really enjoy being at LMC as it really is a special place which is devoted to a special purpose.
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Roschell Sent on 05/22/2024
Clint and Demi McLendon wedding
I’m absolutely beautiful place to have a wedding from ceremony to cocktails to reception, everything in one place and it was fantastic. This was my daughters dream wedding and it all happened here at loggerhead thank you everyoneLoggerhead Marinelife Center's reply:
We were thrilled to host! It makes it extra special when our clients have such a love for our facility and mission.
Best wishes!
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Courtney P. Sent on 04/11/2024Loggerhead Marinelife Center - AMAZING!
LMC was an amazing wedding venue! They were professional, communicative and very easy to work with. We got so many compliments. -
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Donna H. Sent on 04/07/2024Everything was perfect!
We held our daughter’s wedding at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) on Saturday, March 30, 2024. It was such a lovely and unique venue and perfect for the upscale-but-tropical-and-relaxed vibe we wanted to have. Our daughter’s degree is in Marine Biology and she and her new husband are both ocean lovers, so the fit was a natural for their wedding. Working with Event Manager Tonya Pelligrini and her team was a pleasure right from the first exchange of communications, and that continued straight through the Big Day itself.
We held the wedding ceremony, cocktail party, and dinner reception all at LMC. The LMC facilities allowed us and our guests to have a variety of experiences all within the same location. The wedding ceremony was held on the covered Café Deck, the cocktail party was on the higher partially-covered Oceanview Deck, and the dinner and dancing took place inside the Ocean Discovery Ballroom. The spaces start as basically “blank slates”, so you have to do the planning and secure all needed rentals, but you have a lot of flexibility in doing so.
There’s no question that the sea turtle ambassadors and other ocean life at LMC were huge hits with our guests. Tonya staffed our cocktail hour with LMC docents so we could have the exhibits open for our guests to stroll through. It’s also a venue that is kid-friendly, which was important to us since we had more than a dozen children in attendance. There is space for them to run, ramps and multiple levels to explore, and, of course, the chance to be up close to sea turtles of all sizes and get their questions answered by the docents.
We had fantastic weather for the rehearsal on Friday as well as for the whole day on Saturday, and LMC’s spaces were all covered and shady enough while still letting the sunshine in. The views of the grounds and the ocean beyond were beautiful. There were so many different settings for photos too.
LMC requires you to use only vendors from their approved list, and we found that the vendors we hired were all very competent, knew the LMC spaces, were reliable, and delivered high-quality results. Set-up and tear-down both went smoothly.
We would highly recommend Loggerhead Marinelife Center as a wedding venue!
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Robin J. Sent on 02/16/2024
Extraordinary Venue for whatever the occasion!
Had my husband’s 70th birthday party here! Great space and great people to work with! The upstairs deck with the view of the ocean is perfect for cocktails and appetizers during any event. Then you move downstairs for dinner and dancing. Could not have been more perfect. Nicole was amazing to work with and I highly recommend her! Simply amazing!!Loggerhead Marinelife Center's reply:
Hi Robin,
It was such a pleasure hosting your friends and family, and we can't thank you enough for choosing us to celebrate with you! Thank you for bringing such a fun vision to our space. We hope to host you again in the future! -
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Melissa W. Sent on 03/09/2023Loggerhead is Amazing!
We had the most amazing experience working with Tonya and her events team at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. The space is beautiful, the service was exceptional, and the team is friendly. I will absolutely send referrals their way!!Loggerhead Marinelife Center's reply:
Thank you, Melissa, It was such a pleasure, your wedding was beautiful! We wish you all the best and hope you come back to visit. -
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Kari-Ann B. Sent on 02/22/2023So Grateful we found this Venue!!!
We hosted a Welcome to the Wedding Cocktail party at the LMC! This place was PERFECT in every way! Tonya P. Was so helpful and made the planning process a snap! We love the thought that went into every detail of this venue and know this ecofriendly habit for Turtles and their Human Friends is a special place for sure! -
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Melissa R. Sent on 06/29/2022One location for everything
We absolutely loved our wedding experience at Loggerhead. We had the wedding and cocktail on the sun deck and the reception in the ballroom. Tonya and Monica were so awesome at making sure we had everything the way we wanted it. The view is beautiful. We are divers and eco-conscious so the venue was perfect as we used 80% upcycled decorations and dinnerware. -
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