Wild Dunes Resort Reviews

We held our wedding, rehearsal dinner and welcome party all on-site at Wild Dunes. It was the most magical weekend and our guests loved that everything was within walking distance and easily accessible. We cannot recommend working with their team, especially Bailey, who made our wedding feel stress and hassle-free. She was extremely responsive and flexible! We also had a lot of out-of-town guests who flew in, and the location was close enough to get to that we didn't have to furnish transportation from the airport. We originally booked the North Croquet Lawn for our ceremony and reception, but ended up making a last minute call morning of move it to the Indigo rooftop since the forecast was looking iffy on rain (and it ended up thunder storming that evening!) This wasn't an issue at all, and by the way it all turned out, you would have thought we planned to have it there the whole time. It was absolutely beautiful and their staff was extremely helpful and proficient. They made sure we got hors d'oeuvres, cake and drinks throughout the night while we were busy mingling. If you're looking for a full wedding weekend on the beach vibe, this is THE place to be.

We recently had our destination wedding at Wild Dunes Resort, and we couldn't be happier with our experience. From start to finish, everything was absolutely perfect.
Bailey, the Resort Event Planning Manager, was our main point of contact and answered all of our questions with patience and professionalism. She went above and beyond to ensure that everything was taken care of and that our special day went smoothly. Corina also helped us with the initial booking process, and she was incredibly responsive and answered all of our questions in a timely manner.
We stayed at the Boardwalk Inn, and our experience there was also fantastic. Carol at the front desk was incredibly personable and caring. She went out of her way to help us with anything we needed and truly made us feel at home. The valet guys at The Boardwalk Inn, Richard and Robbie, were also great. They were always prompt, helpful, and extremely fun.
The wedding itself was held on the resort's beautiful North Croquet Lawn, and it was simply stunning. The staff at Wild Dunes Resort worked seamlessly with our wedding coordinator to ensure that everything was just as we had imagined it. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was perfect, and all of our guests had a wonderful time.
Overall, we would highly recommend Wild Dunes Resort to anyone looking for a beautiful and stress-free wedding experience. From the helpful staff to the beautiful location, everything was top-notch. We are so grateful to Bailey, Corina, Carol, Richard, Robbie, and the entire staff for making our wedding day absolutely perfect. Thank you!

Charleston has been our annual family getaway from Upstate New York for the last 15 years. We almost never skipped a year to see this beautiful city. After looking at several Charleston/Folly Beach/West Ashley venues, our decision landed on Wild Dunes. The practicality, amenities, and location were perfect for what we envisioned our guests to enjoy. Being about 30 min from the airport was perfect. Guests will pass by the city on the way to the resort and could take an Uber to stop and explore. Once they were at Wild Dunes, they had no intentions of leaving. The guests were thrilled to have restaurants, cafes, the spa, the pool and the beach at their fingertips. This was a vacation for them after all and I wanted them to feel that way. After our wedding, I was relieved to know that my guests just had to walk up to their rooms for the night. My family and I could not thank Samantha enough for our amazing wedding experience. She was a professional event manager/coordinator through and through. She has a bubbly personality that puts everyone at ease. Samantha went above and beyond to make every little detail and small hiccup seamless with the weekend. From our tasting early on in the process, to our farewell from the resort, she left us so thankful to have our investment in her hands. We cannot wait to visit for our anniversary and watch all future weddings come to life at Wild Dunes!

We went under contract with Wild Dunes for the Sweetgrass Inn Indigo Room & Rooftop before the venue was even built. The venue turned out beautifully (both ballroom and terrace), and looked just like the mock up photos. Unfortunately after some trial and error, Wild Dunes realized the capacity of the ballroom was a bit less than advertised. Wild Dunes, and specifically Samantha Ellyn (who was not working at Wild Dunes when we initially went under contract), went above and beyond to come up with options and solutions. Samantha is extremely detailed and organized and helped us every step of the way, including on the wedding day. She made she we were happy with every little detail, from linen colors to food to table placement. She also stepped up significantly on the wedding day when our wedding planner dropped the ball. Wild Dunes and Samantha have our highest recommendation. The food was excellent, the service was top notch, and the venue is spectacular (especially the views)!

We had our ceremony and reception on the rooftop of the Sweetgrass in at Wild Dunes and it was absolutely perfect. The venue is breathtaking with panoramic ocean views. You have access to both the terrace area as well as the ballroom. We did a morning ceremony with brunch following. The food was fantastic and our friends and family are still taking about the chicken and sweet potato hash.
The best part was working with Samantha Ellyn as our catering coordinator. She thought of every detail and executed perfectly. We had horrible weather the morning of our wedding and she made every effort to make sure we could have the ceremony outside under the covered pergola. I believe she even put in a good word with Mother Nature to make the sun come out 15 minutes before I walked down the aisle.
I can't say enough wonderful things about this location or Samantha. They made our wedding day magical and perfect in every way.

We got married at the Sweetgrass Inn at Wild Dunes- it's truly the perfect space for everything from ceremony to reception. The view was incredible, and it's so beautiful you can get away with minimal decor. Samantha was incredible to work with through planning our wedding and welcome party. The weekend of, she went out of her way to check in on everything in person and make herself available for anything we needed. Both events were so well coordinated thanks to Samantha and our planner- they were such a great team and communicated with each other so I got to be stress-free the weekend of the wedding. Samantha is such a sweetheart, and the little personal touches really made us feel at home at Wild Dunes. She left sweet notes and gifts for our parents for us when we arrived. Everyone of our friends and family wants to come back here as soon as possible!

WOW! Having our wedding at Wild Dunes Resort was the best decision ever! It was truly a wonderful experience working with Samantha and the Wild Dunes Resort team. They have great packages for every type of wedding and make wedding planning as easy as possible. Samantha was responsive and made sure everything that we wanted was executed seamlessly. Our guests could not stop raving about how beautiful every element of our wedding (views, table decor, flowers). I couldn't have asked for a better day and wedding!

Samantha and Corina were fabulous to work with! Our Costa Rica wedding was cancelled due to COVID and when it came time to select another wedding venue, we thank our lucky stars we found Wild Dunes Resort. They're planning, preparation, and attention to detail made our special day picture-perfect. The North Lawn is a stunning space overlooking the beach and lined with gorgeous palms and oak trees. The staff did an outstanding job from start to finish on our wedding day. I cannot possibly contain enough words to completely express our appreciation for a perfect wedding day!

Our daughter always wanted a beach wedding, and we could not have picked a better location. Wild Dunes Resort exceeded every expectation we had. The beach front wedding and North lawn reception was just spectacular. The pre-approved vendor list made selecting contracted services (DJ, wedding cake, decor, photo/video) very easy, and we were surprised all but one vendor we had already wanted to work with was on the list. The one vendor that was not on the list was easily accepted (string duo). Mother Nature truly came through for a November wedding and allowed us to keep everything outdoors, but I have no doubt the back-up location would have been beautiful, as well. Samantha Ivain was remarkable. She met every challenge we put before her (with a smile), and truly went above and beyond to make sure our daughter's wedding was beautiful, fun, full of delicious food, and allowed my husband and I to just show up and enjoy the moment. We loved everything and had the best weekend.

Had a wonderful experience at this venue for my wedding reception and rehearsal dinner. It was very smooth and great experience!

Wild dunes resort delivered on every aspect 100%. Planning a destination wedding, our nuptials turned into a weekend event. Gather of family from Haiti to Canada to New York to Florida, NC & SC, it was truly a magical weekend. Wild dunes catered to every whim. The food and drinks from cocktail hour to reception dinner were an absolute hit. My father in law is still asking about the green beer. The personnel even noticed that my uncle was utilizing crutches for an injury and ran the shuttle all night for our wedding guests. Great attention! Thank you

Wild Dunes Resort and Samantha Martin were beyond expectations! I am so happy that I chose to have my wedding there as it was the best decision I made. From the beginning, Samantha was able to answer all of my questions and really made me feel like she wanted to help.
I went through multiple locations in different states and spoke with various individuals but through the moment Samantha and I got in contact I just felt a genuine want to help people find their wedding location.
The wedding was perfect, the beach was beautiful and the food was absolutely delicious. Samantha was there on my wedding day to ensure everything went smoothly and Nico was equally as wonderful on the wedding day assisting with making sure everyone was happy at the reception. 
I can not thank Wild Dunes Resort enough for making my intimate wedding a dream come true.

Honestly can’t say enough great things about this wedding venue. From the hospitality to the wedding ceremony site and reception. The rentals we had for our bachelor and bridal parties were amazing and slept us all well and comfortable. To the managers and catering team making sure my fiancé and I had the best wedding possible. They are totally awesome and worth the money!!!

If only there were words for this amazing team and venue! Let me just say, if you choose to get married here know you will be in THE BEST hands!

From the get go, Amber and Samantha were PHENOMENAL to work with, and were extremely responsive to emails and were so so helpful and patient with answering our many questions! And let me just say that we certainly had some hurdles they helped us over! My husband was VERY particular on certain details, and our wedding was also postponed due to Hurricane Florence. Amber bent over backwards to make our new date work for us, and accommodate last minute special needs. We truly made a friend in Amber, and we don't know how we would have gotten through the stress of the hurricane reschedule with out her!

We were also planning from out of town, and the WD team made things so easy! It was wonderful not to have to figure out external catering and bar - and we had great options from their menus to choose from! Our guests RAVED about the food, saying they had never had such great fish, barbecue and shrimp boil! I HIGHLY recommend the grouper serving station! Our guests were so impressed!

Our welcome party was on the beach, ceremony on the north lawn, and reception at Grand Pavilion poolside north. Our friends and family continue to tell us how beautiful the whole property was, and how they loved the scenery! It was also so nice that they could relax and have a bit of a vacation while joining us for our celebration!

The day of staff was phenomenal too! The bartender took special care of my husband and I, and the service for both our wedding party on the beach and dinner reception was phenomenal!

We were also engaged while staying at Wild Dunes, and Amber was so kind and sent some special treats to our room to celebrate! We always knew we wanted to have the ceremony and reception on the property and definitely made the right choice!

Just go ahead and book your wedding here now. Everything about getting married at Wild Dunes was perfect. From Samantha's willingness to go above and beyond to showcase the property to us remotely, to Amber's meticulous and thoughtful event execution, catering management and amazing personality, and every single member of the staff at Wild Dunes, I could not have asked for a better venue. As an event planner, I had very high expectations for my venue and caterer, and Wild Dunes exceeded my them in every single way: the food was delicious, the timeline and logistics management was perfect, the team is unparalleled. Amber and team went above and beyond to build our event with every custom request we had while also respecting our budget. They did not just treat us like the most important people at the resort, but they also treated every single one of our guests as royalty. It made me so happy to have guests come to me and tell me how wonderful their experience was at WD (that says something!) They've developed deep relationships with many of the local vendors, so I never had to worry about a seamless transition - it was all taken care of. I've never worked with a vendor -- professionally or personally -- that was more amazing than the WD team. Book your wedding here, and you'll agree that it will be the best choice you could possibly make.

We got married there at the end of April. Our guests kept saying how beautiful the resort is and we loved having an oceanfront wedding. Everyone there was so helpful and professional! If we had it to do over, we wouldn't change a thing!

Amber and Samantha at Wild Dunes were AMAZING. They were so responsive and helpful and truly made sure that our reception in Sweetgrass Pavilion was perfect, even though rain ran us inside. I also can't tell you how many people have told me how amazing the food was at our reception. Not to mention that we were only blocks from the beach! It was gorgeous!

The service and professionalism was exceptional. We had a wonderful ceremony and reception.

Getting married at Wild Dunes Resort and booking this spectacular venue was one of best decisions we made throughout our planning process. We were married under the gazebo at The Grand Pavilion with the ocean as backdrop - need I say more? Our reception was indoors at the Tides Ballroom just across the street from our ceremony location. Our guests could not stop raving about how beautiful the scenery was and they themselves enjoyed some R&R with their families on the beach and pool during our wedding week.

From the very beginning, Sam and Amber were such a pleasure to work with and helped to ensure that our "BIG DAY," was just as we had envisioned. Both Sam and Amber are extremely responsive to emails and were fabulous with answering any questions I had along the way (which were A LOT!) :)

During our actual reception, the staff at WD were simply amazing. I can't tell you how many times, my husband and I were approached by varying staff members to make sure we had everything we needed. They were always willing to get us a drink and even made our plate up for us at the start of dinner to make sure we were able to eat and not have to wait in the buffet line. Also to be noted, WD catered our reception and guests couldn't stop talking about how good the food was - especially the bacon and cheddar corn muffins!! YUM!

If you're interested in getting married in the Charleston area and are looking for a fun, family friendly island getaway, make sure you add Wild Dunes to your list!

Amber, the catering manager is awesome. She makes you feel like you are her only client/wedding. She was helpful, patient and supportive. She made my daughter's wedding weekend the wedding of her dreams! The venues are beautiful, the staff friendly, helpful and professional, the food delicious - we truly couldn't have asked for more!

Great venue with many gorgeous options for your ceremony and reception.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Samantha and Amber. They were absolutely amazing to work with and answered all of my questions quickly and professionally. They never skipped a beat and always knew what was going on. They do a TON of weddings there but always made me feel like I was the only one they were worried about...I don't know how they do it! The venue was perfect for our semi-destination wedding (everyone had to travel). It was great to have our families at the resort and all getting to relax and hang out together. The food was amazing and everyone had a great time!

Samantha is so helpful! I'm planning a destination wedding, so it's difficult for me to visualize some of my details. Samantha is always there for me and helps me with every detail!

We had my daughter's wedding at Wild Dunes Resort and it was an amazing experience in every respect. Samantha Martin, Wedding Event Coordinator, was truly a 'gem' - she was our very own wedding coordinator on site ay Wild Dunes both ahead and during the wedding - she was there for the ceremony & reception. I ran business meetings for many years working with numerous locations and she was, by far, the best I've ever worked with, exceeding all of my expectations. No detail was too small for her immediate reaction to ensure a successful outcome. It's a time when you want the very best for your daughter and following the details is everything for a truly enjoyable day, which all guests had. Food, beverage & hors-de-voirs all outstanding and service excellent.
Also, the entire staff went 'above and beyond' expectations, Richard & Jason at the Boardwalk Inn assisting us in and out and the fellow in charge of set up at the Seagrass Pavillion and Seaside Point was truly professional & amazing. Can't say enough - Wild Dunes is a clear choice for a wedding!!

Samantha and crew were amazing. They made our big day the perfect day, everything went so smooth. I would reccomend the Wild Dunes Resort to anyone wanting the perfect beach wedding.