Lisa
Wedding: 3/31/12
Amazing job! The Strand lived up to all expectations and made our special day absolutely perfect! The staff was extremely professional and very friendly! Accommodated all needs for not only the wedding party but also our guests. Thank you so much for making our day so memorable!!
Stephanie
Wedding: 3/3/12
My husband and I couldn't have asked for a better wedding venue for our ceremony and reception. Everything at The Strand was absolutely exceptional, from the service to the food to the decor. Our guests would not stop raving about everything. Highly recommend to anyone looking for future wedding venues :)
TiffanyRenzi
Wedding: 2/4/12
The staff was very professional and helpful throughout the entire planning process. They provided us with many ideas and advice for staying within our budget when they didnt have to. The food was excellent and I would highly recommend using them for your wedding.
Danitar11
Wedding: 1/21/12
The Club at the Strand is the perfect place for a beautiful ceremony and reception! The botanical gardens and the stair case created the perfect back drop for my ceremony and my guests told me they felt like it was straight out of a movie! The staff is extremely professional and helpful from the first contact through the end of the event. They helped coordinate everything on the day of the wedding so I didn't even need to use a wedding planner. I couldn't have been happier with the location, food, and level of service provided by the Strand!
Michelle
Wedding: 7/9/11
Our wedding at The Club at the Strand exceeded all our expectations. The planning was effortless and the event was flawless. Eileen and the entire staff was courteous and professional. They anticipated all our needs and those of our guests and ensured that they met. The food was authentic and phenomenal!!!! Everyone LOVED it.
Goodspice
Wedding: 5/7/11
I got married 5.7.11 at The Strand. We had a total of 64 guests. Amanda at the Strand was extremely helpful. She always took the time to review all my thoughts and ideas, always called or emailed back right away. The Strand was a beautiful setting for our Ceremony. We used Rev. Dan recommended by The Strand. He made our Ceremony so special...like he knew us for years. We did the Holy Smoke Buffet, which everyone raved about. Every detail was given special attention. Amanda and Paige made sure everything was stress free and went smoothly. Planning a wedding can be so stressful I can honestly say with no reservation The Strand is the perfect place for a wedding. :)
Erica
Wedding: 11/20/10
The Club at the Strand is the absolute perfect setting for any wedding. Eileen Parsons was our Event Coordinator, and she was simply fabulous! I could not be happier with The Strand!
gulfgirl333
Wedding: 4/10/10
The staff is extremely professional and attentive. The food was OUTSTANDING!! I'm just sad we couldn't eat more of it! The ballroom was beautiful and the outside garden area where we had the ceremony was perfect.
Everything went as planned, except for a very few minor things, and those were fixed in the blink of an eye and no one knew.
I would recommend this venue to anyone!
moosepop327
Wedding: 3/27/10
The site is very beautiful and can easily turn your wedding and reception into a very elegant one. If you are on a budget, and can only afford basic decorations, it will still look amazing. The chairs and linens are included, other venues tend to charge you for those. If you give them a general idea as towhat you want and give them a budget, they can work something out.
Up until the night before my wedding, the coordinator was amazing. The night before, my dress rehearsal, the coordinator completely changed. She was bossy and rude my family and friends, rushing us and even making my ring bearer cry. The day of my wedding, she made me and my made of honor stress out withall these details that she was supossed to have together already. As we were taking pictures before the wedding, and it was about time to start, she yelled at my photographer and aunt to get out because it was time to start. Very rude.
At the reception, the food was amazing. I did however pay for a soda package and had to ask the waiters three times to start serving it. It wasn't until we were almost done that people started getting sodas. Some actually paid at the bar to get soda because the servers weren't doing their jobs.
Also, a month later, we got an additional bill in the mail for "having more people show up than we planned on". We actually had extra chairs because about 15 people didn't show up. Plus, there was so much food left over, that you can't take home that I couldn't believe they would charge us more. Not to mention that we did not get out 6.50 a head worth of soda.
It is a beautiful place but only one of the coordinators is good. The other causes more stress than needed. So if you use this place, don't put too much trust in the planner and you will have an amazing Fairy Tale Wedding :)
modern bride
Wedding: 2/28/09
Positives:
This really was a gorgeous venue.
The food and service were also great.
They were very flexible in terms of being able to find a menu that fit our budget.
There is plenty of space (beautiful photogenic space) to get ready in.
Our wedding coordinator was "on top of it" and included in the package
A few negatives (NONE of which would have stopped me from booking there...just a few tips if you do decide to book there):
-Wedding started a little early (at least 5 minutes). Combine that with the fact that I had some guests on Cuban time, and a few good friends missed a good portion of the ceremony :-( I probably would start about 5 minutes late.
-I wasn't told until the day before that there would be an anniversary party in the same building the same night. We were led to believe before booking that the entire building would be all ours. To my surprise the woman who had the anniversary had dressed up in her wedding gown; that caught my attention as we were both taking photos. It really wasn't a big deal...I just didn't appreciate the surprise component, but I suppose weddings always have those :-)
-The reception felt a little short and I was under the impression I could extend it based on the mood toward the end of the evening. However, that was probably a bad plan, because the staff started readying to wrap up pretty early and the window I had to speak up and extend the evening quickly closed. If you want the ending time to remain flexible, that better be explicit with your DJ/musician as well as the entire staff.
Marta
Wedding: 11/29/08
This place took my breath away when I saw it. The amazing ceremony with the beautiful grand staircase and water fountain was picture perfect. Lili the coordinator was also absolutly wonderful. She is very professional and caring. Your in good hands with her. The food was amazing. My guests couldn't stop telling me about how delicious and wonderful the food was. The presentation of the food was also wonderful. I couldn't have asked for anything more from this venue. It was amazing.
Nicole
Wedding: 12/29/07
The Club at the Strand was absolutely beautiful! Everything was perfect, really. I was a bit worried when I began looking for venues in Naples because of the higher price per person than I expected. Well, I shouldn't have doubted how delicious the food and service would be! I have never had a steak that was so perfect, and I am from the Midwest! The waiters were exceptional, and were very sweet to me (the bride) the entire night. I had a smaller wedding of about 75 people, and the ballroom made it feel a bit bigger, but not too spaced out. Also, there is a beautiful veranda off of the ballroom which was nice to get some fresh air during the night. I would say the most outstanding part of this venue is the quality of food and service.
Amanda
Wedding: 10/7/06
I loved this venue it was absolutely beautiful!!!