Edgewater Beach Hotel

and fantastic looking! We were originally supposed to get married on Sanibel Island, but Hurricane Ian destroyed our wedding venue. After a lot of panicked searching we came upon the Edgewater Beach Hotel. We wanted to keep our wedding in Southwest Florida if at all possible to keep our original vendors. A few of them had worked with this hotel before and said it was a great choice, so we moved forward. From the very beginning we were impressed with Edgewater. The main things that stood out to us were how friendly and helpful the staff were, how beautiful the beach was, and how delicious the food was. We went to visit in January to do a menu tasting and were just blown away with how nice everyone was that we worked with, and with how good the food was. We chose two entrees to taste and actually could not decide between them - they were that good. We ended up doing a duet plate! Leading up to the wedding we were so impressed with communication from the hotel staff about our big day. They were efficient and thorough and we felt like all we had to do for our wedding was show up! The main staff members we communicated with were Paige and Maci. Paige did more behind-the-scenes work but she was fantastic. She took care of everything that we needed and we really enjoyed working with her. Maci was absolutely amazing. She was there for the wedding itself and took care of literally anything we could have needed. She was so nice and sweet and easy to work with and I really liked working with her! For the wedding itself we had the ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner/dancing on the beach. I was anxious about the weather and probability of rain, but it held off and it was perfectly clear and beautiful! I am not going to lie - it was hot out there - but it was just so pretty and perfect! The sand was so white and the water was crystal clear. It was everything I could have dreamed of. The food at our reception was delicious - serious props to the chef - and everyone is still talking about the lobster roll appetizer. I was so happy to have a delicious meal for everyone. The steak and grouper were so good and everyone really enjoyed it. Our vegetarian sister-in-law was super pleased with her vegetarian meal as well! Overall, the Edgewater was a perfect venue for our small wedding. The hotel itself was beautiful to stay in and our penthouse room offered plenty of getting ready space. I cannot wait to come back here to celebrate an anniversary in the future!

coordination with the function/catering manager Sandy Lachfield, it was a stress free process. The actual day of the beach wedding and outdoor reception blew us away. The personal touches they provided and the way they set everything up, it exceeded all expectations. I knew it would be beautiful but in no way did we expect what we received. It was pure joy and all day/evening everyone at our event constantly came up to us and stated it was one of the prettiest and fun weddings they attended. The food was phenomenal and even 4 days later, our friends are talking about it. The room we stayed in was beyond 5 stars. Just every detail they took extra special care to have it be a memorable day. It was a memory we will never forget. Thank you so much. We will go back every year just to celebrate our anniversary now. Can't wait. Michael and Lisa Crane