Surfsand Resort

My husband and I got married at the Haystack Gardens at the Surfsand this past June. The gardens were beautiful, it was early June so not everything was in full bloom but it was still LOVELY! Well manicured grass/flowers/trees ... picture perfect. All of the staff(minus one exception below) were very helpful and nice! The Wayfarer a restaurant next to Surfsand does all of the catering. It was a little pricey but it was worth it! The food was very good and tasted just like the tasting (this does not happen often in my experience -- going from two plates to a large party usually changes the quality at least some). The chef was very professional and recommended what would be fresh/in season. We did have a few food allergies (including gluten) that he worked around great! We had the prime rib and the halibut, both were great but the Halibut Steverino was AMAZING, highly recommend it! We and all of our guests were very happy with how everything tasted! A very fun option they do have and I strongly recommend is doing a bonfire on the beach. We had a destination wedding and used this as our Rehearsal Dinner/get together with everyone we invited to our wedding. For a decent price (around $100-150) we had 60 chairs set up and the bonfire started & extra wood, coolers, roasting sticks, and blankets were all provided! My one complaint is the wedding planner/catering manager is fairly rude and is not very helpful! Our wedding was a destination wedding so I had questions on what to do around the area/if it rained on the bonfire night, etc ... pretty basic questions and she acted as if I was such an inconvenience and did not provide the help. I had a few things go wrong that were not my fault and she was little to no help. First off, she pushed using their pastry chef, who ended up being really good! But she was fired less than 2 weeks prior to my wedding. Terri did call right when she found out but just told me without providing me with any help on who to call as a replacement. (Eventually after talking to the surfsand manager they did pay for the extra cost of the new cake but it was not nearly as good and we did not have time to do a tasting). The second is make sure you go through your final paperwork with a fine tooth comb! There were important details that were wrong (our food choice being one big one!). But overall it is a beautiful place to get married and our guests and my husband and I really enjoyed the venue!

I have been here on multiple vacations and the rooms are luxurious and beautiful. It is located right on the beach and within walking distance of the town. They also provide you with a list of activities that happen at the hotel and around town so you know what's happening at the time you are staying.

The service was not great... they said one thing and then after the wedding was over said another. Also said they would serve the cake, which we thought meant actually serving it to each guest, but they only placed in on the table so guests had to come get it themselves. The room, however, was beautiful and the food was really good.

Surfsand is a great place if you are planning a beach wedding, I highly recommend using them as your venue. When we spoke with them on our first vist they were very open and showed many possibilities. There are 2 big reasons we picked Surfsand. They are prepared for bad weather! They have many coastal properties and other towns will alets of a storm coming in. The cost for your reception room includes all dishes, chairs and linens. We didn't have to worry or think about rentals. The only dissapointment we had was with our rehearsal bonfire the resort put on for us. They put out chairs, balnkets, roasting sticks, and started the fire. They did not inform us that extra bundles of wood come at an additional cost. Other than that communication was great, food was amazing and it was our perfect day at the beach!

I couldn't put into words how great the staff made me and my husband feel about our big day. Any questions or concerns Molly and Terri were incredibly kind and there for us when we needed them. We were very pleased with everything, and with our small budget...everything was perfect!

My husband and I had the Surfsand do both our ceremony and reception. The ceremony was on the beach and our reception was at the Haystack Gardens. The whole day was perfect. The staff and our party planner, Terri, were extremely helpful and professional. The food was amazing (people are still talking about the polenta!) and the reception area was more beautiful than I could have imagined.

We had a perfect wedding weekend at the Surfsand. The events manager was helpful and very nice. The ceremony location on the beach was perfect. Haystack Gardens was a beautiful spot for the reception. The catering manager we dealt with the day of was wonderful and organized! Food and bartender were great Overall, we were very pleased. The only two small negatives: they seemed to have forgotten to set up the chairs for the ceremony. (My husband ended up tracking someone down 30 minutes before go time, and the chairs were finally set up and ready to go 10 minutes before ceremony time.) The only other drawback was that there were 3 weddings at the Resort that weekend and sometimes I felt a little bit of "which bride are you again?" I realize they were near the end of a busy wedding season, but you want to feel like your day is unique and special. Again, overall, we were very pleased.