Don't just take our word for it ... read what a few of our recent couples have said about their Pelican Bay Hotel Wedding Experience:

Marva,

My daughter’s wedding was held at Pelican Bay and I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with some feedback on how everyone in attendance felt about the event and the staff, service and resort in general.

Fantastic, fabulous, wonderful, perfect, totally professional, fun, accommodating, beautiful, are but a few of the words I could use to describe the event, staff and resort.

My daughter had the wedding of her dreams at Pelican Bay.

As I am sure you understand very well, the people you work with are the key to success in any business and I can say that you are truly blessed to work with some of the very very best.

Everyone – and I mean everyone we worked with and encountered, be they housekeeping, wait staff to bartenders were truly professional and always friendly and helpful.

Marve Munroe and Harcourt Rolle were very key players for the event and in guest accommodations – Marve is truly amazing – to have worked with my daughter via email and telephone in the planning of the event and for the event to then come off perfectly speaks volumes for her professionalism, dedication and attention to detail. Mr Rolle, who was our event coordinator the evening of the reception was omnipresent along with his staff – in the background but totally on top of everything going on. He is also, according to my wife, an excellent dancer.

The resort itself provided an wonderful back ground for the event and for our guests, all of whom had a wonderful time. Food was excellent, service superb, and rooms perfect for us. The beach location for the ceremony was beautiful and even a small rain shower did nothing to distract from the joyous occasion. Pelican Bay was an outstanding value.

Your staff and all the great people of the Bahamas truly lived up to and exceeded an already very deserved reputation for being a friendly and happy people. My wife, daughter, her new husband and our guests cannot thank all of you enough for treating us so well and making the wedding an event to remember.

Please express to all our sincerest “thank you” from our hearts….

We will be back and will recommend Pelican Bay at every opportunity.

All the best….

PS. I have to say – being “Chief of Happiness” at Pelican Bay in the Bahamas might just be one of the best jobs in the world!!!!

Albert Brinkman
Princeton, NJ

Both my husband and I would like to thank you and all the staff at Pelican Bay Hotel for the spectacular job you did in regard to Stefanie and Jordan's wedding.

From the moment we arrived, it seemed no one could do enough for us and our guests. It started with the staff behind the front desk, the doorman who took us shopping on his own time and everyone else. The suites were charming and spacious.

Needless to say, you had your finger on everything, making sure that nothing, and I mean nothing fell between the cracks. Your assistant at the wedding, Marian was very helpful and accommodating.

The decorations around the pool were breathtaking. When Stefanie sent you pictures for the tables and flowers and said this is what she had in mind, You didn't just do something similar, you did exactly what she asked for. The flowers that Katie did were exactly as in the pictures that Stefanie had sent. They were spectacular. Everyone made comments about the flowers and the colors. Julie made sure that the food was perfect and it was, there was enough Prosecco and the bartenders were gracious to serve the John Powers Irish Whiskey we brought down. Harcourt (I am sure I misspelled his name) was perfect and also couldn't have been more accommodating. Needless to say, the whole weekend was a success. Thank you for recommending the restaurant on the beach for the prenuptial/rehearsal dinner. Again a super find. Changing the Sunday brunch to Sabor - fabulous!

Marva, we cannot rave enough about the wedding. Everyone loved it and said "how can this ever be topped"? We are already saying that maybe next spring we should all come back and celebrate their first year anniversary!

I know we will be back for sure.

Again, thank everyone at Pelican Bay Hotel for a job more than well done.

Best wishes,
Jutta Stone

Dear Marva and Pelican Bay Staff,

I want you to know how abundantly we appreciate your hard work and dedication in making our wedding day the most wonderful day of our lives! We and our guests were so pleased with the wedding and reception, as well as our stay at the hotel. From the flowers, to the menu, to the music, and the photography...we couldn't have asked for more.

Not only that, but when I was having bridal worries due to the threat of Hurricane Noel, you took the time to reassure me that all would be well and that we would have a beautiful wedding day no matter what. Thanks to you (and the weather's cooperation), we certainly did. I felt like a princess on my wedding day.

Marva, your efforts to accomodate our budget, while not compromising the intimate and lovely wedding setting is a true art. Your commitment to ensuring that our wedding was a memorable and wonderful experience exceeded our expectations.

I would also like to extend a special thank you to Katie. She went above and beyond making sure our flowers were beautiful--from personally delivering them to our exquisite suite, to assisting with the the wedding photography and with the reception--she is an absolute jewel!

We reflect on our wedding day with the warmest of memories, and are so pleased that we were able to begin our marriage with such a special experience. Words cannot express our sincere appreciation. We look forward to visiting Pelican Bay for years to come!


Love,

Brandi and Kevin Plaisance
New Orleans, LA

"What a great place to have a wedding!!"
This hotel was great. It is very close to Port Lucaya Marketplace. The Ferry to Taino is steps away from the hotel's main pool. There are three pools and all are great. We stayed in a suite. It was very nice. I recommend it as air conditioner is loud and the suite has a door to the bedroom and when closed, drowns out most of the noise. The staff was friendly and efficient. The free breakfast was O.K. There were many restaurants open for breakfast in the marketplace if you want more than juice, coffee, cereal, toast, bagels, hard boiled eggs, lunch meat and cheese. We were at the hotel for my sister's wedding. The wedding was held at Spanish Beach. We took a private ferry to this location. All arrangements were made by the hotel wedding planner, Marva. Everything was beautiful.

Sister of the Bride, Texas

"Pelican Bay is the best place to stay” I just returned from my trip to Freeport. I stayed in Pelican Bay for my cousins destination wedding. The suites are great, comfortable and clean. The people that work there from Stanley the bell man to eleanor the front desk to I'm sorry I forgot his name but he was Head of security. Everyone ensured that you had what you need, and went out of their way to make things happen. This is the place to go for destination weddings. My cousin had her wedding here, and it was the most beautiful wedding I have ever been too. All details were great from music to ceremony to the food and deserts. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL. I took the water taxi to the beach and pool I also recommend anyone to do this, the pool was great and the beach was clean and very nice. This is the place to stay if you are going to Freeport. And I also reccommend ZORBA'S RESTAURANT for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Food was great and price was even better.

Thank you Pelican Bay Staff for the great service you give.

Sister of the Bride, New York

Dear Marva,

We just returned from our wedding/honeymoon at The Pelican Bay. The whole thing was wonderful! A breakdown of the trip and wedding...

The hotel was even better than the pictures. We were upgraded to a suite because we got married at Pelican Bay (our parents were also upgraded to suites) The suites were gorgeous...it was hard to leave the room. The bed was unbelievably comfortable, and the rest of the suite was beautiful and comfortable. We loved the attention to details with fun artwork and interesting furnishings (especially the hot air balloon chandelier). It was also great to have a mini fridge in the room (incidentally all guest rooms have one) and we loved the Espresso machine and morning pastry and New York Times Fax delivery (only in the suites). One of the reasons we chose Pelican Bay was the variety of rooms they offered. Four different price choices, with the rooms ranging from a basic hotel room up to the suites. This was nice since we had guests who wanted different options. The staff at the hotel was unbelievably nice and helpful. One of the Bellmen, Gilbert, was especially helpful. He loaded us into his golf cart when we needed to buy a large amount of stuff and even drove my mom and grandmother to the Westin/Sheraton Spa one day!

The hotel has a new restaurant, Sabor, which looks like a little pool bar with tables, but looks are deceiving...the food was excellent! We had our rehearsal dinner there and the food was delicious. We also ate there a few times after the wedding and our favorite dish was the Sea Bass!

Pelican Bay has three well-maintained pools and we were always able to find a spot to sit or an empty pool to hang out in at night.

The ferry to the Ritz at Taino Beach is well worth the trip. It's only a five minute ferry ride and the beach is gorgeous and the pool was so cool...you can use all the facilities at the Ritz, including the chairs and great straw umbrellas on the beach.

It was great to be near Port Lucaya Marketplace. It was easy to walk over there for a bite to eat or a drink. We loved Cally's for breakfast...tuna and grits were a favorite. We also had two delicious meals at La Dolce Vita. The Bahamians do great justice to the Italian food! We also had a great meal at La Med, and Stoned Crab is worth a cab ride!

The Wednesday night Fish Fry was an interesting experience. We came with a group of 15 or so and finding seating for all was difficult (moms and grandmas needed to sit!) The lines were very long for food and it was sometimes hard to get service at the bar. That said, it was perhaps the best fish I have ever eaten in my life! Also, the conch fritters were unbelievable. The Guava Duff dessert was so delicious...my mouth is watering just typing about it!

We're a really laid back couple who didn't need every moment perfectly coordinated...we really wanted a low stress fun weekend with our closest family and friends, and Pelican Bay definitely provided that for us. We hope to return for an anniversary trip and we can't imagine that we'd want to stay anywhere else!

Leah

"Best wedding location!” I just returned from my destination wedding at Pelican Bay. I had approximately 100 guests attend. Everyone was extremely pleased with the resort, their rooms and the service. The wedding planner, Marva and staff, were very accommodating and made sure that my wedding was perfect and made sure they personalized every detail. They went out of their way to ensure the wedding was successful. I strongly recommend Pelican Bay for a destination wedding and for anyone wanting to get away from the chaos of Nassau or Paradise Island.

Bride and groom, New Jersey

"Fabulous Wedding at Pelican Bay” Our wedding at Pelican Bay could not have been more perfect. From my first contact with wedding coordinator Marva Munroe, planning was a breeze. Having never visited the resort (or the Bahamas, for that matter) and only going from reviews (all raves) of past clients, I was so pleased that Marva was very patient with all of my questions and answered them in detail.

When we arrived at Pelican Bay, we were treated like VIPs, and I was very excited to see the ideas that I had relayed over email and the phone were executed just as I had pictured. Our meetings with vendors were brief but organized and to the point, which allowed us to spend maximum time relaxing with our guests. Our guests loved the intimate feel of the resort. We felt like it was all our own and the weekend was just for us, which would not have been possible at a larger resort.

The Freeport area offers many great activities, and Pelican Bay is a five-minute walk from a marketplace with many great restaurants - Pisces and Zorba's are the best! I recommend that brides go for the beach package, which includes a ferry ride to a secluded spot right on the ocean for the ceremony. Neptune's Pool is harborside and is perfect for the reception. The food and cake were fabulous, and the DJ was fantastic. DJ Earl played a list of our requests and mixed in Bahamian music that had the whole group dancing through the entire reception. Katie did a wonderful job with flowers and decor, and our photography turned out beautifully.

I cannot say enough great things about Marva and the whole staff at Pelican Bay and hope to go back soon.

Erin Patton, Chicago

Beautiful wedding at the Pelican Bay at Lucaya. My husband and I just returned from our wedding at the Pelican Bay hotel. The wedding was fantastic, thanks to the wedding coordinator, Marva Munroe, and her staff. The hotel was very cute and unique. The staff was energetic and fun. I had such a great time chatting with the cheeky receptionists! We hosted our rehearsal dinner at Sabor, the ceremony at Spanish Beach and the reception at Neptune's pool. The food served at Pelican Bay is excellent and our reception was beautiful. We hired Wilfried Solomon and the Magnetics for the reception. They kept us all dancing all night long, even though it was exceptionally hot that night. I recommend this hotel for quick getaway, a family reunion or a wedding!!

Stephanie Richmond, Australia

Dear Marva,

Thank you again for a wonderful wedding weekend. Everything was above and beyond our highest expectations, and we cannot thank you enough for making our wedding weekend so special, not just for us but for our family and friends. Planning a wedding from afar and at a location sight unseen was a bit daunting at times, but you were not only patient with my bridal worries, but calming and reassuring. Needless to say there was no need for even a second of worry as everything was amazing. Our family and friends are still talking about what a great time they had, and I assure you you'll see many of them back at the hotel very soon. Lucaya and Pelican Bay has become a new favorite spot to vacation!

The reception at the Ferry House was, like everything else, wonderful. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. We laugh at how many of the pictures our family and friends have sent us are of their meals and deserts. Our guests loved the restaurant, and people are still talking about how good the food was!

The flowers were beautiful. I can't get over how with one picture and a mention of my favorite flowers you were able to create such beautiful and memorable centerpieces and bouquets. They were perfect!

Above all though it was the friendly service of the staff of Pelican Bay that made our weekend so special. Everyone went above and beyond to welcome us and make us feel at home. It was a truly special weekend.

Thank you again Marva for all of your hard work to make our wedding weekend so very memorable. Your professionalism and talent are, as far as we are concerned, beyond compare.

We will be seeing you again soon!
All the best,
Colleen and Greg

Hello Marva -

I hope this email finds you well. I am sorry I have not written sooner, but time seems to have gotten away from me. I am finally getting settled in after all the wedding preparations and celebrations.

What can I say, Meredith and Joe's dream wedding celebration weekend was a fairytale. The weather was absolutely beautiful, no humidity and constant sunshine. We were so lucky everyone arrived safe and sound and returned home without difficulties as well. The wedding at the Neptune Pool was just a sight to behold, and I felt the ceremony setting just added to the vows and readings put together by Meredith and Joe. The magistrate was outstanding and everyone was so impressed with her composure and how she made us feel as if she really knew the bride and groom. The Ferry House was just beautiful, and of course the flowers were amazing and beyond our wildest dreams.

Thank you for making Meredith's dream wedding come true and for all your time and effort spent communicating through email - it worked. There is not one thing we would have changed. The band was terrific, the cake just what the bride ordered. I want to tell you how wonderful your staff were to my guests, especially my parents. Dominique was so efficient, and Stanley an enormous help. The girls at the front desk were always pleasant and so helpful to all.

Meredith's goal was to have a wedding with her dearest family and friends - everyone cannot stop talking about their wedding experience-for many, including myself, it was a first destination wedding. I truly was not concerned once I visited Pelican Bay last July, and saw how you take each wedding to heart and try to make everyone's vision a reality. So thank you for helping to give my daughter and son-in-law a beautiful beginning to what we all hope is a happy and healthy life together. Please extend my thanks to all the staff, including Patty who was a great service for getting to and from the airport.

With warmest regards,
Phyllis Albert

Dear Marva and Staff of Pelican Bay,

Thank you so very much for a perfect wedding! Despite weather challenges, we had a beautiful outdoor ceremony and reception. Katie's flowers were gorgeous, even better than the photo sample I sent.

The food and service at the reception were outstanding, thanks to Freddy and his team. Our guests had a great time dancing at the reception and everyone especially loved the steel pan player.

We can't thank you enough for making our wedding a truly memorable event.

Very sincerely,
Amanda and Kevin Salt

Hi Marva!!

I wanted to take the time to drop you a line...and sincerely thank you for all of your hard work in preparing our wedding. Truly, truly, it was the best wedding we've ever attended! We had so much fun; we remember (almost) everything about the entire day, and I don't think it would have been so easy if you weren't there to take care of all the details for us. I would have been overcome with stress and anxiety, but knowing that I had a team of experts getting everything set up and prepared for us made me able to relax and ENJOY every moment.

Each of our guests made it a point to come to us and tell us what an amazing time they were having, and then thanked us for including them. They all said it was the perfect wedding; that they couldn't have imagined it better, and they were very impressed with the way it all came together! All of these compliments I must extend to you as well; it was all your doing that created such a great, impressionable atmosphere.

We also want to send our compliments to the chef. All night long, people kept raving about the buffet...and it's true, the food was absolutely the best wedding food EVER! I think one of our groomsmen ate about 18 lobster tails...

The photographs came out beautifully, and I'm in the process of getting everything together to begin our "destination scrapbook." He did a great job capturing the ceremony and the photo from the balcony was the perfect photo for our event. Please extend my gratitude to him for giving us such wonderful visual memories!

I must say, the flowers were probably my favorite part...You and Katie did an amazing job translating my email description into the most beautiful bouquets! Flowers, everywhere, were another favorite topic of conversation among our guests, and they look amazing in the photos too. (I'm drying my bouquet as we speak and will be framing it as soon as it's all flattened out!) THANK YOUagain for making my floral fantasies a reality!

Marva, you have a great, great talent in being able to plan multiple events simultaneously; and being able to do that while exceeding our expectations is a major talent in itself. You are an amazing woman! Thank you so much for giving us the perfect wedding atmosphere. We had an AMAZING time and will remember it forever!

Have a merry, merry holiday season!

Warm Regards, Alisa & James McCulloch

To: Marva Munroe
Subject: thank you

Hello Marva,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all you did to make R.J. and Alison's wedding perfect. Everyone that you hired to participate was wonderful and the rehearsal, wedding, and reception ran so smoothly, even with the last minute rain, you had everything in order. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful and some of our guests are planning another vacation trip there. We were so fortunate to have you and Pelican Bay Hotel make our arrangements at such a special and happy time.

Thank you again,
Gayle

"Thank you Marva for making my daughter’s vision come true!

I know you worked very hard, and I appreciated your last minute effort, to even find a runner for the bride, by the Chuppah!!

Eleanor and Sean and all their friends had the best best time. Thank you for making this special event so memorable.

Kindly also send my best regards, to Patty (driver), she is a lovely lovely lady.

Best Regards,
Silvana
New York, N.Y.

"The Pelican Bay at Lucaya and Pelican Bay Suites is a first-class hotel any way you look at it. We recently had the pleasure of having our wedding at the hotel this past April. It was everything we could have dreamed. Our guests were met with exquisite accommodations, superior service, outstanding dining and glorious surroundings. Our wedding reception was held at the Ferry House restaurant located at the entrance to the Suites. We booked this venue site unseen and boy were our expectations exceeded. The ambience, service, food and presentation were impeccable. Our wedding coordinator, Marva Monroe, was absolutely wonderful to work with and left no detail unfinished. Our destination wedding turned out to be absolutely perfect and we have the Pelican Bay at Lucaya's Staff to thank for it."

Julie & Tom Eastwood Orlando, FL

Marva, thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything that you did for Bob and I this weekend. It was exactly as we wanted.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. I wouldn't change a thing. Thinking of you with great fondness.

We will find an excuse to get back down to your neighborhood soon and I will be bragging about your resort and services.

Mrs. Kathie Kidder Jones Richardson
Pensacola, FL.

Dearest Marva,

This note is being sent to you today, not as just another THANK-YOU note for a job so beautifully performed and well deserving of praise.

But rather, it is written with much more purpose. It tells you, Marva, that you are such a special woman with such a beautiful soul within.

Your kindheartedness, genuiness, and quiet but strong mannerism, are but only a few of your "gifts" that "God" has molded you with! We are quite sure that your Employer is quite aware of your fine qualities.

But no salary can ever pay enough for an individual, who not only adds CLASS to his establishment, but has such a heart of gold in making every moment, and every wish of all his guests stay her most important agenda. We could not ever THANK YOU enough, not only for making our stay here at Pelican Bay a most fantastic vacation/honeymoon.

But also for making our Wedding Day come to be far more than we had ever anticipated.

We are so proud and so thankful to you for honoring us in witnessing our wedding vows.

Thank you so much for that gift of being there! Again Our deepest gratitude for everything,

Love, Mr. and Mrs. David Dow
Meriden, CT.

As my 1-year wedding anniversary approaches, it warms my heart to remember and reflect on the wonderful wedding vacation my husband and I shared at the Pelican Bay Hotel in the Bahamas, March 2002, with our family and friends.

From the moment we arrived on the island, we were graciously received by hotel management and staff, and instantly made to feel as if we were visiting life-long friends at their magnificent island home.

We were not surprised to find that the cheerful colors of the charming village-like architecture, along with the beautifully appointed property, provided the perfect setting for our intimate party of 30 during their stay in preparation for our big day.

Even more, I found the exotic class and style of our suite an ideal retreat for me between all the planning meetings and entertaining of our guests.

Marva, at the hotel, took care of us as if we were a part of her own family, and with the help of her team at Pelican Bay, made sure we had a wonderful wedding, a wonderful stay and memorable experience.

It was our first time visiting the Grand Bahama Island, and we can't wait until we're able to go back and visit the friends we made there!

Thank you, Marva and everyone at Pelican Bay, for our PERFECT wedding!

CHEERS! Mrs. Liesa Brown
Washington, DC