The Grand Plaza Resort

This place was amazing .. our coordinator Katie was GREAT!! Answered all my emails promptly and were so effcient the day of the wedding. I worried the food would be your standard hotel food, but that was not the case! Everyone raved how good the food was, and the service was top notch, they even packaged a to go box so we could actually enjoy the food later! Not to mention this place is the best value on the beach with no lack of service or quality!! I really cannot say how great this venue was .. Thank you Grand Plaza for an amazing wedding!! and a BIG THANK YOU to Katie, you all were so accomodating and it was GREAT!!

I cannot tell you how happy I am that I chose to have my wedding at the Grand Plaza Resort!! If you are searching for a beautiful place to have a beach wedding, stop looking and book the Grand Plaza! I planned a destination wedding and Gloria made all the planning very easy. I communicated with her mostly via email and always got quick responses back (even on her days off sometimes!). The day of the wedding, Gloria and the other staff members took care of everything so I had nothing to worry about (except for the rain!). It ended up raining right before our ceremony was supposed to start and the staff was so accommodating that they let us wait about a half hour until the rain stopped so I could have my ceremony on the beach. Staff-friendly and very helpful food-great ceremony sight-beautiful! (I would recommend the NORTH site) value-very good, we felt like we got a lot for our money

Claudia made sure that the wedding was perfect and it was! We highly recommend Grand PlazaResort for a wedding site

The Grand Plaza ROCKS! Cherish is awesome! I love the service there, it's amazing. Everything was taken care of me. The menu is flexible and Cherish really helped me get exactly what I needed in my budget.

The Grand Plaza Hotel is an amazing place to have your wedding. Cherish, our wedding Catering Sales Director is the best. She is on top of things, she always is quick to respond to emails and makes you feel like you are the only bride that she is working with. Cherish goes out of her way to make the couple feel have their dream wedding. The staff at the Grand Plaza is wonderful, they make you feel welcome, while you stay at the hotel and when you need help with anything they give it to you. The food is amazing, it is so nice that when you book your wedding at the hotel you recieve a tasting, so that you know what the food taste like beforehand. Just a Great Place to have your wedding at :)

We got married 2 days ago and I am so blown away by the quality of service at the Grand Plaza that I don't know where to begin. We knew this was the right venue from the first time we walked in to the 10th floor reception room overlooking the ocean. The view is spectacular. The whole room is filled with ocean. The only comparable resort around is the Don Cesar. If you want to spend 4 times (or more) as much and have an obstructed view, feel fee to check out the Don Cesar. Otherwise the Grand Plaza is hands down the best bang for the buck. I would like do express my deepest gratitude for Cherish, the wedding coordinator. We don't live near the Grand Plaza so most of the planning was done over the phone. Cherish's friendly voice was always there to guide us and reassure us. I cannot express how much help she has been through the whole process. She is an expert with dealing with the last minute chaos with a calm and controlling smile. She held everything together! Our DJ was recommended by the venue. He was perfect. He somehow mixed reggae with latin with electronic with steel drums. Wow. Everybody had a great time. We had steel drums for ceremony and cocktail hour. It was a hit. Joe Lorenzo with Expert DJ productions pulled through and made my life so much easier! Our cake was included with the reception package, recommended by the venue. Our flowers cam from sam's club, recommended by cherish. My mom did the flowers herself and saved us a fortune. What a great idea. The food was wonderful! The prime rib was mouth watering. After the wedding, the party moved down to Bongo's bar on the beach. We rocked that bar until 3 in the morning. Thanks for putting up with our antics! The reception bartender and the beach bartender were both wonderful, always serving with a smile. Thanks again to Cherish and the Grand Plaza for giving us the most wonderful wedding we could imagine!

Cherish was the best wedding coordinator ever. She made sure everything went smoothly on our wedding day, as well as the months leading up to the wedding. She had every vendor you could ask for from cakes and flowers to babysitting services & dry cleaners to press your wedding dress. She gave us a complimentary food tasting & even measured everything from the gift table to the dance floor. No detail was overlooked. The menu & food were amazing. The guests raved about the food. Filet mignon was cooked to perfection & the portions were generous. My vendor for the arch was later than expected, but Cherish made sure everything was ready. We were afraid of rain, but the Grand Plaza was ready to move our beach wedding time up an hour earlier I'd needed. Their indoor chapel was a beautiful backup option for bad weather, but we never needed it. Very professional wedding experts all around. Full services for destination weddings like mine. I never met my hair stylist, makeup artist, priest, or photographer until my wedding day & I was still the most beautiful, satisfied bride I could be. There were no worries, complaints or stress. Best location, best service, most wonderful day of our lives, best wedding anyone ever attending, even Cherish cried during our first dance. Thank you Cherish & the Grand Plaza for helping us assemble a team of professionals to make our day fun, memorable, beautiful & gourmet!

Claudia the wedding coordinator…. Was Amazing….. She went beyond and above my expectations…..the morning of my wedding day… I was going crazy….and forgot my garter at home in Tampa…..Claudia had a staff member go out and buy one just for me…… at like 9pm… in the evening…..to please me… I was speechless when she came with the garter in her hand…..I could not thank her enough…. The staff was also very polite and easy going….they just made my special day so memorable…..everything was great!!! I would highly recommend them to anyone…..

.I was really impressed by the hospitality from the Grand Plaza. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't get a cheery "Hello" from a staff member! ;)

Diana and Claudia, the coordinators I worked with, handled EVERYTHING! They made my wedding so easy and so smooth. They even went above and beyond making sure to pay attention to all the small details including making the color of the table announcements they created match the color of the petal decorations that we brought perfectly. We even had two people decide a few days before the wedding that they were going to join us, and Claudia worked with me to keep me calm and made their surprise visit possible! Everyone at the hotel was friendly and helpful. I could not have asked for a better venue!

As soon as I saw the ceremony site and the Presendential Ballroom I had no doubt where to have my wedding. Both are breathtaking. We worked with Cherish. She was always prompt in responding and had a way of keeping me calm during the planning process. The day of the wedding she made sure everything went smoothly. Two months later and I'm still getting compliments. Everyone at the Grand Plaza from the time you check in til you check out were amazing. If you are looking for great service then this is the place to go. I was a destination bride so this was a huge factor for me. Everyone there made our wedding better than I could have planned. Us and many of our guests are eagerly planning trips back to visit the Grand Plaza.

I don't think we could have picked a better place to have our wedding and reception. Everyone and everything was perfect! We had so much fun thanks to the team at The Grand Plaza!

Having our wedding at the Grand Plaza was amazing. The beaches are beautiful, clean, and refreshing. The staff were great and our wedding coordinator was the absolute best. I am so glad we had our wedding here. Our day was perfect, not only because the weather was amazing, but because the staff made my big day perfect. :)

My husband and I got married on May 8, 2011 at the Grand Plaza, on the south beach. Our wedding coordinator, Cherish, was completely amazing and awesome!! We live in Indiana so planning a destination wedding was stressful! We did not have the opportunity to see the resort before booking, meet our DJ or photographer, or taste cakes before ordering. Cherish gave us a list of recommended vendors and we went right down the lists until we found the ones that best suited us. During the whole time, she kept me cool and calm assuring us that our vendors were the best...and she was right!!! I was always emailing her with silly questions and she would write back asap...such a blessing!!! The hotel staff was great and the hotel was clean! There were so many weddings that weekend of ours that it just assured me even more that they know what they are doing. The Presidential Ballroom was absolutely amazing!! All glass, overlooking the gulf...just beautiful!!! We could not have asked for better service and a better coordinator. Cherish was the best! We are already planning our trip down next year for our 1 year anniversary!!!

My wedding at GP was gorgeous. Sadly, it rained right as my ceremony was about to take place, but thankfully, our coordinator Diana had a back up plan in place. Diana is a saint; I dont know how many times I e-mailed her with crazy questions but she was SO helpful and kind. Even though we had to have a back-up ceremony inside, it was still gorgeous. The service in the dining room was excellent. We were treated like the King & Queen by the banquet staff and the food was pretty tasty. The linens were gorgeous too and they added a nice touch to our reception. Over all, I would say the Grand Plaza is a lovely place to have your wedding. I'm pretty sure we'll be staying there to celebrate our anniversary next year.

I can't say enough about the Grand Plaza. Everyone at the front desk was incredibly helpful, organized and eager to please us. Our coordinator Glorida was also amazing. She made the planning process and wedding run completely smooth! She answered all of our questions and made us feel completely relaxed about the whole experience. She went way above and beyond what we were expected. We stayed at a Sandals on our honeymoon and we missed the Grand Plaza!

The Grand Plaza was an amazing place to have a Wedding... You do have the onlookers but you also have the AMAZING white sand beach right next to you!! My wedding planner Kristi was AWESOME. She was available 24/7 it seemed and so helpful with everything! I had even had a few things lost and they did everything possible to reimburse me and return it. They were awesome! A very friendly staff and the penthouses were incredible! I would def go back for and anniversary and be treated like royalty again! Thank you SO much!!

We dealt with Diana, the wedding coordinator!! She was amazing and on top of everything at all times. She made sure everything was how I wanted and all was on time. If I needed anything, from the day we started planning the wedding up to the last minute, she was there for me!! I love her and thank her sooo much for making my day so perfect!!! Not to mention, the location was beautiful and the ballroom upstairs, was perfect!!!! Everyone loved everything about the wedding!!

The Grand Plaza is the perfect place to have your wedding if you are looking for a beach ceremony/reception. The presidential ballroom is absolutely breathtaking. All my guest where taken back by the amazing view during dinner which happened to be while everyone was sitting down eating dinner. The staff was so helpful from the moment I may the initial appointment to see the hotel up until the very end of the wedding. The entire staff really works as a team from the wedding coordinators to the front desk to the kitchen... everything just flowed perfectly. I received many compliments from my guest about the incredible food that was served (make sure to try the parmesan stuffed tomatoes). I have the most increible pictures that were taken in both the ballroom and out on the beach. There is no better location to have your wedding, in fact we all had such a wonderful experenice that about 20 of my friends and family are all retuning back to the Hotel during memorial Day weekend :)

The Grand Plaza is the perfect place to have your wedding if you are looking to celebrate your special date/ceremony at the beach:-) The view is wonderful. They have two venues for the reception that are beautiful!!! I had an awesome experience and thank every one at the Grand Plaza who made my special day a flawless, beatiful, and enjoyable one. I personally worked with Kristi Lee Vessenmeyer. She was kind, friendly, professional, honest, and caring. She was always available when I needed her. Kristi always used reassuring words in her emails when I was feeling concerned, or overwhelmed. The food was delicious :-) On my wedding day she said" Happy wedding date, today is your day, and I am here for you". I can not thank her enough for everything she did that day. My ceremony and reception venue looked amazing, and all the vendors were guided and provided with instructions on what to do. Thanks again:-) Their suites are huge, and very very nice. You can enjoy the great view of the city, or the ocean. I totally recommend the Grand Plaza. I am very pleased with all the services I received from them.