Best Wedding Hotels in Charleston

The property’s five intimate wedding venues include three outdoor options: the rooftop cupola, the courtyard and the mansion lawn. Menu themes for receptions in Circa 1886 Restaurant include "Southern Seasoned," and the restaurant can accommodate weddings with up to 90 guests.

Wedding parties can choose to host their celebrations in a variety of spaces including the hotel's 14,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom, or outdoors at the hotel's Palmetto Cafe courtyard The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 1,500 guests.

Wedding parties can host their celebrations outdoors on the quaint courtyard or indoors in one of two elegant rooms. The Peninsula Grill can supply catering.

The hotel's wedding venues include a courtyard with an antique fountain from the 1840s. The grand Hibernian Hall adjacent to the hotel offers 6,000 square feet in a setting that is a National Historic Landmark. The hotel's outdoor pool area can also be used for receptions.

Wild Dunes Resort provides accommodations for guests, ceremony and reception help and can host rehearsal dinners, welcome parties and farewell brunches. Planners can also organize activities for guests such as golf and tennis outings, fishing trips, ecotours, kayaking trips, and salon and spa services for the bridal party. The Grand Pavilion, the largest venue, can accommodate receptions with up to 700 guests or banquets with up to 600 guests.

The Jasmine Ballroom, the hotel's largest venue, can accommodate weddings with up to 125 guests for a reception or 108 guests for a sit-down banquet. Outdoor celebrations can also happen on the hotel's rooftop.

Currently, the hotel can host small weddings either in one of the suites or on the rooftop terrace. Couples would arrange for outside catering for the event. After the expansion opens in fall 2015, couples will be able to book the new rooftop event space, The Observatory, and work with the resident chef for catering.

The Vendue offers unique, intimate spaces for special events and receptions. The on-site restaurant, The Drawing Room, can accommodate up to 50 people, while the hotel’s gallery space can host gatherings of up to 75 guests. Outdoor space is available on the rooftop deck.

Couples can choose from seven venues for wedding ceremonies and receptions. For ceremonies, options include the atrium and the Charleston Ballroom, while receptions can take place on a rooftop terrace or in Élevé, the Wine Blending Room, a private dining room or the property's art gallery.

The hotel offers full-service wedding planning. The Charleston Ballroom features elegant Southern charm and can seat up to 125 guests. Smaller rooms are available for receptions, rehearsal dinners, lunches or post-wedding brunches. Patio spaces also are available.

Small weddings and other social gatherings can be held in the property’s ballroom or the elegant Suite 7. These spaces can be combined to accommodate up to 40 guests. Receptions can be held in the outdoor courtyard, which can host up to 100 guests and features picturesque garden-style landscaping and shade trees.

From pre-wedding cocktail parties to rooms for the guests, the Inn's gathering spaces can accommodate Charleston weddings and related events. The Linguard Room can host receptions for up to 75 guests and banquets for up to 56 guests.