Best Wedding Hotels in South Carolina

Weddings can be held either indoors within a ballroom or the clubhouse, or outdoors on the golf links. Champions Ballroom, the largest indoor space at The Inn & Club at Harbour Town, can host up to 800 guests for a reception and up to 330 guests for a sit-down banquet.

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.

The beach and grand lawn provide picturesque backdrops for outdoor weddings, and the golden-hued Grand Oaks Ballroom is the largest of the three indoor venues. Wedding staff can help couples plan anything from oyster bakes to marshmallow roasts to cigar bars.

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 Waterside Chapel offers May River views through its arched windows. The Wine Cellar and its 4,000 bottles provide an elegant backdrop for smaller receptions. The Village Green is the largest outdoor venue.

Couples will find a variety of outdoor and indoor wedding venues at the Westin Hilton Head, including an open-air pavilion and an oceanfront deck near the beach. The Grand Ballroom offers space that can accommodate up to 840 guests for sit-down banquets or 1,200 guests for receptions.

The Sonesta offers a variety of wedding services and packages, from simple and low-key to sophisticated and luxurious. The hotel's wedding staff can plan rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, golf outings and farewell brunches in addition to ceremonies and receptions. The largest space, the Santee Ballroom, can accommodate up to 1,100 guests for a reception and up to 800 guests for a banquet.

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.

North Beach Plantation can accommodate a variety of wedding events, with indoor and outdoor venues, plus customizable catering options. Couples can utilize two ballrooms, an outdoor courtyard with a canopy, a beachfront gazebo in the sand or BLU at North Beach, a 14th-floor lounge area that connects the two towers. The property has hosted bachelorette parties at the spa, rehearsal dinners, receptions and even poolside luaus.

Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa has more than 46,440 square feet of space available for on-site weddings, the largest venue of which is the Leamington Grand Ballroom – it can accommodate up to 1,700 guests for a reception and up to 1,100 for a banquet. The on-site catering staff can create customized menus fitting of the big day. On-site wedding planners are available to oversee details and all wedding planners at the hotel must complete a certification course.

Weddings can be held on the beach or inside one of the resort’s spacious ballrooms. The Atlantic Ballroom, the largest ballroom at the resort, can host up to 1,600 guests for a reception and up to 1,200 guests for a banquet.

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 hotel offers full-service catering for weddings. It can accommodate up to 125 people for a plated dinner in the ballroom, 85 people in the oceanfront Cypress dining room or 125 people for an outdoor oceanfront wedding ceremony and reception.

The Greenville Marriott has more than 13,000 square feet of space available for on-site weddings, the largest of which is the Chateau Ballroom. The on-site catering staff can create customized menus fitting of the big day. On-site wedding planners are available to oversee details.