My husband and I had our wedding "weekend" at Pompano in November (2011). Having family on the island and visiting often, I knew Bermuda was the place I wanted to celebrate this special occasion. Upon visiting Pompano as a potential venue, we immediately knew it was the perfect location for our destination wedding. Our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception all took place at Pompano, and the majority of our guests stayed there as well. As mentioned in many reviews, the view from every part of the resort is breathtaking and displays the natural beauty of the island... But we chose this property because Pompano truly captures the charm of Bermuda - you feel welcomed and relaxed the moment you step into the lobby... and our 90+ wedding guests who traveled to Bermuda for our weekend expressed the same sentiment.
Pompano isn't your typical wedding "venue" as they don't have a specialized event planner, specific wedding itineraries, catering capabilities, etc. Because of this, you are able to choose how you want your day to go. This was perfect for me as I wanted to do all the planning, but if you don't want to be in charge of all the details and want hands-on planning help, you may want to hire a wedding planner. Hotel Management is extremely helpful and helped with any/all requests, questions, etc., and they will be sure everything goes according to plan (thanks Tim!). The Pompano staff were exceptionally helpful, friendly and continually went out of their way to be sure everyone was enjoying themselves. They were pretty much part of the wedding by the end of the weekend!
Our one major concern was the meal service for our reception because of the large amount of guests all eating at the same time. To facilitate this process, we choose a set menu in advance and guests ordered from it as the reception began. In the end, we were amazed at how seamless the process went, perhaps slightly longer than a typical wedding service, but the food was great and everyone enjoyed their meals at their leisure. Overall, the "venue" turned out to be perfect for all our wedding day events - all our guests fell in love with Bermuda and Pompano. Also, the best pictures of the weekend are from sunset at Pompano, simply beautiful.
The resort is gradually making updates to the property which will make it feel a bit more updated (new pool deck furniture, new rugs, etc) but will still keep that Bermuda charm. The majority of our wedding guests had never been to Bermuda and every one of them said they would be planning a return trip, and will absolutely be staying at Pompano.
Thanks to the Pompano Management, Staff, and beautiful Bermuda (and lucky weather!), we had the perfect wedding weekend.
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