This is a bit long, but only because I am so impressed with this hotel and it's staff...which is not easy to achieve, as I've done a bit of traveling and had some pretty high end stays.
My high school sweetheart and I were married on 12/21/2011 after being out of touch for over 20 years. We decided to have the wedding in Boca, as my parents live there and are both in their 80's and we wanted to try and save them the stress of travel. We had a hard time finding anyone who was willing to both work with us and our budget, not to mention the holiday week date. We stayed at The Wyndham Garden in Boca during the summer while visiting my parents to share the news, and loved it.... after looking at a good number of other sites, we decided that The Wyndam was the best choice.
So, we started to work with Angela to plan our event. All was negotiated long distance and seemed to be on track. We spoke with her for a last check in just before we headed out to drive down for the wedding.
The challenges....
We were told that the fountain that we were planned to have our ceremony and reception centered on, had been leaking and was being taken apart and we could not use the space we had planned on.
Angela insisted that she had a lovely alternative in mind and that we would be able to work it out...
Angela was very calm and along with reassuring us both, she offered to wave some fees and to add some extras for our having to accommodate the last minute change...
I was grateful for her offers but was still very worried.
We arrived on 12/17 after driving down from Virginia to find our suite ready and a chilled bottle of brut and fresh strawberries waiting for us, so we retired for the night glad to be there and hopeful for the next day.
The next morning were shocked to see a workman standing in the base of the fountain with a power tool and removing all the tile from the bottom of the fountain....The sound echoed across the pool deck and made me fear the worst....
We met with Angela, who again, was calm and comforting. We looked at all the options that were workable, and discovered that there was still a beautiful veranda / deck that opened out from the area of the hotel bar / lounge and overlooked the top of the fountain and the beautiful pool deck. Without blinking, Angela, who was quickly joined by Christina from Food and Beverage, made the plan come together.
They decided quickly how best use the balcony area and how to set the furniture for the ceremony and the reception so that we were not going to be inconvenienced in any way. They even made sure we would not be blinded by the sun. They worked together to make the space and the set up absolutely beautiful and perfect... Amazingly, the view from the balcony was fabulous and included the top of the fountain, which although turned off, was still full of water and very pretty. They made sure the workman was done and gone and the base of the fountain was not noticeable...in fact, due to the way they set the seats for the ceremony and the reception, the only way anyone could even see the base was to lean over the balcony and make an effort to look down...not one of our guests noticed...not one...
We had a luncheon for our reception, but the portions were clearly dinner size and were prepared to perfection. My wife has a culinary arts degree and I am a gourmet chef in my own right...and the food was wonderful....
The cake was not only pretty but delicious....I wish we had ordered one twice the size....
Finally, the overall price for our suite and the rooms for our guests, and the event itself was literally below what we budgeted for....It was a deal, almost a steal!!!
I travel back to Boca multiple times a year to see my parents, and I am going to stay at The Wyndham Garden Boca Raton for every stay.
Thank You for the chance to make our miraculous marriage, that has waited over 20 years to happen, be even more miraculous…
Oh, and the location is great for shopping, entertainment and minutes to the county and state parks on the Atlantic.
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