palafox wharf
waterfront
ESTD 2008 | PENSACOLA, FL
wed date: october, 2024
the location is entirely magical. and, it is entirely yours. it can be reserved for you to enjoy for your glorious wedding day
Location, Location, Location
Waterfront Wedding Venue
jessica + john's PROPOSAL
Jessica + John, you’re getting married with your closest friends and family and considering Palafox Wharf for your venue in 2024 Fall season. You shared some insights about your ideal venue. Your wedding is our priority. Thank you for completing the Questionnaire and telling us what is most important to you. Love your Story! John proposed to you on Pensacola Beach, a place you love to go to relax!
To summarize, you are looking for a great location for your Venue. The biggest, most important aspect you want from your overall wedding experience is have your Ceremony at your Venue, a great scenic view, a meaningful Ceremony, stress free, and a wonderful guest experience. Your day needs to feel romantic and special for you two and all of your guests. You want your people to enjoy the day as much as you do! You want tons of dancing to fantastic music! Your ideal guest count is about 110-120 guests attending your special Day.
With the setup and breakdown of the Venue's furniture inside the Venue and on the waterfront Deck being handled by the venue it automatically is less stressful than having to DIY that part of your Wedding Day.
So, that would be cocktail hour (perhaps playing country, oldies, and/or classic music) following your Ceremony and then a Dinner and tons of Dancing with a DJ. You are open to all of the types of dinner service. You also want to share time with your loved ones and have a great experience together. You do want all your guests to feel included. You want a fun dance party and a night to remember.
Your important Wedding Day calls for an breathtaking scenic setting that inspires and exceeds every expectation. You want your friends and guests to enjoy your memorable and meaningful Wedding Day.
Your event is our priority. This most extraordinary setting will suit your every need. Our Venue Manager will be delighted to assist you and make your Wedding Day singularly a forever memorable wedding day.
Give you a venue on the waterfront with a breathtaking, enchanting, and romantic view so you can celebrate with all the people that are the most important to you.
Photos are usually after (but not always) after Ceremony. Then Social/Cocktail hour on the waterfront deck followed by reception with a DJ inside the venue with great food for your wedding meal enjoying your families coming together! Then, tons of Dancing the night away!
Give you a great place to take photos with a stunning, jaw dropping backdrop. Helping to reduce and eliminate stress is to have a wedding planning process to get you from this point to walking down the aisle to your forever more!
Jessica + John, there are so many moving parts to Wedding Day. This is why it is so important to have a process in place from the very beginning to secure the necessary vendors and to know what and when to do tasks so they can be accomplished. With 15 years experience, we have accomplished this over and over in the past with 100s of Weddings.
You want your guests visiting, enjoying a tasty food cuisine, sipping a cocktail, chatting with family enjoying each other and creating lifelong memories of your special day. Having huge skylights inside the venue and a great romantic scenic backdrop for your memorable photography helps as well!
We also offer in-house full planning or wedding management. If you do hire one of our in-house planners, they do a lot for you, your wedding party, and your family. If selected, our in-house planning always work with you to create a nicely flowing timeline so you can enjoy your stress-free Wedding Day!
More and more brides are wanting to spend the nights before and after their Wedding Day and are opting to have a unique boutique hotel with a lot of character (across the street from Palafox Wharf) or rent a nearby Airbnb, VRBO property for the weekend, or even just for getting ready specifically, as opposed to venues or hotels because of a little thing called character.
With an abundance of options in every style, you have more freedom to choose a unique space that not only fits the mood of your wedding (hello, cohesive gallery!) as opposed to those infamous hotel carpets and draping, but you also have more options for large, open concept spaces that eliminates the clutter. You don’t think about the negative effects of bags piled up in the corner where you’re supposed to be getting dressed until that’s exactly what happens to you. So cleanliness doesn’t just refer to the dust-free surfaces and Airwick scents of a space, but rather, the lack of business in the background.
CEREMONY OPTIONS
- Waterfront Deck - up to 20-50 Guests
- Green - 200+ Guests facing the romantic scenic waterfront, facing the iconic black doors, facing the large green hedge, or circular fashion.
RECEPTION OPTIONS - Inside + Deck or Green
- Strolling Reception - up to 200 Guests inside and on the waterfront deck
- Seated/Plated Reception - up to 160 Guests inside and up to 65 Guests on the waterfront deck
- Buffet - up to 144 Guests inside and up to 65 Guests on the waterfront deck
- Dine al fresco on the waterfront Green with romantic market cafe lights and stars overhead - up to 200 Guests
palafox wharf waterfront venue, deck, and green
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While your wedding day is very much “your day”—celebrating the commitment that you and your partner are making to one another—it’s also about two families becoming one. Many couples take this opportunity to recognize their families for everything they have done. After all, these are the people who have loved you, supported you, and made you the people that you are today.
Ceremony, then Social/Cocktail Hour followed by an Amazing Dinner and enjoying your family. Tons and tons of dancing! Creating memories that will last a lifetime all while gorgeous photos are being taken to capture these precious moments!
your wedding style
We help you through the process and give you all the tools you need to help plan your wedding including vetted vendors, when to book, a detailed checklist, and more.
smooth process
We respond as quickly as possible to you and with you every step of the way. We custom create for you a wedding planning portal which helps you plan your perfect Wedding Day!
Personal Attention
The amazing things you receive:
9 Hours which are flexible as to the start time of your Ceremony however consecutive, divided into 3 Hours set-up, vendor load-in, 5 Hours Event, 1 Hour breakdown, vendor load-out.
More Hours can be purchased for 300 for event Hour and/or 150 for Extra Set-Up time. (Set-Up Hours can not become Event Hours)
Set-up, Event, and Breakdown anytime consecutive between 2:00 pm to 10 pm with event ending by 11 pm.
"I Love You" Package
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7500
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Cafe String Lights over Dance Floor and
Extra Large Waterfront Deck
𐤟 Up to 120 Chiavari Chairs Inside/Deck
𐤟 Customized Planning Portal
𐤟 Help with Linen Rentals
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𐤟 Complimentary Access for Engagement
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𐤟 Complimentary Access for Bridal Photos
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6000 (as explained above) plus sales tax in full or payment schecule
6000 for event for venue, deck, pier
Plus 1200 for lawn for ceremony with 100 white garden chairs and/or games
Plus 2500 in-house Wedding Management for Reception or 5000 Full Planning for Reception (add on 500 Ceremony Downtown)
"Forever & Forever!" Package
Exactly the same as the "I Love You!" Package but adding the Waterfront Lawn for Games.
This would also include an Officiant for Ceremony, DJ for Reception, and Decoration Package which includes glass vases with candle for centerpiece and easel for your Welcome Sign.
Exactly the same as the "I Love You" Package but adding the Waterfront Lawn for Ceremony and/or Games. Also adding in-house Wedding Management or Full Planning.
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5000
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6000 for venue, deck, pier plus 1200 for lawn rental with 100 ceremony chairs ... plus for Officiant, Decoration and DJ Packages
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"Love of My Life!" Package
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2500
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𐤟 100 White Garden Ceremony Lawn Chairs
𐤟 Officiant for Ceremony
𐤟 DJ for Reception
𐤟 Decoration Package which includes glass vases with candle for table centerpiece, easel for Welcome Sign, and more
𐤟 Romantic Cafe String Lights over Dance Floor and Waterfront Deck
𐤟 Built in Dance Floor
𐤟 Extra Large Waterfront Deck
𐤟 Customized Planning Portal
𐤟 Help with Linen Rentals
𐤟 Help with Add-on Rentals
𐤟 Complimentary Access for Engagement Photos
𐤟 Complimentary Access for Bridal Portriat Sessions
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"The Palafox Wharf team made our wedding day truly come alive and one we will never forget. Sandy was with us every step of the way for everything we needed. It was coordinated with everything perfectly and I can't think of a single thing that went wrong. They were respectful, attentive , and made sure we had everything we needed to have the perfect day. The venue was beautiful and they were amazing! 100/10 would absolutely recommend it." ~ Josh H.
We are sincerely happy to serve and accommodate you so that your special day is one you will cherish and remember forever. The ceremony and venue have captivating views of the gorgeous scenic waterfront which is breathtaking, dreamy, and idyllic for your fairytale wedding.
Feature 5 | We will assist you with every step
For ease and convenience, you can hold your Ceremony and Reception at Palafox Wharf. This is the most convenient wedding arrangement for you and your guests. The Venue is well-kept and maintained. Everyone feels comfortable in relaxed luxury. We care about you and your guests experience.
The Venue was built in 1880 by a shipping company. Their ships sailed the Bay of Campache in Mexico catching red snapper. We have preserved the original flooring and many aspects of the its character. It does have a modern twist to give it a nice aesthetic balance.
Feature 4 | All In One Place + Historical
From the time you reserve the Venue, to your Grand Send-Off on Wedding Night, we care. We are available to answer your questions, you are our priority. We help you create your Wedding Day that is personalized and unique. We are available by text, email, or phone during regular business hours.
Feature 3 | We Care
An important feature that you always need to consider is what are the hotel and accommodation options for your out-of-town guests and for your wedding rehearsal night and wedding night. Guests do not want to have to worry about transportation. At Palafox Wharf there are 2 hotels close by, one across the street from the venue and another one block away with super easy walking distance. In addition, there are numerous AirB&B options available downtown.
Feature 2 | Nearby Accommodations
As an option most couples elect to add to their package Palafox Wharf's in-house wedding planning or coordination feature. This will help you make decisions and coordinate even the smallest details of your big day. This also relieves a lot of stress. With 15 years experience, this is our expertise and will take away a lot of that pressure.
Feature 1 | Planning/Coordination Assistance Option
“Palafox Wharf was the perfect choice for my wedding reception! Beautiful outdoor & indoor space, Sandy was always quick to respond, sent lots of helpful emails & was able to accommodate me when I had to postpone my wedding. Their list of preferred vendors was also a great help to me as a bride planning her wedding from another state and they all turned out to be fantastic." - Chelsea R.
We make a conscious effort to be more, to do more, and to give more. While it may seem as though our sole purpose is to provide a great relaxed friendly wedding venue for weddings and events, we strive for something higher. Palafox Wharf also serves the greater purpose of being a home away from home for everyone that walks through our doors. It’s a special place, where friends and family can come together and create lifelong memories rooted in joy and happiness.
15 years of experience helping
couples just like you
From: Gulf Breeze
Work: Nursing Supervisor
Carrie attended a wedding at Palafox Wharf and had so much fun & loved the idea of a scenic venue for her reception that she booked her Wedding Day at the Venue.
Carrie says: "We absolutely loved celebrating at Palafox Wharf! They were wonderful to work with! Sandy kept me on track and went above and beyond to make sure our day was perfect. 90% of our guests and bridal party travelled in for our big day, and they still rave about the venue!" (Click arrows to see photo gallery)
carrie
From: Oklahoma
Work: Surgeon, Partner is in Military
Amy says, "I initially booked Palafox Wharf, I chose them because of easy things to recognize, such as location. What is better than downtown Pensacola, right on the water, and in walking distance to the bars? My guests raved about the location because everyone flew into town for the wedding and did not need a car the entire weekend. Also, their property is simply gorgeous. It sits on the water and the sunset at the perfect time in the evenings where it sits behind a building so guests don't sweat and the lighting is perfect outdoors. During the planning process, Sandy went above and beyond to make it as easy as possible. She provided me with a list of preferred vendors. This was probably my favorite thing they provided, because it made choosing vendors extremely quick. Also, because they were work together so frequently, there was never any miscommunication about my wedding. Everything was very familiar and comfortable for all of my vendors, making it easy for me to plan a destination wedding." (Click arrows to see photo gallery)
amy & matti
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We are in the business of fun and joy!
850-748-5102
After you review this proposal, let's chat about it during our scheduled call for us to review the proposal together on:
this Wednesday, July 5th at 2:00 pm CST.
Please take the time to write down questions. Be sure to request others' questions too from parents or parties that are contributing.
When you are ready to move forward you'll receive an agreement for your reservation. The amount for your initial payment can be as low as 2000 and with a payment schedule for your convenience.
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"Sandy and Neil worked collaboratively to ensure my daughter had the wedding of her dreams. They found the perfect vendors and facilitated a stress-free wedding day. I am forever grateful for their professionalism and expertise." - Sherri