I went to a wedding there this weekend, and here is my review...
The wedding was on the beach, which was very nice.. but also very distracting. ATVs kept driving by, and I think the lifeguards were doing it on purpose b/c they would laugh each time. Very rude. Tons of onlookers, including a girl (about 10 yrs old) who literally walked up and stood next to bride and groom at the alter. wedding coordinator had to ask her to move away, where were the parents? Also, as there are rides right there on the boardwalk every few minutes there would be people screaming.
Cocktail hour was very odd. Not much in terms of choice, the passed hors d'oeurves were good but still limited. Nothing like we have up in North Jersey. There was not enough seating so we were trying to balance our plates and drinks, spilling a few times. Also, they were not good at replenishing anything. The hot buffet (3 items) were empty for about 20 minutes, and once the plates and forks were gone they were never replenished. Service was not very good.
The setup for the wedding was not very convenient. Dining tables were in one area, dance floor was in another room. Also, the way it was designed you had to have a head table. Since the tables were in a separate room, no one danced between first dances and dinner being served, a good 45 minutes of just waiting and talking. By the time dinner was done, it was 10:30, so only 1.5 hours of dancing. The food was terrible. The salad was just not good- it was greens with feta and roasted peppers and balsamic. The balsamic made my stomach hurt it was so acidic. For entree, I got the chicken with crab meat and it was horrible. I love both of those items, and I couldn't eat it- I switched with DH (he got the filet) which was only a bit better, but edible. We also heard the food from the rehearsal dinner (tilapia) was horrible. The service was mediocre, except for the bars, which I was told was an outside company. Also, because of restrictions of alcohol in Ocean City, they only had one bar open at a time, which caused some delays.
The venue itself was pretty, but it ended at that. I spoke with the others we went to the wedding with, and they also found the food bad and the layout very odd, I was hoping it was just me, but apparently not. Hope this helps someone...
*~allie~*