Just got married on Hilton Head Island. Woohoo!
Venue/Caterer: The Dunes House in Palmetto Dunes - A+
The Dunes house is a restaurant (just renovated a year or two ago), but they close it for special events. It has a giant deck right on the beach, a full bar, an indoor banquet room and bathroom facilities. IT WAS PERFECT. We had a cocktail hour there, stepped out to the beach for the ceremony, then back to the deck for dinner and dancing. I can't say enough good things about the location, food, and service. Ann stayed the entire time as the coordinator and did a FABULOUS job of keeping everything on track. My only problem was that the service was a little too fast - they cleared my plate while i was up talking. I thought their prices were a bit high, but now that i have seen all that they did for me, it was WORTH it.
DJ/Guitar: Charlie Roberts - A+
I booked Charlie online (which makes me nervous... I think a DJ can make or break a party). Charlie was GREAT. He provided all my music. He played music during our cocktail hour, then acoustic guitar for the ceremony on the beach, played more music during dinner, and rocked us out after. He added in his own music, and it was great. He does a great job of reading the crowd and remains very unobtrusive (not the loud DJ type). He always played exactly the songs i asked for, and added in great choices when i didn't have one picked (like cutting the cake). He even checked with me when someone requested a 'prank' song to make sure I would think it was funny. He made the reception FUN.
Photographer: Shelly Hutchinson, Belle Rouge Studio - TBD (A+ so far)
Haven't seen the pics yet, but I loved her personality and attitude. She did a great job of relaxing and posing us, and got lots of pics of my beautiful family. She was there early, stayed a little late, and was overall very wonderful to work with. She knocked out the photos quickly too, since we requested to not be away from the party for long.