The Tides Collocated Club

When we were searching for a good beachfront venue for our wedding, we checked out some nearby hotels along with The Tides. The Tides had hands down the nicest ceremony setting, with shaded seating for the guests, and direct beach access from the deck.

The food was very good, not 5 star but definitely worth the cost and worthy of a good party. The only downside was that there was no opportunity for us to do a tasting before we chose our menu. However, it turned out just fine and the prices (compared to the hotels we looked at) were IMMENSELY better. The waitstaff were excellent also.

Just a heads up to anyone considering this venue, it is a military establishment so you'll need someone either active or retired military to buy a membership and sponsor you if you want to have your event here. We had the grooms father handle the membership and it didn't take much effort or cost.

I had a wonderful experience having our wedding at The Tides. My husband and I live in Orlando and we were looking for a different place on the beach to get married. He surfs in the 2nd Light area and when I found out The Tides existed and saw their beautiful outdoor ceremony area, I knew we had to have our wedding there. The only issue we had upon booking the venue was finding a friend who was in the military to sponsor us. Other than that, we didn't hit any snags and had a wonderful experience.

Throughout our engagement I kept in close touch with Becky. She answered any questions I had (which were a lot!), and responded via email very promptly. I visited the venue a handful of times before the wedding the staff never seemed to mind. I really have a lot of positive things to say about the venue and would highly recommend anyone who has a beach wedding in mind, to have their ceremony and reception there. The staff was very accomodating. Something nice I had never seen at a wedding was the catering staff brought me and my husband our plates of food -- a little bit of everything from the buffet and drinks for us so we could just sit and enjoy our food. The night flowed seamlessly (also due to the fact I hired a day of coordinator which helped me tremendously).

Some negatives:

- There really is no area for a stage. Our band just set up on the floor but it worked out fine. I wish we could have had a stage, but it really wasn't much of an issue. The band still sounded great.

- There aren't many good hair/make up places around the area. I did a lot of research and the places I looked into were just too far or expensive. I had some girls I knew travel from Orlando to me and my girls' hair and makeup. It worked out wonderfully that way.

- The venue is very outdated. The roof, lighting fixtures and some wall fixtures (awning, silk flower arrangements in the ballroom), vertical blinds, carpeting, etc. The venue desperately needs a facelift. I think they would get a lot more business if they made some small, yet impactful changes. I was very creative choosing my decor and having our photographer not take photos of the ceiling, etc. I also had uplighting around the room and had the lights dim. I think if you're creative with your decor and have a planner or day of coordinator help you, you shouldn't have any issues.

We highly recommend you use The Tides as your wedding venue or party! They were a pleasure to work with and we were so happy with how our wedding turned out. All of our guests made a drive out to our wedding, but loved the venue and the ceremony blew our guests away. The view and atmosphere was out of this world! I recommend you have a steel drummer on the north end of the deck for pre-ceremony music and for the cocktail hour. Our guests really enjoyed that! :)

If you want any questions answered or would like to see pictures from our wedding please feel free to email me! I'd be more than happy to help! I know how frustrating it can be trying to find the perfect venue with little info. on the internet.

The Tides is a great place to get married. It has a great view of the ocean and is the best value hands down. I did a bunch of the decor myself and it was tough the place needs a facelift, but my work paid off and I had a beautiful wedding!

Becky at the Tides was great! She has been amazing throughout the whole process. Helped provide decorations, gave us a list of recommended DJ's, photographers, and florists. They are really the whole package. My uncle is in the military and we were able to get the day we wanted with no problems. Plus the catering is included in the price of the room. The food was delicious.

The Tides worked out great for us! Great location on the beach, the room overlooks the ocean and is beautiful. The room isn't that great, but we added uplighting and it made a huge difference. You can't beat the price and our service was very good! I would really recommend the Tides to anyone who can get on base!

If you or your FI are military, book The Tides! The location is great, right on the beach! We got married on the deck that overlooks the beach, and had our reception in the ballroom. Our food came to $21.80/person, and everyone was raving about it! We got the "Tourist Luau" theme. The Kahluah pork is delish!! The downside: The Tides doesn't do food tastings, and our bartender was so slow!