According to TheKnot.com, country clubs rank among the most popular types of wedding venues with 70% of couples choosing to have the ceremony and reception in the same place. St. Johns Country Club is ahead of the trend’s curve, and ups the ante with a recent clubhouse remodel and expansion.
Peter Hill, chairman and CEO of Billy Casper Golf, describes the project’s design as “farmhouse industrial,” intended to bring a fresh vibrancy to the club and tie nicely into the existing facilities. The expansion adds a 200-person banquet hall, which is connected to the current space. In total, overall event space for a seated function is 300-plus.
Couples and guests can enjoy an outdoor ceremony location overlooking a featured lake behind the clubhouse, a spacious natural banquet room and Florida's natural woodland backdrop. The event lawn will seat more than 300 for a wedding ceremony. There is also an outdoor bar on a covered patio overlooking the 9th and 18th greens. The final touch on the building is a large fire pit area connecting the patio and banquet room.
“Besides the breathtaking views and state-of-the-art new space, we are experts in the wedding business, Amanda Dunn, director of sales, said. “We have been hosting weddings with stellar reviews for 19 years.”
In addition to the newly updated space, Executive Chef Eric Fritsche and his culinary team is ready to prepare hors d’oeuvres, meals, cakes and desserts in elegant style. Chef Fritsche will fully orchestrate the day’s cuisine or work with couples to create a customized menu.
“When a couple selects St. Johns Golf to host their wedding reception, we not only include all food, beverage, tables and chairs, we also include a complimentary wedding coordinator,” Dunn said.
St. Johns Golf & Country Club is located at 205 St Johns Golf Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092. For more information, call (904) 940-3206 or visit www.stjohnsgolf.com.
