Great food, atmosphere, and staff! Brianna and all the staff were so helpful and made our night really special!! Thank you Newport Dunes🙂

Selina Grande did an exceptional job at coordinating the details before, during, & after our wedding/reception. Professional! Personable! Knowledgeable! Selina went above and beyond our expectations! Thank you Selina!

Having the Wedding outside was called OFF at the last minute, bur plan B went into place without a hitch:):)

Selina Grande was a fantastic event coordinator at Newport Dunes Waterfront and Resort. She met our every need; she is so accommodating and so sweet. She helped make our special day absolutely perfect.

Selina was amazingly helpful! I was planning my wedding from afar, and she was so patient and responsive. Prices were perfect for my budget and reasonable for the area. Made my wedding perfect.

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From where I was standing, and honestly it's hard to tell when you're the bride, our wedding day went by without any major hitch. We did hire an external coordinator because I honestly think Selina has too much to handle given the number of events that happen at the Dunes. She was very professional through the year-long stretch of planning despite minor miscommunications but response time started lagging a bit as we closed in on the wedding date and sometimes details fell through the cracks or were inconsistent. I'm generally a more critical person though and would say she did a solid job overall. We ultimately chose Newport Dunes for its unique view and the convenience factor. Doing the reception at the restaurant meant you don't need to worry about a separate catering vendor, the gazebo is a short walk from the restaurant, there's plenty of parking, and there are many hotels within a mile of the spot. As for cons: events can happen across the water and that noise carries like mad... Read more (luckily it was completely empty on our wedding day), the restaurant itself has no A/C, and the stretch between the gazebo and the restaurant is a big ugly parking lot littered with boats. These things are expected given the nature of the location, but details you want to keep in mind. All of our guests kept saying the wedding was beautiful and that the food was great, so I'm a happy camper. [edit] I bumped up my original Value and Flexibility ratings because I just found out that the venue acquiesced to some risky requests the night of the event, and I think that flex contributed a lot to the success of the evening.

I have to say the Venue was beautiful. There are quite a few venues there, we got married at the Gazebo. The planning and everything up to the wedding was great. Our planner Selina was great up to the event as well. She was very flexible and accommodating with us. We also had our rehearsal dinner at the Back Bay Bistro and the wedding was catered by them. We got many compliments on the food the day of the wedding. Once the wedding day came everything was set up and beautiful but things became a little bumpy. Unfortunately the venue did not pay as close attention to details on the day of as I did. Which is frustrating when you have done all of this planning and payed all of this money, you want everything perfect. The first glaring issue was we had ordered special table cloths for certain tables (head table, cake table, etc.). When they arrived no one bothered to iron them so they have fold lines all the way across our head table and are in every single picture of us. Which was extr... Read moreemely frustrating, especially when we had to pay extra for them. Next issue was the way in which Selina addressed people. With tension rising Selina should be the one who is calm cool and collected, not the one who is snapping back and being rude. We also has had what appears to be theft from the staff following the event that is a substantial amount of money. I have been told that a security report has been made and tat they will look into it but never heard back. I didn't let it ruin my wedding but it was definitely frustrating to say the least. I am not sure I could recommend this venue to a friend.

The Newport Dunes was great to work with, the only struggle we had was some of the responsiveness of the staff (before, during, but mainly after). We always received a response, but not always within what we felt was an adequate time. We might have been a little more demanding than some couples though, so take this criticism with a grain of salt. The biggest complaint was the follow up on some items left at the venue, we felt a little like once the checked was cashed, we were dismissed. One of the things that was very important to us was the quality of the food and reception. This is something that we cannot complain in the least about. The venue was very accomodating in our requests and even worked with us to develop a unique package based on some special requests. Including working within a budget, without making it seem like they skimped on anything. During our tasting the chef and our account rep were AMAZING! The food was equally amazing and many of our guests complimen... Read moreted our choice in venue and food. The staff on the day of the wedding was great, the set up and venue was beautiful, the day was unforgettable. They did make our overall experience easier to plan and we received multiple compliments on the venue.

We had our event at Back Bay Bistro (the restaurant within Newport Dunes). The venue was absolutely gorgeous! The food was also very good, and I thought reasonably priced considering the location. However, the night of the event, there were WAY too many things that went wrong. There was theft by employees, meals were served wrong (including to the groom), they were not at all ready with tables set when guests were getting there and they argued with me (the bride) and also my mom. We will be meeting with them tomorrow to see how they plan to correct all these mistakes. I will update my review when I hear back from them.

The venue itself was beautiful! After reading many 5 star reviews on Rob the onsite coordinator I was pleased to have him assigned to us, however, he did not meet up to my expectations. Almost all of my other venders (wedding planner, flowers, band, photographer, videographer) said that he would never return their calls and he was no where to be found the day of my wedding. But overall, my guests had a blast and if you weren't privy to behind the scenes information you would never guess there were so many errors on behalf of the coordinator.

The original coordinator that I booked my wedding with was "no longer with the company" by the time the wedding came around, which was a little scary. However, another person stepped in and fulfilled all the promises the other had promised. She was very kind, when we finally got to speak with her. She threw in a whole bunch of stuff that the other coordinator was going to charge us for! There was a few things that got lost in translation. I had to remind her of what we had tasted, at the food tasting she was supposed to attend but had others help us with. Day of, things weren't set up like she had promised and my coordinator had to make the staff do the things we were promised, like tying napkin bows, etc. In fact, the staff delayed the wedding, as they were still setting tables as guests arrived and my friend had to go around tables, making sure everyone had spoons. However, the location was just what I wanted-a beach wedding, without strangers walking through it and gawking, ... Read moreand easy parking and concrete for the reception with electricity for twinkle lights. The food was great! The service during the wedding was awesome! The gorgeous setting was definitely worth it!