The Ribault Club

The Ribault Club is beautiful! You have a lot of space to make the wedding however you want. It looks stunning with few decorations or a lot. I had an outside wedding planner but the staff was always very helpful and we had the wedding set up how WE wanted it with no problems. Everyone loved it!

I would like to start off by saying that the Ribault is very beautiful and very private...perfect for a southern classic and elegant wedding...you can do it without decorating much as that is needed anyways because it is very expensive compared to other venues however you are allowed to get your own caterer. However I experienced many issues while planning my wedding there. I believe most of them had to do with Maggie being there and she is no longer there but everytime I had questions about their wedding planning services or got a tour from someone the next time I email or called they had left the company...that is a problem because you want to know who will be with you during the process so that you can click with them. While I was trying to book the venue I had many family and medical issues going on and they had told me that they were holding my wedding date for me in order to send the deposit in...I told them that I would let them know when I was sending it so that they would know and could contact me if anything came up. I go on booking vendors and planning my wedding then the day I go to mail the deposit she tells me that she booked that wedding date after a few weeks without telling me and just assumed that I may have changed my mind...needless to say this was very close to my wedding and I had to change my entire list of wedding vendors. They were not apologetic at all and I had to change my wedding to a Sunday which forced most of my family who were out of town and had jobs to not come because of work and school. She had told me that on the Sunday it would be a half rental and she would let me use the other room anyways for my 1 hour cocktail hour then after the deposit she said that was not possible and charged me for the full rental....it was a terrible experience and horrible staffing problems...almost no service at all and my wedding was in May 2011 however the property is nice and is private unless you don't want guests to have to drive so far out...it was also hard for vendors to find. I would suggest to highly consider the service issues the Ribault has it will make the process of planning your wedding very diffcult and unenjoyable but the house is beautiful. Also, you can not hang anything on the walls and it is hard to decorate if you have a vision to but it is easy for you to use a natural decor theme.

You can't go wrong. This is a beautiful setting. It was perfect for our wedding. You might want to get transportation though, as it is a hike from hotels :)

I received so many compliments on my venue, it truly makes for a unique wedding experience for you and your guests! We live in St. Augustine, FL and spent the first year of our engagement just visiting and researching venues but our hearts were instantly captivated by the Ribault Club. It creates natural beauty so you save money not needing to "spruce things up" with decorations and it makes for unbelievable photos. The Ribault Club will always have a special place in our hearts and we plan to visit it every year to remember the best day of our life for a romantic picnic on the grounds.

The Ribault Club was the perfect setting for our wedding! Maggie and Aurora both helped to make our special day just that, special. Maggie worked so hard and fixed all the little situations that came up without me even knowing! Everything stayed on time and beautiful. We really appreciate all of Maggie and Aurora's hard work!

The Ribault Club was the perfect venue, we had a gorgeous outdoor ceremony and a beautiful inside reception. It had everything we were looking for and the staff was always very sweet and accommodating, both to us and to our guests.

The Ribault Club was a great location for our wedding! Our pictures turned out fantastic! The staff was great to work with!!

We held our ceremony and reception on site here- it is absolutely one of the most beautiful places in Jacksonville/Amelia Island to have a wedding. Our wedding coordinator was Lorna Meehan, and I can't recommend her highly enough- she made everything so smooth, and her advice was priceless. The wedding went perfectly- we couldn't have done it without her!

Once I visited the Ribault Club, I knew I wanted to get married there. It is absolutely beautiful! Snapshots at my wedding look fabulous because of the venue. The Ribault staff is very accomodating and friendly.

Beautiful venue but pricey.

While I did not deal with the venue directly (my wedding coordinator did) I can say that we could not have picked a more perfect venue for our wedding ceremony and reception. We looked at Ribault first among 9 other venues and kept coming back to it time and time again. Many of guests came from out of town and they were blown away at how beautiful the property and surroundings were. I would recommend this site to anyone looking for a wonderful outdoor ceremony (best spot in Jax!!!) and an indoor/outdoor reception.

The Ribault Club was the only place I wanted for our wedding and I couldn't have been happier. It is best to reserve far in advance, as they book up very quickly. I was not crazy about the first person I was assigned to, but spoke up and was quickly re-assigned to Lorna Meehan, with whom I got along with fabulously. She was such an incredible resource for me and I couldn't have done it without her! I trusted her taste and, if she recommended a vendor, I knew I would be in good hands. I didn't have to worry about anything the day of, as she was on top of it all. She is a real pro and a valuable asset to me during the planning process. The venue itself it gorgeous, uniquely Southern and very private. It was exactly what I was looking for and I wasn't disappointed. Yes, as it's a State owned facility, they are very strict about what you can and cannot do on the property, but it didn't hamper any of my plans.

We fell in love with the Club the minute we saw it. Our wedding was beautiful with minimum decorations due to its natural beauty. I wouldn't have had my ceremony and reception anywhere else. The Club assigns you a contact person. Our first contact person wasn't great, but she left and then we had Aurora who was fabulous! She met with us for 2 hrs before the event to get all the details, and responded quickly to every question and concern. She really thought about what we would want. That being said, a bit of warning. There are a lot of rules and the place books quick! That's why the low points for flexibility. You cannot hang anything from walls or trees, are limited to what you can toss when you leave, cannot have a dove release, etc. Just read the rules carefully ahead of time and see if its a deal breaker.

This was my dream location. I was so glad to be able to book it on the date that I wanted.

We had our wedding at the gorgeous Ribault Club in Fort George Island, FL. This venue is absolutely stunning from the outside and the inside. It is very spacious and allows for a great number of guests. The club is also very flexible, allowing you to choose where you would like specific events to take place. The Ribault Club is the perfect place to hold the beautiful elegant wedding of your dreams!

The Ribault Club was a great setting for a quaint Southern wedding. It was such a beautiful historic site, that was loved by the bride and groom along with the guests. I highly recommend the Ribault Club!

My wedding was a dream come true. I would recommend this venue to any bride looking for an elegant, yet comfortable, beautiful and wistful day!

The Ribault Club was an amzaing setting for our reception. It was a truly magical evening. We had several guests comment on the beautiful grounds and the unique setting. We loved the fact that it felt like we were hosting the recepetion in a beautiful Southern mansion and not some stuffy ballroom or reception hall. We used the entire Club (every room and had a tent on the back lawn) and the the flow through the reception was wonderful--much more fun and relaxed than your typicl "everyone crammed in one room" reception. In 2 words, the Ribault Club is "Southern Elegance"

We held our ceremony and reception on site here- it is absolutely one of the most beautiful places in Jacksonville/Amelia Island to have a wedding. Our wedding coordinator was Lorna Meehan, and I can't recommend her highly enough- she made everything so smooth, and her advice was priceless. The wedding went perfectly- we couldn't have done it without her!

Make sure you hire the wedding coordinator for the entire wedding prep, not just day of.