Annual Survey of Recently Married Couples on West Coast of Florida Reveals Top Wedding VendorsTwo of the Chiles Group restaurants, the BeachHouse and the Sandbar have, again, both been selected as the 2009 picks for the knot’s “Best of Weddings” magazine, a coast-to-coast, by-brides–for-brides guide to top wedding related businesses. New York based, the knot website is recognized as the #1 wedding website and the knot magazine, published in over 40 key cities across the United States, is the most trusted wedding resource for brides to be.
This is the second year the Beachhouse has received this prestigious honor and the third year the Sandbar has been recognized. According to magazine representatives, no other company in this area has ever received this award more than once.
Owner Ed Chiles, states, “We are proud to announce that our event staffs have been rated by recently married brides and voted the knot’s Best of Weddings 2009 picks for top ceremony and reception sites. We believe we have the best venues for beach weddings but to have the brides themselves bestow this honor upon us solidifies that we are providing the best wedding experience for our brides.”
The knot conducted its survey of over 24,000 recent newlyweds to capture detailed feedback on every business that couples hired for their wedding celebration.
Florida’s West Coast newlyweds contributed their raves and reviews on the area’s wedding professionals. The newlyweds were asked to rate their vendors on multiple criteria, from creativity to professionalism, and to comment on their experiences. The resulting ratings-and detailed feedback- were aggregated by the editors of The Knot to create this one-of-a-kind publication highlighting the best wedding resources in each region according to local brides. The survey was administered by Harris Interactive.
Patti McKee, event coordinator at the Sandbar Restaurant states, “The Sandbar event staff is extremely proud of this award and to win three years in a row tells us that we are providing our brides with the wedding of their dreams.”
Shawn Rhoton, event coordinator for the BeachHouse states, “We take great pride in making our brides’ dreams come true on what is one of the most important days of their lives. We are thrilled to receive this accolade and will continue to serve our brides with professionalism and enthusiasm.”
Anna Maria Island is quickly becoming known as the ‘Beach Wedding Capital of Florida’. The Sandbar and Beachhouse restaurants are one of the main reasons for that as proven by the number of brides that have chosen these venues as their destination wedding site. The Sandbar and Beachhouse will be once again, participating in the Annual Chamber of Commerce Wedding Festival on Anna Maria Island, February 28, 2010. For more information on the festival contact Caryn Hodge at
chodge@chilesgroup.com or 941-778-8705. For more information on weddings at the Sandbar call 941-778-8709 or the BeachHouse at 941-778-8718.
