Pelican Club Wedding Planner, Jupiter FL
Waterfront elegance on the Jupiter Inlet. Intimate celebrations where coastal beauty meets refined planning.
Planning a Wedding at The Pelican Club
The Pelican Club sits along the Jupiter Inlet with sweeping waterfront views that make it one of the most sought-after wedding venues in North Palm Beach County. With its tropical landscaping, stunning sunsets over the water, and elegant indoor spaces, the Pelican Club offers couples the rare combination of natural beauty and polished sophistication.
As a wedding planner who has coordinated celebrations at the Pelican Club, Christine Olive of Olive & Ivory Events understands the venue’s flow, its preferred vendor relationships, and the details that make the difference between a standard event and a truly memorable celebration. From ceremony setup on the waterfront lawn to reception transitions in the ballroom, every moment is choreographed with care.
The Venue & Its Spaces
The Pelican Club’s waterfront ceremony site is one of the most photographed locations in Jupiter. Couples exchange vows with the Intracoastal Waterway as their backdrop, often timed to catch the golden hour light that South Florida is known for. The outdoor cocktail terrace offers guests a seamless transition from ceremony to celebration, with tropical breezes and water views.
Inside, the ballroom accommodates receptions with floor-to-ceiling windows that maintain the connection to the waterfront setting. The space is versatile enough to support both intimate gatherings and larger celebrations, and the club’s experienced staff works alongside your planning team to ensure flawless execution.
Design & Details
The Pelican Club’s natural beauty means your design can lean into the setting rather than competing with it. Christine works with couples to create tablescapes, lighting, and floral installations that enhance the venue’s coastal elegance: think soft palettes inspired by the water, organic textures, and candlelight that extends the sunset’s warmth into the evening.
Whether your style is classic and understated or bold and contemporary, the Pelican Club provides a canvas that adapts beautifully. Christine coordinates every design element with the venue team and your vendors to ensure a cohesive vision from the first guest’s arrival to the last dance.
10 Questions Couples Ask Before Booking a Wedding Venue
Answered for The Pelican Club
These are the questions we hear most often from couples touring venues in Jupiter and North Palm Beach County, with the Pelican Club’s answers for each. Details shift season to season, so confirm specifics with the club before you sign.
How many guests can the Pelican Club accommodate?
The Pelican Club comfortably hosts weddings from intimate gatherings of 50 to large celebrations of 300 or more, with roughly 25,000 square feet of combined indoor and outdoor space. The Grand Ballroom handles seated dinners and dancing, while the waterfront terrace and dock area absorb cocktail hour. Your final capacity depends on the floor plan: head table, band or DJ footprint, dance floor size, and lounge seating all affect the real number.
What does it cost to get married at the Pelican Club, and what is included?
Pelican Club weddings are quoted per event rather than sold as a single flat price. Your proposal combines a site or ceremony fee, a food and beverage minimum, and service charges, tax, and gratuity on top. Catering, bar service, tables, chairs, china, glassware, linens, and the club’s event staff are handled in house, which removes several rental line items other venues leave to you. Ask for a sample contract and a fully loaded estimate, not just the starting number.
Is catering in-house, or can we bring our own caterer?
Catering and bar service at the Pelican Club are in house. The club’s kitchen is one of the reasons couples choose it, and outside caterers are generally not permitted. You will work through a menu tasting to build cocktail hour, dinner service, and any late-night stations. Specialty items such as a custom cake or a cultural menu are usually accommodated through the club’s culinary team or an approved outside baker.
Can we hold both the ceremony and the reception on site?
Yes. Most Pelican Club couples exchange vows outdoors on the waterfront deck overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, move to the terrace and dock for cocktails, then into the Grand Ballroom for dinner and dancing. Keeping everything on one property removes guest transportation, shortens the gap between ceremony and reception, and gives your photographer more usable time during golden hour.
What is the rain plan for an outdoor ceremony in South Florida?
The Pelican Club can move a ceremony indoors to the ballroom or a covered area if weather turns, and the club’s staff will flip the space afterward. The detail that matters is timing. Someone has to make the call, typically three to five hours before the ceremony, and coordinate florists, musicians, and rentals around it. That call is one of the things we own on your wedding day, so you never have to make it from a getting-ready suite.
The venue has a coordinator. Do we still need a wedding planner?
They are different jobs. The Pelican Club’s event staff manage the venue: food and beverage, room setup, club rules, and their own team. As your wedding planner, we represent you, covering design, budget, vendor selection and contracts, the master timeline every vendor works from, family and guest logistics, and the hundred decisions that happen outside the club’s scope. Most Pelican Club couples hire both, and the two teams work in parallel on the day.
How many hours do we get, and when can vendors start setting up?
Wedding packages are built around a defined event window, usually four to five hours of reception time, with a separate setup window before it and a strike window after. Load-in times matter most for florists building large installations and for bands with long setups. Confirm your access time in writing, ask whether another event is booked earlier that day, and build the timeline backward from your ceremony start.
Can we bring our own florist, photographer, band, and other vendors?
Outside vendors are generally welcome at the Pelican Club for everything except catering and bar, though each vendor will need to provide a certificate of insurance and follow the club’s load-in rules. Venues in this category often keep a preferred list, and those vendors already know the room, the power, the sunset timing, and the staff. We maintain our own vetted roster of Palm Beach County vendors who have worked the Pelican Club before.
Is there parking, and are there getting-ready suites on site?
Yes to both. The Pelican Club offers on-site guest parking and dressing suites for the couple and the wedding party, which means hair and makeup, first-look photos, and pre-ceremony portraits can all happen on the property. The club is handicap accessible. If you have a large wedding party or a long glam timeline, confirm suite access time, since it is often earlier than the official event start and needs to be requested.
How far in advance should we book, and when is the best time of year?
Popular Saturdays at the Pelican Club are typically claimed 12 to 18 months out, and peak season in South Florida, roughly October through May, goes first. Those months bring the lowest humidity, the most reliable weather, and the best light for waterfront photos. Summer and early fall dates are easier to secure and often priced more flexibly, with the tradeoff of heat and afternoon storms. If you have a specific date in mind, secure the venue before booking anything else.
Real Weddings at The Pelican Club
Celebrations we’ve had the honor of planning at this stunning Jupiter venue.
Begin Planning Your Pelican Club Wedding
Christine would love to learn about your vision for a Pelican Club celebration. Every wedding begins with a conversation about what matters most to you.
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