Eliot VanOtteren, Sea Island Photography
The holidays are almost here and it’s time to entertain. When you want to leave all the details to the experts, you can always turn to Sea Island, the gorgeous five-star resort property that’s located right here in our backyard! Whether you are hosting an office party, a family celebration, or a get-together with friends, the Sea Island Catering team can provide everything you need for the occasion. They have intimate indoor locations like the Spanish Lounge, with original stained glass windows, an oversized fireplace and towering Christmas tree to warm up the room, outdoor venues like Rainbow Island where you can celebrate under a starlit sky and warm up around the fire pits. Whether your theme is rustic or romantic, elegant or casual, the Sea Island team can provide the gracious hospitality and sophisticated service to take it to the next level. Every detail from the décor to the cooking, serving, and clean-up can be handled with the impeccable Southern hospitality and gracious five-star service for which Sea Island is known…whether in your backyard or their ballroom.
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Sea Island’s holiday menus offer choices that can be tailored to every appetite and budget. If you’d like a buffet, you can choose the traditional holiday buffet with horseradish and peppercorn crusted NY Strip and black truffle poached chicken roulade with complementing salads and sides and decadent desserts or the Southern staples of the plantation supper buffet with fried chicken and carved brisket (and an optional oyster station), Brunswick stew, sweet potato soufflé and Sea Island corn muffins. Your dining experience can be customized with holiday reception stations that include options for pasta, grits, salad, sushi, or sweets, as well as the standard ham, turkey, and prime rib carving stations. Tray-passed hors d’oeuvres for parties range from the fun crispy lobster pops, mini grilled cheese and Kobe corn dogs to the more fancy tuna tartar on a silver spoon, medley tomato stuffed with blue cheese and walnuts, and Sea Island’s famous Crab Maison on brioche. No matter what your choice, you can be assured of exquisite cuisine.
Of course, the resort itself is a lavishly decorated wonderland that must be seen during the holidays. But if you need additional incentive to visit Sea Island restaurants, they offer diners an extra treat during the month of December: special prix fixe menus with 2 courses for $22 (2 courses for $33 at the Georgian Room) or 3 courses for $33 at one of their six restaurants (based on availability). Whether a reunion with friends at Southern-inspired steakhouse, Colt & Alison, an intimate date-night dinner at The Georgian Room, or a family meal at the rustic Italian eatery, Tavola, December is the perfect time to reacquaint yourself with the fabulous fare and splendid service that are the trademarks of Sea Island’s restaurants.
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Eliot VanOtteren, Sea Island Photography
To book your holiday party or plan a catered affair with Sea Island, please contact Liz Sproule at 912.634.4385 or LizSproule@seaisland.com or Elizabeth Killgallon at 912.634.4379 or ElizabethKillgallon@seaisland.com. To dine at any one of the Sea Island restaurants, call 866.201.1033 to make reservations. See seaisland.com for menus and restaurant hours.
Holiday Entertaining Tips from Sea Island:
To save money on décor, pick a venue that is already decorated for the holidays so you can focus your budget on food and beverage. Sea Island is the perfect holiday party venue because our event spaces will be exquisitely dressed to the nines with holiday flare!
If you can, budget for musical entertainment. From an acoustic guitarist to a pianist playing on a baby grand, to a bluegrass trio, you will complete the party with background music, which will compliment your space and overall “look”.
