If your gut is leaning towards booking Riverside Hotel for your wedding, do it! After looking at other venues, something kept pulling me back to Riverside. Loma is there for you for every single question you may have (my parents and I had a lot!) and has the most welcome, open and funny personality! We had post wedding blues partly because spending time talking with Loma and the rest of the staff at Riverside about wedding details had come to a close. My in-laws hosted the rehearsal at Wild Sea on Las Olas (part of Riverside collection) and we hosted our Bon Voyage Breakfast on the Skyline Terrace. The service, quality and atmosphere at each event was incredible- you experience the family owned essence of Riverside at each event. Most of our guests were out of town and made a vacation out of our wedding and loved being right on Las Olas. They loved staying at Riverside with the convenience of the water taxi stop, pool and bars and restaurants that are part of the hotel and the kindness of the staff throughout their stay. This is not a hotel where your guests are stuck in four walls during their stay and during your reception. The day of the wedding was truly everything I had envisioned. We had our cocktail hour on the Skyline Terrace and reception in the Himmarshee Ballroom. I asked Loma if we could keep a bar outside and doors open for access to the Terrace and I am so glad we did. Guests who wanted to take in the city and River views, take pictures or smoke a cigar from cocktail hour did just that and it was nice to have an indoor/outdoor setup in Florida!

We always love staying at this hotel because of the location, classic charm and the top notch service. We decided to have our wedding ceremony and reception at Riverside and everything was absolutely amazing. Barbara Lane and Debbie Freedman made sure everything was running smoothly and were able to move our wedding indoors due to inclement weather without a hitch. I received many compliments from my guests on the food and the location being right on Las Olas Blvd. The staff is very friendly and remember us every time we stay here. Immediately after our wedding reception we went downstairs to Preston's Lounge and had continued excellent service from the bartender, Ryan.

Our wedding was the most magical weekend! I don't usually write reviews but the Riverside hotel and Barbara made sure that once We checked in we had nothing left to do but enjoy our special weekend. Our guests absolutely enjoyed their stay as well and if it wasn't for Barbara'a eye for detail I would have forgotten to bring down my wedding signs for our flower girls! The food and service was exquisite and to this day our family and friends still rave about our wedding weekend! Thank you Riverside hotel and Barbara for being a part of our love story!!