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Sea Crest Beach Hotel

Falmouth, MA

Preferred Vendor

Sea Crest Beach Resort is an oceanfront wedding venue in North Falmouth, MA, set on 700 feet of private beach at Old Silver Beach on Cape Cod’s Upper Cape, about an hour from Boston. A full-service beachfront resort recently completed a multi-year renovation, it pairs a courtyard ceremony overlooking Buzzards Bay with the ocean-view Sea Crest Ballroom and Ocean View Ballroom for receptions of up to 250 to 400 guests. On-site guest rooms turn a wedding day into a full weekend, with everything from the ceremony to the after-party in one place.

What makes Sea Crest Beach Resort a standout Cape Cod wedding venue?

Location and scale set it apart. Old Silver Beach faces west, a rarity on this side of the coast, so ceremonies and receptions catch the sunset directly over the water. Couples can marry in the sand, in the semi-private courtyard overlooking the beach and Buzzards Bay, or indoors, with the Sea Crest Ballroom offering 6,450 square feet for up to 250 guests and the Ocean View Ballroom bringing sweeping views of Old Silver Beach for celebrations of similar scale, with the two combinable for larger weddings. As the largest oceanfront meeting and event space on Cape Cod, with nearly 30,000 square feet under one roof, the resort keeps a wedding weekend entirely on property, with a welcome bonfire, ceremony, reception, and a beach day the next morning all in one spot, and guests can walk from their rooms straight to the celebration. Reviews consistently single out the food and the coordinators by name for a seamless, stress-free day, with several couples noting the venue delivers Cape Cod’s beachfront setting at a more approachable price than comparable Cape venues. An oceanfront ballroom and a courtyard built for sunset ceremonies reward lighting and sound tuned to the coastal setting, which is where Black Diamond comes in.

Event spaces at Sea Crest Beach Resort

  • Sea Crest Ballroom: 6,450 square feet with neutral tones and chandeliers, for up to 250 guests, year-round, combinable with the Ocean View Ballroom for larger events.
  • Ocean View Ballroom: sweeping views of Old Silver Beach and Buzzards Bay, for celebrations of up to about 250 guests, year-round.
  • Oceanfront Courtyard: a semi-private courtyard for a ceremony, cocktail reception, or rehearsal dinner overlooking the beach, seasonal in the warmer months.
  • Beach Ceremony Site: a ceremony directly on Old Silver Beach, seasonal in the warmer months.

How does Black Diamond produce events at Sea Crest Beach Resort?

An oceanfront ballroom and a sunset-facing courtyard reward lighting and sound tuned to a coastal setting, all on LED fixtures. We bring custom uplighting and run sound that carries a beach or courtyard ceremony into cocktail hour and a ballroom reception with the ocean as a backdrop. Our DJ and MC talent keeps the floor moving, photo booths add a keepsake, live musicians set the tone for the ceremony and cocktail hour, and our photography and videography team captures the beach, the sunset over Buzzards Bay, the courtyard, and the ballroom, with aerial coverage of the coastline where permitted. For the conferences and incentive programs the resort’s 30,000 square feet regularly hosts, we bring full corporate event production.

Common questions about weddings at Sea Crest Beach Resort

Where do ceremonies take place? Directly on Old Silver Beach or in the oceanfront courtyard overlooking Buzzards Bay, or indoors in the Sea Crest or Ocean View Ballroom.

What is the rain plan? If the weather turns, the ceremony and cocktail hour move indoors to the Ocean View Ballroom, which still offers views of the beach through its large windows.

How many guests can it hold? Up to about 250 in a single ballroom, with the Sea Crest Ballroom and Ocean View Ballroom combinable for celebrations of up to about 400.

Does Black Diamond do corporate events here too? Yes. The resort’s nearly 30,000 square feet of event space regularly hosts conferences and corporate programs, and we bring full corporate event production.

Catering

Exclusive In-House Catering

Same Day Weddings

2

Venue Type

Waterfront

Lodging

Yes

Outside Vendors Allowed

Yes With Proper Insurance

Event Spaces

Beach, Nauset Ballroom (1100 ppl), Ocean View (224ppl), Sea Crest Ballroom (416ppl), Red’s Restaurant (120ppl)

Get Ready On-Site

Yes

Uplights Needed

40

Ceremony Spaces

3

Grab a Bite Nearby

Sea Crest sits right on Old Silver Beach, with downtown Falmouth and Woods Hole a short drive away, offering picks for a welcome dinner and a late-night bite.

La Cucina Sul Mare, a Northern Italian spot on Falmouth's Main Street, is a warm welcome or rehearsal dinner a short drive from the beach.

Landfall Restaurant, a Cape Cod institution built from shipwreck timber right on the water in Woods Hole, is a memorable rehearsal-dinner option.

Beach House Grille, a lively bar at Falmouth Heights, is a fun after-party once the reception winds down.

And Betsy's Diner, a classic Falmouth breakfast spot, is the go-to for the morning after.

Start Planning

Bring your vision to Sea Crest Beach Hotel.

From custom uplighting and LED video walls to live musicians, photo booths, and photography and videography, Black Diamond produces weddings and events across New England. Tell us your date and we will build the production around it.