Beachfront ceremony gazebo at Beauty and the Beach in Crystal Beach, Texas

Beachfront Wedding Venue · Crystal Beach, TX

Beauty and
the Beach™

A fully functional lighthouse designed and built specifically to host affordable beach weddings.

Up to 200ceremony guests
About half the priceof the average Texas wedding venue
Up to 24 guestsovernight accommodation

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Be our guest by the beach

Beauty and the Beach™ is one of the most romantic wedding venues and vacation getaways located in Crystal Beach, TX. It is a fully functional lighthouse and the only venue in Texas designed and built specifically to host beach weddings. We have a large parking lot, no neighbors, and options for hosting weddings rain or shine.

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Your visit is self-guided—no appointment is needed, and no host or guide will meet you. Explore the outdoor grounds and amenities at your own pace. The lighthouse living areas remain closed to keep them clean for overnight guests; you can view interior photos here. Questions after your visit? Contact our team.

Venue address: 1586 Hwy 87, Gilchrist, TX 77617.

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4.7/ 5

147 Google reviews

★★★★★

We had a wonderful stay at Bolivar Peninsula Beauty and the Beach Wedding Venue! The property was beautiful, peaceful, and perfect for our family gathering. The beach setting was absolutely gorgeous, and everything made our stay feel special and memorable. Highly recommend!

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It’d be nice if they responded to an email inquiring about the property and wanting to tour it. But they just ignore you for weeks. Their phone number is an ai person which is dumb.

Response from the venue

Katie, I emailed you screenshot of all the replies you got same or next day and got no reply. AI receptionist helps with screening marketing calls, scheduling tours, answering pricing or venue availability questions and forwarding everything else to human receptionist. This helps us keep prices affordable.

★★★★★

Such an absolutely gorgeous place for such a reasonable price. The bartender Tiana you can add on goes above and beyond as well. She was one of the highlights of our night, she was so much fun! The decorations and team were exceptional, the place both inside and out were beyond what we even imagined. This place is breathtaking and it made our wedding so memorable in the very best way. We couldn't have asked for a better experience honestly. I would recommend as a tip for everyone to have and use bug spray. They do try very hard to battle mosquitos but this is an island thats moist and humid and they cannot help it. As long as you have some OFF all is well. This for us was not at all an issue nor did it take away from our experience, we just used spray. I just want to say Thank You to all of the people that helped make this happen and for the hosts of the venue to allow us to use this stunning venue for our big day. They even have an elevator for elderly or disabled, this also came in handy for heavy luggage. I would recommend this to any and everyone. 5/5 on all scales. (Our wedding was on June 25th 2026.)

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★★★★★

So glad I found this place to have our wedding at. All of our guests were amazed at how beautiful the place was. So happy!

★☆☆☆☆

Made a deposit way back in February/March, called reached an AI chat, left a voicemail, sent an email etc with no response and finally got some messages a month later after I already went with a differnt venue and am now still paying for the date I was initially going to go with them. They completely left me on read with no further communication or explanation. Terrible way of doing business and communication.

Response from the venue

I don't know, Caitlin, we were sending you multiple emails and sms messages and you weren't responding. We are confused.

★★★★★

Beautiful 😍

★★★★★

The bride and groom were very happy and grateful for the beautiful view/venue. Thank you very much!!

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Everything was good.

★★★★★

Excellent beach house comfortable, clean , so many amenities ,full kitchen dishwasher airfryer coffee maker oven micro large fridge plenty seating beds comfortable and fresh. Outside Hot tub mosquito management towels for beach full washer dryer if needed Perfect stretch of beach not as busy Elevator for small fee is available for loading unloading and anyone who can’t do stairs easily Perfect for wedding ,special occasion , anniversary or birthday celebration , family reunion or just to chill and have fun This is my second Christmas reunion hope it will be many more

★★★★★

My friend just got married at this super cute venue. It turned out BEAUTIFUL! I love that they let you decorate everything to your liking and make it unique to you. The weather turned out perfect and the views from everywhere were amazing.

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★★★★★

Most amazing place ever. Beautiful and relaxing. They were great at answering all my questions as well. Definitely would use again.

★★★★★

It was amazing y'all. We had a beautiful wedding, Happy wife happy life lol. The scenery was perfect, set the mood for the entire evening. The stay was good, everything was clean and beautifully set. Great experience all around highly recommended.

★★★★★

We loved our wedding here it was beautiful thank you!

★★★★★

The beauty and the beach is a magical place to host a perfect wedding! ❣️🥰😍 we got married this past weekend, Nov 1!!! Everything was perfectly perfect 🥳 all of our guest had nothing but good things to say about the venue, the views, and the experience of a beach wedding. Irene (owner) is super friendly, helpful, and easy to make you dream wedding come true. The beach cabin itself has everything you need to had a nice and pleasant stay. We definitely recommend this wedding venue to any couples looking for a place to host their wedding. 💒

★★★★★

We recently had our wedding here and could not have picked a more perfect spot. From the location, the set-up, cost... it was everything we needed. We chose to have our wedding on a Thursday, which fit our budget, and the different packages offered were all reasonable. There were different options, and we chose one that came with a 2-night stay. The home was large, comfortable, fully stocked with cooking and appliances, and the bridal suite made such a difference. Walking down the staircase to my husband, our guests, and ceremony was a fairytale with the ocean setting. The reception area, bar, and overall space underneath the home was the perfect size (with much room to spare) for our 50-people. The area is a nice break from the busy-ness of Galveston, another plus of why we chose to have our wedding here. I would recommend to anyone looking for a beach wedding. It was great.

★☆☆☆☆

It was a long story, but I felt like it's not a perfect place to enjoy it since I had a crash-out. But on the bright side, my cousin is now married to a professional wrestler, which I'm happy about.

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★☆☆☆☆

The venue is lovely. However, I never received the contract and all our agreements were verbal, which are not held to. I toured the venue a year prior to my event, and again with Stefanie there 8 months prior with my husband and wedding planner. We paid for a ceremony, stay, 2 rvs, and 2 assistants. Stefanie did not meet us the day prior as discussed. Stefanie did not allow us access to decorations and tables the day before as discussed. The "assistants" only spoke Russian, and did not assist with anything other than setting up chairs and tables. Stefanie was rude and unhelpful until we had an arguement. She informed me the day before our event via phone that we wouldn't have access to set up the tables or chairs until the day of because the salt air would cause the legs to rust, which is crazy because even in the storage garage the salt air can still affect the metal. The mosquito system was not functioning due to no fluid being in it and they did not even turn it on the day of because the drink and food could be contaminated she said. We were not told this before even when asked about it in January. The communication was very lacking even though I would text my questions on a regular basis, she was slow to respond and often required a phone call or email which was also slow to respond. While the facility itself was clean and tidy, the lights had several bulbs missing or not working which I had to point out the day of while setting up the decorations since i didn't have access the day before as told I would. my day was stressful and less than happy. our event was scheduled to start at 6pm. We were told our reception could go until 11 pm, sadly this was not the case as we are informed the day before we only had until 10pm. The beach was lovely and private, The house was beautiful and just what we expected. The lady in charge and her assistants were less than helpful and I received many eye rolls when asking for items or help from the assistants. Stefanie was rude to me and my planner/ caterer on the phone, but had a different attitude when dealing with us in person after I yelled at her for her lack of professionalism and lack of communication on changes, not only ton the reception time end and access to decorations and mosquito system, but also on changes to the venue itself. I would recommend this venue based on the beauty of the home, the beach and the environment, but will urge you to press the issue of a CONTRACT AND COMMUNICATION.

Response from the venue

Thank you Cassie for your review. I am sorry we failed to communicate everything properly so expectations were higher than we could deliver. Stephanie is not with a company anymore and we do contracts where everything we provide is on paper and signed and not just listed on the website homepage. Yes tables and chairs you renting for 1 day only, yes assistants help with venue and rented equipment and can't serve food as they don't have food handling license. And we can't turn on the mosquito spray system under the house after tables are out to avoid food poisoning, we run it before the event.

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Thank you, Julie

★★★★★

Amazing time nothing but compliments on how beautiful everything was highly recommend and will be back to book for a vacation and not just our wedding

Response from the venue

Thanks Ashely, we’ll look forward to welcoming you back.