The Breakers Palm Beach is a hotel destination wedding venue in Palm Beach, United States, hosting 100 to 500 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), ~15 minutes by car. Best months: February, April, May, November.
The Breakers Palm Beach
Henry Flagler put a hotel on this stretch of Palm Beach sand in 1896.
About The Breakers Palm Beach
Henry Flagler put a hotel on this stretch of Palm Beach sand in 1896.
It burned down twice, and the building standing today went up in 1926, modelled on the Villa Medici in Rome and still owned by Flagler’s descendants.
There are 538 rooms across 140 oceanfront acres, half a mile of private beach, and the two spaces every Palm Beach wedding is built around: the Ponce de Leon Ballroom, which scales to 500 under hand-painted ceilings and arched windows, and the Ocean Lawn, which takes ceremonies and dinners from 100 to 500 people directly above the Atlantic.
The two sit next to each other, so an indoor and outdoor evening needs no convoy of shuttles.
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Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
Capacity, rooms and facilities
The spaces
- Setting
- CoastalAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Built 1926 on the Villa Medici model, still Flagler family owned
- 538 rooms on 140 oceanfront acres with half a mile of beach
- Ponce de Leon Ballroom scales to 500 under painted ceilings
- Ocean Lawn holds 100 to 500 for ceremonies above the Atlantic
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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Use this as a starting point and adapt it to your bookings and guests.
- 18:30Welcome reception on the Ocean Terrace above the beach
- 10:00Golf on the Ocean Course, tennis, or the beach club for everyone else
- 17:30Ceremony on the Ocean Lawn facing the Atlantic
- 18:30Cocktails on the loggia between the lawn and the ballroom
- 20:00Dinner and dancing in the Ponce de Leon Ballroom
- 11:00Farewell brunch before flights from Palm Beach
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- PBI · about 15 min by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Palm Beach International Airport.
- Typical total
- $215,000Aisle estimate
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About $215,000 for 150 guests including minimums, rentals and service (planner-reported)
- Ceremony fee
- On request
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Site fee quoted by space and date, not published
- Reception
- $1,430 a headAisle estimate
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About $1,430 per guest all in for a 150-guest wedding (planner-reported)
- Room rate
- From $700 a nightAisle estimate
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Rooms from about $700 per night in high season (estimated)
- Weather window
- April – May
The months the weather is kindest, with February and November mild too. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
The Breakers publishes venue capacities but not wedding prices. The per-head and total are planner-reported figures for a 150-guest wedding; the room rate is our estimate from published seasonal rates. Neither is a quote.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can The Breakers hold for a wedding?+
Up to 500. The Ponce de Leon Ballroom scales to that number and the Ocean Lawn takes 100 to 500 for a ceremony or an outdoor dinner. Smaller rooms exist, but the resort is designed for guest lists in the hundreds.
What does a wedding at The Breakers cost?+
Planner-reported figures put a 150-guest wedding at around $215,000 once food and drink minimums, rentals and service charges are included, about $1,430 a head. The resort quotes minimums by room and date rather than publishing a price list.
Can we buy out The Breakers?+
No. With 538 rooms this is not a buyout property, so your guests share the beach, the pools and the restaurants with everyone else staying that week. What you get exclusively is your ballroom, your lawn and your evening.
When is the Palm Beach season?+
May, November and December are quieter and cheaper.
Where do guests stay?+
On the property, in 538 rooms and suites across the two wings, or in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach hotels a few minutes away. Room blocks in high season need holding a year out, sometimes more.
Which airport is closest?+
Palm Beach International, about 15 minutes by car across the Intracoastal. Fort Lauderdale is roughly 50 minutes and Miami International around 90, both with more international arrivals than Palm Beach itself.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Ask about dates at The Breakers Palm Beach.
Send your dates or a rough season, your guest count and what you’d like to know. The venue can then confirm availability and pricing.
Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.