There’s a unique summer dynamic that takes place virtually every summer weekend in Michigan’s Great Southwest creating a colorful juxtaposition unlike any other place along the lake. Visitors below the bluff in St. Joseph are frequently greeted by large contingents of very happy people dressed to the nines, right in the middle of beach-goers headed to or from Lake Michigan. It’s not uncommon at all to see tuxedos and wedding gowns co-mingled with bikinis, flowery shirts and flip-flops. It’s all part of what makes Shadowland on Silver Beach the remarkably popular wedding venue it has become year after year. In fact, it’s part and parcel to helping them earn their spot among the winners once again of two major awards from The Knot Best of Weddings 2020 and the 2020 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice.
Shadowland on Silver Beach been revealed to be a winner of the 2020 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards for the fifth consecutive year, as well as The Knot Best of weddings for the 8th year in a row. That’s an accolade representing the highest and most rated wedding professionals across the board in quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism reviewed by couples on WeddingWire and The Knot. Those companies are the absolute Gold Standard — leaders in the global wedding planning industry.
Nicole Heugel is the Executive Director at Shadowland on Silver Beach. She’s ecstatic, noting, “These awards truly are an honor,” and adding, “Over the last 10 years, the wedding venue business has boomed and the Southwest Michigan region has become saturated with options. Our team at Shadowland strives to give the best customer service and provide an amazing event experience for every one of our clients. It is extremely rewarding to know that when we go above and beyond for our clients, we are making their day unforgettable.” Heugel is the first to admit, “It is becoming challenging to stand out in our market, however we will continue to focus on customer service and making our client’s dreams become realities in order to stay on the top of the market.”
For WeddingWire, to determine the nation’s distinguished wedding professionals, they analyzed reviews across more than 20 service categories, from venues and caterers to florists and photographers in order to find the most highly-rated vendors of the year. The winners, like Shadowland, exhibit superior professionalism, responsiveness, service, and quality when interacting with the millions of consumers who turn to WeddingWire to help ease their wedding planning process each month.
For The Knot, in 2020, only 5-percent of the hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals listed, received the distinguished award. In its fourteenth annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with the awards list, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country.
To determine the winners, The Knot also analyzed millions of user reviews across various vendor categories, including venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more, to find the highest-rated vendors of the year. The resulting winners, as in the case of Shadowland, represent the best of the best wedding professionals that engaged couples should consider booking for their own unique wedding.
The Knot has inspired 25 million couples, and counting, to plan a wedding that is uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing high-quality content and inspiration, The Knot makes it easy for couples to connect with, and book, the right wedding professionals to create a perfect wedding day.
On The Knot Marketplace, couples can line up connections to any of the hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals across the nation. The Knot Best of Weddings gives couples the confidence to find and book the best local vendors to bring their wedding visions to life. In combination with years of trusted content, The Knot’s innovative technology makes planning one’s wedding celebration easier and more enjoyable.
Wedding professionals who win WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards and/or The Knot Best of Wedding Award, are members of WeddingPro, the leading B2B wedding brand. As the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects businesses with more than 13 million visitors per month who are planning weddings on WeddingWire and The Knot, as well as with hundreds of thousands of pros in the industry. Through its online marketplaces, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro is dedicated to helping wedding professionals build relationships with couples and pros that grow their businesses.
Shadowland on Silver Beach is a non-profit 501c3 housed in the Silver Beach Center along with The Silver Beach Carousel and The Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone. Celebrating its 10th year in 2020, Shadowland is continually striving to stay relevant and at the top of the event market.
Shadowland hosts a wide range of events from weddings, business meetings, parties, fundraisers, proms, and community events. With the uniqueness of having the Silver Beach Carousel and the Curious Kids’ Discovery Zone in the same building, being steps away from the beautiful Silver Beach and Lake Michigan, and their unparalleled customer service, the venue offers something incomparable to any other. You can visit Shadowland on Silver Beach online at the link below and follow along on social media at https://www.facebook.com/ShadowlandonSilverBeach/ and Instagram shadowlandonsilverbeach. Here’s the weblink:
http://shadowlandonsilverbeach.com
The photo accompanying this story on Moody on the Market.com of a wedding at Shadowland at Silver Beach is courtesy of True Photography of San Diego, California.
