JEKYLL ISLAND HISTORY
The Jekyll Island Club is a historic landmark dating back to the late 1800s when the Island became a popular vacation spot for some of America's most famous families. It began as a private and exclusive hunting club with members including the Morgans, the Vanderbilts, the Pulitzers, and the Rockefellers.
A few firsts happened at the Jekyll Island Club: A meeting of the "First-Name Club" drafted the modern-day Federal Reserve. The first transcontinental phone call took place from the Club (with President Woodrow Wilson and Alexander Graham Bell on the line). And the USGA used the Island as a testing ground for new equipment, essentially shaping golf into the game we know and play today.
Then World War II brought island life to a halt, and in 1948 the State of Georgia bought Jekyll Island from the Club and opened it to the public as a state park. Today, the Island remains largely undeveloped, with 65% of the land protected by the state for conservation purposes.​
VISITING THE ISLAND
There are a few things you should keep in mind when travelling to Jekyll Island for our wedding:
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Jekyll Island is a state park. In order to drive onto the Island, visitors must pay a $10 fee (cash and credit card are both accepted).
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Our wedding will take place in late-Spring in the South... remember to bring sunscreen and bugspray!
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All of our wedding events will be held outside in grassy areas - plan your footware accordingly.