Cape Cod weddings with a large dose of luxury—and a pretty nice price

You can get all of  that at the 429-acre Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, in the tiny town of Brewster, but  you can also get the kind of pinch-me-I’m-dreaming resort pampering that’s new to this funky fishhook of land reaching into the Atlantic. After a $40 million renovation, the Ocean Edge now offers what amounts to VIP service in the “Mansion” part of the resort, where the guest rooms and suites have concierge service and exclusive access to a private beach with food and beverage service. You might book one of the three-bedroom Presidential Bay Collection villas to serve as wedding headquarters; your living room will have a fireplace and views of Cape Cod Bay, your kitchen will be stocked with wine and s’mores fixings, and there’s also a dining area, washer-dryers, and a personal concierge.

For guests who want a more traditional experience, the Villages at Ocean Edge offer villas with tasteful Cape furnishings (lots of oak, pastels, and neo-Colonial touches) and a vacation’s worth of summery activities, including four pools, the area’s best golf, and biking on an old rail trail. Family-friendly doesn’t begin to describe the atmosphere; with crafts activities, scavenger hunts, and soccer on the front lawn, kids will be in vacation heaven.

Wedding-wise, you could set up the ceremony under the famous linden tree on the Mansion’s lawn, make your grand entrance in the Mansion’s ballroom, or serve Sundowners on the Ocean Terrace, with sea breezes and a view all the way to Provincetown. There are historic dining rooms, a big poolside patio, and even a clear-walled pavilion off the golf course.

The most surprising thing about Ocean Edge is that for all of its newfangled elegance, weddings here are well within the reach of many mortals; a fairly comprehensive reception package starts at $139 per-person, covering everything from cocktails to cake. As far as we’re concerned, that’s almost a wedding present in itself.