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11 Best Wedding Venues in Tampa Bay for 200+ Guests

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NOVA 535

Located in the heart of downtown St. Pete, NOVA 535 combines historic charm with a modern feel. This unique open concept wedding venue features a private outdoor courtyard flanked with lush bamboo trees to host up to 300. While indoors, the original 1920's red clay brick walls provide a blank slate backdrop for two-story reception space, which hosts up to 270 of your closest friends (up to 350 total using the second story) or up to 500 seated for dinner utilizing both the indoors and outdoors area.

NOVA 535 prides itself on providing “5-Star service” and provides DJ, uplighting, rentals, and an on-site coordinator, leaving the planning process smooth and stress-free.

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Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach

Sweeping views of the Gulf of Mexico and the intercoastal waterway are just one of the many highlights of the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach. This luxurious beach hotel wedding venue features a 16th floor Sky Terrace, which seats up to 220 guests and gives you the Florida scenery, without the sand.

Inside, the property features multiple ballroom spaces and can host up to 220 of your closest friends and family. With a newly renovated Aqualea ballroom opening summer 2019 with a fresh, modern feel, you will want to keep your eye on this popular beach venue.

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Isla Del Sol Yacht & Country Club

This St. Petersburg gem features a secluded, private, waterfront wedding venue with its own private beach! Isla Del Sol Yacht & Country Club gives couples exclusive access to their property and entire clubhouse (meaning you'll be the only wedding that day) for up to 250 guests.

The ballroom features stunning views of Boca Ceiga Bay, one of the largest wooden dance floors in Tampa Bay, golf course and waterfront photo backdrops, and an on-site coordinator.

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HAUS 820

Couples can use their creativity to envision the wedding day of their dreams at this “blank canvas” event space in Lakeland. HAUS 820 offers three different venue spaces that flow together with ease for your ceremony, cocktail hour and reception for up to 400 guests. HAUS is also a non-exclusive wedding venue, meaning you can bring your own vendors.

Located 30 minutes from Tampa, the historic event space has natural charm such as white industrial brick walls, wooden beam ceilings, and large warehouse windows that let in a ton of natural light, giving you the feeling of being outside with the comfort of the indoors. In addition to the main event space, there is an outdoor courtyard perfect for hosting cocktail hour, and unique photo spots, like their popular color wall.

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Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort

Located in Palm Harbor on over 900 sprawling acres, Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort offers several unique backdrops, including an outdoor ceremony under the majestic Island Oak Tree or reception in the Inverness Hall Grand Foyer, which can host up to 800 guests.

If you're looking for a wedding venue that can double as a vacation getaway for your guests, Innisbrook, which is home to the PGA Valspar Championship, features four top-rated golf courses, dining in four distinctive restaurants, tennis on 11 manicured clay tennis courts, six swimming pools, and a Salamander Spa and Fitness Center for relaxing and re-energizing. Their rooms are currently being remodeled for a fresh and modern look and should be complete in the latter part of 2019.

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The Resort at Longboat Key Club

If you're searching for a destination wedding venue for out-of-towners and locals alike, The Resort at Longboat Key Club offers multiple event spaces and activities for your guests.

Minutes from downtown Sarasota and on the tip of Longboat Key, this resort offers top-tier golf and tennis with six restaurants, and a 290-slip marina. The lush and sprawling property features multiple outdoor lawn and beach ceremony sites and the window-filled Harbourside Ballroom with an open and airy feel and vaulted ceilings that seats 240 with dance floor.

The beachfront guest rooms, pool deck and resort center will be renovated Summer 2019 through the end of the year, giving it a beautiful, modern refresh for 2020 couples.

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Embassy Suites Tampa USF

Located near the University of South Florida and Busch Gardens, the Embassy Suites Tampa USF has a stunning open atrium surrounded by live plants and waterfall for a unique and open ceremony space and 10,000 square foot ballroom that can seat up to 500.

Just across the street from the main hotel, the USF Discovery Hall features large windows flooding the room with natural light, marble floors, an outdoor lawn and courtyard for cocktail hour and ceremonies, and can seat up to 300.

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Yacht StarShip

Located in downtown Tampa, in the new Water Street development, this floating waterfront wedding venue features four different yachts that can host weddings for up to 350 seated and 600 cocktail style.

You can create a truly unique experience for your guests buying out the entire yacht (it's more affordable than you think!) or reserving just floor of the multi-tiered venue. It's perfect for couples who want an all-inclusive option, with the Yacht Starship providing a venue coordinator, DJ, officiant, and catering.

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Hilton Clearwater Beach

With a striking newly renovated atrium, entrance and a living plant wall, the Hilton Clearwater Beach offers a gorgeous backdrop for all of your wedding day portraits. This popular Clearwater Beach venue is one of the only on the beach to have 10 acres of private beachfront property.

The outdoor Sandpiper Deck offers couples a beachfront wedding without the sand, but with stunning ocean views, as well as a covered outdoor reception space for 200. For those who want to feel the sand between their toes, the on beach ceremony site seats up to 500.

The recently renovated Grand Ballroom hosts up to 500 guests in a secluded area of that hotel that feels intimate and welcoming.

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Renaissance Tampa International Plaza

An elegant and contemporary venue with a Mediterranean flair, this upscale Tampa hotel features a great location close to Tampa International Airport for up to 450 guests.

The La Fuente Courtyard and Pelagia Trattoria Patio is a beautiful outdoor space perfect for a ceremony, while guests can dance the night away in the reception space which brings together Tampa's rich ethnic heritage, reflecting Italian, Spanish and Cuban influences.

From elegant to spectacular, the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza is a great location to celebrate your special day.

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Hilton Tampa Downtown

In the heart of Downtown Tampa amongst city buildings and iconic landmarks, this gem of a venue offers a unique destination for lavish and large Tampa Bay weddings for 50 to 1,100 guests in two unique ballrooms. The professional staff at the Hilton Tampa Downtown can even create a custom menu for your special day.

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