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Stefanie and Kevin’s downtown Tampa wedding was a timeless vision of old Hollywood glamour with pops of forest green and gold to bring the black-tie optional affair to life. “We live in Tampa, right near downtown. I knew I wanted to get married near to where I live, for convenience and because Downtown Tampa...
Downtown Tampa is home to an abundance of unique wedding venues and hotels, with stunning water views, historic buildings and hotel ballrooms that can host over 1,000 wedding guests. Whether you want a modern, city vibe or a classic traditional space, here are our seven favorite downtown Tampa wedding venues. Yacht Starship The only...
Tampa Ballroom Wedding | Floridan Palace Hotel Wedding Samantha and Terry’s traditional downtown Tampa wedding featured a classic theme with a blush, ivory, gold and champagne color palette and personalized touches to celebrate the groom’s career as a firefighter and paramedic. “We were able to incorporate the City of Tampa’s oldest antique fire engine, Little...
Luxurious Tampa Bay Wedding Venues Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach With direct views of the Gulf of Mexico on the award-winning Clearwater Beach, the Hyatt Regency is a no brainer for the couple that wants a beach atmosphere in a luxury hotel. This location provides the gorgeous setting for 250 of your guests without having to...
Tampa Ballroom Wedding | Floridan Palace Hotel Wedding Caren and George’s elegant downtown Tampa wedding featured a vintage glam theme with a gold, tan and pink color palette. The Tampa Bay bride and groom said their “I dos” at the same venue where George proposed. “George wanted to do something special and over the top, literally! [Our...
Old Tampa Inspired Traditional Wedding | Floridan Palace Wedding Christiana and Charley’s destination Tampa wedding incorporated a festive, vintage theme as nod to the groom’s hometown. “We decided to have our wedding in Tampa because Charley’s entire family has lived in the Tampa area since the 1870’s,” the bride shared. “We ended up channeling ‘old Tampa’...
Best of Marry Me Tampa Bay 2015: Getting Ready Over the next two weeks, we’ll be highlighting our the “Best of” Tampa Bay wedding photos of the year. With over 100 weddings under our belts this year, we love reminiscing on the stunning weddings we’ve had the pleasure of publishing. We’re starting at the beginning of the day with our...
Gold and Ivory Traditional Downtown Tampa Wedding | Floridan Palace Hotel Katie and Andy began their careers in downtown Tampa, met in downtown Tampa and lived near downtown Tampa, so it only made sense that the pair married there too. “We both grew up in Tampa, and after years of living outside of Tampa, we decided...
Ivory, Gold and Blush Downtown Tampa Wedding | Floridan Palace Wedding Laura and Jon showcased two of Downtown Tampa’s iconic landmarks for their elegant ivory, gold and blush wedding. “Utilizing the church that I grew up attending was one of the most important aspects of the day. My grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins have all had their...
Floridan Wedding – Historical Wedding Venue in Tampa, Fl Kim and Chip’s Love Story:Chip and I were introduced by a mutual friend back in 2010. I had just moved home from college and was trying to meet new people. We started out just being friends and hanging out at parties. Then one day something just clicked and...
Floridan Palace Wedding – Historic Downtown Tampa Wedding Venue Jennifer and John’s Love Story:We met in January 2012, in South Tampa. Our first date was at Cicio and Tony’s, then we went to a few other bars along Howard Ave. John was really easy to talk to and a true southern gentleman (he’s from South Carolina originally)....
Floridan Palace Wedding, Downtown Tampa – Tampa Wedding Planner Burkle Events Kristy and Mark’s Love Story:Mark and I met in high school at the end of my freshman and his junior year, but it wasn’t until the beginning of the next school year that he got the courage to ask me out. We have been...
Floridan Palace Wedding – Vintage Wedding in Downtown Tampa Jessica and Dan’s Love Story:I met Dan at the home of a mutual friend in April 2011. She was hosting a girls’ night to celebrate Kate Middleton and Prince William’s nuptials. All of us girls were prancing around in white dresses and veils, and after we...
Floridan Palace Wedding Jennifer and Brett met through mutual friends John Mayer concert six years ago. The bride instantly hit it off with the retired baseball player and they became inseparable. On a trip to New York City, Brett proposed in Central Park. After the excitement, the Tampa couple looked to celebrate with one of...
While Tampa weddings happen every day throughout the Bay, Meghan and Ryan made history with their Floridan Palace Hotel wedding. After going through a major restoration, the hotel hosted its first wedding in 45 years for the Tampa Bay couple. “The Floridan Palace Hotel was an obvious choice for me from the first time I...
Marry Me Tampa Bay editor, Anna Coats, created Marry Me Tampa Bay in 2012 to showcase the area's best local weddings and vendors. She has been featured as a wedding expert on the national talkshow Daytime, Fox13, ABC Action News, Great Day Tampa Bay, and Bay News 9 (now Spectrum).
