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Lauren and Daniel’s Sarasota wedding embodied a classic, romance novel in real life. With a color palette of white with greenery and pops of navy, the simplistic decor kept to the minimalistic theme, while the touches of lace, waterfront glamour, and sunset portraits had us swooning! The Tampa bride and groom knew that they...
Nia and Savva’s luxurious and whimsical Tarpon Springs wedding was filled with an abundance of white florals, lush greenery and glistening adornments of gold accents that celebrated the couple and their Greek backgrounds. “I don’t like when things feel too put together; I was looking for organic and asymmetrical designs,” the bride shared. “I...
Shelbey and Danny’s waterfront Tampa wedding featured a mint and gray color palette and a beachy theme, fitting for locals bride and groom. “We chose a variation of Danny’s company’s colors. He and his brothers started Nardos Natural Skin Care, and their theme is aqua. The business is a big part of our lives so...
Kristen and Greg’s rustic inspired St. Petersburg wedding was a perfect combination of the couple’s personality. “We wanted our wedding to be classy, but fun and elegant, informal with bright colors, attention to detail, with quirky things like having my uncle brew beer, ice cream sandwiches instead of cake, personalized table numbers, and bride/groom...
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...
Best of Marry Me Tampa Bay 2016: Wedding Decor As a detail inspired wedding blog, we’re all about the decor! 2016 brought us everything from stunning tented receptions to elegant outdoor soirees. We saw a variety of decor trends for the year, the biggest being farm tables and greenery. Blush pink was still the most popular...
Marry Me Tampa Bay Wedding Week | Bridal Gown Fashion Show During our Wedding Week event, Marry Me Tampa Bay teamed up with bridal shops Isabel O’Neil Bridal and Bella Bridesmaids to host a bridal gown fashion show at the Westshore Yacht Club. With their amazing water views and outdoor space, the Yacht Club was...
Historic Downtown Tampa Wedding | The Vault Wedding Jessica and Ryan’s Downtown Tampa wedding incorporated a bright color palette, vintage local postcards and cigar boxes to celebrate their hometown and heritage. “I wanted to capture the old Floridian culture throughout our wedding,” the bride explained. “We were both born and raised in the Tampa Bay area...
Ethnic Serbian Wedding | Elegant Clearwater Wedding Sandra and Bojan’s Clearwater wedding showcased their family heritage through the music, food and celebration. “Our families moved here in 1997 as refugees. We did the traditional Serbian festivities in the morning and had the folk dance group perform at the reception,” the bride shared. “We tried to do a...
Downtown Tampa Wedding | Rialto Theatre Wedding Lindsey and Spencer’s downtown Tampa wedding showcased the couple’s personalties from their food and music choices down to the smallest details. “I think all of our personal touches infused in every detail made our wedding unique. We didn’t do all of the traditional things you’d normally do at a wedding, or...
Expert Advice: Things You Didn’t Realize a Wedding Planner Does Have you seen the movie The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez? If so, then you probably think that the life of a wedding planner seems so glamorous; love, flowers and happy couples, what more could you want? In all reality, your Tampa Bay wedding planner...
Expert Wedding Planning Advice: How to Plan the Perfect Engagement Proposal In all of our real Tampa Bay wedding features, we always share the couples’ proposal stories. It’s the first memory of the rest of their lives together. Some proposals are elaborate, full-day affairs, while others happen in the privacy of the couples’ homes. There...
Wedding Planning Advice: Six Ways A Tampa Bay Wedding Planner Saves You Money We’ve published hundreds of Tampa Bay weddings, and as part of those features we ask past brides to share their advice to new brides. The number one response, hire a wedding planner. No bride, groom, mother, father, etc., who has hired a professional...
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).
