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Michelle and Travis’ downtown St. Pete wedding featured classic elements set in a historic boutique hotel venue and an edgy portrait session among the area’s famous murals. The Tampa bride and groom had been together for nine years so they decided to move forward with their COVID wedding because they didn’t want to wait any...
Kelly and Matt considered canceling their Florida destination elopement in Indian Rocks Beach due to the threat of COVID-19, but ultimately decided to move forward with their intimate guestless wedding. “We made the choice to continue our plans since there was little to no cases in Florida at the time. We had a small gathering...
Waterfront Tampa Bay Wedding | Same-Sex Gay Wedding Aubrey and Tara’s outdoor waterfront Tampa Bay wedding featured elegant personalized details that highlighted their love of the Florida lifestyle. “Our favorite hobby is boating and fishing. We both grew up on the water and on boats, so we felt the nautical theme was most fitting with our likes as a...
Blush Pink & Ivory Clearwater Wedding | Hilton Clearwater Beach Wedding Brittini and Kyle’s elegant coastal inspired destination Clearwater Beach wedding featured an outdoor beachfront ceremony and reception with soft colors of blush pink, tan, ivory and green. “My family has vacationed in Clearwater Beach since I was a child and it is our favorite vacation destination,”...
Destination Florida Beach Wedding | Hilton Clearwater Beach Tammy and Jason’s Clearwater Beach wedding featured a beach ceremony overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, followed by an outdoor wedding ceremony just steps from the sandy beach. The Connecticut couple chose Clearwater Beach for their destination Florida wedding after the bride’s father recommended the area. “My husband and I wanted a destination wedding,...
Sarasota Destination Wedding | The Bay Preserve at Osprey Sarah and Richard hosted an elegant, garden Sarasota destination wedding personalized with handmade invitations and lawn games. “We wanted a small wedding, so traveling to another state seemed the perfect way to guarantee that. Initially, we were considering foreign locations, but decided on Florida because of Richard’s grandmother,...
Black, Gold & Glitter Downtown St. Pete New Year’s Eve Wedding | NOVA 535 Nicole and Lawrence’s black, gold and glitter wedding as a mashup of “Rihanna meets James Bond.” To host their chic, New Year’s Eve bash, the Tampa bride and groom searched for a downtown St. Pete wedding venue with a “big city feel.”...
A La Carte Wedding – Tampa Wedding Venue Daphne and Jun’s Proposal: To celebrate our three years, three months benchmark Jun decided to plan a Sunday Disney date. That morning I heard my phone ringing and answered it half asleep. I heard urgency in Jun’s soft but firm voice, “Open your door, I’m here.” When I...
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...
Lakeland Wedding at Hollis Garden – Pink and Grey Rustic Garden Wedding Alex and Matt are a full circle Marry Me Tampa Bay couple. Alex met her photographer, Sophan Theam Photography, through the vendor listing on my site, and then her Hillsborough State Park engagement session was featured last Spring. I loved the soft, romantic colors and...
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).
