To save you time and stress as you plan the lodging for your Florida wedding, we've done the preliminary research and provided links to statewide accommodations for a variety of tastes and budgets -- and they're all right here, in our online guide!
Some Tips to Consider Before Choosing Your Accommodations...
According to wedding etiquette, you'll be expected to pay for your lodging and the rooms of your ceremony attendants, as well as provide out-of-town guests with hotel recommendations that include group rates. Here are three quick pointers to help you successfully negotiate this phase of your planning:- Before deciding on a wedding location and place to stay, be sure to find out how much you and those helping with wedding expenses can spend, and estimate how many guests will attend.
- Since Florida is a popular destination, be sure to secure rates and a block of rooms as early as possible.
- Send a Save-the-Date card, with reservation numbers, rates and instructions for calling the hotel, about six months before the wedding so guests can make plans.
Our Top Picks for Wedding Accommodations Throughout the Sunshine State
Thanks to Florida's flourishing tourist industry, you'll find ample lodging choices close to almost every potential ceremony site in the state. From the top of this heavenly peninsula to the bottom, here are a few of our favorites.If you're planning your dream wedding in northern Florida, and are thinking of taking your vows at one of the picturesque historic sites in St. Augustine, the reasonably priced Monterey Inn, at the heart of Old Town, makes a perfect place to rest your head -- offering 59 beautifully appointed rooms, all with bayfront views.
For your central Florida wedding, Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Universal Studios and SeaWorld, all provide a broad range of accommodations -- from value to deluxe -- with special rates for brides and grooms choosing one of their wedding packages. You'll also find numerous amenities awaiting you at the Marriott Waterside Hotel, on Channel Riverwalk in downtown Tampa, and the Sirata Beach Resort in coastal St. Petersburg.
Stay at the chic Cardozo Hotel, in Miami's colorful Art Deco District at South Beach, and you'll have easy access to the area's incredible array of gorgeous ceremony sites, including the hotel itself.
Getting married in the romantic Florida Keys? The Key Largo Holiday Inn Resort might very well be the place for you.
Imagining a barefoot wedding on the beach along the Florida panhandle, the Atlantic Treasure Coast, the Space Coast adjacent to Kennedy Space Center or the Gulf of Mexico's Island Coast? Let the specialists at A Perfect Beginning help you plan everything.
Prefer the intimacy of a family inn? Consult BedandBreakfast.com, where you can click on the location of your wedding ceremony and find a B&B that suits your fancy.
No matter where you decide to stay for your Florida wedding, a basket of goodies and mementos placed in the rooms reserved for your guests will be a thoughtful finishing touch to all your well-made plans.
