Siesta Key? St Pete?

[Court8410]

Hello, I'm new to this site & just joined! (: Anyway, we are planning a destination wedding on West Coast Florida from Michigan. I have visited Siesta Key several times & would absolutely love to get married on that beach! However, I cannot find a reception area. (Considering renting the pavilion located on the beach but not sure) We have a small budget & I want the reception to be on beach as well. We will only have approximately 30 guests. One option I've come up with is the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel, which is on Lido Key Beach (never been) but their banquet room doesn't have any view of the beach/water :/ As a result of not finding much, I am also considering St Pete Beach. Our wedding will be in October of next year. If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know (:

[tristanc]

Oooo! That sounds great! I have only been to Siesta Key once and it was beautiful. But I can't recommend anything - sorry!

 

I am getting married in Naples in January - so glad to see another Florida destination bride on here! Good luck planning! Let me know what you end up finding!

[gresley]

I've never been to Siesta key, but spent a lot of time around naples. Sometimes you're hard pressed to find venues on the beach in the keys because of real estate... you could always try further north, like Naples or Sanabel.

 

I also did a bunch of research into Ft Lauderdale venues, if you'd be interested in info on those