The Most Fun St. Pete, FL Wedding
Weddings can be a big investment. That is how my (now) husband and I saw it because this was likely the only time all our friends & family would be together. We had people traveling from all over the US, including ourselves. Planning a wedding fr...
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Planning and Prepping
This team is worth their weight in gold, hands down. We booked our venue first and they were on a list of recommended planners (since a DOC was required). They had a great relationship with our venue, and incredible relationships with so many other v...
I did A LOT of testing for which site would be easiest to use for my guests and I preferred this one. You can remove your site from good search, easily hide or update pages as needed and the registry links to outside sources. You can't really create ...
Canva was so easy to design with, I was even able to find find the fonts that were on my wedding website. This let everything match and add another layer of consistency, elevating the look of the wedding. I was then able to download my projects to ei...
I was able to easily import projects from Canva. Quality was great. Shipping fast and they always have deals running! I ended up ordering my invites and thank you notes at the same time, using a coupon code, saving a lot of money.
Watching Jamie's videos on YouTube and socials were super helpful. I did even purchase the masterplan as I LOVE a good excel template, but she still rpvides so much information for free.
I have no clue how to soft smile, and I love to laugh. My teeth were on display all day and I was so impressed by how well this product worked. I didn't run into any issues with sensitivity. Plus I actually found mine at Sam's Club in a two pack whic...
You can get married in any county in Florida, regardless of where you obtained your marriage license. The marriage license is valid for 60 days it obtained. There is a 3-day waiting period you get your license before you can get married, unless you h...
Pre-nups aren't just for the rich (cuz we aren't that), and there is a lot that can be addressed in a pre-nup, not just in case of divorce issues. This was something I was hesitant about at the beginning of our relationship but once we got engaged an...
I don't have a Florida lawyer to recommend as we set up ours up with a lawyer in the state we live. I recommend doing your research and getting an idea of what you are looking to accomplish even before contacting a lawyer. Our process was so easy, we...
I don't have a Florida lawyer to recommend as we set up ours up with a lawyer in the state we live. I recommend doing your research and getting an idea of what you are looking to accomplish even before contacting a lawyer. Our process was so easy, we...
Wedding Week/Bach Activities
I took a different approach to my “bachelorette”. Everyone, including myself, already had to travel and take time off for the wedding. So instead of asking another trip, I booked an Airbnb for the week before my wedding and let my friends know. If th...
About a 20 min drive from Tampa Airport, this was a perfect location for a girls trip, and because it wasn't in the middle of the city it was actually pretty affordable. Beautiful house, comfy/big beds, scenic backyard. Considering it was 3 nights fo...
Planning out of state, this was really helpful to look for fun activities in the area. Also so companies offered packages through the app that might be a special service or price that they would offer through their own site. Depending on how involved you get, you can invite your wedding party and create a whole itinerary.
We considered a boat day, and even going to Volcano Bay in Orlando, but eventually decided on this. Still got the sun and water without a huge overhead cost. Easy access to bar and were even fun activities like paddle boarding we were able to try. Ho...
I booked through the Batch and they actually came to the Airbnb we were staying at and we got to have a whole set up while eating breakfast and getting ready for a mani/pedi day. It was so convenient and fun. Everyone got something different and uniq...
This place was nice, and accommodating as we went in with 5 people (without too much notice). Most of us only got one service or another. I got a super cute pedi that was my “something blue.”
I love this place so much. Everyone had to take a detour after mani/pedi's so we could get so Cuban sandwiches, but everyone loved them. Plus we met a cut little kitty friend while eating there!
We had so much fun. It was a Thursday night so we kinda controlled the karaoke before things got busy. Definitely drank more than I planned, but there was an awesome pizza shop across the street we were able to grab food at before catching an Uber ba...
Just because its a party, doesn't mean you have to be super drunk or super hungover. You can sub this out for alcohol completely, or just use it to cut the amount by splitting with real gin for your cocktails.
Guest Events and Accommodations
This was a great location for a welcome dinner. Easy vibes, lots of parking, also easy to Uber to for those staying down stair. Drinks were good and they were helpful setting up a tab for the party and connecting me with catering vendors.
I think wedding food get a bad wrap. Everyone was so impressed that the grazing food catered for the Welcome was so good. I kept going back for more. They were also great at going with the flow and keeping things warm while everyone was talking and c...
This was the hotel my husband and I decided to stay at. I was able to use our suite with a terrace to get ready with my wedding party ladies and my husband got ready in another room. We enjoyed easy access to the downtown area and also got to enjoy t...
Delta has definitely become my favorite (especially because I live by one of their hubs). I booked a business class seat for my trip to St. Pete traveling with my dress and I was able to keep it in the first class coat rack during the flight!
Got an SUV for a full week and was about $250. Perfect for getting around to all the activities I wanted to do with my girlfriends, and getting in/out of St. Pete for the wedding weekend. Pick up and drop off was easy. Had taken a video of the car du...
Wedding Day!
I cannot say enough good things about Red Mesa. I researched 70 venues in the Tampa/St. Pete area and I can confidently say that this was perfect location for us. The space was convenient and beautiful, and the food was INCREDIBLE!
Sabrina is amazing! I was able to do a photoshoot with her before our wedding day and she made me feel so comfortable and we had so much fun. After getting the sneak peaks back from our wedding, everyone I showed kept saying how it looks like we had ...
Accommodating, professional and very easy to communicate with throughout the day. We had a short distance from our hotel to the park to the venue, but they made sure to do trips to get everyone where they needed to go, and it was fun arriving in styl...
The Grant Hemond team was great and easy to communicate with. Since they had worked at my venue before, they knew exactly what set up was needed so that took stress off of me. James King was our DJ for the evening and all of our guests had such fun. ...
Was so happy I got to work with Kelly. She was able to suggest great, affordable extensions I needed for my desired hair look. Since I was an out of state bride, I worked with my hair dresser back home to do a trial. Kelly used those pictures to recr...
I utilized a lot of fake flowers as I wanted to prep what I could beforehand and it was a huge cost saver, but I was able to order a box of greenery to my MIL's house just days before the wedding and my mother was able to add these to bouquets and th...
At multiple venues we toured, they recommended using Publix for our cake. They have great options and we saw no reason we'd have to spend an arm and leg on something not many people eat. Great choice for us!
I used this garland to beef up my flowers on the arch. It wasn't super high quality but worked well with the fake flowers and real greenery I added to it.
Clothes and Accessories
I had bought swatches from soooo many online companies since I had bridesmaids in multiple states. Maybe not gala level quality but they were still nice, I liked the color options and the price point was just right. From what I heard, ordering was a ...
As Michigan residents, we easy access to State & Liberty locations but not only to they have multiple locations across the county, they have a whole wedding team that will zoom with wedding party members to talk through getting the right fit whic...
I had been looking at this brand for years before getting engaged. I just love their designs and that the diamonds are made ethically. Even when there was a hold up on my wedding ring, they made sure I had a loner (that looked identical) for the wedd...
My husband wanted to get a new watch for the wedding to match his wedding band. We found one that not only would match his wedding band but would be a great staple for any nice event. You can certainly shop online but we loved supporting a business l...
I was honestly surprised that these were pretty comfortable for heels. Easy to walk in to!
I bought these for my wedding reception but fell in love with them so much, I wear them ALL THE TIME. Perfect for the airport too!
These were recommended by my wedding hair stylist and they worked great! My normal stylist back in Michigan did a style trial with me and was so impressed at the quality and how well they blended with my hair without any need for additional coloring....
For my wedding party, in addition to paying for the Airbnb we had our wedding week vacation at, I reached out to all the girls and asked them to provide with with a style or a link for a neutral bag. I got this for each of them to use on the wedding ...
This was something I never understood spending money on and no one needs another rove. I get it if you are really picky about your aesthetics or plan to put everything on socials, but honestly, I just told everyone to wear black. Just whatever they f...