Is a Florida Beach Wedding for Me?
Here’s the thing: Beach weddings are not for everyone. Before you set your sights on a beach wedding, ask yourself some questions:
- If you want to have hundreds of guests, dreamed of walking down the aisle in six-inch heels and you just prefer rigid formality over a good time, a beach wedding may not be for you.
- If you have a mother, grandmother, aunt or big sister who is going to run the show and control every element, then a beach wedding may not be for you.
- If your idea of a good time doesn’t include lounging in the sun, enjoying the country’s best beaches and reuniting with family and friends over drinks at the beach bar, a beach wedding may not be for you.
- If you have no interest in water sports, outdoor activities, late nights, long talks, good friends and 60–75-degree weather in January, then a beach wedding may not be for you.
- If you are not interested in sand between your toes and own at least one pair of sunglasses, then a beach wedding may not be for you.
In short, if you aren’t that into having fun, then a beach wedding may not be for you.
And we get it. The idea of a beach wedding can cause a nervous bride or groom-to-be to begin thinking through all the “what-if” worst case scenarios.
What if it rains? What if it is 100 degrees? What if an errant volleyball hits the officiant in the head in the middle of your “I do’s?”
But everything good in life – marriage included – requires a little bit of compromise.
A beach wedding, especially on the Gulf Coast of Florida, taps into some of nature’s most stunningly beautiful backdrops. Sure, you could manipulate every element of your special day and ensure you have the exact lighting you want, but why not let the sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico be your lighting backdrop.
You could agonize over colors and matching motifs, or you could let the turquoise Gulf waters and white sand set your theme.
And you could try to micromanage the perfect event so everyone has the most fun possible, or you could just trust that, when family and friends gather in Florida to celebrate the wedding of someone they love, good times are a guarantee.
Still not sure if a beach wedding is for you? See all that apply:
- You rarely (if ever) are accused of being overly formal.
- You don’t take life too seriously and get a thrill out of seeing the people around you let loose and have fun.
- You love turquoise water, dramatic sunsets, alabaster-white sand, and natural beauty over anything man made.
- You don’t want to begin marriage with nothing in your bank account or (even worse) in debt. Use the savings to put a down payment on a new house.
By now, you are probably picking up our vibe. A beach wedding involves a certain amount of letting go, and for some couples that is not easy.
But letting go doesn’t mean just rolling the dice and hoping everything turns out OK. This book can be your roadmap through that process of “letting go.”
And if this book inspires you to hire the expert wedding consultant at Gulf Beach WeddingsÒ, we are here to ensure everything will go as smoothly as possible…again, cue the jumping dolphins!
