Sarasota Beach Weddings

Updated on 9/13/2024 by: Carol

A Beach Wedding Journey

It started with our marriage in 1982. I was the first of my girlfriends to get married and soon after that, the ‘Marriage dam’ started to break with one of my best friends also deciding to tie the knot the next spring.

The call

Just a few months later came the call asking if I would design all of the ‘Floral Arrangements’ and help with planning my friends wedding.

Challenge Accepted

Having been in Love with ‘Flowers & Plants’ of all kinds since I was a small child. This was my passion and wanting to know more led me to college and degree’s in both ‘Horticulture & Floriculture.’

My passion, knowledge and the fact that I had already been working as a floral designer gave me the confidence to accept the challenge. Plus – I also knew that i had a husband that would help me if I asked.

I knew that the ‘Planning Part’ would be the real challenge but together with my husband that we could, and would, figure it all out. And it worked!

Many Friends & Weddings

We had a very successful first wedding for my girlfriend and went on to do the same for many others over the next few years. Challenge accomplished, Knowledge gained.

My girlfriends were happy, and while we did eek out a small profit, we were happy to have saved my girlfriends a ton of money. Now if we could only save everyone money, but how?

Beach Wedding Ideas

Trial, error and a happy accident lead us to the ‘Beach Wedding Idea.’

We were enjoying a family beach day at Siesta, and while leaving for home we noticed a very small wedding on the beach just before sunset, it was a Saturday evening. This was the start of the “Beach Wedding Idea.”

New Horizons

Beach Weddings, and even better was the ‘Cost Saving’ that we could offer for our: Beach wedding packages.

You see, while we were married in the Church, we had our reception in our parents backyard. We wanted to save that (Gift Money) for a down payment on a home, and that’s what we did.

We also saved my girlfriends a lot of money, and some of them used that ‘Gift Money’ as a down payment for their first home. (This is much more important today with the cost of housing.)

You might be surprised that traditional florist shops charge more than most would imagine for weddings, and we wanted to help ‘Brides & Grooms’ save money to have their own home.

Sarasota Strong

We found our way, and to this day, we provide beautiful floral designs on all of our wedding arches from the ‘White Dove’ to the ‘Maui Sunset.’

The face of Sarasota Beach Weddings

You’ll see my husband out on the beach and sometimes together with our grown children.

Our goal is to always provide the best quality wedding services and packages at a reasonable cost in hope that all remaining money goes towards that first home purchase that we were so blessed to have.

I wish all of our Brides & Grooms the very best that life holds.

Sincerely,

Carol