Wedding Officiant & Minister – Garry Best
Sarasota, Siesta Key, Lido Key, Anna Maria

Performing Beautiful Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremonies
My name is Garry, a non-denominational wedding officiant & minister who would welcome the opportunity to perform your beach wedding & marriage ceremony or renewal of vows. I perform ceremonies at any beach, outdoor park, home & backyard locations.
Last minute bookings & elopements are wonderful, contact me for up to ‘Same-Day’ availability.
I perform wedding ceremonies, vow renewals and commitment ceremonies in these locations: Sarasota, Siesta key, Anna Maria Island, Lido key, Longboat key, Englewood Florida, Venice Florida and more. See complete list of locations we service at bottom of this page.
Read our post on Siesta keys hidden beach wedding locations and if you’re going to have a Siesta beach wedding you will probably be interested in our post on all the great Siesta key village restaurants and reception ideas including plenty of pictures.
We will perform your wedding ceremony with style and class, we’re all here to help couples marry in an easy, stress free environment and provide the skill and presence that turn words into lifetime memories. See some reviews about my wedding ceremony & officiant services.
Special Ceremony Packages: For Beach Weddings & Vow Renewals
Wedding or Vow Renewal Ceremony Plus “Sand Ceremony” Package
Tiki Torch Value Package Including Wedding or Vow Renewal Ceremony
See all of our Sarasota beach ceremony & decoration packages here.
How To Book: Please provide your wedding date.
Sarasota Beach Weddings Co, Offers Beach Wedding Officiant Services is located in Sarasota Florida and open Monday thru Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm.
Contact us to Officiate Your beach wedding at 941-726-6654.
Helpful Articles:
- Read more to learn How to get a Beach Wedding & Resort Stay for Less.
- We know How to Get a Sarasota Florida marriage license. Please ask us any questions you have about this.
- If you need help planning and then writing your own personal vows this article should help.
- We also posted about a special 50th wedding anniversary vow renewal performed on a private beach area on Siesta Key Florida.
About Our Ceremonies
Our Wedding Ceremonies have been carefully written and are time tested. This allows us to keep our very affordable pricing. Couples are encouraged to write personal vows to one another.
Frequently Asked Questions
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1. Are you available on our wedding date?
While some couples book their wedding officiant months in advance most wait until the last few weeks to contact us about services. Wedding Officiate services are on a first come, first serve basis. Contact us as soon as possible to reserve your wedding date, time and location so you won’t be disappointed.
2. We’re eloping, will you officiate our wedding?
Yes… We do elopement weddings, usually small and simple but always meaningful and spiritual. We’ll be happy to help put a beautiful ceremony together, one that will be remembered by you both.
3. What other types of wedding events do you officiate?
We also pride ourselves in the way we officiate the many Vow Renewals, Civil Unions and Commitment Ceremonies that we officiate throughout the year. The same thought, feeling and effort in all of our services. Also, see the list above for more ideas.
4. Do you Officiate Destination weddings?
Yes.
Destination weddings here on Florida’s West Coast are extremely popular with brides. All Beach and outdoor weddings are very popular here in the Sarasota Area. Also, see the list above for more ideas.
(Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota Florida is ranked the #1 Beach in America by Dr. Beach… Great for Wedding Ceremonies)
5. Do you have any wedding packages?
Yes.
We have many Wedding Ceremony Packages that are popular, see the beach wedding packages page.
Also;
We have a number of “Beach & Outdoor” wedding packages which include a Wedding Arch, Decorations, Options, Chairs, Music, Photographer and of course… a Wedding Officiant.
6. What will you wear to the ceremony?
I wear a nice pair of pants and long sleeve shirt, usually in white, blue or black for beach and outdoor weddings, which are generally more casual events.
I wear a tux by request only; their is a small extra fee for this option which must be agreed upon upfront. I do my best to accommodate specific clothing requests
Additional Information
Services Summary
- Wedding Officiant
- Wedding Minister
- Vow Renewal
- Beach Wedding Planning
- LGBT Wedding Officiant
Available for
- Same Sex Weddings
- Beach Weddings
- Backyard Weddings
- Outside Weddings
- Restaurant/Venue Weddings
- Destination Weddings
Locations
- Sarasota Beach
- Siesta Key Beach
- Anna Maria Island
- Lido Key Beach
- Venice, Florida
- Turtle Beach
- West Coast Florida
- Florida Suncoast