Florida Wedding

[Sunset_Princess]

Hi Everyone,
As some of you may remember, me and my DF got engaged las September in Florida. We have booked our venue and photographer here in the UK but then over the weekend have had a massive change of heart and decided to cancel out UK plans and marry in Florida.
It all a bit scary at the moment but we will be taking abut 9 people with us, staying on Disney property and want a beach wedding.

Would appreciate an tips, suggestions, warning, anything that people could tell us.

Few fact:

Already have honeymoon booked for us on Disney property.
Thinking of going out with the other 9 2 days before the scheduled honeymoon

Thanks

 

[madmumof2]

We're getting married in Florida in a few weeks!

We're not doing a Disney wedding, far too expensive for us.

We've booked through www.romanticflbeachweddings.com who have good priced packages, or make your own ones. You can add or take things away if you change your mind too.

Ours is on Cocoa beach and includes a registrar, photographer, music, flowers as an aisle, palm trees as an altar, bouquet for me, flower basket for my daughter, ring pillow, a lovely sand ceremony and a sea shell wishing too

My wedding planner will be ringing me shortly for a phone rehearsal and to run through what will happen on the day. I'm thinking of adding on a videographer too since it'll only me me, OH and our 3 children, so no one on hand to film anything.

It's perfect for us, we aren't traditional in general and like things our own way. We want our wedding for us, not our guests, and this is perfect

And as an added bonus we have MNSSHP tickets for the evening too! So we'll be going first in our wedding outfits to get some lovely pictures in front of the castle and hopefully with some characters too, all free with out photopass+, and then we'll change into our Halloween costumes as a pirate family!

 

[CAROLINE4]

http://www.romanticflbeachweddings.com/

this is the site we used to get married in 2009 i cannot recommend rev diane enough. i told her the date and the beach and she arranged everything, the photographer, cake set the beach up, flowers for me and the button holes for the family and a harpist!! it was the best day ever and zero stress all i did was turn up! xxx good luck with your planning xx

 

[CAROLINE4]

We're getting married in Florida in a few weeks!

We're not doing a Disney wedding, far too expensive for us.

We've booked through www.romanticflbeachweddings.com who have good priced packages, or make your own ones. You can add or take things away if you change your mind too.

Ours is on Cocoa beach and includes a registrar, photographer, music, flowers as an aisle, palm trees as an altar, bouquet for me, flower basket for my daughter, ring pillow, a lovely sand ceremony and a sea shell wishing too

My wedding planner will be ringing me shortly for a phone rehearsal and to run through what will happen on the day. I'm thinking of adding on a videographer too since it'll only me me, OH and our 3 children, so no one on hand to film anything.

It's perfect for us, we aren't traditional in general and like things our own way. We want our wedding for us, not our guests, and this is perfect

And as an added bonus we have MNSSHP tickets for the evening too! So we'll be going first in our wedding outfits to get some lovely pictures in front of the castle and hopefully with some characters too, all free with out photopass+, and then we'll change into our Halloween costumes as a pirate family!

Sounds fantastic! just like ours on cocoa beach rev diane is so nice! xx its so exciting talking through the rehersal, have a great day and night! xx

 

[orangetiggs]

We had a disney wedding in 2008 and it was the best decision we made

Have fun planning it

 

[orangetiggs]

Misty miotto is a great photograhper and stan from stvs does brilliant wedding videos

 

[madmumof2]

http://www.romanticflbeachweddings.com/

this is the site we used to get married in 2009 i cannot recommend rev diane enough. i told her the date and the beach and she arranged everything, the photographer, cake set the beach up, flowers for me and the button holes for the family and a harpist!! it was the best day ever and zero stress all i did was turn up! xxx good luck with your planning xx

Oh wow, same company!! And same lady

Even more excited now! Have I got you on fb, I'd love to hear how it all went so I know what to expect?

 

[CAROLINE4]

im Caroline Rankin add me on facebook and you can see my wedding pics! im so excited for you it was the best day! xx ive a profile pic of me and my two sons on splash mountain xx

 

[madmumof2]

im Caroline Rankin add me on facebook and you can see my wedding pics! im so excited for you it was the best day! xx ive a profile pic of me and my two sons on splash mountain xx

I can't find you! Here's me, add me

http://www.facebook.com/GemTowers

 

[Chilly]

You won't regret marrying in Florida!

This company gets very good reviews:

http://www.destinationoccasion.com/

Also if you want Disney but can't afford it you can marry at the Swan & Dolphin for a lot less:

http://justmarry.com/

The Wedding Board on here will give you tons of ideas and help.

 

[Sunset_Princess]

Thank you for your suggestions.

Do we have to have been in Florida for a certain number of days before? One place I read 3 but somewhere else I read none!

 

[torsie24]

Thank you for your suggestions.

Do we have to have been in Florida for a certain number of days before? One place I read 3 but somewhere else I read none!

No, you don't.

We got our license all sorted here in the UK, jsut had to take it to the wedding with us to be signed, and then our officiant sent it to the courthouse place.

Congrats on getting married. We had a Disney Wedding and it was the best decision ever.

 

[Sunset_Princess]

Sorry I may be asking dumb questions now but I've already booked registra fir the wedding we have booked in UK and have to give notice between this month and nov. obviously I need to cancel registra but do I still need to give notice? How do you get your license? Do I need to send anything to Florida before?

 

[Chilly]

Thank you for your suggestions.

Do we have to have been in Florida for a certain number of days before? One place I read 3 but somewhere else I read none!

You just need to get a license, its really easy, you go to the courthouse and fill in a short form, all you need is your passport and the money and that's it. Takes 10 mins if there is no queue.

 

[Chilly]

Sorry I may be asking dumb questions now but I've already booked registra fir the wedding we have booked in UK and have to give notice between this month and nov. obviously I need to cancel registra but do I still need to give notice? How do you get your license? Do I need to send anything to Florida before?

I half answered that before I saw it.

No you don't need to give notice here or do anything here.

You can do the license here in advance but I know a few UK brides had issues doing that or as I said above just go to the court house which is what I did.

 

[Sunset_Princess]

That all sounds so lovely and simple!!

 

[madmumof2]

No notice needed in Florida, just your passport and $93. Walk into a courthouse, ask them for a licence, show your passports, pay the fee, walk out with the wedding licence, very quick and simple

You can get the licence while you're here but it usually costs $200+?

 

[Chilly]

That all sounds so lovely and simple!!

Yep it is!

Any other questions just let me know and i'll try and answer.

 

[torsie24]

We did it from home and for us was much easier than trying to do it in FL as we had very busy days before the wedding, and didn't rent a car.

We did ours through Brevard County.

There's a link on this page to the mailaway marriage license page.

http://199.241.8.125/index.cfm?FuseAction=MarriageLicenses.Forms

 

[Chilly]

We did it from home and for us was much easier than trying to do it in FL as we had very busy days before the wedding, and didn't rent a car.

We did ours through Brevard County.

There's a link on this page to the mailaway marriage license page.

http://199.241.8.125/index.cfm?FuseAction=MarriageLicenses.Forms

Quite a few brides have had issues lately sending it off. Its gotten lost in the post or arrived weeks after it was supposed to.