The sentimental walk down the aisle is stunning when the aisle is a wooden bridge onto one of Sarasota’s white powdery beaches. Just as I get sentimental at every wedding I photograph… I cannot grow tired of photographing weddings on the beach… Siesta, Lido, & Longboat Key’s sights and sand are blissful settings for the perfect beach wedding!
With autumn in full swing & the winter holiday season approaching… romantic holiday engagement tales resonate & visions of Suncoast Winter Weddings dance through my mind. I am looking forward to the sights and sounds of this winter’s beautiful Sarasota weddings… the brides, the grooms… the vows & blooms: these are the moments, who’s capturing yours?
Fall is a popular time for weddings. Mostly because of the weather and that nature gives us a break from the heat . Brides simply love this season and here are some wonderful ideas to accentuate your fall wedding planning.
Location: Make sure that wherever you host your wedding, that it’s somewhere that is accented by the natural beauty of the season.
Set the scene: It’s good to plan ahead and make your guests aware of your fall themed wedding in advance. This may help to steer them in their choice of fashion accessories such as maple leaf broaches or autumn color handkerchiefs. Set the pace by sending our leaf save the date cards or wedding invitations with a fall or autumn feel to them.
Decorations: It is important to make sure that your guests can enjoy the seasonal colors whether they are inside or out by decorating the tables with centerpieces that use colorful leaves, straw, dried flowers, and pumpkin colors. Keeping within the brown and yellow spectrum of colors will be eye catching. Small details like using a Leaf Guestbook or maple leaf place card holders make very dramatic statements. Handmade tablecloths and doilies also give a small town feel that adds a nice touch.
Favors: Give your guests fall wedding favors that will help them to remember the occasion. They may not remember details, but when they get to take home fall themed wedding favors like copper leaf bottle stoppers, place card holders, or simply any of the many ideas that are available out there, you give them a point of reference to remember the occasion. If leaves or pumpkin type gifts aren’t your style, at least try and manage to stick to your color theme
And most importantly, lighting. Make sure that whoever is in charge of decorating, that they keep the lighting subdued and not bright white. All of your colors can get washed away in bright white light. Keep lighting off-white or yellow to keep the ambiance flowing even in the air. If the DJ will be supplying lighting as well, be sure that they know of your color plans so that their “disco lights” don’t ruin everything you worked so hard to create. But more importantly, be sure to let your wedding photographer know about the yellow lighting since yellow plays havoc on white balance. It’s best they know as far in advance as possible.
A beautiful wedding by Sarasota Bay at a private location. Ray and Pete met at New College and after being married in spirit for several years decided to make it official and gave all of their many friends a chance to join them for a celebration.
The Ceremony Performed under a Bamboo Huppah
This Years favorite Pick for a Sarasota venue is the stunning Powel Crosley Mansion!
The estate features the graceful styling and architecture of a bygone era and yet has all the modern amenities that make for a successful staging of almost any event. Near the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, the Powel Crosley Estate sits on Sarasota Bay just south of the new University of South Florida campus on North Tamiami Trail/US 41. The address of the Crosley Estate is
One Seagate Drive, 8374 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. It is one-half mile north of the University Parkway and US 41 intersection. University Parkway is exit # 213 off Interstate 75.
The Crosley Estate offers plenty of free on-site parking. Handicap accessible parking is available.
I have never seen a more magical venue for a wedding. A beautiful, Mediterranean style mansion right on Sarasota Bay. Dancing under the stars. It is absolutely gorgeous at the Crosley. The architectural details are seemingly endless and one of the best things about the
Crosley is that the whole place could be “yours” for the day. Not a random swimmer or wandering tourist will be in sight. The perfect venue for a historical and old Spanish colonial ambiance. It is the mix of antique and tropical that you might bedreaming of.
If you’re looking for a venue that is classic, and original than look no further than the Crosley Estate. Photography opportunity at the Crosley – every time you turn the corner or enter another of the amazing rooms in the Crosley Estate, you see another creative photo in the making. If Photo opportunities are important to you – this is one our top choices for a classy, sophisticated wedding!
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