Is a DIY Florida beach wedding feasible?
I was a beach lifeguard in St. Augustine, Fl (on the East Coast, just south of Jacksonville) for 7 years, and during that time probably witnessed 100 beach weddings. As far as I know, no permits are required there; I don’t think the county views setting up chairs and an altar any differently than setting up a big cabana and beach chairs, which anyone is free to do normally. My main advice, based on some of the boondoggles that I’ve witnessed, would be to KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE. While it sounds like your friends aren’t planning on intricate floral arrangements or string quartets or anything like that, I still think it’s worth mentioning all of the compelling reasons to avoid complexity in a beach wedding. -Wind: Beaches have the potential to be extremely windy places, and even mild days are typically pretty breezy, depending on the time of day. This means that paper (like seat cards) and decorations (like crepe) will get blown away almost instantly, and any structures not specifically
