If traditions are what makes a wedding, activities are what set elopements apart. They make your elopement truly unique to you and Florida has no shortage of things to choose from. Doing activities together creates shared experiences with your partner which really is the core of why you want to elope anyway, right?
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This list of 60 ideas for your Florida elopement will help inspire you as you plan one of your biggest adventures – starting a life together.
- Sit down for a candlelit desert picnic
- Exchange vows at sunrise on the beach
- Go glamping in a yurt
- Kayak through the Florida springs
- Explore a sunken ship off the coast
- Brewery hopping
- Explore Tampa’s riverwalk
- Grab locally made ice cream
- Hire a sunset yacht charter
- Wine tasting at a winery
- Explore the state parks
- Island hop
- Go for a sunrise hot air balloon ride
- Have dinner at Disney Springs
- Go on a boat tour in Winter Park, FL
- Grab food at a food truck
- Rent jet skis
- Go on a shark tour
- Roast s’more’s over a fire on the beach
- Make coffee and breakfast together
- Find a spot to set up a hammock after your vows
- Grab a world famous Pubsub
- Kayak/Paddle board at night to see the bioluminescence
- Ride scooters around St. Augustine
- Go on a ghost tour
- Sign up for sailing lessons
- Find the best local craft donuts
- Go on a Jeep tour of the Everglades
- Drive through a lion safari
- Watch the Blue Angels perform in Jacksonville Beach
- Cook a fancy dinner together
- Have a chef cook dinner at your house rental
- Hang out in a hot tub
- Visit an amusement park
- Go on a helicopter tour in the Florida Keys
- Snorkel a coral reef
- Indoor rock climbing
- Explore the largest freshwater pool in the U.S.
- Look for alligators on an airboat tour
- Swim with Manatees in Crystal River
- Cut your wedding cake
- Pop some champagne
- Find a spot to have a first dance
- Dance around with sparklers
- Climb the stairs of a lighthouse
- Set up camp and star gaze
- Visit a secret bar
- Go to Florida’s biggest arcade
- Spend time in an art museum
- Throw axes
- Go surfing
- Make reservations for this sexy dessert room (Better Than Sex)
- Search for wild bison in Payne’s Prairie
- Collect sharks teeth on the beach
- Paddle board out to Shell Key
- Pick a zinnia or sunflower bouquet at a flower farm
- Try scallop fishing
- See the only publicly accessible caverns in Florida
- Wakeboard at Orlando Watersports Complex
- Stargaze in Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
So what do you think? Feeling inspired with ideas for your Florida elopement yet? Reach out and I can help it all come together!