Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Explore Key West Florida: A Wedding And Honeymoon Destination

By Peter Estenoz


You and your special loved one have always dreamed of a romantic wedding, in an inviting location giving you a memorable occasion to recall together for a lifetime. Why not come down to the island of Key West, Florida? A tropical island with its own exotic beauty. Whether you want to marry barefooted on the shores of our white sandy beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean or find a quite tropical garden this location is perfect for this type of getaway.

Key West is a great location for wedding photographs, as it offers an unbelievably natural, backdrop for your wedding photos. It will be an adventure in itself to determine which background you want either ocean waters or native tropical foliage which would be offered in a garden or park setting.

Keeping in mind Key West is very popular for weddings and is actually still reasonably inexpensive, therefore there is something available to suit anyone regardless of what size of wedding budget you actually have. Beach weddings range from simple ceremonies to very extravagant weddings. Whether you want to have your ceremony on the beach followed by a reception, or maybe an intimate dinner at one of our many restaurants that cater to the smaller wedding parties. Regardless of what you want on your special day Key West is able to offer an ultimate getaway for your wedding, as it offers sun, sea, and luxurious white sandy beaches and lush tropical gardens. Many have found it ideal as you can have your tropical outdoor wedding on the beach at various times throughout the day, whether early morning is your desire, or even right up until sunset and into the evening.

After your wedding, you can do the World Famous Duval Street Crawl, and take your guest to some of the hot spots Key West is famous for, such as Sloppy Joe's (Ernest Hemingway's hangout), Hogs Breath Saloon, and Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville, maybe even see him give an impromptu concert, to keep your party and celebration going.

After the wedding celebrating, you and your love can enjoy a quite romantic intimate honeymoon, and spend time getting to know one another, while exploring what Key West has to offer. We have many gift shops, and art galleries that feature local artist works. You'll find much on Duval Street, but why stop there, explore the island and you'll find much in tucked away places, and along the waterfront.

With so many museums and historical places to visit, you'll see for yourself Key West has so much to offer you to visit. Starting with the home of our most famous writer Ernest Hemingway, where who knows just to walk the grounds he walked, might inspire you to write your first famous novel. Enjoy treasure hunting, visit the Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum, and plot your own buried treasure adventure. Take your time going up the 88 steps of the Lighthouse Museum, once at the top, enjoy the view looking over the blue ocean waters that surround the island. We have also the Custom House Museum where the Art and Historical Society show early Key West, or the Little White House, Harry S. Truman's home away from home. We also have a couple of lookout rustic forts East and West Martello, both located on the southern side of the island, each equally charming, West Martello was taken over by the Key West Garden Club, and has the most beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean and White Street Pier from its Gazebo. One of the islands favorites is the Key West Butterfly Conservatory, our own little magic, this particular location, which melts your stress away, as you walk among the many different varieties of butterflies, you'll want to visit the gift shop to take a little bit of that magic home with you! But the day doesn't stop there, make your way down to Mallory Square along with everyone else for Sunset Celebration, which happens every evening, where your entertained by Key West best street performers.

Sailing adventures are unlimited, with either deep sea fishing in our pristine waters, or a romantic sunset sail on one of the many catamarans or schooners that chase the sun down every evening. Walk along Charter Boat Fishing Row to see the daily catch, go on an ever popular Dolphin Excursion and see pods of Dolphin frolicking in the water, Kayaking tours offer exploring the quite mangrove islands, Jet Ski tours that take you completely around our island, or if you like: do nothing at all but enjoy the laid back atmosphere we have on the island and find your spot and put down roots on our beaches underneath a palm tree, or sit by pool sipping your favorite beverage and plan your next adventure for tomorrow, or discuss it over dinner at one of our many unique restaurants, and look for the "locals" favorites as we would love to share these with you.

There are many ways to get to Key West whether your favorite is Car: its such a nice drive down the Florida Keys, visit one of the many state parks along the way, starting in Key Largo with the John Pennekamp Coral Reef, but there are other state parks along the way, namely the Windley Key Fossil Reef, Long Key, Bahia Honda, and also Fort Zachary Taylor State Park. We have also the Sand Key Reef here in Key West and not far from us the the Dry Tortugas National Park, where Fort Jefferson is, this is a great day trip! While traveling the Florida Keys, stop over in Big Pine Key and look for those Key Deer. If you want to fly to the island, we have an airport, the Key West International Airport, or if on a Cruise Ship these dock daily here we have 3 docks here on the island! Or if in the Fort Myers Florida area, plan a trip on the Key West Express Ferry.

Come and see why many have fallen in love with our island, whether your looking to stay at one of our many Bed and Breakfast Establishments, Guest houses or Inns, or at one of the many Hotel and Resorts you'll be sure to make Key West a favorite getaway for you and your loved one!




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