Tide the Knot Beach Weddings — Attraction in Madeira Beach

BEST DECISION EVER!!

We were married on the morning of 7/22/23 on Sunset Beach in Treasure Island. After getting engaged at the end of May, we knew we wanted to do something small, intimate, romantic, convenient, and beautiful. And we were too excited to wait!!! Tide the Knot made that happen for us, leaving nothing left to be desired.

After about a 45 minute planning call, the entire wedding was planned. They worked with me to stay UNDER my small budget while also providing beautiful touches and upgrades where I wanted them (flowers!). Everyone I worked with was incredible. It was so fun being able to chime in on the vibes I wanted but not be overwhelmed with small details. It was clear they knew what they were doing and during the call the coordinator texted me example pictures to ensure we were on the same page. That gave me so much comfort!

We stayed at a local Airbnb that Friday night and got married at 9am the next morning. It was SO. EASY. Our 7 guests arrived to the beach around 8:30, and me (bride) and my mom arrived around 8:45. The day of coordinator greeted us with my DROP DEAD GORGEOUS bouquet and gave me tips on how to hold it. I heard my song begin to play and she told me it was time to walk down the boardwalk.

I will never forget that feeling when my mom walked me down the boardwalk and I saw the beautiful scene of the 7 people I love most in the world and my soon to be husband standing in the most beautiful picturesque scenery. It was like I turned the corner and a veil lifted and I was in a gorgeous, romantic, flawless beach wedding dream. Ugh, it brings tears to my eyes. A fun touch was they had the groom stand turned around so when I came out I could take it all in and the photographer could get those shots. Then they had him turn to face me and it was like the wind was knocked out of both of us. It was absolutely perfect. No other way to describe it.

We opted in for an officiant and she was lovely. We did the sand ceremony and it was very cute. The one “issue” I had was that I paid for a photographer add on, however ended up using my own photographer and they were unable to refund that portion. I understand it was definitely short notice but at that point even with the photographer deposit they paid they should have been able to refund me at least a portion. At the end of the day my pictures came out INCREDIBLE and I’d have it no other way so it’s water under the bridge, just make sure you are 100% on all the options you choose! Again, they did work with me on EVERYTHING else so I really can’t complain.

We are local (by about two hours) and no stranger to Florida weather. Getting married in the middle of summer was bold but it actually wasn’t that bad or hot in the morning!!! It was a bit overcast initially (which was very nice as we said our vows) but then the sun appeared and made the place that much more beautiful!! After about an hour of pictures, we went to Seadog Brewery for lunch and the rest is history.

Tide the Knot made my wedding the most enjoyable, beautiful, easy, exciting, STRESS FREE experience I could have ever imagined. I wouldn’t have changed anything. We are soooooo happy we did it this way and focused on us and sharing our vows in front of our closest friends and family. Because that’s what it’s all about! Tide the Knot made in happen in the best way for me. I could never thank...

The process of booking my wedding through Tide the Knot was very easy and stress free. Each employee I spoke with was so very kind and I appreciated that very much. However, I am overall just very dissatisfied with my wedding day experience. We chose to get married on a Saturday (11/5/22) which we understood that beaches can be busy. However, a few months before our wedding day we reached out to Tide the Knot and asked their opinion on switching location from Pass-a-grille to Indian Shores. (We rented a home in Indian Shores and got the okay from the owner to allow us to have a wedding there. ) When reaching out the employee I spoke with told us that we should really stick with PASS-A-GRILLE as it is very secluded and less populated than Indian shores. They also said the location was just overall prettier and that we wouldn't be disappointed with this location. However, we were extremely disappointed. Firstly trying to find parking was an absolute disaster. We drove around for over 20 minutes trying to find somewhere to park. I arrived and met with the wedding planner that was scheduled for my wedding. She was absolutely phenomenal. She was very calm and kind and I appreciated her being there. When it was time to walk down the aisle I simply asked if the beach was full since the parking was such a disaster and she responded with "oh yeah its always packed." Immediately I was beyond upset right before heading down the aisle. As soon as my father and I crossed over the small bridge onto the beach my heart sank and I wanted so bad to cry. This is not what I asked for at all or wanted. Again, I understand it's a public beach. But over and over again we were told this beach was so secluded and intimate. There were hundreds of people on the beach watching our entire ceremony. It was so loud we had no idea Music was even playing. I chose to walk down the aisle to a very special song and after the wedding I asked my parents and husband if they heard what it was and no one that attended the wedding could even hear the music. We could barely hear the officiant speak and we were standing right in front of her. My guest were so crammed with how tight they had all the seating for them. It was absolutely not what I pictured as my wedding. I really wish we would have changed locations and would have really been told about how crowded that beach was because where we rented our house in Indian shores we only saw 4-5 people the entire time we were there. After the ceremony was over we went right into pictures. The photographer was very sweet but I have to be honest and the pictures were not great. I don't have a single picture with my mom that turned out well. We never even got the photos done at the sunset, she was done with pictures a half hour before the sunset and when we went to leave we were devastated As we were driving back to the house and saw how pretty the sunset was. Overall just very disappointed in my wedding outcome. It's suppose to be a big magical day and it really sucks feeling like that was all...

So grateful the red tide had dissipated from Passagrille by my wedding day! Cristi made sure everything went just as I wanted it.

I walked barefoot and the cool fresh rose petals on the aisle were a pleasure to walk upon.

The sea breeze had my long hair whipping around my face so I would rethink having my long hair totally loose if I were doing it over. Maybe an updo with tendrils? The sea breeze also kept us from sweating in our formal attire, allowing us to enjoy being right on the beach in the heat of July.

Our officiant, Calvin read some beautiful words that I wish I had written down somewhere so I could hear them again. I loved the standard vows that Tide the Knot had prepared for us, and also the Ring vows. I kept copies to look back on and Cherish

We had a beachside affair with only a couple dozen guests. I was satisfied with everything, although I was a little disappointed in the color of the cake. I’m pretty traditional in my wedding cake choices and I had wanted a white cake with a blush pink fade up from the bottom. I got a deep pink cake more appropriate for a birthday. It was so delicious, I didn’t care too much about it, really, as I was pleased with the whole experience

I wish I had been able to gift my leftover flowers to a funeral home and the leftover food to a shelter. I hated to let so much good go to waste, but I ended up tossing most of it after a few days in the condo. If they already offer this service, I must have forgotten about it. If they don’t currently offer this service, I think it would be something to consider adding. That would be my suggestion for people in the future- be sure and send the leftover food and flowers home with someone or gift it to local shelters.

My father passed away suddenly just a few short weeks before the wedding, but we honored him with a memory chair, holding a rose and a framed photo. We believe he was with us in spirit.

My husband and I agreed that the violinist really made the day seem magical. I often have a song playing in my head, and my husband asked, wouldn’t it be cool to have a violinist following us around playing music everywhere? It’s funny, but now I can truly appreciate the appeal of live musicians. No soundtrack compares to hearing the instruments live. Between the ocean waves, the sea breeze, and a beautiful love song playing on the violin as I walked barefoot down the rose petal aisle, my wedding was truly a...