Barefoot Weddings formerly Beachside Bride is a Florida Beach Wedding Service located in North West Florida on the Gulf of Mexico between Pensacola Beach and Panama City Beach. We service Destin, Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Beach and surrounding areas.
There are several licensed Barefoot Beach Wedding Companies through out the State of Florida;
also offering beach weddings in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Michigan.
We have Happily Married hundreds of Barefoot couples on Florida's Emerald Coast Beaches since 2000.
Our site contains a variety of Florida beach wedding photos and area information to help with the planning of your wedding on the beach.
There are several Florida Barefoot Beach Wedding Packages to choose from or create your own!!!
Home of the Original Starfish and Seashell Wedding Arch, Unity Heart of Glass - Sand Ceremony, fern and floral aisle, tiki and fern aisle.
Our Barefoot Beach Wedding Packages include your Barefoot Officiate, beach wedding photos, Unity Heart of Glass-sand ceremony,
Blessing stones, unlimited consulation via internt or phone, FREE referrals to other wedding related venues.
Planning a beach wedding in Florida? What are you waiting for?
Come sinnk your sandy toes into the soft sugar white sand on Florida's Emerald Coast .
Barefoot Weddings is just a phone call away!
Specializing in unique beach wedding ceremonies and beach wedding decoration!
NO "HIDDEN" FEES
Simple, fun, tropical barefoot wedding on the beach, elegant and exotic beach wedding packages in Florida
Beach Weddings in Florida, Destin Beach Weddings, Okaloosa Island Beach Weddings, Navarre Beach Weddings
Barefoot Weddings your Florida beach wedding specialists since 2000 with several affiliate companies through out the entire
State of Florida. Mississippi beach weddings, Alabama beach weddings,Georgia beach weddings, Michigan beach weddings ,
Barefoot Beach Weddings
Copyright 1999-2011 Barefoot Weddings Inc. formerly Beachside Bride
All rights reserved Barefoot Weddings is a registered service mark of Barefoot Weddings Inc. Registration # 3044574 United States Patent and Trademark Ofc
Florida Trademark Registration # T07000000870
Any person(s) using ANY information from this site for Commercial use will be prosecuted under the Federal/ State copyright/ Trademark laws.






Diamond Dan's DJ Services
"Rockin the Emerald Coast"
We specialize in music for your beach wedding offering a mobile sound system
and microphone for your Officiate.
Our goal is to enhance your wedding ceremony and make your wedding reception a wonderful time to be remembered for a lifetime.
We've got years of experience in "on air" radio and mobile DJ events.
10% Discount for Active Military
850-496-7930
Tropical style professional singer/musician
Florida beach wedding specialist since 2000
(850) 244-9277
Congratulations on your upcoming Barefoot Beach Wedding in Florida!
Florida's Emerald Coast white sugar beaches set the perfect stage for a truly magical Florida barefoot beach wedding ceremony.
Although our office is located in Fort Walton Beach between Pensacola Beach and Panama City Beach, we do service
Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach /Okaloosa Island and Destin.
Couples come from all over the country to exchange their vows of marriage (mostly barefoot) on the soft white sugar sand beaches,
with the sunshine glistening on the emerald water and breath-taking sunsets as a backdrop along the Gulf of Mexico.
Florida Barefoot Beach Weddings are becoming more and more popular for couples of ALL ages.
The Florida Destination Barefoot Beach Wedding is quite memorable for the guests as well.
Many of the Out of State couples are surprised at how many Family members and Friends travel to come to their beach wedding. in Florida/
Who would pass up a week-end at the beach? (Even Uncle Fred and Aunt Peggy may show up) ha!
We offer several Barefoot Beach Wedding Packages in a variety of colors and styles to choose from.
Each Barefoot Wedding Package includes your Barefoot Officiate and beach wedding photographer
a photo release for reprints and enlargements and a sand ceremony keepsake Unity Heart of Glass.
Just as each couple has specific needs, each barefoot beach wedding ceremony is "customized" for the couple.
Children from previous relationships are involved throughout the beach wedding ceremony...it's an important day for them too!
We hope you find the site enjoyable and informative. If you have any questions feel free to call or e-mail.
Marriage Vow Renewals & Commitment Ceremonies Available
Call or e-mail for date availability
(850) 244-9277
Please clearly leave your name and phone number when calling if you get an answering machine,
we will return your call in the order received.
Keep in mind that Saturday Sunset ceremonies are the most popular and the first to be booked.
We will not book further than 1 year in advance
Office consultations by appointment only
Looking for another area in Florida, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Alabama,
Jekyll Island, Georgia, Mississippi or Michigan?
Family Promises
Children from previous relationships are involved in your Barefoot Beach Wedding ceremony during Family Promises. Some couples opt to bring a gift to present to the child(ren) during the ceremony.
Children are also involved in other parts of the ceremony as well...
...after all it is an important day for them too!
** A Florida Marriage License is required. **
(Click on above link for listing and phone #'s)
The local Clerk of the Court's Office is located in Shalimar on Hwy 85 (Eglin Pkwy)... just minutes from our office. Go to Building "E"
The Bride and Groom must apply together in person.
(Must be 18 years old - or a parental consent must be completed)
Both must provide a State issued photo ID
The fee is $93.50 and there is NO blood test
FL Residents have a 3 day waiting period
Out of State residents can be married the same day license is applied for -
NO Waiting Period!
For further info Okaloosa County Clerk's Office: (850) 651-7200 ext.3
Certified copies will be $7.50
PRE- REGISTER WITH THE ON-LINE KIOSK
Or if you are not a Florida resident and wish to take care of it early:
If you are not a US citizen, you will need an Apostille.
Go HERE for more details.
Okaloosa Island Tourist Information Center
Unity Heart of Sand Ceremony
with our Original "Unity Heart of Glass"
As a symbol of "Unity" the couple is asked to take a hand of sand from beneath them and as they put it into the
"Unity Heart of Glass/ Unity Heart of Sand" at the same time, they repeat a verse together.
Children of couple are also included
Looking for another area for your destination beach wedding in Florida,
Georgia, MIssissippi, Alabama or Michigan?
The beach wedding companies listed below are independently owned and operated
legally licensed to use our barefoot beach wedding ceremony & format, original beach wedding arches and aisle way designs
Beach Wedding Packages and Pricing may vary
Now booking 2012 SUNSET "Barefoot" beach weddings in Florida
Barefoot Weddings "Featured Vendors"
Click here for more vendors including Florists, Bridal Shoppes, Day Spas, Limo Service, Live Musicians and more!
Looking for a unique reception venue?
Visit the Solaris Luxury Yacht 850-650-2519
Ask for Gwen and tell her the Barefoot People sent you!



















Siesta Key Beach Wedding Specials
Servicing Siesta Key, Crescent Beach, Casey Key, Lido Key, Manasota Key, Captiva Island, Venice,
Marco Island, Sanibel Island and surrounding areas.
Marriage Vow Renewals Available
Saint Augustine Beach Wedding Packages
Florida Beach Weddings
Servicing St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Jacksonville , Fernandina Beach,
Amelia Island beaches and surrounding areas
Georgia Beach Weddings
Jekyll Island
Sunrise ceremonies available
Marriage Vow Renewals
Servicing Pensacola Beach, Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island, Destin and surrounding areas
ALL Inclusive Packages Available
Accommodations/ Catering/ DJ Service / Family Beach Portraits
Marriage Vow Renewals
Reception Decorating Available
Miami Beach Weddings
Servicing Port St Lucie, Stuart, Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Vero Beach, Jupiter, Singer Island, South Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Pompano Beach, Ft Lauderdale, Miami Beach, South Beach, Key Largo, Marathon, Key West & Surrounding beaches
Sunrise Ceremonies available
Marriage Vow Renewals & Commitment Ceremonies Available
Florida Beach Weddings
Servicing Pensacola and Perdido Key
Alabama Beach Weddings
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island
Servicing Destin, Crystal Beach, Sandestin, Miramar, Grayton Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Inlet Beach, Seagrove Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Panama City Beach and locations in betweeen
**Sunrise ceremonies, last minute elopements available as well as reception catering and decorating**
Clearwater Beach Weddings - Daytona Beach Weddings - Cocoa Beach Weddings
Servicing Clearwater Beach, Sand Key Beach, Treasure Island, Sarasota, Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach, Coquina Beach, Holmes Beach, Tampa, Indian Rocks Beach, Ormond Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona Beach, Melbourne Beach and surrounding areas
Marriage Vow Renewal Ceremonies
Panama City Beach Wedding Packages
Servicing Panama City, St George Island, Mexico Beach, Cape San Blas, Apalachicola and surrounding areas
Marriage Vow Renewals Available
Key West Beach Weddings
Servicing Key Largo, Marathon, Islamorda, Key West and the rest of the Florida Keys.
Commitment Ceremonies Available
Marriage Vow Renewals
Mississippi Beach Weddings
Servicing Biloxi, Gulf Port, Pascagoula, Mobile Bay, Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan and other Mississippi and Alabama area beaches
Marriage Vow Renewal Ceremonies
Servicing Port St Lucie, Jupiter, Singer Beach, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Vero Beach,
Ft Pierce & West Palm Beach
Marriage Vow Renewals available
Michigan Beach Wedding Packages
Servicing Michigan beaches in Saugatuck, Holland, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg, Muskegon, Ludington, Manistee, Traverse City and Torch Lake
Marriage Vow Renewals available






10% Active Military Discount on any beach wedding package over $1000.00
"Let Rocco do the cookin'"
**Local Blue Crabs
**Louisiana Crawfish in season or substiture Snow Crabs
**Steamed Shrimp Platter chilled with cocktail sauce
**Red Potatoes
**Corn on the Cob
$15.00 per person
Inclusive Delivery, set up, tax, paper goods and plastic dinnerware
850-243-4880
** Please allow 2 days advance notice***
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
Celebrate the wedding of your dreams at our resort. We offer five indoor venues ranging from 780 to 4800 square feet for events with up to 300 attendees, along with outdoor facilities for beach and garden weddings. Choose from packages designed to fit a variety of budgets. Our Catering department will work with you from start to finish in creating the wedding memories are made of.
850-243-9161
800-472-1790
Lodging, Beach Locations, Spas, Bakeries, etc.
Blending of the Sands Ceremony
Several sand colors to choose from.
Children of couple are also included