Sanibel Should Be On Top of Check List for Weddings and Honeymoons

There were a plethora of TV programs on the Travel Channel this past week-end dealing with "bests" of beach destinations and beach accommodations. There was The Ten Most Romantic Beaches segment, The Ten Sexiest Beaches segment, The Ten Most Extreme Beaches segment and a whole host of other shows featuring destinations and accommodations that ranged in price from $200 a night to $250,000 for a week's stay.

But let's assume that most people getting married and most people reading this blog post can't afford the luxury of Necker Island or Musha Cay. That's a very fair assumption.And let's also assume that if you are thinking of having a destination wedding, you are a little shy about inviting guests to a "destination" that is going to cost them the approximate amount of a good down payment on a 4 Bedroom home.

You do, however, have a check list of what you want:

1. A nice climate

2. A pretty environment

3. Resources to enhance your special day

4. Activities for the guests and bridal party

5. Easy access to the destination

6. And of course reasonably priced accommodations.

Can Sanibel Island match your needs?

Check: 1. For six months or more out of the year, the temperatures are sunny with nice breezes and no humidity.

Check: 2. The Gulf is a beautiful back drop for a marriage ceremony.

Check 3. All the resources a couple will need from reception venues to florists and photographers are easily found right on the Island.

Check 4. The bridal party and invited guests will have a wide variety of things to do together or independently as well as diversity of choices in lodging for the wedding, and hopefully to add some time before or after as their own vacation.

Check 5. Fort Myers is the closest airport, only 40 minutes from the island and a hub for planes coming from all over the country as well as much of Europe. Miami airport is only a 3 hour drive and services national and international flights. Sarasota airport is less than 2 hours away and Tampa is again, a 3 hour drive.In addition to these 4 airports that can be the transportation connection for guests traveling by plane and from hundreds of locations, the highways into Florida are very good and easy to travel for guests who may be closer and wanting to use their own cars to get to the island.

Check 6. Accommodations range from condos to houses and span a wide range of prices from last minute discounts to value packed and diversified digs where you and your guests can be right at home.

Considering the reasonable cost, convenience and appeal of a wedding on a small and well managed resort island, Sanibel Island would appear the holiday spot to tie the knot!