What's your ideal wedding destination? Casual or Elegant? Maybe you want to stand barefoot on the beach in tropical clothes and recite your own vows. Or wear gowns and tuxes under an archway set in the sand. How about a festive boat or wedding trolley? If you want traditional, choose any number of churches and chapels, from Spanish Point to Siesta Key, mainland Sarasota, Lido Key or Longboat Key.

Sunrise, sunset, or in-between, create your perfect wedding or renew your wedding vows tropical island style. Wedding professionals are available to help you from start to finish with accommodations, catering, flowers, gowns and formal wear, hairdressers/make-up, invitations/accessories, limousines, music/disk jockeys, ministers or notaries, photographers/videographers, reception locations and wedding cakes.

Let's not forget your ideal honeymoon! We have so many unique accommodations for you to begin your life together in our lush, romantic paradise.

Couples can get a marriage license by visiting any county courthouse in Florida. For out-of-state couples getting married in Florida, the ceremony may then be performed the same day. Florida residents must take a premarital preparation course. For more information, contact the Marriage License Department in Sarasota at 941-861-7400 or online at www.sarasotaclerk.com.

Click on the links below to find names, web sites and information about the wedding professionals who can help you create your perfect wedding your way.

And remember our special Valentine's Day ceremony, Say I Do Again, each Feb. 14 at Siesta Public Beach. Share the number one beach in America and a gorgeous sunset over the Gulf of Mexico with the person most special in your life. Hundreds of couples return year after year to celebrate their vows. Organized by Sarasota County Parks and Recreation, the vow renewal ceremony is conducted by Judge Becky Titus. Following the ceremony, couples receive a commemorative certificate and enjoy wedding cake. Advance registration is required; cost is $5 per couple. For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask about Say I Do Again, or go online at http://parksonline.scgov.net/ or call 941-861-7275.