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1. Estate Introduction & History

In Ponte Vedra Beach, where live oaks frame the sky and the Atlantic is a few unhurried minutes away, the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa arranges an entire wedding weekend within one airy, gardened campus: rooms and villas gathered around lagoons and lawns; ballrooms with generous ceiling heights and foyers that behave like anterooms to celebration; terraces and decks that are tuned to evening light; and, just beyond the treeline, the legendary fairways of TPC® Sawgrass. The resort took form as part of the Players Club community’s growth in the 1980s, opening several years after Sawgrass Village (1984) and next door to the PGA TOUR’s headquarters—its identity from the start intertwined with championship golf and coastal leisure.

For couples, that history matters less as a chronology than as a feeling: the property reads as a resort designed for hospitality at scale—a place where guest arrival, welcome cocktails, portrait sessions, ceremony, dinner, and dancing can all occur without strain, so that movement between moments feels like turning pages in the same story. When the evening draws down, the lagoons hold the last of the sky and the walk back to villas is short and easy.

Arrival at the resort feels gently progressive rather than abrupt: first the canopy of oaks that filters the Florida sun, then the curve of the drive that reveals water and lawn by degrees, and finally the quiet of the lobby where the sound drops and conversations seem to gather in low, anticipatory tones. Couples who have planned from different cities often say that this sequence matters, because guests who have been in airports and on highways all morning need a moment to exhale, and it is useful when the architecture itself provides that pause. From there the weekend assumes its rhythm—welcome cocktails that do not feel rushed, an early supper in Sawgrass Village for friends arriving late, and a rehearsal that concludes just in time to admire the last light off the lagoons.

Although the resort’s story is linked to tournament golf, it is not a one‑note setting; it is large enough to hold different kinds of gatherings in parallel. Children find their way to the pools and walkways as naturally as grandparents settle onto shaded terraces; a bridal party can dress in quiet suites while another family takes a morning at the beach; and the couple can cross the grounds on foot without feeling on display, because the pathways are screened and the sight lines kind. In that balance—public enough to feel celebratory, private enough to feel personal—the weekend begins to belong to the people who have made the trip to be with you.

2. Overview of the Estate & Architectural Setting

The resort’s architecture is contemporary Floridian—stucco volumes softened by wood and glass, shaded walkways that slip from lobby to gardens, and a series of outdoor rooms where water and planting finish the composition. Interiors have been refreshed in recent years with a calmer palette and generous textures; ballrooms like Champions, Masters, Heritage and Arbor offer clear spans and sight lines, while the Cascades Deck and Lawn, Spa Lawn, and American Gator Club Deck extend the celebration to the open air. Because the resort sits on sixty‑plus acres, there is breathing room around every venue: photos find reflections in the lagoons, long views toward the Stadium Course, and pockets of shade that feel natural rather than contrived.

Spaces are proportioned for people and for photographs. Ballrooms are shaped with disciplined ceiling planes and restrained fixtures so that lighting plots can be layered without visual clutter, and foyers—often overlooked in contemporary hotels—are wide enough to function as elegant anterooms where an escort display reads like an exhibition and not an afterthought. Glass walls open to decks and lawns, giving you choices that are contingent but not compromising: should the weather shift or the light be too bright for a particular hour, doors close and the room remains coherent rather than makeshift.

The landscape is equally deliberate. Paths are shaded, edges are softened, and plantings make a gentle veil between activity and view. On the Cascades Lawn, the sound of water sets a calm register beneath conversation; on the Spa Lawn the rectangular geometry behaves almost like a diagram for seating, aisle, and musicians; and at the Beach Club the horizon organizes everything, which is why the simplest arrangements—chairs, a frame for the vows, and a single aisle—often look the most sophisticated. The ensemble feels considered without calling attention to itself, and that restraint gives designers and florists a generous canvas.

3. Ceremony & Reception Settings

Ceremonies can be staged on the Spa Lawn—a broad, green rectangle edged by gardens—on the oval Cascades Lawn set before its waterfall, or at the resort’s oceanfront Cabana Beach Club for vows at the edge of the sea; cocktail hours unfold on the Cascades Deck or the American Gator Club Deck overlooking the 13th hole; dinner and dancing scale from the Heritage Ballroom (for two to three hundred) to Arbor (with wraparound deck and floor‑to‑ceiling sliders) to the eight‑figure volume of the Champions Ballroom for grand guest counts. Indoors and out, the circulation between spaces is simple, so that plans can flex with weather while preserving the look and pace of the day.

Couples who favor an outdoor ceremony often choose the Spa Lawn and orient the aisle to keep faces softly lit in the late afternoon. Musicians tuck against hedging, microphones are hidden among the florals, and the audience sees the couple with water and sky beyond rather than with equipment and stands in the frame. A receiving line may form under the nearest arcade, but many couples prefer to begin an unhurried round of greetings during cocktails, which keeps the schedule supple and allows the evening to move toward dinner in a natural way.

Inside, dinner reads best when tables are placed to preserve long sight lines from doors to head table or dance floor. Rounds are traditional and make conversation easy; long tables flatter the Arbor deck and rooms with windows in sequence; and mixed plans create pockets of intimacy within a larger guest count. Bars that open on the periphery prevent a queue from forming across a circulation path, and dessert can either appear at tables or invite guests to visit a composed station when they are ready. If you are tenting the lawn, a sailcloth or clear‑top structure with soft perimeter lighting extends the property’s architectural language outdoors, which is why evening photographs of the dance floor often look as if the room had always existed on the grass.

A few practical notes help the day feel effortless: schedule hair and makeup to finish with a margin before first look; place boutonnieres and bouquets in a cool, shaded room near portraits; confirm a short microphone check with your officiant and musicians; and reserve ten minutes after the ceremony for the two of you, even if it is only a walk toward the water while guests begin cocktails. These small measures return calm to the center of the day and are the reason people later say that time did not run away from them.

Recommended Rentals, Décor & Lighting

• PRI Productions — Event design, staging & lighting

• All About Events — Tents, tables, chairs & tabletop

• Beachview Event Rentals & Design — Sailcloth & structure tents, lounges

• St. Johns Illuminations — String lights & uplighting

4. Amenities & Services (Peculiar to Sawgrass Marriott)

On site are rooms and suites alongside family‑friendly villas that allow a wedding party to spread out; four pools (including a spa relaxation pool) provide daylight leisure and a handsome backdrop for casual photos; the Sawgrass Spa offers 19 treatment rooms and a quiet‑pool courtyard for getting‑ready mornings; dining ranges from Vernon's to Alice & Pete’s to seasonal venues at the Cabana Beach Club; and the resort operates a complimentary shuttle to its private oceanfront club, placing sunrise, surf, and an ocean‑edge cocktail hour within easy reach. Because the resort partners with TPC® Sawgrass next door, golfers in the party can arrange tee times or coaching, and the property’s event team is practiced with large‑scale weekends where many needs meet in one place.

The events staff, including Marriott Certified Wedding Planners, understands both the choreography and the feeling of a wedding day; menus can be plated, family‑style, or stations‑driven; service reads polished but warm; and rain plans use neighboring rooms and covered decks to preserve the look of the ceremony and reception without asking guests to compromise their experience.

Because everything is on property—the villas, rooms, spa, pools, and dining—your timeline can be economical without feeling compressed. A wedding party may anchor in a set of villas where doors open to one another so that parents and attendants move easily between spaces; a light lunch and hydration are staged in the quietest room; and a photographer begins with details before clothing, hair, and flowers come together. Meanwhile friends take a shuttle to the Beach Club, children visit the family pool for an hour, and out‑of‑town guests stretch their legs on the footpaths that ring the lagoons.

The spa merits a special note. Treatments can be paced to preserve hair and makeup, and the relaxation courtyard provides a controlled environment for a few photographs that read serene rather than staged. The events team will help you place those appointments far enough ahead that attendants can return to dress without haste. Later, after a night of dancing, a brunch by the water with a short, seasonal menu brings everyone back together without the formality of the evening before—another reason the property suits a full weekend rather than a single night.

Diners at the resort experience a range of moods without leaving the grounds: a proper rehearsal dinner in a private room with measured toasts; welcome drinks on a deck where the breeze carries a suggestion of the sea; a dessert tasting that narrows choices to a handful of confident flavors; and a farewell breakfast where families say their good‑byes at their own pace. The continuity of staff across these venues creates a single standard of service, which is why guests often remark later that everything felt consistent from the moment they arrived.

5. Why Couples Choose the Resort & Reviews

Couples choose Sawgrass Marriott because it allows an entire celebration to unfurl within one thoughtfully planned campus—gardens for vows, decks for cocktails, a ballroom scaled to the guest list, and villas and rooms that make it easy to gather not just for one evening but for the whole weekend. The resort’s proximity to TPC® Sawgrass is an added magnet for golf‑loving families, while access to the Cabana Beach Club brings the Atlantic directly into the narrative with sunrise walks and sea‑light portraits. Guests remember how easy it felt: no complicated transfers, no long breaks, simply a sequence of well‑timed moments overseen by a team that handles the details.

Many couples speak afterward about presence—the feeling that they participated in their own wedding rather than watched it pass. They remember hearing their vows, seeing friends’ faces, tasting the dinner they chose, and finding their grandparents easily during the first round of dancing. That kind of memory is not accidental; it is the product of a plan that respects attention and leaves air in the schedule, and of a property arranged to support that plan. When rooms are scaled for conversation and the path from one chapter to the next is short, guests relax and the evening acquires that unmistakable tone of celebration without hurry.

Guests also notice manners: the temperature of sparkling water on arrival, the way canapés circulate to the far corners of the terrace rather than clustering near the kitchen door, the habit of staff to stand out of sight lines during toasts, and the quiet efficiency with which a room transforms for dancing. These are small arts, but they are the ones that make a formal evening feel alive and gracious rather than merely correct.

Selected Quotations (Couples & Media)

• “We didn’t have favors, but we did have a great hospitality room in one of the villas at the hotel… it was a great little spot for the party to continue.” — Real wedding feature on The Knot

• “The reception… the dancing, the toasts, the foods (drooling)… it was all a perfect mix of the things we love with the people we love.” — Couple interview via Tonya Beaver Photography

• “The Sawgrass Marriott is beautiful and a perfect venue for a wedding reception! Out‑of‑town guests loved staying on the property… the food was unbelievably delicious.” — WeddingWire review excerpt

6. Exclusivity, Heritage & Notable Moments

The resort stands beside a chapter of American golf history. TPC® Sawgrass opened in 1980–82 as the PGA TOUR’s groundbreaking Stadium Course and permanent home of THE PLAYERS Championship; the Players Club community grew with Sawgrass Village (1984), and a few years later the Marriott at Sawgrass opened in the shadow of the TOUR’s headquarters. Since then, the resort has welcomed generations of competitors, families, and wedding guests who find in Ponte Vedra a rare combination: a healthy dose of sport, a welcoming coast, and a resort laid out to host milestones with dignity and ease.

The resort’s proximity to the PGA TOUR’s headquarters and the Stadium Course creates a certain atmosphere in spring, when tournament preparations are visible across the way and golf conversations drift through the bars; yet the property remains resolutely a resort, attentive to families, weddings, and conferences at the same time. Longtime staff can point to years when players’ families stayed in the villas, when a rehearsal dinner coincided with a practice round, or when a morning after brunch shared the deck with a junior clinic. In this interweaving of sport and hospitality the resort has found its character: professional in its standards, relaxed in its bearing, and content to let the setting do much of the talking.

Couples sometimes choose to nod to the location with a small emblem—a sketch of the famous island green on a welcome card, a course‑map pattern lining the envelopes, or a set of escort cards named for seaside birds and nearby fairways. Others prefer no such references at all, finding that the combination of water, trees, and open sky is sufficient. Either approach reads well here because the grounds are generous and the rooms never insist on a single look.

Heritage & Resources (Selected, Linked)

• TPC® Sawgrass — Stadium Course (1982) and THE PLAYERS Championship (1982–present) — Adjacent championship venue; resort partnership

• Cabana Beach Club — resort’s private oceanfront club with complimentary shuttle — Direct beach access for resort guests

• Sawgrass Players Club History — Community timeline (Sawgrass Village 1984; Marriott opens several years later)

7. Photography Aesthetic & Recommended Photo‑Video

Light performs beautifully here: mornings at the Beach Club are pearled and clear; late afternoons on the lagoons lend reflections and a quiet breeze; blue hour around the Cascades Lawn gives a soft, even tone before the ballroom opens. The property supports a range of styles—true‑to‑color documentary, editorial portraits with architectural lines, and classic family formals on green. A first‑look on a shaded walk, vows on the Spa Lawn, and a quick detour to the Beach Club as the sun drops can be woven into a single, coherent plan.

A photographic plan often begins with a first look shaded by oaks, family groupings on a nearby lawn where mobility is easy for elders, and a brief walk to the water for portraits that catch the sky without squint. After the ceremony, a quick set on the Cascades bridge or under the arbor yields frames with depth and texture; as the room opens, the photographer can settle into a rhythm that finds faces at tables, the gestures of toasts, and the quiet of a newly married couple stepping into the corridor between courses.

At the Beach Club, mornings belong to calm light and simple arrangements—bare feet at the tide line, a hem lifted, a horizon that steadies the frame. Late afternoons offer a warmer register and the possibility of a silhouette if you wait for the moment when the sun meets the water. Videographers appreciate the clean audio in ballrooms that were designed with speech in mind; a combination of lapel microphones at the ceremony and a fixed mic for toasts produces a recording that will keep its clarity for decades.

Recommended Photo & Video

• Agnes Lopez Photography — Fashion‑forward portraits + documentary

• Tonya Beaver Photography — True‑to‑color storytelling

• Brooke Images — Wedding & lifestyle photography

• Sarahdipity Photos — Natural‑light wedding photography

• Fox & Film Photo — Editorial wedding imagery

• Elan Nicol Film & Photo / Orbit East Productions — Photo & film teams

8. Local Attractions & Cultural Enrichment

Out‑of‑town guests can stitch together a weekend that feels like North Florida at its best—art and gardens on the river, a historic city to the south, music in vintage and open‑air venues, and beaches protected by preserves. These nearby highlights pair naturally with a Sawgrass Marriott wedding itinerary:

For guests building itineraries around your wedding, distances are forgiving: Jacksonville’s museums and riverfront parks sit to the north, the historic streets of St. Augustine lie to the south, and state preserves weave between the Intracoastal and the ocean. A day might look like coffee in Sawgrass Village, a visit to the Cummer Museum and gardens, lunch by the river, an hour at the beach, and a return to the resort for welcome festivities—varied enough to feel like travel, close enough to feel restful.

Written notes on your website help friends choose well: typical visit lengths, best times of day, whether reservations are recommended, and a suggestion for where to park. When people know what to expect they take fuller advantage of the region and return on time and content for the evening you have planned.

Museums & Gardens (Jacksonville)

• Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens — Riverside museum with historic gardens

• MOCA Jacksonville — Downtown contemporary art museum

• MOSH — Museum of Science & History — Southbank museum with planetarium

Music & Theatre

• Florida Theatre (Downtown Jax) — 1927 Mediterranean‑Revival theatre; concerts & films

• Ponte Vedra Concert Hall — Intimate venue for touring acts

• St. Augustine Amphitheatre (The AMP) — Open‑air amphitheatre in Anastasia State Park

History & Landmarks

• Castillo de San Marcos (NPS) — 17th‑century coquina fort on Matanzas Bay

• Fort Matanzas (NPS) — 18th‑century Spanish watchtower; ferry access

• St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum — 1870s lighthouse with museum & views

Beaches & Nature

• Mickler’s Landing — Ponte Vedra — Coquina‑tinted sand, sunrise, shelling

• GTM Research Reserve — Trails, estuary overlooks, education center

• Big Talbot Island / Boneyard Beach — Wild shoreline with driftwood “boneyard”

• Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park — Wooded park with lake, trails, surf

Signature Seasonal Moments

• St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights — Holiday lights mid‑Nov through Jan

9. Accommodations — On‑Site & Nearby

Because lodging is on property, couples can host welcome parties, late‑night hospitality suites, and morning‑after brunches without adding transfers; villas let families gather under one roof, while suites near the ballrooms make preparations straightforward. For overflow, Sawgrass Village’s Hilton Garden Inn sits a short walk away and supports room blocks for guests who prefer a smaller hotel or a different price point.

A room block strategy can be simple. Place the wedding party and immediate family in villas near one another so that preparations stay contained and photographers can move easily between addresses; hold a handful of suites near the primary ballroom for last looks and the change into evening wear; and allocate quieter rooms for relatives who prefer early nights. If you anticipate many children, consider one villa as a supervised hospitality room near bedtime, stocked with snacks and quiet distractions so that parents can return to the dance floor with ease.

Accessibility is straightforward across the resort, with elevators and ramps linking ballrooms, decks, and paths; if a guest requires a particular accommodation, the events office will mark it on the floor plan so that seating and routes support comfort without calling attention to logistics. Printed maps at check‑in—shuttle schedule, valet hours, brunch location—reduce questions on the day and free the couple to remain at the center of the celebration.

Recommended Properties

• Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa — Rooms, Suites & Villas — 1000 TPC Blvd; on‑site lodging with villas & suites

• Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra — Sawgrass Village — 45 TPC Blvd; adjacent, walkable to shops & dining

10. Culinary Experience, Wedding Cakes & Desserts

Menus at the resort read seasonally and locally, shaped by a culinary team used to banquets that still feel like dinner. Tasting appointments refine pacing—plated, stations, or family‑style—and pastry can coordinate with an outside cake designer when couples prefer a particular aesthetic. The Jacksonville and St. Augustine area offers excellent cake studios:

A tasting six to eight weeks ahead lets the culinary team calibrate pacing with your timeline. If you favor speeches between courses, choose plate compositions that present cleanly and retain temperature; if you prefer a continuous dance floor after the first course, build a menu with a plated opener and well‑manned stations that feed both the bold and the cautious. Late‑night service can be a quiet return to the savory—a small sandwich, a warm bite—or a memory from your own story—a nod to a city where you met or a family recipe made elegant for the room.

Beverage plans benefit from a house specialty and a thoughtful non‑alcoholic counterpart served with equal ceremony. The latter matters more than people sometimes guess; when presented with care it signals that every guest, regardless of preference, is meant to feel thoroughly included. Coffee service is best timed as the dance floor reaches its stride, so that those who step out for a moment can warm their hands and return to the music.

Recommended Wedding Cakes & Desserts

• Cinotti’s Bakery — Classic tiers & dessert tables

• Crème de la Cocoa — Boutique cakes & sweets

• Publix Wedding Cakes — Reliable, customizable designs

• Alleycakes — Cakes, desserts, dessert bars

11. Wedding Planners & Coordination

For destination weekends, a planner familiar with Ponte Vedra keeps timings precise—transport windows to the Beach Club, tenting and lighting for lawns, and the choreography of a ballroom flip when needed. These teams are trusted and local:

A planner who knows the property can read a floor plan almost as a piece of chamber music, placing tempo changes where conversations naturally pause and giving room for crescendos where doors open or the band takes its first set. The cadence of work is predictable: an early site tour and goal‑setting conversation, a mid‑course design review that includes rental selections and sample florals, and a final walkthrough where power drops, cue sheets, and delivery windows are confirmed with each vendor.

On the day, two habits keep the center calm: information flows through a single point of contact, and decisions are reduced to clear choices that respect the couple's priorities already set in planning. This is how the evening acquires that distinct tone of purpose without tension—the feeling that many hands are at work and yet the celebration still belongs to the people in the room.

Wedding Planners & Coordination (Recommended)

• Dairing Events — Full‑service planning and design

• Southern Charm Events — Planning & coordination

• Coastal Coordinating — Destination‑savvy team

• Bustled Wedding Planning — Marketplace & coordination

• Flaire Events — Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra experience

12. Wedding Bands, Ensembles & Entertainment

The Champions and Masters ballrooms are built for music—stages, rigging points, load‑in access—and the decks welcome strings, jazz, or acoustic sets at cocktail hour. Consider:

Music at Sawgrass Marriott can lean grand or intimate with equal success. A strings trio under a pergola carries a ceremony with warmth; a six‑ to ten‑piece band fills the Champions Ballroom without strain; and a DJ with a refined sense of dynamics can keep the room alive while allowing conversation at tables. Stage dimensions and load‑in routes are known quantities to local providers, and lighting can be tuned from a warm, conversational register at dinner to a more saturated look for the first full dance set.

A planned arc helps guests of different ages find their moment on the floor. Begin with a short block of familiar standards that bring grandparents and friends together in the same frame, follow with the couple’s favorite era, and close with a song that releases the room gracefully toward valet and shuttles. It is an old recipe because it works, and because it looks beautiful when you see it later in photographs—faces close together, hands lifted, the last measures carrying a sense of completion.

Wedding Bands & Entertainment (Recommended)

• The Band Be Easy — High‑energy, multi‑genre band

• Bold City Classics — Retro‑modern horn band

• Bay Kings Band — Live band (custom lineups)

• DJ Jacob Towe — DJ + lighting production

• DJ E.L. – Party Solution Entertainment — Wedding DJ/MC

• Footloose Entertainment — Experienced wedding DJ

• Island Sound — Wedding DJ collective

• Jacksonville Strings — Ceremony strings & ensembles

13. Florists & Botanical Design

Architecture and landscape here accept both formal compositions and looser coastal garden work: roses and ranunculus with citrus leaf and jasmine on the Arbor deck; airy grasses under sailcloth on the Cascades Lawn; classic whites and greens in the ballrooms. These designers are admired for their craft and reliability:

The coastal setting invites florals that feel fresh rather than forced—bouquets with movement, ceremony pieces that keep the horizon present, and table compositions that respect conversation and sight lines. Indoors, candlelight belongs to the room and reads accurately in photographs; outdoors, lanterns and protected tapers handle the breeze while preserving the soft tone that everyone remembers when they think of an evening by the water.

Repurposing ceremony florals for the reception is practical and graceful when coordinated in advance: aisle arrangements become entry pieces, the arch finds a second life behind the cake or band, and loose stems appear at powder rooms and bars. This continuity stitches the evening together and carries your chosen palette from vows to the last toast.

Florists & Botanical Design (Recommended)

• Ruby Reds Floral & Garden — Romantic, texture‑rich florals

• Shea Hopely Flowers — Architectural installations

• Liz Stewart Floral Design — Color‑forward compositions

• Cole Dewey Designs — Event florals & installations

• Tula Rose — Bouquets, centerpieces, arches

• Park Avenue Florist — Reliable full‑service florist

• A Happily Ever After Floral — Weddings & events

• Parkers Events — Florals & event décor

14. Seasonal Considerations & Weather Notes

Spring and autumn often bring temperate days with ocean breezes at the Beach Club and quiet evenings by the lagoons; summer weddings keep guests comfortable with shaded aisle orientations, chilled beverage stations, and indoor dancing after sunset; winter light can be crisp and early, encouraging first looks before vows and candle‑rich tablescapes in the ballroom. Rain and wind contingencies are straightforward: covered decks, neighboring salons, and ballrooms allow pivots that preserve the visual continuity of the celebration.

Seasons shape the hour. Spring and autumn often reward earlier ceremonies with mild air and generous light; summer favors a later start and cool drinks at arrival; winter encourages a first look before vows and a ballroom that glows from the first course onward. Whatever the calendar, set a secondary plan early and describe it on paper—neighboring rooms, covered decks, or a clear‑top—so that if a change becomes prudent it appears deliberate and elegant rather than improvised.

Guests appreciate simple counsel: a note about footwear for lawns and decks, a suggestion to bring a wrap for evening breezes, and a reminder that the Beach Club can feel cooler as the sun drops. These small courtesies read as care for comfort and, in the aggregate, contribute to the calm that distinguishes a well‑considered celebration.

15. Contact Information & Booking

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa — 1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Main: (904) 285‑7777 • Spa: (904) 674‑4772 • TPC® Sawgrass Golf (next door): (904) 285‑7777

Website:Resort Overview

Weddings & Venues:Event Spaces & Planning

Spa & Cabana Beach Club:Spa & Beach Club

Golf at TPC® Sawgrass:Golf Access

Note: The resort does not operate an airport shuttle; coordinate private transfers with vetted transportation partners below.

Begin correspondence with a brief sketch of the day you imagine—ceremony site and time, approximate guest count, service style, and whether you plan to incorporate the Beach Club or a church ceremony—then copy your planner so that the design, rentals, and timeline develop together. A single document that consolidates selections and decisions will serve you better than a gallery of files; when the week of the wedding arrives, you will consult it for counts, cue times, and contact numbers rather than hunting for messages.

If families are hosting parts of the weekend, share only the relevant pages for each event to keep responsibilities clear and goodwill high: the rehearsal dinner host needs counts and arrival times; the transportation lead needs pickup windows and bus sizes; the brunch host needs a floor plan and a simple menu. Clarity preserves energy for the parts of the weekend that cannot be delegated: the vows, the first look, and the conversations that will become stories in the years ahead.

16. Transportation, Access & Parking

Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) lies roughly thirty‑four miles to the northwest; most wedding itineraries time the transfer at 40–55 minutes outside rush hours. The resort provides valet and self‑parking options for guests; for multi‑stop wedding‑day routes—getting‑ready suites, church or Beach Club ceremony, portraits, reception—arrange executive coaches or shuttles sized to the party.

For transportation, set a simple schedule and print it. A mid‑afternoon shuttle for guests staying off‑site, an earlier coach for family and wedding party, and a late return loop that runs for an hour after the last song tend to serve most plans well. Provide a map pin for rideshare and a note about the correct entrance so that arrivals are smooth and staff can greet rather than direct. If your evening includes a sparkler farewell or a staged exit, coordinate with valet so that the couple’s car stands clear and the route is safe and well lit.

Parking notes can be included alongside the farewell details in your program or website: where to leave a vehicle overnight, when lots close, and whom to call if plans change. These practicalities may feel small during design meetings, but they are the details that make a gracious ending possible, reinforcing the sense that the celebration stayed thoughtful from the first invitation to the last good‑bye.

Transportation Partners (Linked)

• East Coast Transportation — Executive sedans, mini‑buses, motorcoaches

• Dana’s Limousine & Transportation — Limos, SUVs, shuttles

• Black Car Jax — Private black car service

• LimoJax — Limousine & party bus

Appendix — Master Vendor Directory (Quick Links)

Rentals, Décor & Lighting