Anna Maria Island

Wedding Caterers

Wedding Caterers on Anna Maria Island...

Engaged to be Married?

Planning a wedding on Anna Maria Island?

If so, then come join us February 28th, 11am - 6pm for a fun and informative day on beautiful Anna Maria Island.

With over 60 wedding related vendors positioned at 14 locations, planning all the aspects of your dream beach wedding will be a piece of cake.

Learn more about the 3rd Annual Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival.

If you are responsible for planning an Anna Maria Island wedding for yourself or a friend, you are going to require a wedding caterer.

Anna Maria Island has some great wedding caterers from which to choose.

The following list of wedding caterers will all be part of the Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival. Be sure you are there to sample what they have to offer. That way you will be sure to hire the best caterer for your wedding.

2010 Wedding Festival

Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival In The News...

There is a lot of anticipation in the air in regards to the up and coming 3rd Annual Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival. Everyone is talking about... even the News!

What follows is a list of news articles and press releases about the 2010 Wedding Festival to be held this February 28 on Anna Maria Island.

Wedding Accommodations

Places to Stay on Anna Maria Island...

Engaged to be Married?

Planning a Florida beach wedding?

Make it an Anna Maria Island beach wedding!

Come join us February 28th, 11am - 6pm for a fun and informative day on beautiful Anna Maria Island.

With over 60 wedding related vendors positioned at 14 locations, planning all the aspects of your dream beach wedding will be a piece of cake.

Learn more about the 3rd Annual Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival.

Your wedding party, and the bride and groom, all need somewhere to stay on Anna Maria Island.

The following list of wedding accommodations will all be part of the Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival.

Florida's Best Kept Secret

Honeymooners to Film Crews,
Anna Maria Island is Your Piece of Paradise in the Sun...

Anna Maria Island, once one of Florida's best-kept secrets, has always been known for its sugar-white coastline, emerald green waters and quaint business districts. 

Today, Anna Maria Island is known as a favorite Florida vacation destination among national and international travelers from around the Globe.

Honeymooners have a special place in their hearts for Anna Maria Island, with fond memories of their Anna Maria Island wedding experience.

Read Why Anna Maria Island is a Favorite among Florida Wedding Locations.

Wedding Festival 2010

The 3rd Annual Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival...

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Wedding Merchants are pleased to present the 3rd Annual Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Wedding Festival.

Plan Your Wedding in Paradise

Join us February 28th, 11am - 6pm for a fun and informative day on beautiful Anna Maria
Island, were more than 60 wedding related vendors, positioned at 14 different locations, will be on hand to share their expertise, demonstrate what they have to offer and help you plan all the aspects of your dream beach wedding.

Day of the Wedding Festival

Check-in and registration is at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, located at 5313 Gulf Drive, in Holmes Beach, FL 34217.

For more information call 941-778-1541.

Another Hurricane Season Bites the Dust

Anna Maria Island in September...

By late September, summer has come to an end and Anna Maria Island has grown unusually quiet. In fact, in terms of entertainment and special events, September is generally one of the quietest months of the year.

September is also the peak of the hurricane season and more often than not, is one of the most active months of the year weather wise. That is why, its this time of year you'll find yourself (as one resident put it)... "watching the flowers grow, and watching the birds watching the fish". 

Bayside Turtle Nesting

The Only Place in Florida Where Bayside Turtle Nesting is Found...

Contact information for the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch.

Learn more about the Anna Maria Island Sea Turtles.

Bayside Turtle Nesting

It's true. Anna Maria Island is the only location in all Florida where the local turtles nest bayside.

In fact, there have been nests at Bayfront Park for years in the city of Anna Maria.

According to Suzi Fox of the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch, “This year, there were more nests south of the park. We had three nests south of the Anna Maria City Pier this year.”

What this means, the presence of the nests south of the pier, is the city of Anna Maria will have to be more vigilant than ever about artificial lighting close to the beach where there are turtle nests.

Bayfest 2009

Anna Maria Island 9th Annual Bayfest...

This years Bayfest Festivities, Saturday, October 17th, promises to be a very successful gathering of music, fun, arts, crafts, people, cars and a whole lot more!

Read Bayfest Features Kidsfest: Kids Helping Kids, Kidsfest Part of Anna Maria Island Bayfest Celebrations.

Bayfest Kickoff

The kickoff begins Friday night, the 16th, with DJ by Mike Sales, featuring live music by the band Bootleg from 7 to 10.

Bayfest Festivities

Then on Saturday, just some of the festivities included are:

• Live mucical entertainment all day long
• Anna Maria Island's largest classic car show from 10 until 3 (with DJ spinning the oldies but goodies)
• The taste of the island food court
• Over 100 unique art, craft and retail venders
• Children's play area with white lions, demonstrations, games and activities

Of course there will be beverages for sale all day long!

One Lucky Dude

Bike Hit and Run Right Here on Anna Maria Island...

Came across a blog post we wanted to share. The blog is '10:10 Talk - leading people into healthy lifestyles and activities they can get excited about'.

It is such a story of interest we took it upon ourselves to reprint it here (in part) on the Anna Maria Island Life blog. Hope you don't mind Chris.

To read the original post and view all his photos, go to I'm a Lucky Man. It is a story about a man's fateful bike trip home from Rotten Ralph's on Anna Maria Island.

We are so glad you're alright. You would think that of all places, Anna Maria Island would be a safe ride, and that if something did happen the culprit would at least stop!

Turtle Pic of the Day

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Volunteers Continue Helping the Local Turtle Population...

As reported a couple of days ago, the Turtle nesting season is winding down.

The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch volunteers of course continue to monitor the local beaches to make sure that all remaining hatchlings from late-season nesting make it safely into the Gulf.

To the right, you'll see a bucket of soon to be released turtle hatchling that hadn’t yet emerged from an excavated nest. 

If you look really close you will see one live pip in the bucket. Pip is the term used for a turtle hatchling that isn’t fully emerged from its egg. By the time this photo appeared in an article in the Anna Maria Island Sun, this baby had managed to shed the eggshell and all the hatchlings had been released.