Welcome Family and Friends
We are so excited to spend the weekend with you celebrating our love. You all have been a part of our journey, either individually or as a couple. We understand that you may be coming in from a different state than our Florida wedding and we hope that you can join us for all of our wedding events.
When
2026-10-24 00:00:00
Ceremony
Tampa Bay Watch
Tierra Verde, FL, US
Reception
Tampa Bay Watch
Tierra Verde, , US
More Information
Check out the logistics for our weekend. Includes a Pinterest board for attire ideas for our theme, food options, links to addresses for our locations. The Sunday brunch location will be updated based on the RSVPs. Thanks for joining us! I hope it is helpful.
Guest Accommodations
Residence Inn Tierra Verde
Tierra Verde
HOTEL BLOCK RESERVED: These are large studio suites that can house 4-6 people comfortably (Kings, Queen/Queen, both with a pull out couch). There are also 1 bedroom suites available. Group Rate $249.00 USD per night Last Day to Book : Tuesday, September 08, 2026 The link is the direct group rate link. You can also check out photos online for the rooms.
Holiday Inn St. Petersburg West
St Petersburg
This hotel is 20 minutes away from the wedding venue.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Downtown St Pete
Saint Petersburg
20 minute drive hotel near downtown St Pete and the Pier. Do not get confused with this hotel's location to Tampa Bay Watch's Discovery Center on the Pier. That is not the wedding venue.
VRBO
VRBO has options for houses to rent if you choose not to use a hotel room.
Wishlist
Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!
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Colts Tickets (x1 ticket)
Derek is marrying a diehard Colts fan. This would allow us to go to a Colts game. Brit would like for everyone to know he has been to more Colts games than Patriots games.
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Patriots Tickets (x1 ticket)
Brit is marrying a diehard Patriots fan. This would allow us to go to a Patriots game. Derek continues to talk about a dynasty and defends the Colts/Pats "Deflategate"
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Flight Fund
We have a goal to see all the NFL stadiums. This would be so we can see our teams in different locations to reach that goal. So far together, we have Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and Tampa Bay.
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Round-Trip Airfare to Africa
We will be going to Africa in the summer of 2027. This will be our true honeymoon.
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Safari Camp Stay
We have not determined the exact location in Africa, but will use this towards that stay.
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Spa Day
Send us on a relaxing spa day to celebrate our marriage. Wedding planning is stressful!
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Cheese Making Classes at Cheeseology
There are three classes at Cheeseology that we would like to do. The classes are about $125 each. 1. Sweet Ricotta Brulé 2. Calzone Kit 3. Cannoli Kit
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Glass Workshop (2 tickets)
We will be able to attend glass making class!
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Florida Aquarium Membership
We love to go to the aquarium and other attractions around the Tampa Bay area.
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Regal Cinema
Derek likes to drag Brit to Wes Anderson movies, while Brit likes to drag him to rom-coms. A standard date day will be about ~$30.
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Cold Stone Creamery®
Coldstone is right next door to the movie theater. Quite the cool treat in hot Florida.
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Shake Shack
When we go to Tampa and Ikea, we eat here. Our standard meal is ~$40.
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Michaels
We want to get more crafty as we begin to settle into our life together.
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Qdoba
Qdoba is one of our go to meals. We go here once a month. Our standard bill is ~$30.
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Nintendo
We love to play on our SWITCHs. We often play Mario and Pokemon together.
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Buffalo Wild Wings
We regularly go to BDubs for a quick meal throughout a week. Our standard order is ~$30.
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The Home Depot
We will have a new home to call ours before the wedding. We go to Home Depot as our preferred improvement store.
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Fill Our Toolbox
We'll need tools to tackle a lot of our home projects. Help fill our tool kit! We are both interested in wood-working and other DIY activities.
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Back Yard Items
We want to have a few back yard items like a smoker, a pizza oven, and some decorations.
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Help us enhance our dream life. We are so excited to continue living our best life together. We have many goals that we want to reach as a couple.
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