They are awesome! Previous to our wedding, our experience to Sarasota was limited to a week job and one trip to the area to help plan the wedding. Tina and the team are wonderful, they helped introduce Siesta Keys and the Sarasota to us – great restaurants, wonderful lodging and of course an amazing wedding on the beach! Sun Weddings exemplifies the standards for a great business: ethical, trustworthy, detailed oriented and very reliable.
We had such a good time that we are already planning our 2010 trip to Sarasota, we just couldn’t get enough of such a great place.
Thanks,
Bob and Blair Zenker, Maryland


SUN WEDDINGS was the first wedding planner we called. Tina made such a stunning first impression and was so easy to talk to we never even called another planner. Within minutes we were feeling warmth, safety and trust with Tina and Sigrid. Sigrid has a beautiful grace about her. Cristina has a wonderful creative gift with her video talents. They treat you like a part of their family and you will feel like everything they do comes straight from their hearts.
SUN WEDDINGS was more than quick to respond to our every need and questions. Every vendor they recommended was awesome and was just as quick as responsive. The compliments where ongoing all night from our friends and family about how much they enjoyed the wedding. Our families asked us on several occasions "where did you find your Wedding planners.They really are wonderful!"
We feel very lucky to have found SUN WEDDINGS our wedding would not have been the same without them it truly was everything we imagined and more! My husband and I both remarked to each other how much fun we had with our ceremony and reception. We would recommend SUN WEDDINGS with our highest praise! We have nothing but so many thanks, praise, and respect for SUN WEDDINGS Sigrid, Tina and Cristina, they will forever be considered a part of our family,
Tammy and Mark, VA

Sun Weddings Planners provide absolutely phenomenal services. They give you constant attention, making you feel as though your wedding is as important to them as it is to you and they always keep you updated as to what is going on. They are extremely easy to talk to and completely understand the stress of putting a wedding together. They offer suggestions as to what vendors to use (they are not pushy at all, like other wedding planners that I spoke with) but I highly recommend using the vendors/people they suggest. Brides, they know their stuff! They got me an incredible makeup and hair stylist to come right to my honeymoon condo to do my hair and makeup before the wedding and I can't tell you how many compliments I got.
Although Sun Wedding Planners are professional, they also make you feel like family, and they only want the best for their family. Trust me on this... they are a very close family that work incredibly well together and you will be amazed at what they can get done! I only had two weeks to pull my wedding together and it was gorgeous! I probably would have ended up getting married in a Court House instead of on Siesta Key Beach at sunset with an amazing photographer. They even arranged a driver for us with only two days notice!
I am truly not one to give rave reviews. In fact, I am quite discriminating. But my experience with Sun Weddings was so incredible that I just had to share it. If you are planning a wedding in the Sarasota/Venice area you simply have to get Sun Weddings. Their prices are extremely reasonable and their service is second to none. You will also never meet nicer people who will do anything in their power to make your day spectacular!
Sincerely,
Shawna and Jeremy, Virginia

I just wanted to take a few minutes of your time to tell you what a wonderful and beautiful job Tina and the Sun Wedding Team did on my ceremony back on September 9, 2009.
My fiance and I had talked about getting married at sunset, on the Gulf, just the three of us (we have a 6 year old daughter). We are from Michigan, so planning our ceremony became frustrating. I had found Florida Sun Weddings on-line, and was impressed with the beautiful beach set ups. I had contacted Tina. She was very nice and so willing to help me plan. After our conversation, I felt very confident in her and her team. For several months we kept in contact. She was on top of everything. When we arrived to Siesta Key Beach, everything was perfect. The set up was absolutely breath taking. Tina and her team did an outstanding job. We couldn't have been happier.
Honestly, I was a little nervous about putting full trust in someone (who I've never met) to plan my wedding, several states away. Think about it, this is your big day and you are not here to sit down and talk with this person or physically see what they are doing and what they have in mind. For all I knew, I could have been taken advantage of, and had absolutely nothing when we arrived. You just don't know now a days.
Anyway, Tina and the Sun Wedding Team were great. We can't thank them enough for making our wedding so memorable.
Sincerely,
Dianna Hix (Michaels), White Lake, MI

Tina and the Sun Weddings Team were wonderful! They helped me plan a destination wedding that was beautiful! The quick and timely responses that I got back from them when I had a question, it showed that they were definitely on top of things. Tina kept everyone on track the day of the wedding. I would have been lost without her. They were kind to our guest and families, and were there to answer their questions when needed. They made our day special and one that we, along with our guest, will never forget!
Whitney, Greenwood, IN
Good Morning!
I just wanted to take time out to say thank you for all of you help. You were there through every tough trial and tribulation and even when I thought our wedding just wouldn't be able to go on - you were there with encouraging words and the infinite "plan B".
I know you organize a lot of weddings but please know that I am so very grateful for you helping me to organize mine. Being that Kenneth and I have been best friends for 9 1/2 years and dating for the last 5 of those years, you can imagine we have been through a lot, more than you can even imagine but as I type this e-mail as Mrs. Evans I know that I owe the final chapter of our lives as "boyfriend and girlfriend" and the new chapter of our lives as truly being one to you.
You are beautiful women with beautiful hearts because you didn't have to try so hard to help me - but you did - and I am grateful.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sherika Brown - Evans :). Sarasota, FL

"As Marylanders, finding dedicated Wedding planners five states away wasn't to be an easy task. Or so we thought...
My snow bird parents had fallen in love with the world-renowned quartz sands at Siesta Key Beach Sea Club V. After years of vacationing there, it truly became a sentimental location for my family. After my Father passed in September 2007, my Fiancee wanted to be joined in matrimony at a location to honor and include my Father. Hence, we elected to join our hearts on Siesta Key Beach in February 2008. Tina, Sigrid and Cristina truly understood the emotional ties for us both & my family to include my Father in our day. They helped us remember my Father with a beautiful Dove Release (thru Sarasota Dove Release), unity sand ceremony, and surprise umbrellas to catch my Father's tears of joy as it down poured on our special day. Florida is the sunshine state - just not at 4:00 on our Wedding Day. However, realizing it's about the marriage not the weather we weathered the rain, Take One Media filmed our vows and our guests cheered us on to the music of DJ Steve Warnchik ! Even in the rain these ladies attended to every need with beautiful smiles, patience, and grace! Sun Weddings referred us Pastor Scott Clark who, while wet, spiritually and comically joined my Husband Dr. Stephen Synowski and I twice in God's love! (Once in the rain then again at our beautiful, dry reception site!)
Our guests raved of Tina, Sigrid and Cristina's detailed skills, love of family, and true desire to ensure all our wedding wishes were not just dreams! You know its truly a family business when husbands and children of these beautiful ladies are there setting up in the rain and cheering our walk down the isle on with true spirit!!
Thank you Tina, Sigrid and Cristina for your heartfelt dedication, quality vendor referrals, and love of ensuring the Bride is relaxed and the Groom is smiling!! Truly YOU ladies were our sunshine on our blessed day - we would do it all over again - even in the rain!! We thank and love you much!!
Much love & thanks,
Dr Stephen Synowski & Maggie Griffin-Synowski
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Sigrid, Tina and Cristina,
We can't thank you enough for the time and thoughtfulness you put into every aspect of our wedding. From our first conference call to our wedding and "weekend-long celebration" over a year later, you were there every step of the way. We looked forward to visiting Florida from New York for "wedding planning" - in part to see you! Your energy, passion and enthusiasm surrounding our wedding meant the world to us, and it will forever.
We both imagined a picture perfect wedding day our entire lives and you helped make it a reality. You completely shared our vision and made it your own.
You are lovely, professional and organized, and you went above and beyond to make sure that our day (and weekend) was magical. We were so incredibly impressed by your attention to detail! We knew that we were in good hands! We were (surprisingly) calm throughout the planning process, and throughout the wedding and weekend events, this is because of you. With you on our team, we knew it would be flawless. And it was!
You are the "Dream Team" The compliments from our wedding party and guests never ended.
Working with you was the best decision that we made surrounding the wedding.
You are fabulous and will be in our hearts forever! Again, thank you for making our dream a reality.
Love, Sarah and Eric - New York, NY

Hi My Amazing Duo!!
Thank you both for being part of the most memorable day of my life. The ceremony was perfect, minus my forgetfulness, and the reception was so beautiful. I can't wait to see the pictures from Horatio, we will send you some too. We had a beautiful time in Key West and are heading back to Dallas tomorrow to get back to the "real world".
I tell you if I could change it all, the one thing I would not undo is having you guys take care of me. What an amazing job you do and I honestly wish I could get married all over again just to experience what you gave me one more time. I will never forget you. Thank you for everything from the bottom of our hearts.
Nikki & Tommy - Dallas, TX
We would like to extend our gratitude to Tina & Sigrid for everything that made our wedding day the extraordinary day that it was!! We live in WV and planned our destination wedding for November in Venice, FL...Not an easy task to accomplish, we thought...but, Tina & Sigrid eased that burden immensely. They had wonderful resources and recommendations to offer and were always ready with a kind word and a calming pep talk during the planning process. We could not have been happier with our wedding and how everything came together so perfectly on our wedding day!! Many of our guests have expressed that it was the BEST wedding that they had ever been to, some said including their own!! We enjoyed our wedding day so much and all of the wonderful details that were facilitated by them & brought together so eloquently are special memories we have to cherish forever!! Tina & Sigrid really care and will go the extra mile to insure the bride and groom are happy, they really know their stuff and have many talents to share. We trusted them with our special day & they went above & beyond what we had anticipated!! We highly recommend them to plan the wedding or your dreams.
Julie & Brian :) :), W. Virginia

Dear Sigrid, Tina
David and I are back in NYC and we are still glowing. And it is not just from the beautiful Florida sunshine we had the week of our wedding (do we owe you anything extra for the wonderful weather?) I am not exaggerating when I say that our wedding day was the most wonderful day in my life. It could not have happened without the two of you. The decision to have a wedding coordinator, and then choosing your services, was the single best wedding planning decision we made. From the very start, your services went beyond our expectations. My desire for an elegant, but fun wedding, became a reality with your help. Throughout the entire process, and certainly on the day of, I was relaxed and at ease. (The well-timed martini didn't hurt any either!) I can truly say that I completely enjoyed my own wedding. I would do it all over again tomorrow.
Thank you once again from the bottom of our hearts. We will definitely recommend you to other WCF brides without reservation, and if we ever decide to do it again, you'll be our first contact.
David & Joyce, New York

Sigrid & Tina Gebel
First let me start by thanking you SO MUCH for making Jeff & Jessica's dream come true. You went above and beyond your duties and for that all of us will be forever thankful. You delivered on everything promised and left not one stone unturned. Your kindness and friendship with everyone was and still is so greatly appreciated. Everything was perfect! Thank you also for working closely with us from the beginning, getting back with us promptly and always being so professional, courteous and personable. You guys are truly amazing! Let's not forget to mention my endless amounts of emails you returned so quickly and with such positive words of encouragement and thoughtfulness. Our families who attended were worried about having a beach wedding; however they cannnot stop talking about how beautiful everything was.
We wish you well and even more success in the future. If you feel as though you would like to use me as a reference, please don't hesitate to ask.
Debra, Georgia

Sigrid & Tina Gebel
Where do I begin?? You guys made the most important day in my life flawless! You guys had my mind at ease during the whole process...how you did that I am not sure but it was wonderful. I am usually one that needs to be in control but it was very easy to leave everything in your hands. I appreciate the option to change our date when the weather was not looking promising, your flexibility made things easier on me. The guests in attendance could not stop talking about how wonderful everything looked; they were impressed with your professionalism and how easily everything flowed.
I was very happy with everything...Grace nailed our relationship on the nose with her ceremony; we will cherish those words forever! I am still getting compliments on the pictures that Andy took, people were amazed at how beautiful they were and they could not believe that we got them 2 days after the ceremony! My flowers were exactly what I wanted and added just enough to the pictures.
You guys exceeded my expectations and I would do it all over again, in a heartbeat. I will not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking to do a beach wedding!
Thanks again for everything! I will send pictures when we get them unloaded!
Crissy & Jason Conrad, OHIO

Dear Tina (Sigrid and Cristina);
It is 10:45 pm on “The Day After”
Many in the house are in bed sleeping. Others are still out and about. The kids are at a condo on the beach, and I find myself alone in a quiet house finally, beginning to reflect upon the events of the last several days.
I have had many wonderful comments from nearly everyone in attendance about how PERFECT this wedding and reception were. But, not until now have I had the time to turn over the whole experience for myself.
And so, in this moment, I find myself typing this e-mail to all of you. It is important to me that each of you fully appreciates how your role in this wedding touched so many of us so deeply. Yes, it is always great to have someone compliment you for your work. But, most often, if you are truly good at what you do, you already know that. You are all clearly good at what you do. BUT, your performance and contributions to the process when far beyond professionalism; In our case, you demonstrated that you honestly CARE about those how you are assisting.
This was one of the most important days of our parenting lives. Isn't it something that I can't think about the beauty of the experience without thinking about you!
Christina, you worked your butt off this weekend and we could not have done this without you. Tina? Tina. You were our blessing. You were not a wedding planner this weekend. You were the wind under our wings, the friend present in a time of need and the absolute difference maker in presenting my family with a parent's life long dream come true. My daughter adored you, my wife leaned on you more then a dozen times in one day and I made eye contact with you and your presence assured me that everything is going to be alright.
Thank you all, thank you Tina. Please know that this father of the bride will never forget the gift you helped give me.
Most sincerely,
Keith, Father of the Bride, Venice, FL

"Thank you for organizing, coordinating and keeping me calm! Knowing that you both were there on Saturday to take care of it all allowed Blaise and I to enjoy our daughter’s wedding, AND BOY WE DID!! Thank you again both for your warm attention!"
"Thank you all for your help in making Kim & Brad's wedding a HUGE SUCCESS. We heard all good comments on how smoothly everything went and how beautiful the wedding was - you all took a lot of stress away and helped us enjoy the wedding and reception."
Senator, John K & Alia, Wheeling, WV
"Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day perfect! It was lovely and we appreciate all your hard work."
Eric and Angi ,Tenn.

"Also wanted to say how wonderful everything was! You all did such a great job. We were very impressed!"
Stephanie and John, New York
"I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work and efforts for my upcoming wedding. I cannot tell you how much we appreciate all of your attention to detail and effort to make our wedding day spectacular. You have gone above and beyond for us and everyone is filled with excitement for this big event"
"I could not have been happier with the way the wedding turned out and I definitely could not have done it without you!"
"Thank you for all you did for my daughter’s wedding. I could have never done it without you. From the moment I met you I knew I did not have to worry about a thing, and I was right. You took care of everything, you do a wonderful job"
Janis, Mother of the Bride, Venice, FL

"Everything turned out PERFECT! The wedding was so BEAUTIFUL thanks to you! We really appreciate everything you have done for us"
I would also like to say thank you again for helping me make my dreams come true with a beautiful wedding on the beach. I could not have done it without you. I am so thankful that I found you over the internet. You are wonderful and you never let me down. Thank you!! I hope you have a wonderful week and be careful. Take care.
Tami Willard from Indiana
I just wanted to thank you both for a beautiful wedding ceremony. The setting was spectacular. The words were beautiful. The staff was professional and courteous. I could not have ask for anything more! The whole event was PERFECT! Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for making our wedding day UNFORGETTABLE!"
"We also wanted to thank you for the INCREDIBLY wonderful job you did on our wedding. You made it very special"

"We can't thank you enough for an extraordinary job you did for us. We never thought or worried of a thing on our wedding day, except of each other. Thanks to you both! You have an AMAZING way in making this most brilliant day of our lives sparkle a little brighter!"
Brett and Courtney, Sarasota, FL
"Bob and I were absolutely thrilled with the wedding! Everyone thought it was PERFECT!!"
"We are delighted with your work! You captured our day as we would have wished!"
"The work you do is terrific and I would be more than happy to testify about your diligence in getting a wedding together. Maggie and Jim’s wedding would have been almost horrific if not for your expertise!
Peggy, mother of the bride, Nokomis, FL

"You two have such poise and elegance... it really added to the beauty and pageantry of the setting! You are certainly in the right profession!!"
"Sarah and I had a "perfect day" as we celebrated or love and our new marriage, thank you for all you did to contribute to the creativity and coordination of our most treasured moments...."
"Tina was amazing! She put our wedding together in less than a week! Patryk and I are very blessed to have found her. She helped with everything and made our day come togehter. She was able to find us a wonderful officiant, and at the last minute on our wedding day found us a DJ. Thank you so much for everything SUN WEDDINGS!"
"I wanted to personally thank you for making Kaylah's Florida wedding a success. It was beautiful. I would highly recommend your company to anyone who wants a perfect wedding. Everything was set up when we arrived and just how the bride wanted it.
Thank you so much for making Kaylah's day perfect"
Karyl, Mother of the bride, Dubai

"Sun Weddings was amazing to me and my family on my wedding day (and the planning process as well). They took care of so much on the day of. Between weathering a impending storm and a summer day on the beach, Sun Weddings took it all in stride and ensured my sanity! They were so professional and detailed-oriented. Another great bonus is that they have a lot of their own equipment (chairs altar set ups etc.) so we didn't have to worry about outside rental equipment. I strongly recommend Sun Weddings to ANYONE!"
"Hiring Sun Weddings was the best choice I made all together in planning my wedding. From my first conversation I felt a level of personalization that carried all the way throughout my wedding. I would recommend them to anyone planning a wedding in West Florida. Although we ended up not having a beach wedding they accommodated all of our changes from venue to budget with no questions asked. They where absolutely FABULOUS. I don't know what I would have done without them."
Lauren
Tina and Sigrid
Thank you very much for all you did to make the wedding beautiful. I don't know how you go from wedding to wedding? People have not stopped talking about it. Thank you and God bless
Drs. Satchi, Connecticut

The wedding planners (team) at Sun Weddings was absolutely above and beyond what I could have asked for from the moment I was put in touch with them to the very end. Our relationship started more than a year out.
Tina and Sigrid are a mother/daughter team and are a class act from start to end.
They are professional but do so in a most heartwarming way.
They recommended all of the vendors we used and were so helpful in that respect. They recommended "tried and true" vendors that were exceptional and because of their relationship there were no surprises or mishaps on wedding day. All of the vendors worked so well together and Tina and Sigrid and Cristina made sure everything stayed on schedule and all flowed so well.
They were there at the rehearsal and then all day (it seemed) for the day of the wedding and through the reception and cake cutting.
I was the mother of the bride and I felt that it was just as important for the mother of the bride to be relaxed and having fun as it was for the bride. Sun Weddings made that possible.
I must have said to myself 20 times, "I don't know how anyone could have a wedding without the assistance and comfort of knowing that such wedding planners were there to make the day what it was intended to be". Which is wonderful and relaxing.
At the very start, I thought the cost was a little bit high (as I felt it was "an extra") but I soon realized that this service was going to be the best money spent on the entire wedding. It starts with them and that is the important part of the entire wedding....the way it starts and the planning through the months prior to the wedding".
I highly recommend Sun Weddings. It is not an expense as much as it is a gift!
Judy Brinkley (Mother of the Bride)
Meredith Brinkley (Bride)
Wedding Location: Lido Beach Resort, Sarasota, FL

What a wonderful group of people at Sun Weddings!!
Tina was an exceptional wedding planner that was always helpful, professional, creative and organized. Planning our Florida wedding from Maryland would have been so difficult and stressful without Sun Weddings - instead it really was fun and a breeze.
My wife constantly says our wedding day was her most beautiful day in her life; I attribute a large amount of this wonderful day to Sun Weddings' great work!
Thanks,
Bob and Blair Z, Maryland
From start to finish, Sun Weddings were absolutely fantastic. Extremely responsive and professional. Even when we changed the time of our wedding 2 days prior to the event, nothing fazed Tina and Sigrid!
We were arranging our wedding from Scotland, and had complete faith in Sun Weddings to arrange everything in our absence.
Highly recommended (if there were 10 stars, then they would all be gold!)
We were concerned that we would have problems organizing our son's wedding from 4,000 miles away in Scotland. We need not have been. Their friendly and businesslike response to our requests was always prompt and set our minds at ease. Everything was done very professionally from inviting us to see how they conducted their preparations for a wedding through to having the marriage certificate recorded and delivered after the event. They gave us the impression they really enjoyed everything they did for us.
As far as the cost goes, we have nothing to compare it with but we certainly felt we had good value for money.
I gather Mum was an acrobat. The flexibility carries over. We did have to make late changes including asking to bring the whole ceremony forward by an hour. They immediately agreed and suggested that as the beach might be busier at that time they would do a shuttle service with their own transport to get guests to the service if the Car Park was closed.
We did not just have a wedding. We feel we made new friends.
George Barr. father of the groom, Scotland

We worked with Tina and her and her team was absolutely amazing. We had the wedding that we always wished for and had to do little to no work. Every person at the wedding was impressed on how smooth the ceremony and reception went. Basically we gave her our thoughts and wishes on what we wanted and she was extremely receptive and also had a lot of great ideas we didn't even know were possible. She had vendors for everything we needed and they too were all top notch. Plus she got in touch with all of them and had it all organized and ready for the big day. Tina went above and beyond and was affordable to any couple out there. Oh, and if you want a beach wedding there is absolutely no other direction you should go, they have the beach set up (chairs, alter, isle, tables, etc), the preacher, the permits, and most importantly the little details that make it perfect.
Matt and Alison, Tampa, Fl
I recently was married on Venice Beach and would like to share how amazing of a job Tina and Sigrid with Sun Weddings did with planning my wedding. They were extremely detailed and in close contact the entire year leading up to the wedding. They were always more-than friendly, sincere, and compassionate about the importance of my wedding to my family and I. They didn't skip a beat and the week of the wedding, everything was very smooth. They definitely kept me at ease with their quick responses to concerns. They are extremely professional and sweet and my family and I felt like we had known them our entire lives. We missed them upon leaving Florida! Since we are from the mid west, we had to trust their recommendations for cakes, ceremony sites, reception sites, hair/make-up, preacher, photographer, EVERYTHING! I was impressed with everyone they recommended, especially Linda with A Victorian Bride and her team. Her make-up artist was unbelievable. Sun Weddings really went the extra mile to make my wedding day a dream come true and keep me as comfortable and at ease as possible. We have such awesome memories thanks to their hard work and dedication. They even went as far as rocking the groom's nephew to sleep during the reception so the family could enjoy their time, helped me to the bathroom with my dress without me even asking, and wiped the groom's face when he was hot and sweaty :). These are just a few of the ways they went above and beyond. I have nothing but great things to say about them, both personally and the job that they did.
Holly and Nick, Ohio

......What an amazing job you do and honestly wish I could get married all over again. I will never forget you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Nikki, Dallas TX

Nochmals herzlichen Dank fuer die wunderbare Hochzeit wir werden Euch nie vergessen und dankbar sein
Astrid und Sascha, Austria
