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Picnic Island
4.6 ★★★★★ 241 Google reviews · Waterfront wedding venue in St James City, Florida · 1.9 mi to the beach
Nature preserve featuring an island and a sheltered bay for boating and relaxing.
Plan your tour
- Setting waterfront venue, 1.9 mi to the beach — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
On the property
From the reviews
Great little place to explore, especially when winds are too rough to go up to sannibel, Captiva or Cayo. We went 3x and found some amazing shells. Not much of a beach, but plenty of room to set up chairs and watch boats go by. Had a small pod of VERY active dolphins come within about 10 yards of us yesterday...
Getting married at Picnic Island
Picnic Island is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
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