How much does a Key West wedding cost?

A Key West beach wedding with Latitude 24 costs $300 for the two of you (couple plus certified officiant, your vows, and Florida marriage-license filing) or $450 for up to 20 guests with ceremony photography. Larger sandbar, sunset-sail, or reception weddings are custom by quote. Budget a separate $86 for the Florida marriage license itself.

How much does a Key West wedding or elopement cost?

A Key West beach elopement with Latitude 24 starts at $300, and a small beach wedding for up to 20 guests runs $450, plus the $86 state marriage license. The $300 “Just the Two of Us” package covers a certified officiant at a pre-selected Key West beach, vows in your words or ours, and the license filed for you after the ceremony. “Barefoot in the Sand” at $450 adds semi-professional photography of the ceremony and room for 2–20 guests. Anything bigger — a sandbar ceremony out on the flats, a sunset sail, a reception with dinner — is quoted one at a time. The average U.S. destination wedding runs roughly $39,000, per The Knot 2025 Real Weddings Study. Down here at Mile 0, most couples marry for the price of a good dinner ashore.

What's included in the $300 elopement package?

The $300 “Just the Two of Us” package includes a certified officiant, your ceremony on a pre-selected Key West beach, vows in your words or ours, and your Florida marriage license filed with the county after you say I do. It's built for two people, barefoot in the sand, no guest list. I'm a longtime Keys local, so I pick the beach and the light for you — usually a calm stretch of Smathers, or a quiet corner of Higgs where the water's the right color and the roosters keep their distance. You bring the rings and each other. I bring the paperwork and the officiating, and I know these beaches well enough that nothing gets missed. The one thing that's separate is the $86 state marriage license fee, a government charge that isn't part of my package. Everything in the ceremony itself is covered in that $300.

What does a bigger Key West beach wedding cost?

A beach wedding for 2–20 guests costs $450 through the “Barefoot in the Sand” package. You get everything in the $300 elopement, plus semi-professional photography of the ceremony, so you go home with real photos of the day. It's the right fit when you want parents, kids, or a few close friends on the sand with you. Beyond 20 guests, or something bigger like a sandbar ceremony, a sunset sail with vows at golden hour, or a reception afterward, that's a custom quote. I price those one at a time, because the boat and the headcount move the cost around a lot. Tell me roughly what you have in mind and I'll give you a straight number. The $86 marriage license is separate, on top of any package.

How much is a Florida marriage license in Key West?

A Florida marriage license costs $86 and is valid for 60 days from the date it's issued, per the Monroe County Clerk. Latitude 24 files it with the county for you after the ceremony, so that's one less errand on your trip. Florida has a 3-day waiting period between getting the license and marrying, but it's waived for out-of-state couples, and waived for Florida residents who complete a state-approved premarital preparation course, per Florida Statute 741.04. Most couples marrying in Key West are traveling in, so the waiting period usually doesn't touch you. You can get the license and marry on the same trip. You'll both need to show up at a Monroe County Clerk's office with valid photo ID to get it. The $86 is a government fee paid to the county, so it sits outside your Latitude 24 package price. Budget for it as a separate line.

Cost breakdown: Key West wedding packages at a glance

Here's the full price picture in one place. Every package includes a certified officiant, your-words-or-ours vows, and marriage-license filing.

So the all-in floor for two people is $300 + $86 = $386. For a small guest wedding with photos, it's $450 + $86 = $536. No venue rental, no catering minimum. Per-plate math only comes up if you want a custom reception.

When is the cheapest time to get married in Key West?

The package price is the same year-round, so “cheapest” in Key West comes down to your travel costs and the light. Airfare and lodging in the Keys run highest December through April, the peak season, and ease off in the late-summer and early-fall shoulder months. That's when the same $300 ceremony sits inside a cheaper trip. The catch is weather: late summer is hotter and falls inside Atlantic hurricane season, June 1 to November 30, per NOAA. Sunset timing swings a lot too. It lands around 5:35 p.m. in December and closer to 8:15 p.m. in June, so a winter wedding means gathering earlier in the day. I watch the tide and the light whatever the month, so whenever you come, we'll catch the good hour.