The Orlando Museum of Art offers a center atrium with a skylight and Roman architecture as a backdrop to a wedding. Located in the Orlando Loch Haven Park, it is easily accessible from I-4. The museum offers a range of facility rentals with a capacity from under 100 to 300 plus guests. The Martin & Garcia Anderson Rotunda has a marble floor, 30-foot ceilings and ambient lighting and meeting room A has a view of the park. The kitchen is well equipped, has a preparation area and a dedicated loading dock. The museum offers the option to keep the museum store open after hours for the guests.

The Orlando Museum of Art provides a list preferred vendors along with approved caterers, helping to make the choice of a wedding coordinator or photographer easier.

Wedding packages allow the couple to rent the rotunda alone, a combination of the rotunda and grand gallery, a combination of the rotunda, grand gallery and meeting rooms or the whole museum. The museum schedules one and a half hours for the ceremony. A rehearsal the day before, from 4 to 5 PM, is part of the package price. Additionally, the couple can choose to have the rehearsal at another day or time for an additional fee. Tables, chairs, ceremony columns and a ceremony platform are available for no charge; additional equipment rental incurs additional fees. Ceremonies and receptions are scheduled 6 to 11 pm; receptions alone are scheduled 6 to 10 pm or 7 to 11 pm. The museum will accommodate extended hours for additional fees.

Facility rentals are subject to availability and the museum requires a thirty percent nonrefundable deposit and signature of a contract to reserve a date. The museum also requires and event approval two weeks prior to the event. The Orlando Museum of Art offers a kit outlining its policies, fees and procedures. The facility rental kit can be obtained by contacting the museum at facilityrental@omart.org or by calling the museum directly at (407) 896-4231.

Official Website: http://www.omart.org

Orlando is a beautiful city, filled with warm weather, extraordinary scenery, and all the magic of Disney. When one thinks of a perfect place to have their wedding, Orlando fits all the criteria of what a wedding day should be: magical, unique, and perfect. The only hard part is choosing from the incredible number of venues that one has to choose from for their special day.

Starting with the actual fairytale wedding, Disney Imagineers have created an on-site wedding pavilion for couples who would like to be married “where dreams really do come true.” Couples would have a view of the Cinderella Castle from their wedding and the chapel can accommodate up to 300 of the couple’s guests. And if the bride and groom-to-be are looking for a more magical feel to their day, Disney offers numerous themed wedding packages, which include everything from a Cinderella theme to a safari. Disney truly offers to make a couple’s dream come true.

Another magical place in Orlando is the Orlando Museum of Art located in Loch Haven Park. There are several rooms that can be reserved depending on the number of guests the bride and groom will need to accommodate. It’s custom marble flooring and towering high ceiling set the mood for a romantic night for the wedding. However, they do not have a liquor license or on-site catering so those things are left up to the couple to bring in to the venue.

The Rosen Plaza Hotel is another venue in Orlando that is known not only for it’s beauty, but for their extreme flexibility for the couples getting married at their hotel. They offer several wedding packages, all which include a professional wedding specialist to help the bride and groom plan their perfect day. The hotel is willing to customize any food requests and even change their decor in order for it to be the perfect image for the wedding day.

Lastly, the MetroWest Golf Club is a wonderful place to hold a wedding reception. They can accommodate anywhere from 20 guests up to 150 guests. They will assist in helping the couple find the perfect vendors for their special day. Also, MetroWest offers to host the rehearsal dinner at their restaurant, Westerly’s.

These are only a few of Orlando’s greatest options for wedding venues in the area, but it is safe to say that those who are planning to get married in Orlando will have a beautiful day that they will remember for the rest of their lives.

photo credit: Joshua Duggan