Like many traditions, the bouquet and garter toss are slowly being replaced by more all-inclusive wedding reception activities. In the last five years, we have noted a decline in these long-standing traditions and estimate the frequency of bouquet and garter tosses to be approximately 50 percent. Whether you choose to include these traditions or "toss" them is completely up to you. Singling out the singles with bouquet and garter rituals isn't as relevant today, when many wai

Placed amid a stunning golf course, The Southwood House and cottages offers you and your guests an extraordinary setting for your special event. Rich in history and originally built in 1865 the Southwood House is newly restored to resemble its original and elegant historical appearance. Southwood Plantation started as a large cotton plantation, owned by George Taliafero Ward. The original mansion built in 1865 was destroyed by fire, but in 1939, George Henderson, grandson of

Dorothy Oven Park was originally a part of the Lafayette Land Grand and was granted to General Marquis de Lafayette by the United States Congress in 1824. Mr Will J. Oven, Jr donated the property to the City of Tallahassee in 1985. The Park is situated on six acres and is home to beautiful majestic oak trees and is landscaped with azalea’s camellia’s palm trees and other garden variety flowering plants that are indicative of North Florida. The grounds are an excellent place