The Palms Hotel & Spa

Luxury and Natural Beauty Join Hands to Celebrate your Miami Wedding at The Palms Hotel and Spa

How would you feel if the wonders of land and sea came together to witness the union of you and your partner? If oceanside views while saying “I do” is on your wedding venue checklist, look no further than the serene The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami.

The city of Miami spans 56 square miles and lies in the middle of the Everglades and Biscayne Bay. The skyline of Miami is the third highest in the country with over 300 high rises. From those beach goals and the ‘much-Instagrammable’ Art Deco Street to the hip nightclubs of South Beach, Miami has something for every kind of couple when it comes to their wedding photography. Our Miami wedding photographers love capturing the buzz of Miami in Miami weddings! 

Even after the wedding, you can relish some extended hours being the bride and groom, getting yourself clicked by our wedding photographers in Miami suburbs at various gorgeous locations in this Miami wedding venue or other romantic and iconic Miami locations like the Latin-inspired cafes of Little Havana. The dreamy vibrance of lights all around coupled with the flavor of romantic tropical-nights rampant in the air is unparalleled. Locals would totally know what we are talking about! Well, these places make for some of the most photogenic places in Miami, apt for your post-wedding photography and even your engagement photography. 

Your Miami wedding photography will feature a wide array of gorgeous locations all within the grounds of the resort. The lush south lawn has large topiaries and tropical flowers with cabanas. Or you can share your vows beachside under an altar draped in flowing fabrics and flowers with the ocean as a backdrop.

The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami is great for intimate oceanfront ceremonies and lavish ballroom celebrations alike. For outdoor weddings and related events, you can pick from an array of event spaces like the Gazebo, Beach, Grand Tiki, Veranda Terrace, South Lawn, Pool Deck, Restaurant Pool Terrace, Chef’s Garden Terrace, and the Trellis. All these event spaces at The Palms Hotel & Spa range for a wide variety of guest counts, from 40 guests to 200 guests. And for indoor event spaces for a lavish indoor wedding celebration, you can choose between Queen Palm Ballroom and Royal Palm Ballroom, both ranging from a guest count of 120 to 220. 

The Queen Palm Ballroom is adorned with floor to ceiling windows for a panoramic view of the waves, the ballroom opens up onto the Veranda Terrace where guests can enjoy the breeze of the cabana ceiling fans while they sip tropical cocktails pre-reception. For a romantic and intimate location, the colonial-style Gazebo is just the place to gather friends and family for your celebration. You could incorporate monograms and initials into your wedding decor for a chic effect! For inspiration for your reception seating, click here. 

The Royal Palm Ballroom is the largest in The Palms Hotel & Spa and looks stunning with high ceilings, sunlit windows, oversized mirrors, grand colonial ambiance, elegant lighting, and neutral decor. Newly engaged couples can use the neutral tones of the interiors to match their styles and desires. You can incorporate various elements into the decor like seasonal - fall, spring, winters, summer, or festive like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July or simply incorporating themes like pastel colors, deep colors, or tropical. 

Let’s take you through the outdoor event spaces at this beautiful Miami wedding venue. 

We’ll begin with the gorgeous Gazebo. The colonial-style gazebo at The Palms Hotel & Spa is every fairytale’s answer to a wedding setting. Located in their tropical garden, the Gazebo can accommodate up to 150 guests. The adjoining Trellis adds to the beauty and the entire setting would look spectacular in your wedding photography. The beach is ideal for the chic bride who wants elegance, style, scenic beauty, and magic - all at once! The blue waters shine right behind you as you say your wedding vows on this pristine beach with beautiful white chairs placed elegantly. The beach can accommodate up to 200 guests. The Grand Tiki is ideal for outdoor wedding celebrations like brunches, cocktails, and dinner functions. Overlooking the South Lawn, the Grand Tiki houses both covered and uncovered spaces for all types of experiences and is ideal for a gathering of 100 guests. The Veranda Terrace is an expansive covered terrace that overlooks the gardens and is ideal for elegant dinner parties, cocktail receptions, and alfresco brunch. It is perfect for a guest count of up to 120 people. The South Lawn houses a tropical garden setting and can host up to 100 guests banquet-style and 200 for receptions. It is ideal for dining under the sunshine or stars and can be combined with their poolside cabanas and tiki huts. The Pool Deck is ideal for poolside rehearsal dinner parties for up to 40 guests and is surrounded by lush tropical blooms and gardens. The Restaurant Pool Terrace is a Caribbean-style covered terrace, with rattan seating and forms a chic space for lounging around outdoors such as cocktail receptions, pre-event drinks, and intimate get-togethers. It can accommodate up to 60 guests. The Chef’s Garden Terrace is ideal for laid-back dinners for up to 20 guests, or receptions of up to 40 and owes its whimsical beauty to the scents of lemongrass, arugula, and basil in the organic garden. Finally, the Trellis can accommodate 30 guests banquet-style and up to 50 for receptions and is ideal for smaller events such as welcome cocktails, rehearsal dinners, and post-nuptial brunches. 

No matter which site you pick, the expert team of The Palms Hotel & Spa will guarantee unforgettable and beautiful memories of the day. This gorgeous waterfront wedding venue in Miami boasts boundless photo ops and is perfect for iconic wedding photography. After the wedding ceremony, you can elope with your spouse into the gardens, the beach, the gazebo, the trellis, or the poolside for some beautiful romantic portraits. The beach is a great place to have your post-wedding photography as well. 

The Palms Hotel & Spa in its entirety is ideal for your post-wedding photography. The lawns are great for your portraits with your mother and father. The beach is ideal for your bridal portraits and photos with the bridal party. However, if you wish to explore the rest of the city for iconic Miami wedding photography, there are many places that you can visit right after your wedding. These places also serve as great engagement locations in Miami. 

Now your engagement announcement to the world is also a big deal! And the Miami engagement photography is the one that you both will remember for your entire life. And you want it to be etched into the minds of your nears and dears too! It totally deserves an awesome location to shoot at, gorgeous props and backdrops and professional engagement photographers. Now, you can trust us for providing you with exceptional photography. 

Markham Park & Target Range 

This gorgeous Miami engagement location spans an area of 669 acres along the edge of the Everglades Conservation Area. There are umpteen photogenic spots at the Markham Park & Target Range where you and your sweetheart can relax in the comfort of each other and let our Miami wedding photographers or Miami engagement photographers work their magic! The natural trails are perfect to start your day with. Let the tall trees and lush greens fall around you like a love blanket! The pine forests are nothing short of a dream and offer gorgeous views of the Everglades. As the sun peeps through the spaces between the trees, it makes for brilliant moments to snag a romantic photo! Rest along a tree and kiss as you’ve never been kissed before, for, this will be remembered your whole life. Our Miami suburbs wedding photographers love capturing the real romantic moments between a couple. Walk together, hand-in-hand, along the rustic trails and soak in the comfort of each other. Trust our photographer to capture all the moments of love and emotions of your wedding day! The watercraft lake is a spectacular backdrop for your engagement photos. The water feature adds depth to your photos and serves as a brilliant prop for your photos as well. For your engagement photography, you could get a throw or a rug to complete a picnicky look for your engagement photography. Top it with a picnic basket, a bottle of wine, and glasses for a celebratory look! You could even get your favorite food items to add a fun element to your Markham Park & Target Range engagement photography. Sunsets are the most stunning at this engagement location! Sit by the bench, against the sparkling waters of the lake, and witness the sky change its colors. As the hues of reds take over the sky, the beauty of this place becomes even more meaningful. We simply love the romantic vibes that take over the entire place around sunset.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is enveloped in lush greens throughout and provides a breathtaking backdrop for your classic Miami post-wedding photography. Here, you would find so many photogenic spots that you’ll be tempted to stop at every nook and cranny for a picture! Let’s begin with the vine pergola! You would find every possible shade of green in here and therefore, you could wear something accordingly to that. How about contrasting shades like burgundy or deep red? You could even opt for the color that goes well with everything - white! The vines make for a great lush backdrop for your Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden engagement photography. At times the simplest of things can make the most amazing props. In this case, a bench. The bench is surrounded by lush green trees with rustic looking trunks. The raw look of nature sets a breathtaking backdrop for your photos. For your engagement photography, you could even head to Simon’s Rainforest for some spectacular photos The spot is home to some of the most important elements of a nature-inspired engagement photo session - a stream, a beautiful waterfall, and a canopy of trees. Did you know that Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden has 11 lakes and eight water features? Yeah, and that is food for our souls! Our Miami engagement photographers love capturing the romance of the couples against the limestone staircase overlooking a lake. If dreamy had a face - it would be this gorgeous engagement location in Miami! If you want to go that extra mile (pun intended!) you could hop down to the sandy beach for more engagement photos. The palm-studded beach is beauty personified and sets a unique backdrop for your engagement photography.

Charles Deering Estate

Sitting on a seaside bench, soaking the beautiful views of the sea and the sky. Lost in each other’s embrace as you both look forward to an exciting life ahead! That’s the sight we want to capture for your post-wedding photography! The surroundings are just elements to enhance photography. But let's also not forget how cherishable your wedding album is! And that’s why we simply love the Charles Deering Estate as it gives an ethereal look to your engagement photos, spanning 444 acres. It is primarily a historic preserve that comprises the Stone House and Richmond Cottage. This spectacular Miami engagement location, there boasts limitless photo ops such as the nature hikes and waterfront, which our talented wedding photographers in and around Miami know how to capture artistically for both, wedding photography and engagement photo sessions! For your engagement photos, you could simply take a romantic stroll along the nature trails and let the blissful fresh air take over you. The rustic walkways form a beautiful backdrop to your candid engagement photos. You could wear contrasting clothes that would reflect stunningly in your photos. The hammocks are another perfect spot to take relaxing pictures of you two. Get along some props like a hat or a scarf, if you decide to do that. You could even head to the mangroves and the wine cellar at the estate. Both places promise unique engagement photography. Our engagement photographers love to capture the breathtaking views of the boat basin, as the sun goes down. And the palm-lined lush green landscape that leads to the waterfront is another of our absolute favorites! The rich greens of the land coupled with hues of red and blue in the sky make for spectacular sights. The beauty of this spot is unparalleled and makes your Miami engagement photography iconic!

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is another favorite of our Miami and its suburbs wedding photographers. And it includes forever our faves - water, sun, and sand. Perfect ingredients for romantic photography - whether it is post-wedding or engagement! The Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is home to some of the most spectacular sights that are heavenly for the classic Miami engagement photography. Picture sitting on the sands of the pristine beach, with waves crashing onto your feet. For an engagement session, how about announcing your ‘save-the-date’ by writing it on the sand? We are sure it looks dreamy as it sounds! Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is the ultimate Miami-kinda-vibe engagement location with a sandy beach, sparkling blue waters, and a dreamy surrounding comprising green foliage. How about getting into the water for some uniqueness in your engagement photos. Leave the rest to our engagement photographers! Walk along the sandy beach and let the wind play with your hair as you look into your partner’s eyes. These are the moments that engagement photography is made of - romantic and candid! The rocks here, they love to play perfect props. So you both can sit down and enjoy the surrounding views. Beaches are fun places to take your pets along (if permitted), so we highly recommend you let your doggo be a part of your post-wedding photography. Apart from looking scenic, the white lighthouse also provides a timeless backdrop to your Miami wedding photos. It’s as if your love’s been there since the beginning of this world and will go on till eternity! Summed-up in one word, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park post-wedding and engagement photography is BLISS!

Art Deco Street

The one-square-mile Art Deco Street is an architectural wonder comprising famous architecture and iconic buildings of South Beach. It is also known as the Old Miami Beach Historic District and houses more than 800 Art Deco style buildings along with fountains and ornate statues. If you wish to capture the true essence of Miami in your Miami wedding photo album, then this place is a must-visit. 

Little Havana

Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba as it is inhabited by many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America. It plays host to various social, cultural, and political activities in Miami such as the famous Calle Ocho Festival, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, the Three Kings Parade, and the likes. Little Havana is a great blend of Cuban culture reflecting in street life, restaurants, music, and other cultural activities. Maximo Gomez Park is one of the must-visit places to get a glimpse of the Cuban culture. Trust our Miami wedding photographers to capture the soul of Miami as you both relish in your happiest day, as a bride and groom. 

At The Palms Hotel & Spa, your special day will be in the hands of award-winning planners and catering team to ensure the flawless delivery of personalized service. Chef-attended food stations are available for large multi-course affairs, casual beachside bites, and everything in between. Additionally, custom menus feature seasonal and local selections. The perks don’t end there! There’s an on-site salon in the Aveda spa with professional makeup artists to make sure everyone is picture-perfect.

On your wedding day at The Palms Hotel & Spa, witness our Miami wedding photographers capture all the nuances, raw emotions, every little tear, every joy accompanied by smiles and laughter, and relive your wedding day anytime you want! For more inspiration on beachy weddings. 

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