The beach itself
Siesta Key Beach, Crescent Beach and Turtle Beach all host ceremonies, and the county divides the main beach into ceremony zones. Turtle Beach is the quieter end for smaller groups.
On Location: Siesta Key
Bridal Hair & Makeup on Siesta Key
Quartz sand, turquoise water and a west-facing sunset, and hair and makeup that has to hold up in all of it. Anie comes to you on Siesta Key: your rental, your hotel room, or the house you have taken for the week.
She Comes To You
No salon. No driving on your wedding morning.
Most Siesta Key weddings start in a rental taken for the week rather than a hotel room, and that is exactly where Anie sets up: kit and all, in whichever room has the best morning light. It also means no drive back across Siesta Drive or the Stickney Point Road bridge partway through getting ready, because there is no salon appointment to keep. What comes with hair and makeup is on the bridal page.
Siesta Key
Getting married on Siesta Key
Siesta Key is a barrier island built almost entirely of quartz sand, which is why it stays cool underfoot and why it photographs the way it does: bright, reflective, and unforgiving of makeup that was only meant for indoors. Ceremonies here run to the water, most of them timed to the sunset over the Gulf.
A permit is required
Beach ceremonies on Siesta Key need a permit from the county: worth sorting early, because it governs where and when you can set up.
Where people get ready
Most couples take a rental or a room on the key for the week. Anie works wherever you are staying; there is no studio to drive to.
Siesta Key Village
The village end has the resorts, shops and restaurants, and is where most of the larger parties base themselves.
Getting there
Siesta Key connects to the mainland by two bridges, Siesta Drive at the north end and the Stickney Point Road bridge further south, about 15–20 minutes from Downtown Sarasota. Public beach lots fill early in season, so where the wedding party is actually staying matters more than the drive.
Facing west
Siesta Key Beach faces the Gulf, so ceremonies here run toward sunset rather than sunrise, and because the county permit sets the ceremony window ahead of time, that timing is locked in early, well before the hair and makeup schedule gets built around it.
Point of Rocks and the Village
Point of Rocks, at the south end of Crescent Beach, is the limestone outcrop everyone photographs, and the Sunday drum circle at the main pavilion is worth sending your guests to. In the Village, the Siesta Key Oyster Bar, Daiquiri Deck and The Hub are where the party goes the night before.
Where the wedding party stays
The Hyatt Siesta Key Beach, Siesta Key Beach Resort & Suites and the Tropical Breeze Resort are all in or near the Village, Captiva Beach Resort is on Crescent Beach, and Turtle Beach Resort sits at the quiet end, with Ophelia's on the Bay next door for the rehearsal dinner.
Bridal Pricing
What it costs
Bridal Makeup
$250
- Beauty guide, long-wear application, luxury lashes and a touch-up kit
Bridal Hair + Makeup
Starting at $450
- Both services on the wedding day, with the guide, lashes and kit
Signature Bridal Experience
$900
- Hair and makeup on the day, both previews, the consultation and timeline, and an hour of wedding-day touch-up coverage
Bridesmaid makeup is $150 per person, or $120 each once six or more are having makeup done. Full pricing lives on the services page.
What Every Bride Gets
Included with bridal makeup
Before the day
- A personalized beauty guide with prep recommendations
- A makeup preview so you already know you love the look: $200 with your date booked
- A hair preview to test the exact style on your hair, from $150 with your date booked
On the day
- Professional, long-wear bridal makeup, built to last the day and photograph
- Luxury lashes
- Hair finished and set, holding all day
After she leaves
- A bridal touch-up kit to carry with you
- With the Signature Bridal Experience, an hour of wedding-day touch-up coverage (more can be added)
- She can stay right up until you walk down the aisle
Stephanie is hands down one of the best makeup artists out there! She does amazing work and is such a sweetheart to work with. My makeup looked flawless! I will definitely be booking with her again.
Juana H. · August 2026
Built For The Day
Makeup that survives a Florida wedding
A Siesta Key wedding is an outdoor wedding, whatever the plan says. Anie builds for that: long-wear makeup that is meant to last the day and photograph well, hair set to hold in a sea breeze, and a bridal touch-up kit you carry with you for the rest of it.
The Morning
Timing, set in advance
Anie builds the wedding-morning timeline with you before the day, working backwards from your ceremony: who is in the chair when, how long each person takes, and when the bride is finished. The bride goes last, closest to the ceremony. Start times before 7 AM are never a problem; they simply carry a $50 early-start fee.
Siesta Key Questions, Answered
- Do you travel to Siesta Key?
- Yes. Every service is on location: your rental, your hotel room, or the venue. Anie brings everything with her.
- Will my makeup hold up on the beach?
- That is what it is built for. The application is long-wear and made to photograph, and every bridal makeup booking includes a touch-up kit to carry through the day. The Signature Bridal Experience also includes an hour of wedding-day touch-up coverage, so she can stay until you walk down the aisle.
- How do I hold my date?
- A non-refundable deposit confirms it: 40% of the services subtotal, or 30% once the subtotal reaches $900. The balance is due on the day, before services begin.
Getting ready near Lido Key or further south instead? See bridal hair and makeup on Lido Key & St. Armands or Venice.