Sunken Gardens
St. Petersburg, FL
| Venue type | Garden & Conservatory |
| Location | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Published price | $2,500 |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony only |
What the venue publishes
Daytime Ceremony package, Sundays only, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: $2,500. Includes rehearsal, chairs, and one dressing room. A signed contract requires half the rental fee (non-refundable) plus a $250 refundable damage deposit; 3% sales tax applies on the rental.
The source publishes $2,500 as the fee for this space, not a starting point.
Included per the venue's site
- rehearsal
- chairs
- one dressing room
This Sunday-only ceremony package is the only Sunken Gardens option under $5,000; the next tier, the Garden Room Reception package, starts at $5,750.
Published on sunkengardens.org, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in Tampa Bay
$2,500 is the 20th lowest published starting price of the 20 venues listed in the Tampa Bay metro. The metro median starting price is $50, and no other listing in the metro publishes a higher starting price.
Cheaper published prices in St. Petersburg
These listings in St. Petersburg publish a starting price below $2,500.
| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Nova 535St. Petersburg, FL · Other Venue | $695 to $1,395 | not published |
| St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation Shelters and PavilionsSt. Petersburg, FL · Park & Pavilion | $30 to $340 | not published |
Other garden & conservatory listings in Tampa Bay
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| Venue | Published price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Botanical GardensLargo, FL · Garden & Conservatory | $75 to $125 | not published |
Marriage license in Pinellas County, FL
The venue fee above does not include the license. St. Petersburg sits in Pinellas County, FL, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Recording ServicesClearwater Courthouse, 315 Court Street, Room 150, Clearwater, FL 33756 |
| License fee | $86$61 with both applicants present a certificate of completion for a premarital preparation course of at least four hours, taken within the past year from a qualified registered provider |
| Waiting period | 3 days |
| License valid for | 60 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| ID required | driver's license, state ID, military ID or passport, plus a Social Security number for US citizens or a Social Security or Alien Registration number for non-citizens |
| Appointment | Not required |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Ceremony at the office | Offered for $30Deputy Clerks perform ceremonies during normal working hours Monday through Friday with no appointment, and the ceremony can happen as soon as the license is purchased if the effective date is valid. The fee is $30.00. A wedding photo is $10.00 and a wedding certificate is $5.00. |
| Witnesses | None required by statute |
Source: mypinellasclerk.gov, leg.state.fl.us
The online EMarriage Application is a prerequisite and must be completed before the license is issued; it can also be filled out on a public terminal in the office. The application sits in the Clerk's queue for only 30 days, so both parties must appear within that window. Services are offered at the Clearwater Courthouse, the St. Petersburg Branch at 545 First Avenue North, and the North County Branch. Both parties must sign the Statement of Family Law Handbook. One certified copy of the recorded license is free; additional copies are $3.00 each. The Clerk's office runs an annual Halloween themed ceremony event it calls Scare-amonies.
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