June may be the month for weddings, but May is for “ Explore Florida & the Caribbea n,” our award-winning travel magazine, with a list of 15 “Only in Florida’’ wedding venues.

Courtesy Table of contents of the May 2025 issue of Explore Florida & The Caribbean.

“With pristine white-sand beaches, palm trees that sway in the breeze and picture-perfect sunsets, Florida has always been an ideal place for couples to say, ‘I do,’” writes Orlando Sentinel’s Patrick Connolly in his story in the new issue. “From an inventor’s homemade Airbnb village and wedding venue named after himself (Danville) to a sternwheeler steamboat on the St. Johns River, the Sunshine State offers plenty of spaces for vows to be made and love stories to unfold.”

We’ll also go aboard the “Star Pride,” one of the small

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