Collier County, a popular place for destination weddings and tourism, is situated along the Gulf Coast and is coextensive with the Naples-Marco Island metropolitan statistical area.
Major municipalities in Collier County include Naples and Marco Island, which are the county's principal cities, Everglades City, East Naples, Ochopee, Pelican Bay, Pine Ridge, Plantation Island, and Chokoloskee.
Collier County is known as the "Paradise Coast," as it features miles of spectacular white-sand beaches. Whether you're planning a lavish reception at a 5-star resort or an intimate beach wedding, Collier County has everything you need to plan the wedding of your dreams.
Major beaches in Collier County include Barefoot Beach Preserve, the Ten Thousand Islands region of the Everglades, and Tigertail Beach Park on Marco Island, just to name a few.
Collier County has some of Florida's premier shopping venues, so whether you're searching for souvenirs or wedding supplies, you are sure to easily find what you're looking for.
Make sure you check out Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South in Naples, the Waterside Shops, the Village on Venetian Bay, Naples Outlet Center, and Coastland Center.
After your Collier County wedding, you might want to consider staying for your honeymoon, since the area has plenty of things for you to do and warm weather year-round.
Some popular tourist activities include the Everglades swamp walk, which lets you observe rare plants and animals, taking wine-tasting and sunset cruises, exploring Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park and Big Cypress National Preserve, and dolphin watching in the Ten Thousand Islands region.
You can also spend a day at Naples Museum of Art or Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery, see a concert at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts, or be pampered in one of the area's many spas, such as Spa Terre, Everglades Historical Bed & Breakfast Spa, or the Golden Door Spa at Waldorf Astoria Naples.
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