Posted by SRI | Sep 9th, 2009
Anna Maria Island’s wedding industry has grown from about 50 weddings a year five years ago to nearly 1,000 in 2008.
And a large number of the members of wedding parties return to the Island as vacationers, said Caryn Hodge, marketing director for the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria.
“Many of them who are visiting the Island for the first time with a wedding party say they’re coming back for a vacation....