Lido Beach Resort
Ceremonies on its own stretch of beach, with a boardwalk aisle and the Gulf behind, and an indoor back-up space if the weather turns.
On Location: Lido Key
Bridal Hair & Makeup on Lido Key & St. Armands
Lido Key gives you a Gulf-front ceremony a few minutes from downtown Sarasota, with St. Armands Circle for everything either side of it. Anie comes to you.
She Comes To You
No salon. No driving on your wedding morning.
Lido sits close enough to Anie's Downtown Sarasota base that an early start is a genuinely easy ask here, not just a technical one. She still brings the full kit and sets up wherever you are getting ready: a hotel room, a rental near St. Armands Circle, or the venue itself, so there is nothing to arrange on your end beyond the date. What comes with hair and makeup is on the bridal page.
Lido Key
Getting married on Lido Key
Lido has the same soft, pale sand as Siesta with a quieter, more local feel, and it sits close enough to town that guests are not making a journey of it. St. Armands Circle, the shops and restaurants just north of the beach, is where most of the surrounding weekend happens.
Lido Beach itself
A public beach with the quartz-white sand the area is known for, and a good deal less crowded than Siesta Key.
St. Armands Circle
A short walk or shuttle from the beach, and the reason many couples put their guests on this key rather than further out.
Close to home
Lido is one of the shortest drives from Anie's base in Downtown Sarasota, which makes early start times straightforward.
One bridge from downtown
The John Ringling Causeway is the only crossing needed; no other barrier island sits this close to Downtown Sarasota, which is exactly why an early sunrise start or a same-day touch-up run back to town is realistic here in a way it isn't farther out.
Same direction, shorter evening
Lido faces the Gulf too, but a dinner reservation on St. Armands Circle right after tends to pull the ceremony earlier in the sunset window than a wedding with nowhere else to be that night.
The north end and New Pass
The Ritz-Carlton's Beach Club sits at the north end of Lido, with ceremonies on its own beach and a ballroom behind, and it is the most formal option on the key. Across the New Pass bridge on City Island, the New Pass Grill & Bait Shop is the coffee stop on the wedding morning, with Ken Thompson Park and Mote Marine beside it.
South Lido and the Circle
South Lido County Park, at the far end, has mangrove tunnels, a kayak launch and a view across Big Pass to Siesta Key, and the sunset from its point is the one photographers ask for. On St. Armands, the Columbia has been serving dinner since 1959, Shore and Crab & Fin cover the rehearsal dinner, and Kilwins is where the bridal party ends up afterwards.
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
Absolutely love her work! She is incredibly talented, professional, and always makes me feel beautiful. I highly recommended! 💄❤️
Vivien E. · August 2026
Built For The Day
Makeup that survives a Florida wedding
Beach ceremony, dinner on the Circle: a Lido wedding usually moves between bright outdoor light and a restaurant interior in the same evening. The look is built to hold through both, and to last the day and photograph.
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.
Lido Key & St. Armands Questions, Answered
- Do you cover Lido Key and St. Armands?
- Yes. It is one of the closest areas to Anie's base in Downtown Sarasota. Your hotel, rental or venue.
- How early can you start?
- Any time, mornings included. Start times before 7 AM carry a $50 early-start fee, so a sunrise ceremony is never a problem, just a line on the quote.
- 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 on Longboat Key or Siesta Key instead? See bridal hair and makeup on Longboat Key or on Siesta Key.