Zota Beach Resort
Its North Beach ceremony site uses a wooden boardwalk as the aisle with the Gulf behind it, and it has the Zara Zota Ballroom and an open-air Sunset Terrace for the reception.
On Location — Longboat Key
Bridal Hair & Makeup in Longboat Key
Longboat Key weddings are resort weddings — a suite to get ready in, a boardwalk down to the sand, and a day that will be photographed from beginning to end.
She Comes To You
No salon. No driving on your wedding morning.
Every service is on location — your home, your venue or your hotel. Anie brings the full kit to Longboat Key and sets up wherever you are getting ready, so the morning belongs to you instead of to a schedule.
Longboat Key
Getting married on Longboat Key
Longboat is the quieter, more polished of the keys: twelve miles of low-rise resorts and private beach between St. Armands and Anna Maria. Weddings here are usually held at the resort itself, with the ceremony on the beach and the reception indoors.
The Resort at Longboat Key Club
A 500-acre property with ceremony and reception options across the marina, the golf courses and the beach.
Getting ready on property
Resort weddings usually mean a suite upstairs, which is exactly where Anie works — no travelling between the hotel and a salon on the morning.
Quiet by design
Longboat has far less foot traffic than Siesta or Lido, which is part of why couples choose it for a beach ceremony.
Built For The Day
Makeup that survives a Florida wedding
A resort wedding is photographed heavily, indoors and out, and the two lighting situations are not the same. Anie builds a look that reads correctly in both — long-wear, made to photograph, and finished so it holds from the first-look through the last dance.
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 — $150 with your date booked
- A hair trial to test the exact style on your hair, $100–$125
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 — and more can be added
- She can stay right up until you walk down the aisle
Stephanie is hands down one of the best makeup artists out there! She does amazing work and is such a sweetheart to work with. My makeup looked flawless!
Juana H. · Google review
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.
Bridal Pricing
What it costs
Bridal Makeup
$200
- Beauty guide, long-wear application, luxury lashes and a touch-up kit
Bridal Hair + Makeup
Starting at $350
- Both services on the wedding day, with the guide, lashes and kit
Signature Bridal Experience
$650
- 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.
Longboat Key Questions, Answered
- Do you travel to Longboat Key resorts?
- Yes. Anie comes to your suite or the venue; everything is on location.
- Can you stay through the ceremony?
- The Signature Bridal Experience includes an hour of wedding-day touch-up coverage, and more can be added. She can stay right up to the moment you walk down the aisle.
- How do I hold my date?
- A non-refundable deposit confirms it — 40% of the services subtotal, or 30% once the subtotal reaches $650. The balance is due on the day, before services begin.
Longboat Key Weddings
Tell Anie about your day
Send over your date, your venue and how many people are getting ready with you, and she will come back with availability and a quote.