When getting ready to propose in southern Florida, why not consider presenting your loved one with a diamond engagement ring in St. Petersburg? This wonderful city has a reputed average of 361 days of sunshine each year which means exchanging wedding bands in St. Petersburg is the perfect choice to ensure that your special day will be ideal from the mild weather to the carefully chosen pieces of diamond jewelery from Knox Jewelers that will symbolize your love forever.
This Sunshine City offers a variety of locations that will make for a memorable proposal; everything ranging from adventerous to romantic! If you're looking for a way to sweep your loved one off their feet then consider taking a helicopter tour of St Petersburg! While taking an aerial tour of this wonderful city you can wait until the perfect, breathtaking moment and present your carefully chosen custom engagement ring to your darling. They'll say that the best thing they saw on the tour was you declaring you love.
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Perhaps something on the water is more the pace you're looking for: You can take an exciting tour of Egmont Key Island with the Island Boat AdventuresIsland Boat Adventures company. They will take you out for some sun and surf around Egmont Key, which is a magnificent island just a few miles off shore at the mouth of Tampa Bay, in the lovely Gulf of Mexico. This island is accessible only by boat and is considered the GEM of the Bay Area and a Florida State Park. Why not make it a gem filled day and present your dearest with an engagement ring from Knox Jewelers! The piece of diamond jewelery that you have carefully selected will sparkle almost as much as your loved ones' eyes.
Another potential spot on the water is the StarLite Sapphire Dining Yacht. This romantic setting would be great for popping the question with a stunning engagement ring, or exchanging unique wedding bands in front of your nearest and dearest. This ship is a sleek and stylish; measuring 113-feet long it can accommodate up to 150 passengers. One thing is for certain, with a piece of diamond jewelery from Knox Jewelers to help express your love, your true love will forget that there are any other fish in the sea!
A beach front wedding in St. Petersburg would be well worth considering: the #3 best beach in the continental United States is at Fort DeSoto, and on Treasure Island all the beaches are certified annually by the National Clean Beaches Council as an “outstanding environmentally-friendly "Blue Wave" beach.” What wonderful pictures you'd have of the exchange of vows and wedding bands on one of these gorgeous local beaches!
St. Petersburg also features a some wondferul floral backdrops for that special moment. The Sunken Gardens are known as a botanical paradise and is St. Petersburg's oldest living museum. This 100 year old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region. There are full of exotic plants from around the globe and are accented by watefalls and a butterfly encounter. The Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum is another location of exotic plants and houses 500 palms and cycads representing some 150 species from around the world. This Palm Arboretum is an ongoing developmental project and one of their donation options lets you have a custom engraved brick placed around the planting beds in their gorgeous palm gardens. Why not surprise your sweetheart by visiting a brick that you have had engraved which shows your married names?
Or perhaps even have your proposal engraved! Once they notice this statement of affection engraved in stone you can drop down to one knee and present them with an heirloom quality engagement ring. Both the ring and the custom stone will be representations of your love forever.
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St. Petersburg features a very special art collection at the Morean Arts Center: A Permanent collection of Dale Chihully's unique handblown glass artwork. Chihully's pieces are simply stunning and embody a very organic feel. This particular collection contains a spectacular piece which was created specifically for it which can be viewed nowhere else: the Ruby Red Icicle Chandelier. Amongst all this beauty would be a wonderful spot to present your darling with their own personal work of art! A piece of diamond jewelery from Knox Jewelers which has been custom made for them. Our heirloom quality rings are each a carefully, hand crafted work of art which is just what your true love deserves!
Looking for a private, intimate setting? After having an adventerous outting head back to a romantic hotel, settle in with some tasty treats you've picked up throughout the day, and have room service deliver a bottle of champagne. When your honey asks “why the champagne?” take their hand, look into their eyes and pledge your love, ask your dearest to spend the rest of your lives together. There are several romantic hotels to choose from in St. Petersburg for such a moment: the oldest running hotels are the historic Pier Hotel, built in 1921, formally Hotel Cordova and The Heritage Hotel, built in 1926. Though some other very romantic locals are the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, Grayl's Hotel, Hotel Indigo, the Pier Hotel, or the Bermuda Bay Beach Club. Several of these would also host a wedding so you can exchange wedding bands in the same place you presented your custom engagement ring. No matter where you decide to have that special moment, both St. Petersburg and Knox Jewelers have what you need.