Wedding Ceremony and Reception

Opal Sands Resort

Reception

Please be at ceremony by 3:30pm at latest to be seated. Thank you!   There is a discounted valet rate of $20 for wedding guests. Be sure to tell valet that you are here for the Smith & Matthews Wedding! If you say either last name they will know! If valet is super busy you can self park in opal sands garage across the street, that would be $20 as well!

Our Wedding

Our Story (photos) 

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

You must book online with the promotional code Social2025. You can book at Opal Sands (where ceremony and reception will be held) or its sister property called Opal Sol. Book at Opalsands.com. Go to “BOOK NOW” and select “Code Type” then select “Promotional Code” and enter “Social2025”. We plan to stay Thursday (23rd) and Friday (24th) and then we are transferring to the Hilton Garden Inn on Saint Pete Beach for the remainder of the weekend. Those who would like to join I have reserved a room block for your convenience. Please see information under “Hotels” Hilton Garden Inn.

Opal Sands Resort & Spa

We are asking the guest that would like to stay through the weekend to continue celebrating with us to join us here October 25th and 26th 2025. They are located directly on the beach. They have a great little tiki bar with live music and pool for us all to enjoy! Room Block is under “The Matthew’s After Party”! Please let us know if they run out of rooms. We will add more to the room block 🙂 https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=PIESPGI&groupCode=90Z&arrivaldate=2025-10-25&departuredate=2025-10-27&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Hilton Garden Inn 

<a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1738956142734&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1738956142734&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink</a> We have reserved a room block for this hotel Oct 23-25th 2025. This hotel is in walking distance or short uber ride from the Opal Sands (where ceremony and reception are being held). To reserve a room, use the link above or call Marriott Central reservations at 888-236-2427. Be sure to mention the code SMW (Smith &amp; Matthews Wedding).Or reach out Nelly Quiroz directly:Sales CoordinatorE&nbsp;<a href="mailto:nelly.quiroz@LodgingDynamics.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nelly.quiroz@LodgingDynamics.com</a>T&nbsp;727-218-1088 If there are no rooms available please let us know and we will add more rooms to the room block. Message Stephen or Keisha.

Residence Inn Clearwater Beach

Hotel information 

Things to Do

Registry

Hello to all of our beautiful friends and family! We’re so excited to celebrate with you all and can’t wait to see all of you!  We will be staying at the Opal Sands resort the 23rd-25th where the ceremony and reception are held. They just opened their beautiful sister resort Opal Sol next-door that is connected to Opal Sands as well. We have also secured a room block at the Residence Inn by Marriott down the street for your convenience. It is a 7min walk or 1min uber ride.    Under the “hotel information” page, you will find all of the room blocks for the wedding and the weekend with the information and discount codes.   For the guests that are able to stay over the weekend, we would love for you to continue celebrating with us and enjoy a stay at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saint Pete Beach Oct 25-27th. You will find this room block information under the “hotel information” page as well. We plan to all gather at Coconut Charlie’s (which is located behind the hotel on the beach) Sunday Oct 26th for the day!    We will be having a casual “Thank You Brunch” at our home the following day Saturday Oct 25th from 12-4pm for those that can come! We will be serving brunch, bloody Mary’s and Mimosas! We also have a really great DJ! If you prefer something else, feel free to BYOB. Bring your bathing suit and towel for some pool time!  Please let us know if you’re able to attend the brunch.   Our home address is: 834 3rd Ave S Tierra Verde FL 33715  If you have any questions, reach out to Stephen or I! Please don’t forget to RSVP for the wedding on our website!   We can’t wait to celebrate with you all!  Keisha-813-766-9966 Stephen- 585-202-3816

Stephen & Keisha

Stephen & Keisha

Q + A

Q + A coming soon!