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A handmade wooden cross, eight feet tall, delivered to your stretch of Gulf Coast sand and standing before your guests arrive.
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The cross
One object, built properly.
Most rental companies keep a cross in a warehouse alongside four hundred other things, and it shows — chipped edges, a finish nobody has looked at in two years. This is the only thing we rent, so it has nothing competing for our attention. It turns up looking like it was built for your day rather than dug out for it. And because it stands on its own wooden foot, it goes wherever you are — sand, lawn, church aisle, barn, or ballroom.
Pressure-treated timber is built to stand in wet ground, which is exactly what a beach asks of it. Stained for warmth and sealed under clear polyurethane, it holds its colour against salt and sun instead of greying out, and photographs the same in noon glare as it does at last light.
- Height8 ft (96 in)
- Crossbar47 in
- TimberPressure-treated, stained
- BaseFree-standing wood foot
- Stands onSand, grass, or any floor
- Setup timeAbout 20 minutes
- FloralsYour florist, not ours
Delivery
Three ways to get it there.
Pick the one that matches your day. Most couples take the last option, because nobody wants a groomsman wrestling eight feet of timber across soft sand in a rented suit an hour before the ceremony.
Option one
Pick it up yourself
Collect from us and return it the next day. It breaks down into two pieces but still needs a truck or a large SUV — it will not fit in a sedan.
$150
Option two
We drop it off
We bring it to your venue or beach access point and collect it after. You or your planner handle placing and anchoring it.
$275
Option three · most booked
We handle everything
We deliver, carry it out to the sand, anchor it, check it against the wind, and come back for it the same evening.
$400
Delivery is included across the Sarasota beaches — Siesta Key, Lido, Longboat, and Anna Maria. St. Pete, Clearwater, and the Pinellas beaches are quoted by distance for now and will be included once we move north this spring. Florals are yours to arrange — the crossbar takes a standard spray or a draped fabric without any hardware from us, so any florist can dress it.
On the beach
Sand is not a floor.
A cross built for a church lawn will lean, sink, or go over in a Gulf breeze. Ours was made for this coast specifically, and we have opinions about how it gets stood up. It works just as well indoors — the beach is simply the harder problem.
Nothing gets dug
It stands free on its own wooden foot, so there is no hole, no buried hardware, and nothing left behind in the sand. Beaches that restrict digging are no obstacle.
Built for wind
Eight feet of timber catches an onshore breeze like a sail. We watch the forecast, set it with the day's wind in mind, and stay until we are satisfied it is steady.
Permits are real
Most public beaches here require a permit for a ceremony, and some treat a cross as a temporary structure. Worth sorting early, since it can shape where and when you are allowed to gather.
Real ceremonies
Where it has stood.
The florals in these photographs were arranged by each couple's own florist. We rent the cross on its own. Photo credit goes under each image. Ask every couple's photographer for permission and a credit line — they will almost always say yes, and it earns you referrals from the photographer too.
A tenth of it goes back.
At the close of each year, ten percent of everything this business earns goes to Grace Community Church in Lakewood Ranch, toward its work with families in need across our community.
It is not tied to a campaign or a season, and it does not change what you pay. It is simply how the business is built.
Before you book
The things couples ask.
How far ahead should we book?
There is one cross, so it is genuinely first come. Saturdays between October and May go months out. If your date is close, ask anyway — cancellations happen.
Can our florist decorate it?
Yes, and we would rather they did. The crossbar takes a standard spray or a draped fabric without needing anything drilled or clamped. Give your florist the dimensions above.
Can we use it somewhere other than the beach?
Yes. The cross stands free on a wooden foot, so it needs no stakes, no digging, and no fixing to anything. It has stood on sand, grass, tile, and hardwood. Churches, barns, backyards, and ballrooms are all fine.
What happens if it rains?
Rain does the cross no harm — it is sealed for exactly this. If you move indoors we will set it up there instead at no extra charge, as long as the new location is within the same delivery area.
Do you handle the beach permit?
No — the permit is yours to arrange. Most public beaches here require one for a ceremony, and rules differ from beach to beach, so check with the county or city office that manages your stretch before you set a time.
What do you need to book, and what if we cancel?
A flat $100 holds your date and comes off your total. It is non-refundable, because once a date is held we turn other couples away for it — there is only one cross. The balance is due 14 days before the ceremony, never on the wedding day itself.
Cancel more than 90 days out and the $100 is all you lose. Inside 90 days, half the balance is due. Postponements are different from cancellations: move your date once, to any open date within a year, and we carry everything across at no charge.
Is there a security deposit?
Only on the pickup option, where the cross is in your care overnight. We hold a refundable $300, returned within three days of it coming back sound. It covers a cracked beam or a cross that does not come back at all — not sand, salt, or the odd scuff, which we expect and sand out ourselves.
Drop-off and full-service bookings need no security deposit. The cross stays in our hands the whole time and we collect it the same evening.
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Tell us when and where.
We reply within a day with availability and a firm price. No deposit needed to hold a conversation.