Short answer
The Friday welcome dinner is the most under-planned part of a St. Petersburg destination wedding. The rehearsal is already catered. The reception is already catered. The welcome dinner for 25-60 guests is the one that gets handed to a maid of honor three weeks out, and the only restaurants that take parties that large want $150 per head and a signed contract. Our Central Florida chef base is approximately 151 minutes from St. Petersburg, with no travel surcharge.