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Dan from Key West Casual Weddings is a premier wedding photographer and officiant based in Key West, Florida, who services the Key West and the Florida Keys area. The owner, Dan Leatherman, specializes in simple and stress-free destination weddings. He established Key West Casual Weddings in 2006. Key West Casual Weddings is here to assist you in performing an intimate, short, heartfelt ceremony, along with photography if you like.

Services Offered

Key West Casual Weddings is a business that is available for performing civil unions, destination weddings, military weddings, non-religious ceremonies, and vow renewals. Along with officiant services, Key West Casual Weddings also provides photography services.

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Frequently asked questions

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$50

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

No Denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

FL

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Key West Casual Weddings

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Key West Casual Weddings made elopements stress-free, flexible, and highly personalized, handling flowers, ceremony, and photos. The planner/team were responsive, professional, and creative, accommodating surprises and last-minute changes. Couples highly recommend them.

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Key West Casual Weddings made elopements stress-free, flexible, and highly personalized, handling flowers, ceremony, and photos. The planner/team were responsive, professional, and creative, accommodating surprises and last-minute changes. Couples highly recommend them.

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Melissa Sent on 01/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The most perfect wedding day!

We hired Key West Casual Weddings to plan our wedding/elopement. Dan was so easy to work with! He had my flowers delivered to my hotel the day of, performed our ceremony and did our photos. He is very creative and a super nice guy! Our ceremony was just us, and the vows he provided were beautiful! There was no stress! It was just easy, laid back and lots of laughs! He gave me exactly what I have hoped for! I highly recommend Key West Casual Weddings ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rick
Rick Sent on 04/19/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Smathers beach 2026 cagle wedding

We had planned a small wedding in our home town in Inverness Florida, nothing was working out from a bikers weekend to a concert festival nothing was going as planed. I emailed Dan has a plan B and from the moment we talked plan B became plan A. The wedding went off better than we dreamed and hanging with Dan and bar hopping made it the best day ever. I cannot recommend Dan enough and oh my God his photos are fantasic.
Matt
Matt Sent on 12/26/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our surprise wedding in Key West was perfect!

Dan helped us plan a surprise small/casual wedding in Key West two days before Christmas. Considering all the secrecy and the pending holiday, Dan was incredibly flexible and professional to coordinate a somewhat unique experience. He listened and responded in a manner that kept the stress levels very low. Dan and his team where open to delivering on special requests. Thanks Dan and Key West Causal Weddings!
Lindsey
Lindsey Sent on 01/17/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Made the Best Day Ever Even Better!

Dan at Key West Casual Weddings was AMAZING! We keep bragging about him to everyone. He made our elopement planning so stress free and helped make our big day even better than we could have imagined. Dan was extremely responsive via email, answered all our questions, and made us feel at ease with our destination wedding. He even rearranged his schedule so we could have the date that we wanted, coordinated our flowers, referred a great hair/makeup artist, AND even picked us up at our hotel to take us to our beach wedding! He had a beautiful ceremony, and we had such a wonderful time taking pictures all around Smathers Beach with him. He even took time to take pictures with our cell phones so we could share with our families immediately. He was just so much fun! Dan made us feel important and made our day so perfect, special, and memorable. Highly recommend!!
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Jessica Sent on 09/13/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Jessica & Stephen Abbott, the surprise wedding!

Dan is absolutely amazing! My husband surprised me, by planning our entire wedding! I had NO CLUE, until the wedding was happening! Here’s the backstory though, a few months ago my husband and I had a pretty deep conversation about getting married (we’ve dated for the past 4 years). We traveled to Florida to visit family and my husband said, let’s take a little longer on our trip and head to key west for a few days. Little did I know, Stephen had already been chatting with Dan and planning a surprise wedding! After a random shopping trip with family (where I unknowingly bought my beach wedding dress) we were finally headed to key west! The day we got there, Stephen said, let’s get dressed up nice and go to a fancy dinner and walk to the pier and watch the sunset! We got all fancied up, ate an amazing dinner and headed toward the pier. Once on the pier, Dan was nonchalantly sitting on the edge of the pier blending in as just a random person watching the sun set. Stephen looks at me and pulls a wedding ring out of his wallet, the ring drops onto the pier and is inches from being in the ocean! I’m blown away and trying to wrap my head around what’s actually happening! Stephen stomps on the ring and stops it from rolling into the water, I pick up the ring and Stephen says ‘will you marry me? ‘ of course I said yes, however he takes it further and says…. ‘How about right now?’ He turns me around, and BOOM, there stands Dan! Dan said, I hear someone wants to get married? I just stood there with a ‘what is happening right now’ look on my face! Dan gave me a moment to gather my thoughts and starts the ceremony, and it was absolutely perfect! The vows were so sweet and personalized to us! I was so shocked and happy this was happening that I cried, which in turn caused Dan to tear up as well!! Luckily there was a bystander to capture a few photos! Dan took a couple pictures for us as well! Our entire experience with Dan was amazing! He was professional, charismatic and genuine in the ceremony! It was as if our wedding was performed by a family friend! Thank you so much Dan for being a huge part of our story and making our wedding day perfect for us!!
Pete
Pete Sent on 04/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great All-Around Experience

Dan from Key West Casual Weddings was perfect. He was very responsive, and everything came off without a hitch. Communications were excellent. Dan lined up flowers to be delivered to our hotel. He then performed the service, and did the photography. Everything was top-notch.
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Dee R. Sent on 06/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Professional, touching wonderful experience.

Dan Leatherman was very professional. The ceremony was touching . I would recommend him for any casual wedding, or for any island setting.
Erin
Erin Sent on 11/24/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Exactly what we wanted... simple but special

We loved everything about our 10 Year Anniversary Trip to Key West. From the moment we chose Dan for our vow renewal, I knew we made the best choice.

Dan was so accommodating and we absolutely love our photos.
Being in Key West I wanted to make sure we got the best shots... and we did!!!
But most importantly, Dan found all the right words to express our special celebration.

Thank you Key West Casual Weddings ... you exceeded our expectations!
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Monty Sent on 03/28/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Monty And Susie, 03/05/2019

Dan is very much the professional. From the first time we contacted him, to the finish of our ceremony he was helpful. Dan was always prompt with replies to our questions. We are in our late 50's and we wanted a simple ceremony, just us with Dan officiating. We were going to say some of our own vows, but when Dan finished there was nothing left to say. The wedding vows were extremely meaningful including everything a lasting marriage involves.
The location was amazingly beautiful with so many friendly people. We had never experienced such a relaxing atmosphere. Dan did a fantastic and professional job. The second we met him we were relaxed as if meeting an old friend at the beach. He is a personable and wonderful person. We could tell he adores people and truly loves his job. It was a five stars across the board wedding.
Thanks Dan for the perfect start to our lives together!
Sincerely,
Susie and Monty
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Anja Sent on 02/20/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect organization paired with a great photographer!

Dan is just perfect! We are so thankful. The photos are great! Dan supported us with all the paperwork (We are from Austria, and our English isn't the best ;-). He answered every mail very quickly. The reservation for dinner and hair and makeup - everything ran smoothly! We can recommend Dan to 100%!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner

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