I'm looking for an outdoor, foresty type venue. I live in Lakeland, and I'm not looking to drive more than an hour and a half at most. I want to do ceremony and reception there, with a sunset ceremony. So the venue will need to be open until 9 or 10 if not later.
Tight budget (of course). The cheapest place I have found so far is $500 for 4 hours at the USF Botanical Gardens, but I'm just not in love with it. This is really hard for me because I HATE palm trees but they're every where. I want as close to a beautiful forest ceremony in front of a huge tree as I can get.
Help?