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Have it your way: 16 unique, unusual and off-the-beaten-path wedding venues around the Orlando area

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 11:46 pm

Recently, we gave you a list of 25 awesome places to get married in Orlando, but we know that not everybody wants the typical wedding experience. So we looked for some off-the-beaten path wedding venues and came up with these 16 places where you can have a wedding your way. Know of a cool wedding venue that's a little quirky? Tell us about it in the comments.

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Get married at Orlando's Guang Ming Buddhist Temple in South Orlando. Photo via Guang Ming Buddhist Temple.

Imagine a romantic wedding aboard an old-school steamship on the St. Johns River. St. Johns Rivership Co. can make that happen. Photo by Steve Skiles via St. Johns Rivership Co.

Hold your wedding at Bella Collina and transport your guests to Tuscany ... via Clermont. Photo via Bella Collina Weddings.

Did you know that there's a waterpark resort in Kissimmee where you can hold your wedding? It's called the Flamingo Waterpark, and it's a hotel, resort and water park all in one. Photos via Flamingo Waterpark.

Casa Feliz in Winter Park is one of the area's best-kept secrets. If it truly is a secret anymore – every year we hear from more and more people who've discovered it and want to use it for a party or wedding venue. Photo via Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum.

When people think about Disney weddings, they tend to think of the Magic Kingdom. But why not get married at someplace more interesting, like the China Pavilion at Epcot? Photo via Disneyweddings.com.

Did you know that you can hold a wedding at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens? The animals won't be invited, but it's still a cool location to hold an event. Photos via Central Florida Zoo.

The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne is a hidden group of cool older hotel buildings (one of which is full of art deco style suites) that's hidden away just below downtown Orlando. Photos via The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne.

The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne is a hidden group of cool older hotel buildings (one of which is full of cool Art Deco style suites) that's hidden away just below downtown Orlando. Photos via The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne.

If you get married at Gatorland, you might be able to get a photo op with a baby gator. Photo via Gatorland.

Another cool Disney spot where you can hold a wedding: In the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Guests get three courses themed around the Prohibition era, the Wild West and the Wizard of Oz. Photo via Disney Weddings.

It would be pretty cool to hold a wedding at the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, which will even help you hire an astronaut to give a presentation or talk to guests. Photo via Kennedy Space Center.

You can party with pirates on your wedding day if you hold your wedding at Pirates Dinner Adventure. Photo via Pirates Dinner Adventure

Rent some lanes at Splitsville Lanes in Downtown Disney's west side for a retro bowling-themed wedding. Photo by Daniel Newcomb via Splitsville Lanes.