The Bali Hai Beachfront Resort in Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, Florida, is a beautiful and classic old beach resort that has been around for more than half a century. The resort has seen countless happy vacations, but there is also a legend that haunts the place. It is a tragic story that happened in the early years of the resort's operation and continues to echo to this day.

The year of the tragic event is unknown, but it involved a young couple who were traveling together before their wedding. They had no set destination and were simply enjoying a carefree trip before settling down. When they arrived on Anna Maria Island, they immediately fell in love with the place and decided to stay for the rest of their trip. They also decided to speed up their wedding plans and get married on the island's white sands of Coquina Beach. Their wedding was beautiful and romantic, and they were full of hope and optimism for their future together.

The newlyweds decided to spend their honeymoon at the Bali Hai Beachfront Resort, where they had reserved the honeymoon suite with a beautiful view of the gulf. The first night of their honeymoon was perfect as they took a walk along the surf, talked about their new life together, and enjoyed a little room service dinner.

The next day, the bride went off with her friend for some leisurely shopping while her husband rented a small sailboat for a few hours out on the gulf. The plan was to meet back in their room in the afternoon, but the husband never returned. The bride waited for him in their room, but he never showed up. As the sky turned dark with a storm coming in from the gulf, the bride became worried and ran out to the beach to look for her husband. The wind was up, and the water had turned rough, but there was no sign of him.

Days passed, and an official search for the missing husband was launched, but no trace of him or the sailboat was ever found. The bride stayed at the resort, hoping and searching for her husband, but he never returned. Witnesses reported that in her grief, she may have lost her mind, and one night while walking along the edge of the surf, she suddenly turned to the gulf, called her husband's name, and started walking out into the waves. She was never seen again.

Since then, sightings of a young woman in a wedding dress have been reported walking the beach at night, still searching for her lost groom. If you happen to see her, it's best not to interfere or try to talk to her. Let her keep searching for her lost love, and hope that they will be reunited soon.