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http://www.cdc.gov/zika/intheus/florida-update.html
Specific county info given.

Assuming it's in Miami proper, I would not go unless it was someone VERY close to me. I also would not want DH to go, as Zika is also transmitted through sex. If the wedding was outside of the "danger zone" of Miami-Dade county, though, I would be open to it for a less close friend/family member as well.

@Shantuck: Unfortunately this isn't likely to be a possibility. The labs that do Zika testing are bogged down with tests for those believed to be exposed and pregnant. It has been difficult/impossible for anyone else to get this test so far, helpful as it may be.

@MACSUNSHINE: Might be a good idea for you to show DH that CDC website @808LOVE posted specific to Miami. Maybe seeing it versus talking about it will help him understand more?

@MACSUNSHINE: I would lean towards going, using deet repellant and getting tested when you get back.

I found this website to be helpful when we were planning our trip to Florida in september
http://www.floridahealth.gov/

@MACSUNSHINE: really? My OB has said that labs do Zika testing all the time. I was thinking you could both get tested on your return and put off ttc for 6m if needed.

Only you can decide what feels right for you. I've been following Zika a lot since it first came out as we're TTC and my DH has a job that has him traveling for extended periods of time in Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean.

At first I was pretty concerned, and I'm normally 100% on board with doctors. I'm the girl that eye-rolls people (aka: Jenny McCarthy) who think they know more than doctors....but Zika is just one area I can't get on board with.

I usually try to fly into wherever my DH is for work for weekly trips, and when all this first came out I was very seriously thinking about cancelling my trips. I think Zika is most definitely a real thing, I just don't think it's the cause of all the Microcephaly in babies. The outbreak seems to be concentrated in Brazil, which ironically is also where large amounts of pesticides have been sprayed and added to drinking water to eradicate mosquitoes. In fact that was the original "cause" of Microcephaly, and then all of a sudden the CDC pops up with the Zika explanation - which to me shows nothing more than them covering their ass.

Have there been Zika cases all over the place? Of course. But even still the Microcephaly is still concentrated in Brazil and the handful of cases in other places are generally people who have traveled from Brazil to have their babies in other places. Every other country with pregnant women who tested positive with Zika have all been having successful pregnancies with no Mircocephaly.

I'm still making a trip to FL next month to visit my SIL (who lives there and is currently 8.5 months pregnant) and meet her new baby, as well as keeping my Mexico trips this winter.

At the end of the day if you feel uneasy about, you shouldn't go. No sense if feeling stressed out about being there or feeling anxious about TTC because of your trip to FL.