VACATION~!!

I don't get to say this very often but I am off on vacation until Wednesday July 7th. I will respond to all emails and messages upon my return. I hope everyone is getting a little R&R this summer too!
Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Meghan

Allison and Lance June 18, 2010

I am not sure where the time goes, sorry for blogging this wedding late... I did not have my camera with me but I took some photos with my blackberry and will try to get some of those on here. For now here are 2 teaser shots from Evelio of Longboard Photography. www.longboardphoto.org Please do not use without consent from the Photographer. Longboard Photography:

Allison and Lance I met 2 years ago in June when I did her sister's wedding. Nick and Allison's sister Emily were married in June at the beautiful Crosley Mansion in Sarasota. You can see a photo of them on our packages page taken by Just Peachy photography! This year when I saw Nick and Emily they were accompanied by their ADORABLE son Will that turned one the day after the wedding. It was a pleasure working with this set of families again and getting to see their family growing!

Allison and Lance were married at the Tampa Bay Watch and even though rain was threatening it was dry for the ceremony and cocktail hour. It was toasty warm though :) The guests stayed cool with a water station, program fans, and parasols for the ceremony. I officiated for the couple and Allison crafted a beautiful ceremony that I just helped put finishing touches on .

Evelio of Longboard Photography was there capturing the day on film and ironically the last wedding we did together was also at the Tampa Bay Watch.

The couple had a wonderful guitarist play during the ceremony, Daniel Giron, through Delite Entertainment. He did a wonderful job and it added such a nice feel to the ceremony.

Once the reception began Delectables catering had a great Antipasto station and passed hor dourves, a stations buffet, and later with cake an ice cream sundae bar! It was a great summer wedding treat!

Jude of Grant Hemond was there to emcee the night and played great dance music that had the crowd, and lots of adorable kids, up dancing all night! Since Allison didn't want to do the traditional Garter/Bouquet ritual I suggested an Anniversary dance and after Lance removed the garter the longest married couple received the garter and bouquet. Very sweet! It turned out to be Nick's parents!

The cake and pretty pink flowers were provided by the Apron's Publix and the Navy and pink beach inspired theme were all pulled together. It was a pleasure to work with the family and friends again, and though I think all the daughters are now married hopefully I will see them again in the future. Best wishes Allison and Lance! Angela and I were glad we could be there to share in your day!

A Midsummer Night's Dream- June 12, 2010

Jamie and Tristan had a beautiful Shakespeare inspired wedding Saturday at the Mirror Lake Lyceum. Jamie and Tristan had so many unique details to make the day very special for them and the guests.
A friend of Jamie's, Roya Millard officiated the ceremony. It was truly one of the most beautiful and meaninful ceremonies that I have had the pleasure to hear.

In lieu of a guest book, guests signed quilt squares that will then be turned into a quilt by the couples church quilt guild.

The happy couple! The thunderous applause lasted for quite some time, everyone was truly happy for Tristan and Jamie!

Jamie and her bridesmaids did the centerpieces themselves. Pink satin fabric, votives, along with a slender cylinder of ranunculus, silver branches, and butterflies completed the pretty look.

Stephanie from Delma's The Flower Booth created the rest of the flowers for the bridal party, cake, and these lovely pieces that graced the romantic columns for the ceremony area.

This picture really does not do justice to the beautiful cake serving set that the couple had.

A Better Cheesecake created the simple and delicious cake, and it is adorned with lilies and pink roses from Delma's.

I love the Unity candle set that Jamie found! It was well traveled, she gave it to me at our last consultation and I had another appointment later that day. I obviously couldn't leave this beautiful piece of art in the blazing car so it came to lunch with me, my appointment, and to pick up my daughter... LOL

I just wanted to show off the lovely inset work inside the Lyceum, it has the stunning chandeliers and atrium area, and the pink and purple lighting was so pretty.

I made sure that Lucia Angelini got some of the homeade cookies from the cookie buffet. I forgot to take a picture of the 1200!!! cookies that the Bridal Party, Bride, and Moms baked.

The dance floor was full all night with RJ Vida playing a ton of fun requests. I can't wait to see the trailer video from Hearts Video, Cara was there for the whole evening.

Jamie's gown from CiCi's was stunning!

Instead of placecards, the couple used the booklet of recipies to let guests know what table they were seated at, of course tables were names after Happy Ending couples from Shakespeare's plays!

At the end of a magical evening Tristan had planned a surprise Horse and Carriage send off for Jamie. It was a great wedding!

Congratulations Jamie and Tristan, it was a pleasure working with you over the past year!