Kendra and Brandon Nov 8th, 2008

Kendra and Brandon were married at the Ybor City State Museum and had a beautiful reception at the Don Vincente Inn in Ybor City . The day started off a bit hectic but Kendra had assembled a great team of vendors and the day turned out to be a great one! Kendra was so beautiful. Her daughter Imogen was a doll, her dress matched Kendra's so well and she was extremely well behaved all day. I made sure to tell Brandon that he was a very lucky man to have 2 such beautiful women in his life!
The cake was from Le Artisan Cake Atelier and was simple yet elegant, and that seemed to fit the theme Kendra had created very well, as you can see she also had a yummy dessert bar. Kendra wore a Mantilla veil for the ceremony but then changed into a pretty hair flower for the reception. Her dress was truly stunning and it looked like it was made just for her. It had one of the prettiest bustles!

The party was led by D.J. Frank Lebano.

Here a picture of Jason Angelini taking pictures, I thought that was sort of funny, especailly since we have and will be together 3 weeks in a row for weddings....

Both Kendra and Brandon were nice and did no cake smashing! A smart choice, I am sure the beautiful airbrush makeup that Julissa Mercado had done would have survived though.

One of the sweetest moments of the night was when Brandon danced with his new daughter and then Mom joined in. I also teared up during the ceremony when the couple presented Imogen a necklace.

I loved the couples music choices, Van Morrison for first dance, Someone Like You, and Everythihng by my absolute fave Michael Buble' for the recessional.

Some beautiful details, Kendra did the bouquets herself using hydrangea and roses, and did a great job! Her candleabras, blue and chocolate linens, and little gold elephants for the placecard holders were all so pretty and matched the decor of the inn well. I am sure the video that Hearts Video shot will be beautiful, as will the shots out in Ybor city that Jason Angelini captured.

This was a great moment while I bustled Kendra's dress, the bridesmaids serenaded her to Pat Benetar, notice the use of bouquets as microphones.

Congratulations Kendra and Brandon, enjoy your honeymoon! You planned a beautiful wedding and it was a pleasure to work with you to make it all come together!