Erin and Kyle October 17th, 2009

Erin and Kyle had a beautiful nautical themed wedding at the amazing Tampa Bay Watch Saturday. The wind had really picked up throughout the day, presenting some challenges, but overall it was a wonderful day.
Most of the family was from out of town so Travel Lovers Tours provided transportation for the couple's guests. The driver was great and he even was my Knight in Shining Armor as I was lost at midnight in Down Town St. Pete! More on that later... Erin's dress was beautiful with a lace halter and sheer train!

Cakes by Carolyn made the Delicious cake with raspberry filling. You can't see from the picture but in addition to the fan coral in the navy wedding color, were also little yellow fish! So cute!

Longboard Photography gathered everyone on the lawn after the first dance to get this group shot.

The lighting in this picture is a little weird, but honestly it was during Michael Jackson's Thriller, so it seems oddly appropriate! Man, could this crowd dance! The floor was packed the entire night with young and old dancing their hearts out! There was even and old school dance off! James King from Grant Hemond and Associates did an outstanding job!

Each of the bridesmaids wore a different Navy dress and they all looked amazing! I love that color, it flattered each of them, and having each choose their own dress made them all look great!

The flowers were made by the bride's sister and were in blues, whites, and yellows, they looked great and the freesia smelled amazing! Rev. Virginia Bishop was the officiant and the bride surprised the groom with a cigar roller during the cocktail hour. Overall it was a great day and it was a pleasure to work with Erin and Kyle on their special day, they were so laid back and obviously in love!

Now for my wonderful end to the evening... being lost was completely the fault of me and Mapquest... I had offered to drop the couple's things from the wedding at their vacation rental. I got directions from the internet and was on 7th Ave in St. Pete, down by the Vinoy and the Pier, for over an hour, trying to find the house number in the dark. I asked the neighbors I saw walking dogs and was told that the numbers skip around at every cross street but there was such a number... finally in desperation I called the poor shuttle driver at midnight and he was my savior!

I was supposed to be on 7th Ave in St. Pete Beach- not far from where I started... oops! I did find it finally and all's well that end's well!

Britton and Steve Oct 3rd, 2009

On October 3rd I had the pleasure of seeing Britton and Steve get married. The Best Man and Maid of Honor said it best in their toasts, they are simply great people! Britton's laughter lights up a room! She was actually a co-worker at the flower shop for a while, now she is finishing her education to become an RN. I did meet Britton and Steve long before I knew who they were when I did the flowers for her now sister-in-law, and Steve's sister a few years ago. It was great to see Kari and Dirk at the wedding yesterday and see how their family of 2 has grown to a family of 4! :)

Britton chose the beautiful Crosley mansion for her backdrop, and the mocha colored bridesmaids dresses were so pretty! Her colors were buttercream, green, and mocha. Lovely!
To make the ceremony so persnal, Britton's aunt officiated the ceremony.

Affairs in the Air created a beautiful look for the ceremony and later the dancefloor with the hanging lanterns. So cool!

Lynn Morris, who Britton found through Nellie's was the photographer. Look at the beautiful sky right after sunset! Crosley has such an amazing view!

Britton had a cute candy buffet, of old fashioned candies. Please follow her example and don't buy too much, a little goes a long way! Interspersed through the dessert room were old wedding pictures from the couple's famillies. In the dinner room were pictures from Britton and Steve as children. It made it so personal, it was "her house" for the day!

This was after many guests had already enjoyed the cupcake table. Let me tell you, this was the best cake I have had in a loooong time- cupcake or not! Delicious! Cup Cakes A Go-Go in Sarasota created the adorable and yummy cupcakes!

I apologize I didn't get a picture of the Bride and Groom's cupcakes before they were wrapped to go, they were amazing!

The partied till the very last minute when they had to jump on the trolley for home.

The beautiful flowers were from Addington's and the D.J. was Lazarus Fernandes.

Congratulation Britton and Steve! I am so happy for you!