Kiley and Matt, Nov. 21, 2009

On Saturday Kiley and Matt were married at Church of the Reedeemer in Downtown Sarasota. After the ceremony I could only think of the Sound of Music as the bells rang for quite some time announcing the new marriage! :) For the first time I worked with Justin DeMutiis and his assistant. He was a true pleasure to work with and the engagement photos were amazing! I can't wait to see the final portraits!

After the ceremony guests headed over to the Van Wezel for cocktail hour on the bay with Dan from Steel Pan Sounds, and into the gourgeous ballroom for dinner!
Bee Ridge Florist provided the lovely centerpieces, with my favorite Bells of Ireland and Circus roses. Michael's on East was the caterer and the service was top notch! They provided the gold chivari chairs and clear chargers with gold beading. Under the charger were circular gold menus. The favors were my favorite 2 choices rolled into one... The couple are avid pet adopters and chose to make a donation to an animal shelter close to their hearts, and represented that with delicious sugar cookies shaped like dog bones from their baker.

Affairs in the Air did some beautiful satin draping and uplighting which totally transformed the room! The bride and groom are enjoying the touching toasts!

The "lounge area" was so pretty!

My camera was acting up all night, but this shot still looks kind of cool with the special lighting that Felix the D.J. provided. The dance floor was packed right up until the end. Mom seen below in the black dress was on the dance floor all night and it was so cool to see how happy she was for her daughter!

Pastries by Design in Sarasota made the cake and the cookie favors, it was stunning! And yummy!

"All the single ladies..." There were quite a few!

This fairytale day for Matt and Kiley was made complete with a sparkler send-off and a surprise from Mom: A horse drawn carriage get-away to take the couple to the Hyatt.

I hope Matt and Kiley enjoyed the little surprises I left in their suite... Angela worked at the farmer's market earlier that day and brought me the best smelling roses to decorate their Honeymoon suite! :)
Congratulations Matt and Kiley! Your wedding day was wonderful and Angela and I had a great time helping you have your Dream Day!