Jessica and Kris- spotted :)

If you search on this blog for Jessica and Kris you will find photos of their beautiful Port Charlotte wedding from December 2 years ago. It was such a pleasure to run into them while out and about in Port Charlotte the day after Christmas. They now have a beautiful 1 year old son Carter! He is absolutely adorable. It was a joy for me to see their new family start at their wedding, and now to see it grow. That is what this job is all about.

Merry Christmas!

I hope that you all had a wonderful day with family and friends! Merry Christmas!

Giselle and Julio Nov 6th

As promised the professional shots from Giselle and Julio are now available on the blog so I wanted to post the link for you to see the gorgeous turquoise and red wedding the couple had on Madiera Beach and the gorgeous (but chilly) reception they had at Island Bamboo Gardens in Pinellas Park. Angela was the coordinator for this event as I was at Nicole and Jeff's affair in Ybor City on the same day. We both had amazing couples to work with but I have to say I won on this particular night because it was quite cold on this November night and my event was all indoors and Angela's was all outdoors.... Sorry Angela! :)

Island Bamboo Garden is a great location for an intimate party, reception, or gathering. They are tucked away right in Pinellas Park but when you enter the gate you are quickly transported to a lush tropical garden right in the center of a busy town. It is beautiful and Karlyn was wonderful to work with there as we planned with Giselle. She also has bamboo arches to rent, as you can see in the photos from Giselle's wedding on the beach.

Barefoot Beach Resort was the backdrop for the couple's ceremony and where the majority of the guests stayed. I had never been to Madiera Beach and when Angela and I checked it out on one of our consultation trips we were delighted to drive down the main road surrounded by tons of walkers dressed in Pink! It was the Breast Cancer Walk and it was heartwarming to see all the men and women and BRAS out walking for Breast Cancer Research!

Please check out the photographer's blog for some great shots from the gorgeous wedding!
http://www.ktcrabphotography.com/blog/

Nicole and Jeff November 6th

Just in time for Nicole and Jeff's 1 month anniversary I finally found a few free minutes to blog about their lovely Ybor city wedding. Nicole and Jeff planned a beautiful event in historic Ybor city at the Columbia Restaurant. They held their ceremony at the Historic Columbia museum just adjacent to the actual restaurant. The couple chose a sweet and meaningful addition to their ceremony, a "ring warming". They had the best man pass the couples rings around on a small dish for each guest to offer a blessing, prayer, wish over them. They also included the engagement ring as part of the exchange of rings in the ceremony. The museum has a beautiful octagonal mahogany bar in the entry that was a perfect backdrop to their cocktail hour following the ceremony. The couple had a rich color scheme of reds and yellows to accompany the blustery cool fall day!

Nicole and Jeff had 2 stones put on this walkway with their name and date, one in front of the restaurant and one in front of the museum!

Nicole is a cake baker at home and designed the couples cake herself. It was delicious! The cake design had scrabble tiles on it , what a cute fun touch!

The Columbia is a wonderful venue for a wedding because truly the decorating is done for you! You really only need centerpieces and you are all set- look at that stunning chandelier in the center of the room! The staff there was absolutely wonderful to work with and I can't wait to do my next event at the Columbia.

I absolutely fell in love with Nicole's dress, it was stunning and she was beaming all day.

Patrick Burley of Captured Images by Augie was the photographer and has offered some professional shots, so I will update this blog when I receive those.
Congratulation Nicole and Jeff, I wish you many years of happiness together as you begin your new life as husband and wife!

Emily and Ted professional pics!

You can now view the amazing photos from the couple's professional photographer on Jason Angelini's blog- they are gorgeous!