Happy 2nd Anniversary Christine & Shawn!

It was a beautiful Fall day in SWFL as Christine & Shawn, surrounded by friends and family, pledged their love to each other. The details included a beautiful cupcake display, my favorite blueberry crinkle linens and the elegance of the Ritz at Tiburon! Congratulations! Photography by Peggy Farren at Avante-Garde Images.

Kristen and John are married!

OMGosh - I don't know where to begin describing this wedding. I'm calling it my "Royal Wedding"! For many reasons, the bride is a princess and deserved the day she has dreamt of her whole life. What a joy it was to be a part of the wedding celebration. Both families came together for the themed weekend, "Faith, Family, Fun". There were t-shirts, incredible gift bags, hospitality suite, a Mother's Day brunch, rehearsal dinner cruise, "cousin dances", etc. The MOB is a Creative Memories Field Manager and my bride is incredibly creative. Everything was cut, cropped, copied and crafted. It truly was a fun and beautiful event.

I could go on and on about the details of this wedding including the bride's unique idea of using cakes as some of the centerpieces or the fact that she wore her mother's bridal veil, but I won't - enjoy my photos!

The ceremony and reception were held at Mediterra Country Club - I love the venue and MaryAnn and her staff were amazing! Our team for the day included: Astrid & Rene Photography, AMC Video, the Robert Williamson Band, Mikkelson's Bakery, Photomingle, Lyfe of the Party, Niche Rentals, KCTecs, and Connie Duglin Linens. Kiley Melheim and Nancy Joseph worked their magic on hair and makeup.

Christine & Shawn at Tiburon with Cupcakes!

Saturday, November 7, 2009 - it was a busy wedding day all over SWFL. I was at the Golf Club at Tiburon with my dear friends Christine & Shawn.

It was such a beautiful day and everything went so well. The day after the wedding, Christine posted on Facebook that she has a "permanent smile" on her face! She is so fun and so sweet (so is her husband) - we all stayed at the Ritz at Tiburon and she texted me at 8:30am that she was wide awake and was in the lobby - so we met for coffee and talked about the wedding!!! What a blessing to be a wedding coordinator for such wonderful people.

My other blessing was working with dear friends and fellow wedding professionals - cuddos to Peggy Farren at Avant Garde Photography (can't wait to see the photos), Dale Kubala at Connie Duglin Linens (gorgeous Blueberry Crinkle linens), Grace Bolen at Gracie's Cupcakes (amazing - strawberry, red velvet, chocolate and carmel), Jessica & Josh at Tiburon (wonderful service), Symphonie de Fleurs did the florals and Jay Seidl did a great job with music for the ceremony and brunch.

The highlight was the cupcake display. It was so fun to work with Grace to create the display. We used the girls bouquets to fill in with flowers and glass shelves and glass blocks to create the "architecture" - so great!

Happy Anniversary Rob & Katie

Thanks to Michelle Reed (Michelle Reed Photography) I can post some pictures from Katie & Rob's wedding that I coordinated one year ago. Katie is such a beautiful bride and Michelle did an amazing job journaling their wedding day. Patty Bores from Sweet P Florial Design took our design ideas and made them a reality. The wedding was held at the Bonita Bay Club. Connie Duglin linens provide some lovely black and pink tablecloths. It all came together for a perfect and fabulously fun day for this special couple. Happy Anniversary Rob & Katie!

Lunch with friends at Bentley Village....

For months now, a group of wedding professionals have been meeting monthly for lunch to visit and do a bit of networking. Its been great fun. I love meeting new friends and connecting people in new relationships.

In these interesting economic times, its been great to be able encourage one another in our efforts to provide quality wedding services to our clients and earn a living! At the core of who we are, we want to know that we belong and we matter - we desire relationships. I believe this is why Facebook and Twitter are becoming so popular, but that is another post for another time.

Today's luncheon was hosted by my dear friend Vicki Tracy, Community Relations & Outreach Manager for Bentley Village, a Hyatt property. Lunch was very delicious, the company was wonderful and tour of the venue was great and very informative. THANK YOU Vicki! I had a great time today with my dear wedding professional friends!

Mary Ann Shea - Mediterra
Dale Kubala – Connie Duglin Linens
Carri Adams – BBJ Linens
Deborah Cull – Deborah Cull Photography
Debbie Iberseder – Irberseder Productions
Sonya Cranmer – KC Tecs
Peter Pecci – Pecci Photography
Mary & Sarah Hines – Chandelier Productions
Tammy Schaffer & Marcia Hendrix - Irresistible Confections

We will meet again in May - I'll send out information soon!