Hyatt Regency | Clearwater Beach Wedding | Crystal & Philip

At the Hyatt Regency, flowers were blooming and birds were chanting hymns of joy. On the shore of Clearwater Beach, the coquina clams dug into the sand near the water with their muscled foot and boats rushed across the waves. The sky was getting sleepy, the clouds a blur by wind in the upper atmosphere, the sun closing its eyes on the east coast, but this sweet couple’s love never rested. Meet Crystal and Phillip, they first started dating on September 30, 2010. After seven glorious years of being together, on March 28, 2017, they got engaged. A year later of being engaged, it is finally official; “The Best Day” as seen on their board with the previous two dates is their wedding day, June 10, 2018. This heart warming aura kept the night young and full.

The lovely purple theme with accents of silver and gold inspired elegance and class just as the bride aspired to have. She said,“The wedding is small…, it allowed me to create a lot of personalized details. I wanted the wedding to be very personalized and unique to us as a couple.” She achieved this goal and surpassed the expectation; every detail was so beautiful and unparalleled. Even the cake was dazzling with the crystal cut appearance down the middle of the cake and garnished with the sweetest cake topper.

The bride wore a captivating dress, it was designed with shiny beads stitched in a luxurious pattern. Her ruffled train followed her everywhere beautifully. Her veil was lined with the same silvery beads at the end. The groom wore a navy blue, griseous tuxedo with a white dress shirt and tie and very special cuff links that were a sweet little surprise gift from the bride. “He doesn't know it yet but I bought Philip a special pair of cufflinks…, engraved with our initials, wedding date and coordinates of the wedding venue.”

Vendors:

CAKE & DESSERTS - The Artistic Whisk

MAKEUP/HAIR - Priscilla Marie

CATERING - Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach

VIDEOGRAPHY - Allura Studios - Crystal and Philip

FLORIST - Hilda’s Flower Company

MUSIC - Grant Hemond

GOWN - Bearer of the Bling

BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES - Something Blue Bridal

SHOES - Amazon

JELEWRY/RINGS - I.D. Jewelry

MEN’S ATTIRE - Men’s Warehouse

SAVE THE DATES, INVITATIONS, AND/OR PROGRAMS - Invitations from Basic Invite

PLANNER - Pastor Rich with Sensational Ceremonies

FAVORS/GIFTS - Luggage tag favors from Etsy & Jordan almond favors are DIY

“I met you, I wanted you, I got you, I love you”

Apollo Beach Wedding Photography & Video | Emily + Pedro

When Emily and Pedro each moved to Miami, they never imagined that they would meet the love of their lives. They met over a simple cup of tea. Their love for travel, adventure, and culture led them to explore many exciting places in the world together. Sharing the same passion for running and sports they signed up for many adventure and endurance races. They are each others' biggest cheerleaders, through these experiences they fell in love with each other. Later reaching the realization that if they could conquer these challenges together they could embark in the greatest challenge of all, marriage. They are excited about the adventures that a life together will bring. Guests from nine different countries-including Pedro's family- came to this wedding, can you imagine that? Their relationship is intimate and beautiful with a hint of adventure. And to top it all off, Emily's mom, Rosemary, was the one who planned the whole wedding. Way to go Rosemary! The location was at Apollo Beach. The cake was made for them by Frostings, ETC. Island Sound DJ'ed the wedding with really good music. Emily's hair and make up was professionally done by Beauty To You By Jen. The food was catered by Amici's Catered Cuisine. Her beautiful dress was designed by Truly Forever Bridal, formerly known as Jon's Bridal. They were taken to the wedding by Vinny's Transportation. And the video was produced and edited by Allura Studios.

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5 tips How your pet can be part of your wedding day | Tampa wedding photographer

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If there is something I love about this new trend is having these little guys around during the wedding as part of the bridal party, its super important for the owners to be possible . And today this is possible, do you wanna know how?? 

Here are five tips How your pet can be part of your wedding day:

1.- FIND A PROFESSIONAL in this area. Fairy PetCare is a company in charge of many services like Wedding Pet Sitting & Wedding Day Pet Coordination. They are the best professionals in Tampa area. They will help you with the process and sitting during the day , so you can be able to enjoy every moment of your wedding day.

2.- BE REALISTIC: You are the only one who knows more than anyone your pet (dog, cat, pig...) so be realistic and evaluate all the possible things that could make this possible or not. If you know that your dog is shy or get really nervous around strangers, you should probably consider this possibility kind of an issue, it is not impossible tho!!! You can plan your wedding with enough time in advance so your little friend can be training!!!

3.- CHOOSE THE BEST TIME for it to join the Bridal party, or the photo session. You can always decide what time could be the best and easy time for it to be part of your wedding day. It could be walking down the aisle with the bridal party, it could be just during the formal pics, or it could be during a specific event during your day. 

4.- PICK THE CORRECT OUTFIT: Sometimes we want to have them all dress up, but you must have to consider the weather and the location. You best friend also could be "dying" in cloths if the weather is to hot or could be freezing in a cold location if it is not well dress. Consider all possibilities , seasons and prepare it for have a great day with you two.

5.- GIVE THEM SPACE: normally the animals like to have their own space, so be careful with this, try to get to it a big cage for take naps and enjoy time by it self as it normally does at home. If you know it normally has their own space for it and naps, then find a way to give it to it also during this special day. For it this could be the difference to have a nice day or a night mare and stressful day. 

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Tampa Garden Club Wedding | Chelsea & Jarrett

Chelsea & Jarrett are a super sweet couple, they had a BEAUTIFUL fall day in FLORIDA, YES it was perfect, sunny but not humidity. We started the day at the Chase Inn , where Chelsea and bridesmaids were to getting ready. Afterwards the ceremony was in other location, the beautiful Seminole Heights Center. We took there the family portraits and some bridal portraits. They looked GORGEOUS in their gowns, full of LOVE and happiness. The reception was in a third location , the Tampa Garden Club. This place was all decorated in orchids and purple, she was the one who baked the Wedding cake and the groom's cake, you have to see both to tell she is an ARTIST!!! Their StoryWe met while we were in college in early 2011 and began dating later that year. Proposal: We had planned to go to St. Augustine for our 2 year anniversary in 2013, but I had some chronic health issues so we never ended up going. We again planned to go in 2014 (while I was in law school in Gainesville), but I had even more unresolved health issues (I ended up medically withdrawing from law school for this reason). I had surgery in January 2015 (Stage 3 endometriosis + ovarian cysts + appendectomy) and I was feeling so much better afterwards. So FINALLY, we decided 2015 we were DEFINITELY going to St Augustine for our anniversary. We went, had the BEST time. Just enjoyed each other’s company on the 4 hour drive, checked out the sights, etc. Jarrett had planned a fancy meal for us but I didn’t feel like a fancy meal so we got our meals at a local vegan place, which ended up being delicious (bonus: it was only $25 including the tip). We had talked about going on a ghost tour and I had been bugging him ALL day about calling the ghost tour place and making sure we had reservations. Finally, after dinner he tells me he has a surprise for me and I’m excited thinking we’re going on a ghost tour and he tells me he booked a surprise horse and carriage ride through the historic city. (I admit I was a bit disappointed at first because I SO wanted to do that ghost tour LOL). So we go on that, and it was rather bumpy so I didn’t feel too great having just had dinner. Afterwards (after we had to walk to an ATM to get cash out to pay the carriage driver…they didn’t take cards, oops!) he asked if I wanted to go for a walk along the water, so I said sure. We were just having so much fun all day. He took me out to this secluded little dock area, and we were laughing about how windy it was and chatting and everything just felt right. I remember my jaw was hurting because I had been smiling so wide all day. He started saying some sweet things and when I turned around to look at him, he was getting down on one knee! I thought it was some kind of joke, until he said some more sweet stuff that I don’t remember and pulled a tissue out of his pocket and pulled the most perfect ring out of it. He proposed using my full name (which I had told him in the very beginning of our relationship he could never say unless he was asking me to marry him) and of course I accepted. Afterwards, I was hugging him on the dock and he said, “By the way, your dad says he would be honored to have me as a part of the family” and I totally lost it – started crying, etc. He knew how important it was to me that he ask my dad for my hand in marriage. He later admitted that he was terrified I would drop the ring on the dock and it would fall in the water (I’m clumsy like that) and we just laughed about it.?

Love Vendors
CEREMONY: Seminole Heights Garden Center
Wedding Coordinator: Vicki Goonen , Beachangels Notary Weddings
MUAH: Bella Ti Artistry
Officiant: Monica Bird
Dress: The Dressing Room
Bar: Spunky Spirits Bartending Services
DJ: Pam Acosta , PJ The DJ Entertainment
CATERING: The Empress Tea Room & Bistro with Divine Menus Catering
CAKES: Custom Cakes by Chelsea
VIDEO: Allura Studios
PHOTO: Mir Salgado Photography
Mir Salgado Canoa / Sergio Canoa / Jaimi Weatherspoon

 — con Vicki Goonen, Pam Acosta, Chelsea Busa, JT JT, Mir Salgado Canoa, The Dressing Room Boutique, Bella Ti Artistry, Seminole Heights Garden Center y Allura Studios.

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Please Feel free to watch this beautiful trailer work of ALLURA STUDIOS. !! SUPER Romantic!