Bridal Show

The bridal show of the Wedding Professionals of Flagler County was a huge success today. We had over a hundred brides. Miss Flagler County was an able hostess and modeled a bridal gown. All the vendors were very busy and we had a good time with games and drawings for prizes. The winner of the dream winner were Angel and Angela who were so happy they cried.

Hello again

Well we have been off vacationing again. Back at work getting ready for this weekend's wedding at the Ginn resort. Alison and Darren are a sweet couple from New Jersey. Alison is originally from Texas and met Darren from New Jersey in Tennessee. Now they are getting married in Florida. They sure do get around. The following week Jacqueline and William from The Bronx, New York are coming down for a beach wedding. We haven't met them yet but have been burning up the phone wires and emails planning all the details of the wedding in Vilano Beach. We just booked the wedding of Cyndy and Michael from Maryland. Their wedding will be at Anastasia State Park on August 28th. We are going to have to get into shape for the long boardwalk there. I don't know how long it really is but it seems like at least a mile in the heat. I love summer, but lately we have been having a real heatwave for the last six weeks. Remember, if you are having a beach wedding here in Florida in the summer it is going to be hot hot hot, so dress lightly and keep it short. A good idea might be bottled water with lables with your names and the date on them to pass out to your guests. We carry the lables at www.exceptionalweddingsupplies.com. You can paste them over the lables of the water you buy..

Another Vilano Beach wedding

We have just booked the wedding of Jacqueline and William. This will be a destination wedding in Vilano Beach. The couple are from the Bronx, New York and are looking forward to their beautiful beach wedding followed by a dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Kingfish Grill. Jacqueline is ordering her cake from Publix. Their cakes are amazingly good and very budget wise. They also provide excellent service to their customers. We look forward to meeting Jacqueline and William athough I feel like I already know them after the phone calls and emails we have already shared.

Christa and John

Last Saturday was the wedding of Christa and John. John is from Florida and Christa is from Texas, but fate brought them together and even though they lived so far apart, they managed to see each other often and fell in love. The ceremony was held on Vilano Beach just above St. Augustine. The reception was at the Reef restaurant. Christa was gorgeous in a strapless gown with a sort of smocking detail on the skirt and a beaded top. Hydrangeas were used for her bouquet and for decorations. John was very hot in a black suit. It was the hottest day of the year. Someone said she heard it was 102 degrees. I believe it. Fortunately the ceremony was not too long and everyone arrived on time so we were able to get back into the air conditioning before anyone passed out. John is a pilot so the two were off in a private plane for a trip to Bahamas for their honeymoon. Family and friends came from New Jersey, Texas Kentucky and Florida for the wedding. This couple is much loved by many people and deserve the best.

We just booked the wedding of Walter and Tara. They are getting married October 3 at Vilano Beach. October is the best time of year for a beach wedding. The weather is just a bit cooler and hurricane season is over for all intents since there are seldom any that late in the year. We haven't met Walter and Tara yet as they live in New Jersey, but Tara's mom Kathy met with us to make the arrangements. I will be calling Tara soon to start the writing process to give them the ceremony they really want.

It is always a joy to hear form a couple we married years ago. Whitney and Rob were one of the last couples we married in New Jersey. We had already moved to Florida but were commuting north to finish up our commitments there. Wendy and Rob have been married seven years today and are still very happy. They have two beautiful girls, a dog and a house and say they are having a great life. We always feel a little pride when he hear that to feel that we had some small part in helping create this loving family.

This evening we had the great pleasure of performing the baptism of the son of a couple we married three years ago. Quinten and Melissa were married in 2006 at the beach at the River to the Sea state park. It was this same spot where they chose to have their son Christened. Malik Antonio Johnson is six months old and tolerated the whole procedure with great patience. The family invited us to join them at the celebration dinner at Portugalia Restaurant in Bunnell. The food and the company were most enjoyable. We look forward to many more years serving this wonderful family with their spiritual celebrations.