Wedding Wednesday! Watson/Gable in Florida

This was such a special wedding and we were SOOO honored to plan it!  Andrea, our bride, was so sweet and laid-back and had the best attitude about her wedding!  She just wanted her guests to have fun and feel special.   She succeeded!   This wedding was May 28, 2011 at Carlouel Yacht and Country Club in Clearwater, FL.   Such an incredible venue situated right in between the beach and the bay!  For Ohioans, two bodies of water was a treat!  The breeze was fabulous!

Photographer, Scott from Life's Hightlights was soooo amazing to work with.  Thanks for sharing these pics with us!  xo

DETAILS

Dramatic dress hanging from a 1930's chandelier from when the Yacht Club was founded. 

Original sign.   SUCH a great venue!  The staff was incredible. 

Pretty table setting. 

AHH!  It's a good thing they snuck the dress out without our knowledge.  Would have had a heart attack the entire time the dress was on the boat!  It hadn't walked down the aisle yet!  Stay tuned for bridal pics on the boat.  So cute and the bridal party had the BEST time!

Hydrangeas were one of the 5 different types of white flowers we used.  Each bridesmaid carried a different flower type to signify her individuality.   We sourced our own vases for the centerpieces and the florist did a fab job with the flowers.  We wanted a vintage, organic yet elegant beach-y feel and loved the result!! 

Bride's bouquet wrapped with lace from her grandma's wedding dress.  BEAUTIFUL peonies!  (love peonies!)

CEREMONY 

Our musicians were sooo talented!

Here she comes escorted by mom and dad

What a beautiful happy moment!

The groom's face as his bride walks down the aisle is one of our very favorite moments of the entire wedding!  This face is priceless!

Giving her away.  Sister Nikki was Matron of Honor. 

She had just had a baby 1 month prior - can you believe it??

Ceremony

Vows!  (And how adorable is that hairpiece??)

Look at those happy faces.  This picture captures such a sweet moment!

RINGS!  BLING!

Awww, and of course, THE KISS! 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gable!  How cute are those bridesmaids??!

RECEPTION

Steel drums during cocktail hour.  Perfect for a FL wedding!

Bustling and AMR keeping everyone on schedule!  We love our timelines!

The grand entrance!

First dance!  Happy face.  Cute dimple!

Happy beautiful bride.  Her something old was grandma's ring - isn't it stunning??!

One of the BEST best man speeches ever!  He says "If I'm the best man, shouldn't I be marrying Andrea??"  Loved it!

He rocked it!

Father/Daughter dance.  Such a sweet moment.

Cake cutting!

She got him!!

And he loved it!

He got her too!!!

And, the clean-up!!!

Bouquet tossing!  One of our favorite moments!

We may have to wait a few years to begin planning her wedding!

And the fun continues...

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!!  This was the cutest dance!

THE HAPPY COUPLE

Love this shot!

How gorgeous??!  Sunset.

The beautiful bride!   Love her!

This picture is so special! 

BOAT RIDE

How fun is this?!  Just a little cruise around Tampa Bay!

The guys!

The gals!

View of Carlouel from the boat

This was such a fun wedding to plan.  I got to work closely with not only my bride, Andrea, but her adorable (and might I add very on top of it - want to come work for AE??!!) mom, Linda.  Had the best time planning with both!  Thank you so much for having us!  Also, thanks to my dear mama for helping me with the day-of execution - couldn't have done it without ya!  love, AE

Linda and Andrea.  Two pretties!