Through long nights of endless studies, and countless exams, Jennifer and Daniel
became more than study partners as their romance blossomed during their years of
dental school at Columbia University. The biggest sign of whether or not Dan was
“The One” occurred the night Jennifer’s cat, necktie fell asleep in Dan’s lap. This
was not a normal occurrence for Necktie to show affection to someone besides
Jennifer. The cat didn’t have it all wrong, because four years following Jennifer and
Daniel’s relationship began to unfold into a beautiful love story.
Dan surprised Jennifer by taking her on an unexpected boat ride in a rowboat
looking out onto Central Park and the majestic skyscrapers of New York City.
He managed to maneuver the rowboat to a quiet area of the lake, where he knelt
down in the unsteady boat to ask for Jennifer’s hand in marriage. Of course she
said yes, and they began planning for their destination wedding.
They both knew they wanted a barefoot beach wedding, and as they began to surf
the web, they came across one of Emerald Coasts best photographers, Paul Johnson
Photography. From their, they were led to Carillon beach, where Victoria Volpone
guided and planned this day to be the most intimate and memorable for years to come.
This was by far the most perfect wedding! In the sense that every detail was
thought of, the guests were the closest of loved ones, and the bride and groom were
blissfully happy. “I truly enjoyed working with Jennifer and Daniel”, says Victoria.
Their thoughts were always to have the wedding that they really wanted, and spent
an equal amount of time planning for the comfort and pleasure of all of the guests
throughout the weekend. They kept most of the details of the wedding a secret so
that guests were delighted as each part of the evening unfolded.
Jennifer walked down the walkover steps by herself, and was met at the bottom
by her two brothers. When each took her arm, her tears flowed, as did Daniel's as he
watched her come down the aisle. The attendants wore pale sea blue gowns, and
men in casual linen. Programs were a matching pale sea green with raffia ties.
Christina at Nouveau did a perfect job of executing Jennifers vision for an elegant
but tropical event. Because it was an imtimate group, only 30 guests, Jennifer
decided she wanted to use The Meeting House for her reception site. (a first for
Carillon). All chairs were removed and the room was transformed. One long kings
...an amazing display of the fox trot, cha cha and lindy...
table seated all guests. Emerald Coast catering provided an elegant four course seated dinner with wines selected by the couple for each course. The
deck areas were perfect for an eclectic bar. The Mariah Picot trio played a jazzy, blues assortment of music. An 80 year old Uncle from New York, a dance instructor, and his partner, showed the young people what "dancing" was all about with an amazing display of the fox trot, cha cha and lindy. The table, surrounded by silver chavari chairs had a silver charger at each plate, a menu and a white orchid topped each napkin. Down the center of the table in an assortment of vases in blue to green hues contained white flowers that set off the dramatic iridescent blue green pin-tucked tablecloth. With
the fabulous water view of the Meeting House, the color reflected the water around it. As evening descended, the Meeting House was lit by
candlelight. After a well practiced fox trot to “our love is here to stay" as the first dance, the bride danced a wonderful song with her mother, "In her
daughters eyes". Her flowers were in vivid green and fuschia orchids that were strung together. Chavari chairs on the beach each with a sinemay bag of rose petals, a
framed collage of the couples engagement session were just special touches to complete the evening.
Date: SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2006
Wedding Site: THE MEETING HOUSE
AT CARILLON BEACH
Reception Site: THE MEETING HOUSE
AT CARILLON BEACH
Wedding Coordination: VICTORIA VOLPONE
Photography: PAUL JOHNSON PHOTGRAPHY
Catering: EMERALD COAST CATERERS
Floral Design: NOUVEAU FLOWERS
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