When I sat down to write this blog, I couldn’t decide what
angle to take-- it is my own wedding, after all! The
more I thought about it, I realized I should do what I always do-- thank the
vendors!!
I got engaged last July (first thank you is to Peter Boone
at Boone & Sons in Chevy Chase for my most fabulous engagement ring) and
was then stuck with the task-- plan my own wedding?! Sounds harder than you think for a planner! After toying with a bayside Annapolis wedding,
an elegant DC affair, or the many other local choices, I finally decided to
head 1,214 miles away to Grace Bay Beach in Turks & Caicos. Although we did lose some guests due to the
distance-- what a blast we had! A little
secret though-- we were already married!
Luke and I got married about a month before our T&C
celebration at St. Charles Chapel in Arlington, Va. It was a simple ceremony with just some close
family and a gorgeous bouquet! The
talented duo of Rick and Christopher of Amaryllis provided me with a gorgeous
display of peonies, sweet peas, and ranunculus in shades of pink-- I still dream
about that bouquet!
If you know Luke and I-- we LOVE color!! Our first stop was to work with the wonderful
Jen Liljegren of Lilypad Weddings! She
created gorgeous invitations for us in our color scheme of sea green and
coral. Jen also created amazing coasters, menu cards,
escort cards, and programs for the big day!
I hired Teresa Brunner, a local wedding planner with
Tropical Destination Management, to help me with logistics! She was absolutely wonderful and I
was so thankful to have a contact on the Island! One of the wonderful things about having all
of your guests with you on vacation-- you can plan fun activities! Luke took some boys bonefishing and I got to
go snorkeling with a boat full of my friends!
We had an awesome beach BBQ bonfire party to kick off the
celebrations! Thank you Kissing Fish for
doing such an amazing job!
Up next: Day Two of the Destination Wedding Weekend!