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Isle Mujeres, Mexico: Part Two – Welcome Dinner

The night before their wedding, Patty and Jason had a welcome dinner for family and friends.  It was held on the rooftop of their villas, the El Castillo Maya and the Casa Azul Del Caribe.  It was relaxed night for people to have a good time together, enjoy some yummy authentic Mexican food, and look forward to the excitement of the next day.  Patty, Jason, and their amazing family and friends made dad feel so welcome and were super friendly!  He felt right at home hanging out with everyone.

Patty and Jason are just an amazing couple.  Patty is a designer for Hallmark and Jason is an amazing artist.  We checked out his portfolio on his website and his talent is obvious.  Patty and Jason have been together for ten years and met, appropriately, working in an art store.  Mom loved their proposal story!  Jason knew the best way to surprise Patty was to propose in an everyday situation.  They were out walking their dog when Jason pulled out the ring and asked Patty to marry him, to which she replied “Yes, of course!” after her initial surprise about being proposed to while she held a bag of poop in her hand!  Mom couldn’t help but laugh at that story.

Here are a few pictures from the welcome dinner, and we will share images from the fantastic wedding very soon!

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Jason greeting everyone and thanking them for coming:

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Patty looking so happy and pretty!

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The mother of the bride having a good time:

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Patty and Jason gave out big sunglasses for fun.  Dad brought his home and was still wearing his until mom took them from him.

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Pictures from the actual wedding day coming soon!

Family Dinner in Bradenton

The day after their rehearsal, dad was able to join Julie and Michael again for a family dinner at the Holiday Inn Bradenton Riverfront.  It was the evening before the wedding so the couple was so excited and wore huge smiles the whole night.  It is wonderful to have family come together for special events like weddings.  People danced and celebrated and enjoyed their time together.

We hope Julie and Michael had a wonderful wedding day.  Thank you for having us share in the anticipation and excitement!

Julie and Michael’s Rehearsal at the Sandbar

Julie and Michael were married on Saturday and though dad was not able to photograph their wedding, he was very happy to capture some of the memories of their wedding weekend.

The rehearsal was held at the Sandbar on Anna Maria Island.  The couple love sunset so dad was sure to take some pictures of them on the beach as the sun went down behind them.  Guests at the rehearsal were able to watch the beautiful sunset from the tent on the beach where they ate some great food, laughed, and enjoyed the music of a steel drummer.  It was a terrific night full of anticipation of the wedding just a couple days away!

At the rehearsal, dad met a couple who both graduated from the same university where he and mom graduated.  The girl he met even worked at a ski company where dad used to work as well!  What a fun coincidence!

Dad was able to join Julie and Michael and their family again the next night for a dinner get together so we’ll have pictures from that on the blog tomorrow.