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Sanibel Harbour Wedding: Aboard the Sanibel Harbour Princess with Anne-Marie and Todd

When Anne-Marie first emailed about her wedding, dad knew immediately that she was his kind of bride.  She described herself and Todd as a laid back couple, she said they were looking for candid, whimsical pictures,  and she said that she was most excited about dad’s shoe images.  That won dad right over!  Their wedding was really special and romantic.  Todd set everything up for Anne-Marie.  He booked the Sanibel Harbour Princess, a yacht at the Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, for a private cruise.  There was just the two of them, the crew, and dad.  The captain married Anne-Marie and Todd in a short ceremony and then the newlyweds enjoyed the sunset from the observation deck before their gourmet dinner of steak and lobster made by the chef on board.

Dad was truly honored to be part of such an intimate and romantic celebration.  Anne-Marie and Todd are incredibly kind and caring people, and so much fun as well!  They are going to have a wonderful life together as husband and wife.  Thank you so much Anne-Marie and Todd, and we wish you all the best!

Beautiful “Thank You” from Lisa and Joe and Their Pictures on AMC’s Blog

We got the best mail today!  Lisa and Joe, who were married in Sanibel a few months ago (click here for their blog post), sent us a beautiful accordion folding thank you card with the nicest message inside:

Dear Jason and Lucia,

We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  Our pictures are amazing.  From the unbelievable engagement session (people still question if the Times Square shot was photoshopped) to our wedding, you captured such amazing moments. Thank you so much!

With all our love,

Joseph and Lisa

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They are just a wonderful couple and we are so happy we were able to be a part of their wedding.  We hope they stay in touch through the years!  Dad said that they can expect visits from him whenever he goes up to NYC.  Maybe one day in the future he can photograph a newborn session for them up there:).

AMC Video was the videographer at Lisa and Joe’s wedding and they just blogged about it and shared some of the images dad took on their day.  Check out their blog update:  Lisa and Joe – Sanibel Harbor Resort

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Lisa and Joe in Sanibel

Though dad just got back from a trip to New York City without us, last summer we all got to go there on a family vacation.  While we were there, dad met up with Lisa and Joe and photographed their engagement session.  They are incredibly nice and lots of fun!  Dad has been looking forward to their wedding ever since the session.

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Saturday Lisa and Joe’s wedding day finally arrived!  The couple had the wonderful wedding planners of Weddings by Socialites to help them with their day.  Dad said they were terrific to work with!  Rob and his team from AMC Video were the videographers and they were great as well.  The couple had their ceremony at the Sundial Beach and Golf Resort with the reception following at the Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa.

Dad loved seeing so many of the couple’s engagement pictures used at the wedding.  The front of the reception room had a big canvas of the couple in Times Square on display.  Tables were named by Italian words with a corresponding picture from the engagement session, and the guest book was an album of engagement images.  It was a terrific way to personalize the reception and bring NYC to Florida.

Many of the guests were from out of town and came down to celebrate with Lisa and Joe and enjoy the Florida sun.  The bride and groom set up lots of yummy treats for their guests including a sundae bar, cookies, a table with tons of candy, and a special surprise for everyone, a nutella station.  Lisa and Joe, carrying giant spoons, brought out the nutella with the song Pure Imagination from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory playing.  Dad loves that song and thought it was an awesome choice!  Guest favors were silver spoons to use with the nutella.

It was a wonderful day and we are so happy for Lisa and Joe!  Congratulations you two, and be sure to stay in touch!  Dad will probably be making another trip to NYC late this summer and hopes you can get together while he’s there.

Flowers by Yana of Floral Artistry (239-472-3040):

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The wedding party rode a trolley from the Sundial to Sanibel Harbour Resort.

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One of the flower girls had the same unique Italian name as mom!

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The kids at the wedding had so much fun at their special kids’ table.  It was named “Ridere” which means laughter in Italian, and the engagement picture on the table marker is of Joe putting ice cream on Lisa’s face.

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Mom was super happy when dad brought her some sour patch straws from the wedding.

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The wedding cake and groom’s cake (a NY Rangers hockey puck!) were done by Kakes by Karen.

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