Rainy Day Tallahassee Elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park

Josh and Brinnae decided to ditch their big South Florida wedding plans and elope in Tallahassee. Josh called me asking if this was something I could help them with and I, of course, said YES!

We came up with the perfect Tallahassee elopement plan. They wanted to have the ceremony someplace pretty but also on the way to the airport so I suggested Lafayette Heritage Trail Park. Our plan was to meet on June 26th at the beautiful Lafayette Heritage Tail park in Tallahassee. We’d walk out onto one of the fingers and have a short and sweet ceremony. Then they’d take some pictures; I arranged to have a photographer, Lance Oliver, there to capture their Tallahassee Elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park. This was going to take about 30-40 minutes then they’d jump in their car and head to the airport for a celebratory weekend getaway! Great plan, right?!

When June 26th arrive it was RAINING and RAINING!!! The photographer even called me asking, “Are they still up for this?” I called Brinnae to confirm and she said, “Yes! Rain or no rain this is happening!” So the plan went on! I told everyone to bring umbrellas and cross their fingers for a quick break in the rain.

We met in the parking lot and it stopped raining!!! We quickly walked out on to the nearest finger to have the ceremony. Because of the rain their was only 1 other fisherman out on the finger. It was really a perfect moment and spot for a Tallahassee Elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park.

Officiating Josh and Brinnae’s ceremony.

Josh was so sweet and had surprised Brinnae with a pretty bridal bouquet of flowers, a small wedding cake, and champagne. We had the ceremony and they loved it. Sweet, simple, and stress-free! They took lots of pictures then we went back to the picnic area for their cake and champagne toast. After that they got in their car and head to the airport for their getaway.

Cutting their tiny beautiful cake.

Josh and Brinnae are a wonderful couple and I loved helping them with their Tallahassee Elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park. I often remind couples that your weddings is your day! Try not to get too wrapped up in all the craziness and remember to enjoy it. For Josh and Brinnae this Tallahassee Elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park was exactly that. Josh and Brinnae, cheers to MANY years of happiness.

Me with the newlyweds at their Tallahassee elopement at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park

Tallahassee Wedding at The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond

by Amanda Doumanian Reeves News

On March 7th, I had the pleasure of officiating Danielle and Andrew’s Tallahassee wedding at The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond. The wedding was at 2pm and the weather was just perfect. Danielle and Andrew were very organized and calm throughout the entire planning process.

The day before the wedding they had hired me to attend their rehearsal and go through a few practice runs. We had a good time and everyone was great to work with.

When arrived at Bradley’s Pond on March 7th everyone was ready to go! Inside The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond was decorated with white, blue, and splashes of pink. Each table had rock candy for guests to enjoy.

Simple pretty centerpieces

One of the COOLEST items was a Doctor Who Tardis Space ship!! Danielle and Andrew are huge Doctor Who fans and had use this for their First Look pictures= FUN!!!

Tardis

Their wedding ceremony was beautiful. Danielle and Andrew were very emotional while saying their vows to one and other. They are wonderfully loving couple and it was such an honor to have been their Tallahassee wedding officiant.

The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond in Tallahassee is such a beautiful spot for an outdoor wedding.

Me with the newly married Danielle and Andrew at their Tallahassee Wedding at The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond

Some of Danielle and Andrew’s awesome wedding vendor team included:

Ceremony and Location– The Retreat at Bradley’s Pond

Photographer– Black & Hue Photography

DJ– Amplify Entertainment

Officiant– Amanda/A Beautiful Wedding in Florida

St. Marks Lighthouse Wedding Elopement

by Amanda Doumanian Reeves News

There are a lot of beautiful hidden gems around the Tallahassee area and St. Marks is definitely one of them! Mike and Jana have been together a little over 6 years and wanted to be married. They are going to do a formal wedding with family and friends in the future but for now they wanted an intimate St. Marks Lighthouse Wedding Elopement.

It was a rainy weekend, but we had planned to meet at St. Marks Lighthouse to their ceremony. They had asked a friend to join to take pictures after the ceremony. Fortunately it was not raining at the time of the ceremony! We walked up a small porch that overlooked the lighthouse and ocean and had a quick ceremony. The ceremony included two readings of beautiful poems.

I truly enjoyed being a part of this wedding. I hope more people looking to elope in Florida consider Tallahassee area and St. Marks Lighthouse because it is gorgeous.

I received an email from Mike, “Thank you. You made it very easy for us.”. This is always nice to hear 🙂