Ohhh boy we love a wedding with a good theme. Today’s seaside bash planned by Jet Set Wed was designed with a concept of “The Kennedys Meets The Biebers” in mind, and we couldn’t be more obsessed. La Playa Beach & Golf Club was the perfect location for their nuptials, as they danced the night away with the sounds of the ocean and toes in the sand. See all the beach wedding inspo at the full gallery – all taken by Hunter Ryan Photo!
Trey and I have been together for 10 years and over a few glasses of wine on our balcony, we realized we simply couldn’t wait any longer so we decided on a 9 person wedding with immediate family only. We didn’t want our families to stress over planning a wedding in a pandemic – so we woke up the next morning and immediately started planning the surprise. We essentially planned our entire wedding start to finish in less than 2 weeks. I laugh looking back, there was a point in time I was calling every church in south florida, begging them to marry us!!!
Over dinner with both of our families, we surprised them with the news we were getting married just a few weeks later (and that we’d already planned the whole thing!) We wrote them each letters thanking them for their love and support during the tenure of our relationship. We went on to tell them ‘we are getting married with the 9 people we love the most in one of the places we love the most!’ The lights in the restaurant were dim and everyone had the hardest time reading the letters.. we still laugh at the memory of the look on each of their faces when they realized what was happening.
The main reason we chose a small and intimate wedding was so we could really enjoy a week of wedding celebrations! We’re both so close with our families we couldn’t picture it any other way!
My parents have a house on Marco Island and Trey’s family rented a house a few doors down. The week was full of celebrations and golf carting back and forth between houses and the beach. We kicked the week off with a backyard BBQ featuring my dads famous pulled pork and my moms espresso martinis. My sister surprised us with a video montage of all of our family and friends congratulating us.. not a dry eye in the house.
The week went on with lots of boating, beaching, dolphin watching and margarita making. We invited Tiff from Hunter Ryan Photo to join us and capture our family throughout the week as we truly were- just hanging out! These turned out to be my favorite photos – my family giggling on the dock over coronas, taking the golf cart around town and watching sunset on the beach. (By the end of the week, she became family.. our 10th!)
For our rehearsal dinner, I took a note after Hailey Bieber for my look- a Sarah Seven white mini dress and Jennifer Behr bow. We chose one of our favorite Italian spots in downtown Naples- Campiello. I actually ate spaghetti and meatballs the night before the wedding. I’m not sure how many brides would do that.. the perk of a family only wedding!
Signing up for such a small wedding, we got to do some fun things we could have never done with a big wedding. We tried to go for ‘The Kennedys meets The Biebers’. After we said I Do at the church, we took a catamaran out in Naples… it was hands down our favorite part of the day. Trey and I had champagne in our hands and spent the next few hours dancing and waving at each boat as they drove by beeping and cheersing us! It was socially distant magic.
After our cruise, we took the limo over to La Playa where Trey and I changed and headed down to the beach for dinner. Jet Set Wed organized the most beautiful table on the beach with an acoustic guitarist. We kicked off dinner with charcuterie and champagne tower and watched sunset with our feet in the ocean. We had dinner and ended the night with a dance party. I’ll remember twirling that night in that sand for the rest of my life.
The night before the wedding Trey gifted me an album filled with all the love letters we’d written to each other over the ten years- through college and long distance.
From the photographer… Surrounded by only family (9 in total) they planned an entire week of festivities to cherish all together. (I have pics of other events besides wedding- but didn’t include – just let me know if you’d like to see those) They had a lovely “welcome” beach picnic Tuesday in Marco Island. Friday was their rehearsal at Campiellos in Naples FL. Saturday they wed at a church, followed by a 2 hour catamaran cocktail sail. They wanted to give their family the Naples ‘experience’ and nothing typical – so they set sail for a relaxed cocktail hour. After sailing in a tux and bridal gown- they duo changed into their 2nd outifts (a 2nd dress from designer Sarah Seven – slim fit for the beach, and a more casual suit for the groom). They had a custom toes in the sand dinner right on the edge of the water. Enjoying charcuterie and a champagne tower they all watched the sunset – before their seaside dinner reception for 9.
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Photography: Hunter Ryan Photo | Cinematography: Curtis Kennedy Films | Event Planning: Jet Set Wed | Floral Design: Kaleidoscope Floral | Cake: Sweetified Bakery | Ceremony Venue: St Agnes Catholic Church | Reception Venue: La Playa Beach Golf Resort | Lighting: Luna C.E. Productions | Entertainment: Caleb Neff | Transportation: Naples Transportation | Beauty: Duality Artistry | Boat: Miss Naples | Bridal Gown: Sarah Seven | Custom Structure: Luna C.E. Productions | Linen: BBJ La Tavola | Paper: Script Me Pretty | Rentals: Party Time Rental | Veil: BHLDN