Cynthia and Nathan contacted us several months ago. They were planning to stay at the Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg for their March wedding, and were interested in having their wedding in one of St Pete's beautiful downtown waterfront parks near the Vinoy.So we met them at the Vinoy last fall and wandered around downtown St Petersburg with them showing off our beautiful city. They eventually decided on North Straub Park right across from the Vinoy. But alas, that was not to be...the City denied the permit application due to some other events that were taking place.
When we sent Cynthia pictures of Flora Wylie Park in St Petersburg's Old Northeast, it was settled. Flora Wylie park is adjacent to North Shore Park near downtown St. Petersburg, right on the water overlooking Tampa Bay. In short...it's perfect!
Cynthia chose to have her chairs set up in a semi-circle under two oak trees near the water. Claire took pictures of her getting ready at the Vinoy while her guests headed to the park. After her guests were seated, she arrived in a limo and made the long walk across the park by herself as our favorite violinist, Laurie Vodnoy-Wright, played the wedding march.
Once she arrived at the altar, Jeff started the wedding ceremony as planned. But after about a minute, just before Jeff got to the exchange of vows, Cynthia made a "stop" signal with her hand and said..."Excuse me...I'm sorry. Can I stop you for just a second?" [At this point, you could have heard a pin drop. The guests sat up and were holding their breath, Jeff was worried that he had forgotten some important detail of the ceremony, and poor Nate (as he shared with us later) was worried that Cynthia was about to pull a "runaway bride"!].
But Cynthia continued, "I just have to take off my shoes"! So Cynthia slipped off those uncomfortable high heels and the wedding ceremony proceeded as planned!Afterwards, Claire had Cynthia and Nathan climbing trees, laying in the grass, and just generally having a blast taking their wedding pictures in the park. Their reception followed at Ceviche', St. Pete's best tapas restaurant.
Cynthia and Nate: Thank you so much for choosing Simple Weddings! Your wedding was absolutely beautiful and we wish you all the best as you continue your lives together! Below are a few of our favorite pictures from your St. Petersburg wedding:
To our readers: What would it take for you to stop your own wedding ceremony? Have you ever seen a bride stop her own wedding ceremony? If so, what did she stop it for? Feel free to post a comment below!
Sincerely,
Jeff & Claire Copeland
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