All you need is love and a little creativity to pull off an utterly simple yet breathtaking wedding ceremony on Florida's gulf coast.
Do it in November, when the weather starts to cool down. Hire a pontoon boat for all your nearest and dearest and head out from Pine Island Marina to the desolate, southernmost point of North Captiva Island at Redfish Pass.
Ask your guests to take their shoes off, disembark on the beach and assemble at your chapel by the sea, built by mother nature.
Have a good friend of yours officiate the ceremony. Say your own vows. Improvise if you need to.
Kiss and don't care about getting the hem of your dress all wet. Collect shells. Soft golden sunlight is making everything look so damn gorgeous. It feels good, like getting married for the second time because you want to not because you have to.
On the way back to the reception, open the cooler for beers. Play Bob Marley. Dance under the full moon, its silver glow lighting the smooth waters of Pine Island Sound.
"One Love."
Yeah, that works.
What else do you need?
This wedding cynic totally dug her friend's beach ceremony. If you're going to get married Florida gulf coast style, less is definitely more.
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing, that's informative! Cool!
Beautiful. So glad you finally posted this. Almost makes ya wanna get married. Or at least have a few beers out of the cooler.
~Mike
I've always wanted a beach wedding and this convinces me that I will! It's so relaxing, so pretty, so intimate. Just perfect :-)
Sounded pretty much perfect if you ask me!
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