The Venue

In February I had some time off from work, I dedicated this time to driving up and down the Florida west coast checking out so many venues I can’t remember my total count. In the end we decided on the Hilton in Clearwater. Although it was a bit higher than what our budget allowed; the extra’s that they provided are what won us over. The fact that they are centrally located in Clearwater, right by the Pier 60, and Joanie is very helpful were huge pro’s.
http://www.clearwaterbeachresort.com/

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Photographer

After meeting Rich we decided to go with him. He hasn’t done a lot of wedding shoots but the ones he has done are amazing. As a gallery award winning artist, R.J. Auger delivers a unique, modern style, with an old-school craftsmanship that many competitors lack in the digital era.  His photographs are works of art and I’m very exciting to be working with him.  http://www.augerstudios.com

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Cake

One of the perks of our Venue is that the cake is included; we just have to go to two specific vendors. We are super excited about our cake tasting and deciding between the two.
A Better Cheesecake: http://www.abettercheesecake.com/index.htm
Chantilly Cakes: http://www.chantillycakes.com/index.htm

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Linen

I met with the people at Connie Duglin and even got a quote for some linen, but that was way early in my planning process before I knew what I wanted. I’m thinking I’m still going to do with them, but I’m not going to rule out others.
 http://www.connieduglinlinen.com/index.cfm?action=home

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